the young rocker, phoebe bridgers, she has just come into her own with her albu "punishe and that was highlight of the year. >> brown: how about the best albums of the year? what are your picks? >> i enjoyed the mac miller album, the posthumous record, "circles." it's bittersweet when you see someone sort of take a left turn and start to really understand their artistry in a better way, and then you don't get any more. adrianne linker, who is from the band big thief, she's a great indie rock singer-songwriter who snuck off, into the woods, trying to clear her mind.ea and in she just started making this beautiful music and it ended up being one of the greatest albums of the year. >> brown: but for many musicians, 2020 has been dire. according to a survey from music workers alliance, roughly three- quarte of musicians and dj's have lost more than 75% of their income during the pandemic. some help is on the way, including $15 billion in dedicated funding to performance venues in the new covid-19 relief bill. >> i do think that people wa to be around other people, otheg bodies absorusic.