Favorite Albums of 2021
by Andy
Despite being a terrible year by most metrics, 2021 has been an amazing year for recorded music. As I sat down to work out this list, I truly had a hard time whittling it down to just the 75 here. I could have easily added another 25 – 50, but there has to be a limit somewhere, eh? As usual there’s no ranking here, so the list remains yours to peruse from whatever angle you choose. These were my favorites of the year, the ones that spent the most time glued to the turntable, speakers, headphones, and the back of my mind all year long.
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Al Doum & The Faryds
Beautify Junkyards
Bedouine
Bill MacKay
Bill Orcutt
black twig pickers
Bobby Lee
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Chime School
Chris Corsano
Cindy
Cochemea
Cory Hanson
Daniel Bachman
Daniel O'Sullivan
Daniel Romano's Outfit
Djinn
Dummy
Eight Point Star
Endless Boogie
Features
Gold Dust
Golden Brown
Grave Flowers Bongo Band
Green-House
Howlin Rain
Idle Ray
Jantar
Jeffrey Alexander
Jeffrey Silverstein
John Andrews & The Yawns
John Dwyer
Joseph Allred
Marisa Anderson
Massage
Maston
Matt LaJoie
Matt Sweeney
Mdou Moctor
Mod Con
Modern Nature
Motorists
Mythic Sunship
Nathan Bowles
New Bums
Painted Shrines
Patrick Shiroishi
Pearl Charles
Possum
Power Supply
Powers/Rolin Duo
Rat Columns
Rhyton
Ricky Albeck
Rosali
Rose City Band
Russell Hoke
Ryley Walker
Sarah Louise
Scott Hirsch
Silver Synthetic
Six Organs of Admittance
Smoke Bellow
Sylvie
The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness
The Heavy Lidders
The Peacers
The PInk Stones
The Reds Pinks and Purples
The Telephone Numbers
The Umbrellas
Tobacco city
Tonstartssbandht
Upper Wilds
Upupayama
Vanishing Twin
WEEED
William Parker
William Tyler
Wurld Series
Yasmin Williams