Best Music of 2021
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Bluecloud777
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Next month, Norway'sgirl in red releases her long-awaited debut LP
girl in red Details Debut Album, Shares New Song “Serotonin”
For the ones interested, German shop JPC offers her new album with a signed artprint.
Girl in Red Signed
EvanBenner
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New Foxing is on the way! Participate in the first of the rollout rituals for a super special 7-min long treat.
Turbo
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Really been digging The Muckers this week. This was on a recommendation from @CAPacelli.
They have a classic 70s rock sound with blazing psychedelic guitars. I imagine being in a pinball arcade with this playing. Really fun album.
They have a classic 70s rock sound with blazing psychedelic guitars. I imagine being in a pinball arcade with this playing. Really fun album.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, I am on the fence, I really like the guitars but wasn’t feeling the singers vocals. Maybe it’l grow on me.
THEEDADROCK.BLOG
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@Turbo @TenderLovingKiller® check out their 10" It's Better Without You as well. It's also super hot fire
Turbo
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I'm not going to lie: when they go into full "disco-KISS" mode on "So Far Away", it put such a huge smile on my face.
I pre-ordered the record at that point.
THEEDADROCK.BLOG
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Nailed it!
Bluecloud777
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Tiger Jaw's new album "I won't care how you remember me" is pretty good.
musicjunkiegreg
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Lucy Dacus is back with a new single "Thumbs", and holy shit is this thing dark and beautiful. It's personal, it's devastating, and it's empowering. I assume she will have a new album on the way, and if said potential album is anything like this track, then we will surely have a strong contender for AOTY!
cbl
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in no real order...here are the full releases that have grabbed me so far this year
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage
Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
Black Country, New Road - For the First Time
shame - Drunk Tank Pink
The Weather Station - Ignorance
Sunburned Hand of the Man - Pick a Day to Die
Rhye - Home
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Invisible Cities
Bodies of Water - Is This What It's Like
Lost Horizons - In Quiet Moments
Madlib - Dirtknock
and the singles/future releases that have me eagerly anticipating more...
Floating Points & Pharaoh Sanders
Morcheeba
Nils Frahm
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage
Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
Black Country, New Road - For the First Time
shame - Drunk Tank Pink
The Weather Station - Ignorance
Sunburned Hand of the Man - Pick a Day to Die
Rhye - Home
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Invisible Cities
Bodies of Water - Is This What It's Like
Lost Horizons - In Quiet Moments
Madlib - Dirtknock
and the singles/future releases that have me eagerly anticipating more...
Floating Points & Pharaoh Sanders
Morcheeba
Nils Frahm
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Crooked Colours
musicjunkiegreg
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This new album from Hide is gonna be terrifying 
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musicjunkiegreg
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Also a new album on the way from Arooj Aftab
Bluecloud777
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I already try to give a first overview of my favorite album releases this year. All is still moving as I listen more often to each album. I think I've never listened to that many new releases as the recent 3 months and there are lots of amazing albums already.
Top Tier
The Weather Station (Ignorance)
Celeste (Not your muse)
Aaron Frazer (Introducing)
Cassandra Jenkins (An overview on phenomenal nature)
Altin Gün (Yol)
Lana Del Rey (Chemtrails over the Country Club)
The Notwist (Vertigo Days)
Very good albums
Shame (Drunk pink tank)
Kiwi Jr. (Cooler returns)
Middle Kids (Today you're the greatest)
Still Corners (The Last Exit)
Dead Poet Society (-!-)
The Muckers (Endeavor)
Goat Girl (On all Fours)
Myles Sanko (Memories of love)
Black Country, New Road (For the first time)
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (Shyga! The Sunlight mound)
Nick Cave / Warren Ellis (Carnage)
Jimmy Edgar (CHEETAH BEND)
Lake Street Dive (Obviously)
Judith Hill (Baby, I'm Hollywood!)
Bodies of Water (Is this what it's like)
Tigers Jaw (I won't care how you remember me)
Good releases
William Doyle (Great spans of muddy time)
Claud (Super Monster)
Ashnikko (Demidevil)
Black Honey (Written & directed)
Justin Bieber (Justice)
In the Pines (Slow Blink)
Viagra Boys (Welfare Jazz)
Robohands (Shapes)
Roosevelt (Polydans)
Robin Schulz (IIII)
Daniel Knox (Won't you take me with you)
Painted Shrines (Heaven and Holy)
TV Priest (Uppers)
The Hold Steady (Open Door Policy)
Payroll Giovanni & Cardo (Another day another dollar)
Nitin Sawhney (Immigrants)
Arlo Parks (Collapsed in sunbeams)
Weezer (OK Human)
Jazmine Sullivan (Heaux tales)
Tele Novella (Merlynn Belle)
Wild Pink (Billion little Lights)
Jeremiah Fraites (Piano Piano)
TiKa (Anywhere but here)
Top Tier
The Weather Station (Ignorance)
Celeste (Not your muse)
Aaron Frazer (Introducing)
Cassandra Jenkins (An overview on phenomenal nature)
Altin Gün (Yol)
Lana Del Rey (Chemtrails over the Country Club)
The Notwist (Vertigo Days)
Very good albums
Shame (Drunk pink tank)
Kiwi Jr. (Cooler returns)
Middle Kids (Today you're the greatest)
Still Corners (The Last Exit)
Dead Poet Society (-!-)
The Muckers (Endeavor)
Goat Girl (On all Fours)
Myles Sanko (Memories of love)
Black Country, New Road (For the first time)
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (Shyga! The Sunlight mound)
Nick Cave / Warren Ellis (Carnage)
Jimmy Edgar (CHEETAH BEND)
Lake Street Dive (Obviously)
Judith Hill (Baby, I'm Hollywood!)
Bodies of Water (Is this what it's like)
Tigers Jaw (I won't care how you remember me)
Good releases
William Doyle (Great spans of muddy time)
Claud (Super Monster)
Ashnikko (Demidevil)
Black Honey (Written & directed)
Justin Bieber (Justice)
In the Pines (Slow Blink)
Viagra Boys (Welfare Jazz)
Robohands (Shapes)
Roosevelt (Polydans)
Robin Schulz (IIII)
Daniel Knox (Won't you take me with you)
Painted Shrines (Heaven and Holy)
TV Priest (Uppers)
The Hold Steady (Open Door Policy)
Payroll Giovanni & Cardo (Another day another dollar)
Nitin Sawhney (Immigrants)
Arlo Parks (Collapsed in sunbeams)
Weezer (OK Human)
Jazmine Sullivan (Heaux tales)
Tele Novella (Merlynn Belle)
Wild Pink (Billion little Lights)
Jeremiah Fraites (Piano Piano)
TiKa (Anywhere but here)
TenderLovingKiller®
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I would swap the Very Good list with the Top Tier list.
Hollywood
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I don't know that I would put LDR in the top tier category, maybe very good album but that's subjective, nevertheless you and I are about the only people on this forum who seem to have an appreciation for Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Bluecloud777
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I'm usually not caring much about record reviews, but I found out that many magazines also rank that album rather high. For instance NME, The Independent, Mojo, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and others. So I don't really care what they think, but it feels kind of affirmative that you and me aren't the only ones enjoying that album.I don't know that I would put LDR in the top tier category, maybe very good album but that's subjective, nevertheless you and I are about the only people on this forum who seem to have an appreciation for Chemtrails Over the Country Club
So we can't be completely wrong.
Dark Star Boogie
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I think it’s perhaps her best album,I don't know that I would put LDR in the top tier category, maybe very good album but that's subjective, nevertheless you and I are about the only people on this forum who seem to have an appreciation for Chemtrails Over the Country Club
(Way too early to make that claim though).
Loving the shorter length.
I’ve listened/spun my vinyl tons and it keeps growing with every listen.
It doesn’t have the highs of NFR! but I might like it better.
“Wild At Heart” is one of my favorite songs of 2021, if not my favorite. Although it really sounds like a sister song to “How To Disappear” musically.