Best Music of 2021

[Taevis]

Queen of Woe, Lingua Ignota, drops her studio follow up titled SINNER GET READY on August 6. Lead single "Pennsylvania Furnace" available now.
Obligatory @Tyr tag

That cover is so sick oh my god

 

[Tyr]

For those that don’t know Lingua Ignota, I highly recommend her music and albums. @Rip_City introduced me to her particular brand of Cathedral core last year and I’ve been in love ever since. So you know I preordered!

Do You Doubt Me Traitor still gives me chills every. Single. Time.

 

[Turbo]

Manchester, England-based dance-rock outfit W.H. Lung's sophomore album "Vanities" is due out September 3. Here's the first single.

Their first record has been a mainstay for me since it was chosen as the N&G ROTM.

 

[Rip_City]

For those that don’t know Lingua Ignota, I highly recommend her music and albums. @Rip_City introduced me to her particular brand of Cathedral core last year and I’ve been in love ever since. So you know I preordered!

Do You Doubt Me Traitor still gives me chills every. Single. Time.

Yesssssssssssssssssss

WARNING: Her music is not for the faint of heart.

 

[Tyr]

Yesssssssssssssssssss

WARNING: Her music is not for the faint of heart.

And neither am I

 

[Wes C. Attle]

For those that don’t know Lingua Ignota, I highly recommend her music and albums. @Rip_City introduced me to her particular brand of Cathedral core last year and I’ve been in love ever since. So you know I preordered!

Do You Doubt Me Traitor still gives me chills every. Single. Time.

Ah yes, this will be a perfect accompaniment to my morning coffee and newspaper on Sunday mornings before the children awaken

 

[avecigrec]

For those that don’t know Lingua Ignota, I highly recommend her music and albums. @Rip_City introduced me to her particular brand of Cathedral core last year and I’ve been in love ever since. So you know I preordered!

Do You Doubt Me Traitor still gives me chills every. Single. Time.

Oh shit, I was somewhat familiar and didn't realize it! A former co-worker of mine was really into All Bitches Die last summer but her name didn't stick with me - recognized the album cover immediately though. Digging in for a more proper listen now, beginning with the new single and "Do You Doubt Me Traitor"

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Steve Hyden is my favorite music writer going today…

Steven Hyden’s Favorite Albums Of 2021 So Far

Here are 20 records to revisit at the year’s midpoint selected by Uproxx’s culture critic.

uproxx.com

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Steve Hyden is my favorite music writer going today…

Steven Hyden’s Favorite Albums Of 2021 So Far

Here are 20 records to revisit at the year’s midpoint selected by Uproxx’s culture critic.

uproxx.com

This list is already a winner for turning my one to Jimmy Montague’s Casual Use. RIYL Drugdealer or Whitney. Super Laidback Rock.


This Silver Synthetic is dope too…

 

[avecigrec]

Loving this!

 

[avecigrec]

Just discovered this on Bandcamp. It's a post-rock/neoclassical album from a French quartet: BRUIT ≤ with their debut album The machine is burning and now everyone knows it could happen again. This is honestly some of the best post-rock I've heard in awhile

Wow! Yeah. This made me feel feelings for sure!

 

[wokeupnew]

Just discovered this on Bandcamp. It's a post-rock/neoclassical album from a French quartet: BRUIT ≤ with their debut album The machine is burning and now everyone knows it could happen again. This is honestly some of the best post-rock I've heard in awhile

Reposting this so I remember to give this a listen later

 

[Hollywood]

New forthcoming album by Twin Shadow

Twin Shadow Shares Two New Songs – “Sugarcane” and “Lonestar”

Twin Shadow (aka George Lewis Jr.) is releasing a new self-titled album on July 9 via Lewis’ own Cheree Cheree label. Now he has shared two new songs from it, “Sugarcane” and “Lonestar,” the former via a video for it.

www.undertheradarmag.com

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Reposting this so I remember to give this a listen later

It's a must listen!

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Wow! Yeah. This made me feel feelings for sure!

Same!

 

[Hollywood]

This right here is the standout track from Amythys Kiah's amazing new album Wary + Strange. Listen to the words and try not to shed a tear

 

[Hollywood]

Grimes is teasing new music on her Discord channel

Grimes Previews New Song "Shinigami Eyes" on Discord | Exclaim!

The artist shared her newest material through her "Grimes Metaverse Super Beta" channel

exclaim.ca

 

[Hollywood]

Thanks to @avecigrec I'm absolutely obsessed with Amysthys Kiah. Here's a reprise of Moby's Natural Blues Blues featuring Amysthys

 

[avecigrec]

Thanks to @avecigrec I'm absolutely obsessed with Amysthys Kiah. Here's a reprise of Moby's Natural Blues Blues featuring Amysthys

So happy to be sharing the joy and obsession with someone! I didn't know about this, though. I've generally avoided Moby for many years now but love Amythyst Kiah so much that I'll have to forgo that avoidance and check this out!

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Perhaps I could provide some, although based on you checking out AlbumOfTheYear each week, you may already be aware of these:

Lost Girls - Menneskekollektivet [ambient house, spoken word, art pop] (because you like Kelly Lee Owens, Jenny Hval)
Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth [experimental R&B, neo-soul] (because you like Billy Woods, D'Angelo, Yves Tumor)
Danielle Durack - No Place [singer-songwriter, indie pop] (because you like Phoebe Bridgers, soccer mommy, Julien Baker)
Sons of Kemet - Black to the Future [nu-jazz, spiritual jazz] (because you like The Comet is Coming, Moses Boyd)
CHANCE デラソウル - Afterparty [plunderphonics, future funk] (because you like The Avalanches)

I'm also going to venture on an educated guess: Although I see Iceage - Seek Shelter resides among your favorites, you did not enjoy other post-punk offerings from the likes of Dry Cleaning, Squid, and Black Country, New Road. I will forgo those suggestions, even if I may enjoy the latter two very much so.

Thanks. Somehow missed this post until now.

Side note, REALLY enjoying Audrey Nuna's album "A Liquid Breakfast" and like Wolf Alice and Japanese Breakfast's new releases though I'm still figuring out how much so.