Best Music of 2021

avecigrec said:
12 EPs for '21

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Falle Nioke & sir Was - Marasi EP
Aratita Electronik Jazz Quintet - Sumer EP
Federico Albanese & Tara Nome Doyle - The Moments We Keep
Taqbir - Victory Belongs To Those Who Fight For A Right Cause

Jorja Smith - Be Right Back
August Fanon & Defcee - We Dressed the City with Our Names
Dua Selah - Crossover
Lex Leosis - Terracotta

serpentwithfeet – DEACON’S Grove
Dundundun - Dundundun EP
KiloWatts & PointBender - Western Wolf
A.A. Williams - arco
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Here they are in a playlist, if you're interested:

 
Hollywood said:
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The Best Albums of 2021

Below, you'll find an unranked list of 50 glorious albums that we felt were among the best to come out in 2021. Selected and written by members of the VMP team, we feel deeply lucky to have titles from this collection accompany each of us on our ever-winding journeys through 2021. We hope these...
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There they go again with their monochromatic unsolicited alteration of artists' cover art that is a complete affront to good taste. And a fucking eyesore.
 
Q4 Update

Total 2021 releases (albums/EPs/mixtapes) listened to as of December 13th: 149 318 422 524

Wrapping up the year with some quality releases, although not as numerous in quantity. Currently shutting out any 2021 releases I haven't gotten around to for the remainder of this year while reevaluating my favorites and the "fringe" candidates for my top50. The top50 chart (and some other goodies) will be posted on the 2021 Megalist thread in the coming days.

Would love to see more people use a chartmaker for visual, rather than lines of text. The chart below was created using Ostrakon, which works on mobile as well.

Ordering is in alphabetical band name/artist last name.

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Arca - KIcK iii
Circuit Des Yeux - -io
GrĂ b - Zeitlang
Devin Hoff - Voices From the Empty Moor (Songs of Anne Briggs)

Jon Hopkins - Music for Psychedelic Therapy
illuminati hotties - Let Me Do One More
Irreversible Entanglements - Open the Gates
Kedr Livanskiy - Liminal Soul

Lotic - Water
Jessica Moss - Phosphenes
Marissa Nadler - The Path of the Clouds
Emma Ruth Rundle - Engine of Hell

Scrimshire - Nothing Feels Like Everything
Slow Crush - Hush
Tasha - Tell Me What You Miss the Most
Wiki - Half God
EDIT: Can't believe I had the wrong date from earlier lol
 
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musicjunkiegreg said:
Adjy - The Idyll Opus (I - IV)

Just discovered this album. It dropped on June 30th. It's pretty massive and there's so much to dig into. All I can say at this point is, "Wow"... This one is going to take some sitting with to really dive into the lyrics (which are formatted as if you're reading a book or a play). I'm very impressed upon my initial listen. Highly recommend giving it a try, if you've got some time to invest!

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I'm listening to this right now for the first time finally. Holy. Shit.

This is like The Oh Hellos and The Dear Hunter had a baby
 
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Hollywood said:
Ok technically this is a "Best of 2021" thread but with the good comes the bad đź‘Ž so here is Exclaim's Worst of Albums of the year list
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Exclaim!'s 30 Worst Album Covers of 2021 | Exclaim!

Thanks to the swift and harsh feedback of social media, many artists are given a chance to correct their terrible album covers before they e...
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Yes! Exclaim's worst album cover list is always a favourite of mine!
 
Hollywood said:
Ok technically this is a "Best of 2021" thread but with the good comes the bad đź‘Ž so here is Exclaim's Worst Album Covers of the year list
exclaim.ca

Exclaim!'s 30 Worst Album Covers of 2021 | Exclaim!

Thanks to the swift and harsh feedback of social media, many artists are given a chance to correct their terrible album covers before they e...
exclaim.ca
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most of these would fit right in during the 80s and 90s
 
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