Here we are in August and I am only now getting around to sharing my best albums of the year list, something I had truly intended to get up last month. Things got a little bit busier than I anticipated and as usual, I fell behind. But we still got a few months left until the year is over and I felt it was still worth sharing a list of some of the albums that I have been enjoying during this strange year with you.
Hopefully, you discover something you may have missed or reconsider that album that you weren’t sure about after only a few spins. I did not aim for a traditional top 50 this year, but instead capped it off when it felt right, which was at 35 (note this includees mostly albums released before early July).
Find our favorite albums of 2021 (so far…) posted below and stay tuned for songs.
35. Modest Mouse – The Golden Casket
34. Cassandra Jenkins – An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
33. Indigo Sparke – echo
32. St. Vincent – Daddy’s Home
31. The Hold Steady – Open Door Policy
30. Mt. Misery – Once Home, No Longer
29. Still Corners – The Last Exit
28. Linn Koch-Emmery – Being the Girl
27. The Antlers – Green To Gold
26. Viagra Boys – Welfare Jazz
25. Katy Kirby – Cool Dry Place
24. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Carnage
23. Yola – Stand For Myself
22. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Promises
21. Julien Baker – Little Oblivions
20. Iceage – Seek Shelter
19. Pearl Charles – Magic MirrorÂ
18. Black Midi – Cavalcade
17. Vince Staples – Vince Staples
16. For Those I Love – For Those I Love
15. Pom Pom Squad – Death of a Cheerleader
14. Lucy Dacus – Home Video
13. Faye Webster – I Know I’m Funny Haha
12. Maple Glider – To Enjoy Is the Only Thing
11. Black Country, New Road – For the First Time
10. Shame – Drunk Tank Pink
9. Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee
8. The Weather Station – Ignorance
7. Dry Cleaning – New Long Leg
6. Tyler, The Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
5. Squid – Bright Green Field
4. The Coral – Coral Island
3. Lord Huron – Long Lost
2. Flyte – This Is Really Going to Hurt
- Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend
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