Best Music of 2021

Anticipated Albums September 2021:

Fierce Diety
- Power Wisdom Courage (9.3)
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (9.3)
Zanias - Unearthed (9.6)
James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart (9.10)
Kacey Musgraves - Star Crossed (9.10)
Low - HEY WHAT (9.10)
Sleigh Bells - Texis (9.10)
Sneaker Pimps - Squaring The Circle (9.10)
Injury Reserve - By The Time I Get To Phoenix (9.15)
Candlebox - Wolves (9.17)
Lil Nax X - Montero (9.17)
MONO - Pilgrimage Of The Soul (9.17)
Moor Mother - Black Encyclopedia Of The Air (9.17)
Natalie Umbruglia - Firebird (9.24)
Rivers Of Nihil - The Work (9.24)
Succumb - XXI (9.24)
The Body and BIG|BRAVE - Leaving None But Small Birds (9.24)
 
Most anticipated albums for Sep 2021:

Rudimental - Ground Control
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
Manic Street Preachers - The Ultra Vivid Lament
Andrew W.K. - God Is Partying
James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart
Kacey Musgrave - Star-Crossed
Sleigh Bells - Texis
Sneaker Pimps - Squaring the Circle
 
September Anticipations...

Gift of Gab - Inspiration Somehow
Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic
Moor Mother - Black Encyclopedia Of The Air
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introverted
Nao - And Then Life Was Beautiful
Sarah Davachi - Antiphonals
Ballaké Sissoko - A Touma
Soccer96 - Dopamine
Common - A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2
Martina Topley-Bird - Forever I Wait
 
August Favourites

Web Web x Max Herre - WEB MAX
Brandee Younger - Somewhere Different
Sturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
GA-20 - Try It You Might Like It
Wino Willy - Grilchy Party Favours vol. 1: Welcome Home Brother Willy
Sandro Galileo & Eraserhood Sound - Ribelle Di Mare
Okonkolo - Oru Cantando
Cartel Madras - The Serpent & The Tiger
Shannon & The Clams - Year of the Spider
Martha Wainwright - Love Will Be Reborn
 
Favorite albums from August 2021:

Men I Trust - The Untourable Album
Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?
Ismael Ensemble - Visions Of Light
Deafheaven - Infinite Granite
CHVRCHES - Screen Violence
Villagers - Fever Dreams
The Killers - Pressure Machine
Sturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
 
This year is seriously lacking for me, but this is what I've got so far

  1. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
  2. Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns
  3. Yung - Ongoing Dispute
  4. Crumb - Ice Melt
  5. Shame - Drunk Tank Pink
  6. Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
  7. The Mountain Goats - Dark In Here
  8. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
  9. Nils Frahm - Graz
  10. Squid - Bright Green Field

Others that I've liked but need to listen more to form an opinion (none of these have "grabbed me" yet)

  • Faye Webster
  • Lightning Bug
  • Hurry
  • Lucy Dacus
  • Cold Cave
  • Remember Sports
  • Flock of Dimes
  • black midi
  • Fiddlehead
  • Iceage
  • Sufjan
  • Dinosaur Jr.
  • Dry Cleaning
  • A Winged Victory for the Sullen
  • Death From Above 1979
  • Goat Girl
  • Viagra Boys
  • CIVIC
  • Middle Kids
  • Adult Mom
  • Cloud Nothings
  • Mogwai
  • Katy Kirby
  • Wild Pink
  • Julien Baker
  • The Weather Station
  • Black Country, New Road
  • Steady Holiday
  • Teenage Fanclub
  • The Antlers
Update


  1. Men I Trust - Untourable Album
  2. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
  3. Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns
  4. Yung - Ongoing Dispute
  5. Molly Burch - Romantic Images
  6. Crumb - Ice Melt
  7. Shame - Drunk Tank Pink
  8. Wednesday - Twin Plagues
  9. Laura Stevenson - Laura Stevenson
  10. Lucy Dacus - Home Video
  11. Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
  12. The Mountain Goats - Dark In Here
  13. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
  14. Nils Frahm - Graz
  15. Squid - Bright Green Field
 
Favorite albums from August 2021:

Men I Trust - The Untourable Album
Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?
Ismael Ensemble - Visions Of Light
Deafheaven - Infinite Granite
CHVRCHES - Screen Violence
Villagers - Fever Dreams
The Killers - Pressure Machine
Sturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood & Juanita

Update


  1. Men I Trust - Untourable Album
  2. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
  3. Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns
  4. Yung - Ongoing Dispute
  5. Molly Burch - Romantic Images
  6. Crumb - Ice Melt
  7. Shame - Drunk Tank Pink
  8. Wednesday - Twin Plagues
  9. Laura Stevenson - Laura Stevenson
  10. Lucy Dacus - Home Video
  11. Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
  12. The Mountain Goats - Dark In Here
  13. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
  14. Nils Frahm - Graz
  15. Squid - Bright Green Field

A few days late to listening, but yeah, this new Men I Trust is phenomenal. A bit less jazzy, a bit more atmospheric than last. I dig this new direction. So has this not been pressed, or did I miss an announcement? I know they do their own thing, but I'm looking forward to adding this to my collection.
 
I've only bought ONE lp that came out this year.

Not an issue, it's not like there will be anything to match it anyway:cool:

 
A few days late to listening, but yeah, this new Men I Trust is phenomenal. A bit less jazzy, a bit more atmospheric than last. I dig this new direction. So has this not been pressed, or did I miss an announcement? I know they do their own thing, but I'm looking forward to adding this to my collection.
Look for vinyl copies of the album to be released on Friday, Sep 3 (next Bandcamp Friday) 😉
 
Seeing the recent update with topsters2 and being turned off from what I had seen (can be found in my recent status update if you are curious). Given that I have had a fairly unproductive and lazy quarantine, I feel inspired now more than I have been in recent months. Posting here because the website has been used by some of you in this and related threads for creating and sharing your favorites from the year.

I'm going to program a chart maker for others to use here. I will try to give myself a deadline by the end of this year. Although my programming skills have become rusty over the past few years, as my job doesn't require it, I feel compelled as it may be of use to others here for this thread and others. I am open to any feedback from now to when it gets finished and is made available to you all.

I hope that everyone is doing well.
 
Seeing the recent update with topsters2 and being turned off from what I had seen (can be found in my recent status update if you are curious). Given that I have had a fairly unproductive and lazy quarantine, I feel inspired now more than I have been in recent months. Posting here because the website has been used by some of you in this and related threads for creating and sharing your favorites from the year.

I'm going to program a chart maker for others to use here. I will try to give myself a deadline by the end of this year. Although my programming skills have become rusty over the past few years, as my job doesn't require it, I feel compelled as it may be of use to others here for this thread and others. I am open to any feedback from now to when it gets finished and is made available to you all.

I hope that everyone is doing well.
That's really great you like to do that. :) I'm looking forward to using it in the future.

I've just had actually read the stuff written on topster and it's such an absolute weird fundamentalist nonsense not only about Covid, but also many other topics that it's absolutely impossible to support them any longer.
 
The follow-up to Chemtrails Over the Country Club lands on October 22nd, here's the new single from Blue Bannisters
 
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