Needles & Grooves

Celeste, Olivia Rodrigo, Leon Bridges, Yola are some of my faves so far

SPELLING, Amythyst Kiah, Emma-Jean Thackray, Laura Mvula, Arlo Parks, LUMP, Half Waif, Cassandra Jenkins, Snowpoet, The Weather Station, London Grammar and Wolf Alice are some of my favorite albums of 2021 that I think you may enjoy

+1 for Godspeed and Floating Sanders

Amythyst Kiah, Allison Russell, Leon Bridges, Durand Jones, Orgōne, Hiatus Kaiyote, Delvon Lamarr, Sons of Kemet, Kishi Bashi, Valerie June, Lake Street Dive

Godspeed's new one is so good that I forgot it's from this year- it feels like it has existed a lot longer.

Listing only what’s not mentioned above :
Jon Batiste
Night Traveler
Tony Anderson
Manchester Orchestra

@Thackeraye @LeSamourai would their new album be a good place to start if I've never listened to any of their albums before?

It’s as good a place to start as any. Download that and lift Yr Skinny Fists… and you have half your flight sorted.

Black Country, New Road
Madlib
Floating Points/Pharoahe Sanders
Kiwi Jr.
Shame
Morgan Wade
Dinosaur Jr.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy/Matt Sweeney
Lucy Dacus
John Carroll Kirby
Squid
Vincent Neil Emerson

Let's add Flock by Jane Weaver to the list as well. Stoner's Rule by Stoner for some old-school stoner rock. The new King Woman album is good as well.

@Thackeraye I was just going to chip in with Jane Weaver!

I would also add:

Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince [Hindustani classical, chamber jazz]
Genesis Owusu - Smiling With no Teeth [experimental R&B, neo-soul]

Heavier…

Heavy Sentence - Bang To Rights
Enforced - Kill Grid

I'll reiterate Sons of Kemet, Amythyst Kiah and Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and if add McKinley Dixon and Dave as my two fave hip hop albums to the mix.

Sun June - Somewhere

Coeur de Pirate - Perseides

Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview on Phenomenal Nature

Bachelor-Doomin’ Sun

Spellling, Japanese Breakfast, Aaron Frazer

Cedric Burnside's 'I Be Trying' is probably my record of the year so far. Of course, I'm a weirdo so...

I also second the Jane Weaver, Half Waif, Spellling, and Coeur de Pirate. I will also add in L'Rain - Fatigue. It's one of the most innovative albums I've heard all year.