A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2021 So Far

From Julien Baker to Rostam, Madlib to Mogwai, these are the records that most impressed us at this point in the year

Published: July 09, 2021 05:00 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 23 / 2021 Alternative Rock Indie Rock
# 2
Album • May 21 / 2021 Emo Post-Hardcore
# 3
Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Minimalism Third Stream
# 4
Album • Mar 15 / 2021 Neo-Soul
# 5
Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Indie Pop Alt-Pop
# 6
Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Indie Pop Chamber Pop
# 7
EP • Jan 08 / 2021 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul
# 8
Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 9
Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop
# 10
Album • May 21 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Dancehall Soca
# 12
Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Instrumental Hip Hop
# 13
Album • May 07 / 2021 Jazz Rap Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Post-Rock
# 15
Album • May 10 / 2021 K-Pop Pop Rap Trap [EDM]
# 16
Album • May 21 / 2021 Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 17
Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Indie Rock
# 18
Album • Apr 09 / 2021 Power Pop
# 19
Album • Apr 01 / 2021 Indie Pop Indie Rock
# 20
Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Indie Pop Art Pop
# 21
Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Art Pop Glitch Pop
# 22
Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Noise Rock Post-Hardcore
# 23
Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Sophisti-Pop Art Pop