Bandcamp Daily's 25 Most Essential Albums of 2021
The records we couldn’t stop playing.
Published: December 17, 2021 15:01
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wary + Strange | Amythyst Kiah | Jun-18-2021, Country Soul |
| #2 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #3 | Haram | Armand Hammer, The Alchemist | Mar-26-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #4 | Vulture Prince | Arooj Aftab | Apr-23-2021, Chamber Folk |
| #5 | I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES | Backxwash | Jun-20-2021, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #6 | a softer focus | claire rousay | Apr-09-2021, Ambient |
| #7 | Mother | Cleo Sol | Aug-20-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | NOW | Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble | Apr-09-2021, Spiritual Jazz |
| #9 | The Summer House Sessions | Don Cherry | Jun-18-2021, Free Jazz |
| #10 | Mandatory Enjoyment | Dummy | Oct-22-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #11 | Fake Fruit | Fake Fruit | Mar-05-2021, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Promises | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders | Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #13 | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Injury Reserve | Sep-15-2021, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #14 | Nafs at Peace | Jaubi | May-28-2021, Spiritual Jazz |
| #15 | Fatigue | L’Rain | Jun-25-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #16 | Black Acid Soul | Lady Blackbird | Sep-03-2021, Vocal Jazz |
| #17 | HEY WHAT | Low | Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial |
| #18 | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | McKinley Dixon | May-07-2021, Jazz Rap |
| #19 | Space 1.8 | Nala Sinephro | Sep-03-2021, Nu Jazz |
| #20 | Came Down Different | Pardoner | May-14-2021, Indie Rock |
| #21 | PSA | Peyton | Jul-23-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | Fine Anyway (Habibi Funk 016) | Rogér Fakhr | Apr-09-2021, |
| #23 | No Medium | Rosali | May-07-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | The Turning Wheel | SPELLLING | Jun-25-2021, Art Pop |
| #25 | ULTRAPOP | The Armed | Apr-16-2021, Noise Rock |
| #26 | Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology | Willie Dunn | Mar-19-2021, Contemporary Folk |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wary + Strange | Amythyst Kiah | Album, Jun-18-2021, Country Soul |
| #2 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Album, Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #3 | Haram | Armand HammerThe Alchemist | Album, Mar-26-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #4 | Vulture Prince | Arooj Aftab | Album, Apr-23-2021, Chamber Folk |
| #5 | I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES | Backxwash | Album, Jun-20-2021, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #6 | a softer focus | claire rousay | Album, Apr-09-2021, Ambient |
| #7 | Mother | Cleo Sol | Album, Aug-20-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | NOW | Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble | Album, Apr-09-2021, Spiritual Jazz |
| #9 | The Summer House Sessions | Don Cherry | Album, Jun-18-2021, Free Jazz |
| #10 | Mandatory Enjoyment | Dummy | Album, Oct-22-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #11 | Fake Fruit | Fake Fruit | Album, Mar-05-2021, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Promises | Floating PointsPharoah Sanders | Album, Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #13 | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Injury Reserve | Album, Sep-15-2021, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #14 | Nafs at Peace | Jaubi | Album, May-28-2021, Spiritual Jazz |
| #15 | Fatigue | L’Rain | Album, Jun-25-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #16 | Black Acid Soul | Lady Blackbird | Album, Sep-03-2021, Vocal Jazz |
| #17 | HEY WHAT | Low | Album, Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial |
| #18 | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | McKinley Dixon | Album, May-07-2021, Jazz Rap |
| #19 | Space 1.8 | Nala Sinephro | Album, Sep-03-2021, Nu Jazz |
| #20 | Came Down Different | Pardoner | Album, May-14-2021, Indie Rock |
| #21 | PSA | Peyton | Album, Jul-23-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | Fine Anyway (Habibi Funk 016) | Rogér Fakhr | Album, Apr-09-2021, |
| #23 | No Medium | Rosali | Album, May-07-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | The Turning Wheel | SPELLLING | Album, Jun-25-2021, Art Pop |
| #25 | ULTRAPOP | The Armed | Album, Apr-16-2021, Noise Rock |
| #26 | Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology | Willie Dunn | Album, Mar-19-2021, Contemporary Folk |