BrooklynVegan's 50 Best Punk Albums of 2021

2021 was an incredible year for punk and its many offshoots. Here are the 50 best albums across punk, hardcore, post-hardcore, emo, screamo, metalcore, ska-punk, pop punk, indie-punk, and some hard-to-define stuff in between.

Published: December 14, 2021 19:41 Source

# 1

GLOW ON by Turnstile

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock

# 2

Radical by Every Time I Die

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Metalcore Mathcore

# 3

This Place You Know by One Step Closer

Album • Sep 24 / 2021 Melodic Hardcore Emocore

# 4

In Spite Of by For Your Health

Album • Feb 12 / 2021 Screamo Metalcore

# 5

Illusory Walls by The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Album • Oct 08 / 2021 Post-Rock Midwest Emo

# 6

We Are Always Alone by Portrayal of Guilt

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Screamo

# 7

I Became Birds by Home Is Where

Album • Jul 06 / 2021 Midwest Emo Post-Hardcore

# 8

Ordinary Life by We Are The Union

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Ska Punk Pop Punk

# 9

The Romance of Affliction by SeeYouSpaceCowboy...

Album • Nov 05 / 2021 Metalcore

# 10

Really From by Really From

Album • Mar 12 / 2021 Math Rock Midwest Emo

# 11

ULTRAPOP by The Armed

Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Noise Rock Post-Hardcore

# 12

Nice One by Catbite

Album • Aug 06 / 2021 Third Wave Ska

# 13

A Tear in the Fabric of Life by Knocked Loose

EP • Oct 13 / 2021 Metalcore

# 14

Replica of a Strange Love by Wristmeetrazor

Album • Jun 11 / 2021 Melodic Metalcore

# 15

Dear Lemon House, You Ruined Me: Senior Year by Kaonashi

Album • May 21 / 2021 Mathcore Post-Hardcore

# 16

Saccharine by Pinkshift

EP • Apr 02 / 2021 Pop Punk

# 17

GAMI GANG by Origami Angel

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Emo-Pop Pop Punk Midwest Emo

# 18

Fragments of a Bitter Memory by Dying Wish

Album • Oct 01 / 2021 Melodic Metalcore

# 19

Distant Populations by Quicksand

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock

# 20

Between the Richness by Fiddlehead

Album • May 21 / 2021 Emo Post-Hardcore

# 21

Crime and Punishment by Regional Justice Center

Album • Mar 05 / 2021 Powerviolence

# 22

I Won't Care How You Remember Me by Tigers Jaw

Album • Mar 05 / 2021 Emo-Pop Indie Rock

# 23

Modern Grotesque by Dreamwell

Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Screamo

# 24

Internet Breath by Hey, ily!

EP • Apr 30 / 2021 Power Pop Noise Pop Midwest Emo Emo-Pop

# 25

Stay Gone by Calyx

Album • Feb 12 / 2021 Art Rock Midwest Emo

# 26

Coming Down by Jail Socks

Album • Sep 03 / 2021 Pop Punk Emo-Pop

# 27

How Flowers Grow by Scowl

Album • Nov 19 / 2021 Hardcore Punk

# 28

Do It With a Smile by Thirdface

Album • Mar 05 / 2021 Powerviolence Hardcore Punk

# 29

lately I feel EVERYTHING by WILLOW

Album • Jul 16 / 2021 Alternative Rock

# 30

Afterglow by Flying Raccoon Suit

Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Ska Indie Rock Ska Punk

# 31

For Nobody, Nowhere by Raccoon City

Album • Aug 06 / 2021 Screamo Post-Hardcore

# 32

Pulling Focus by Action/Adventure

EP • Apr 30 / 2021 Pop Punk

# 33

Proof by Downhaul

Album • May 21 / 2021 Midwest Emo Indie Rock

# 34

Against All Odds by Dare

Album • Aug 20 / 2021 Hardcore Punk

# 35

Bless My Psyche by Sincere Engineer

Album • Sep 10 / 2021 Punk Rock Emo

# 36

Mirrors by Pupil Slicer

Album • Mar 12 / 2021 Mathcore

# 37

Model Citizen by Meet Me @ The Altar

EP • Aug 13 / 2021 Pop Punk Easycore

# 38

I Can't Take it Anymore by Joystick!

Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Ska Punk

# 39

Welcome to the Nightmare by Section H8

Album • Jul 30 / 2021 Hardcore Punk Crossover Thrash

# 40

Complacency by Johnny Football Hero

EP • Jul 16 / 2021 Midwest Emo

# 41

Like a Stone by Remember Sports

Album • Apr 23 / 2021 Indie Rock Pop Punk Power Pop

# 42

Estado de Imago by Vientre

Album • Apr 09 / 2021 Screamo Post-Hardcore

# 43

Better Medicine by The Best of the Worst

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Ska Punk

# 44

Death Doula by Snag

Album • Jul 02 / 2021 Screamo

# 45

SURVIVORS GUILT: THE MIXTAPE// by KennyHoopla + Travis Barker

Album • Jun 11 / 2021 Pop Punk

# 46

Another Kill For The Highlight Reel by Save Face

Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Emo-Pop

# 47

I Want to Live My Life by Stars Hollow

Album • May 07 / 2021 Midwest Emo

# 48

Everything Nice by Arm's Length

EP • Feb 25 / 2021 Midwest Emo

# 49

The Horrible and the Miserable by Death Goals

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Screamo Mathcore

# 50

Terrible News From Wonderful Men by Taking Meds

Album • Nov 19 / 2021 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock