Magnetic's 25 Best Albums of 2021

# 1

Promises by Floating Points + Pharoah Sanders

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Minimalism Third Stream

# 2

Isles by Bicep

Album • Jan 22 / 2021 Progressive Breaks Future Garage

# 3

Honest Labour by Space Afrika

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Sound Collage Ambient

# 4

Agor by Koreless

Album • Jul 09 / 2021 Progressive Electronic

# 5

Reflection by Loraine James

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 UK Bass IDM

# 6

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop

# 7

Sound Ancestors by Madlib

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Instrumental Hip Hop

# 8

We're All Alone In This Together by Dave

Album • Jul 23 / 2021 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 9

times by SG Lewis

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Nu-Disco

# 10

Quivering In Time by Eris Drew

Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Breakbeat Deep House

# 11

Medieval Femme by Fatima Al Qadiri

Album • May 14 / 2021 Ambient

# 12

Yellow River Blue by Yu Su

Album • Jan 22 / 2021 Ambient Dub Downtempo

# 13

Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Indie Pop Chamber Pop

# 14

JOY by Dusky

Album • Nov 05 / 2021 House Progressive Breaks

# 15

Vince Staples by Vince Staples

Album • Jul 09 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Trap

# 16

E2-XO by GCOM

Album • Oct 29 / 2021 Wonky Space Ambient

# 17

Music For Psychedelic Therapy by Jon Hopkins

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Ambient New Age

# 18

Shaping Visions by Miguel Migs

Album • Jun 04 / 2021

# 19

Day/Night by Parcels

Album • Nov 05 / 2021 Boogie Soft Rock

# 20

Send Return by Keinemusik

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Deep House

# 21

Hell To Be You Baby by MNDR

Album • Jun 25 / 2021

# 22

DISCO: Guest List Edition by Kylie Minogue

Album • Nov 12 / 2021

# 23

Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020) by Fred again..

Album • Apr 15 / 2021 Future Garage Deep House

# 24

Nurture by Porter Robinson

Album • Apr 23 / 2021 Electropop Synthpop

# 25

Surrender by RÜFÜS DU SOL

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Progressive House