Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2021

Northern Transmissions top 20 albums of 2021, includes titles by Turnstile, Low, Floating Points, Clairo, Shame, Squid, Japanese Breakfast

Published: January 03, 2022 03:56 Source

# 1

GLOW ON by Turnstile

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock

# 2

HEY WHAT by Low

Album • Sep 10 / 2021 Post-Industrial Ambient Pop Experimental Rock

# 3

Promises by Floating Points + Pharoah Sanders

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Minimalism Third Stream

# 4

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz

Album • Sep 03 / 2021 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 5

For the first time by Black Country, New Road

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Post-Rock Experimental Rock Post-Punk

# 6

New Long Leg by Dry Cleaning

Album • Apr 02 / 2021 Post-Punk

# 7

ULTRAPOP by The Armed

Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Noise Rock Post-Hardcore

# 8

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop

# 9

Seek Shelter by Iceage

Album • May 07 / 2021 Alternative Rock Art Rock

# 10

Bright Green Field by Squid

Album • May 07 / 2021 Art Punk Post-Punk Experimental Rock

# 11

Sling by Clairo

Album • Jul 16 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 12

Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Indie Pop Chamber Pop

# 13

Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar

Album • May 21 / 2021 Tishoumaren Psychedelic Rock

# 14

Ignorance by The Weather Station

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Sophisti-Pop Art Pop

# 15

Home Video by Lucy Dacus

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter

# 16

Valentine by Snail Mail

Album • Nov 05 / 2021 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 17

Drunk Tank Pink by shame

Album • Jan 15 / 2021 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 18

Fortitude by GOJIRA

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Groove Metal Progressive Metal

# 19

Sympathy for Life by Parquet Courts

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Post-Punk Indie Rock

# 20

Things Take Time, Take Time by Courtney Barnett

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock