Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2021 (So Far)
We have Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders, The Weather Station, The Armed and others to thank for the year's best records…
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Promises | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders | Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #2 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop |
| #3 | ULTRAPOP | The Armed | Apr-16-2021, Noise Rock |
| #4 | ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE | Apr-09-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #5 | DEACON | serpentwithfeet | Mar-26-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | An Overview on Phenomenal Nature | Cassandra Jenkins | Feb-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #8 | Bright Green Field | Squid | May-07-2021, Art Punk |
| #9 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #10 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk |
| #11 | Heaux Tales | Jazmine Sullivan | Jan-08-2021, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | CARNAGE | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop |
| #14 | Fortitude | GOJIRA | Apr-30-2021, Groove Metal |
| #15 | Sound Ancestors | Madlib | Jan-29-2021, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #16 | Between the Richness | Fiddlehead | May-21-2021, Emo |
| #17 | Smiling with No Teeth | Genesis Owusu | Mar-15-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #18 | Cool Dry Place | Katy Kirby | Feb-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | I Became Birds | Home Is Where | Jul-06-2021, Midwest Emo |
| #20 | Haram | Armand Hammer, The Alchemist | Mar-26-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #21 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #22 | Black To The Future | Sons Of Kemet | May-14-2021, Afro-Jazz |
| #23 | GAMI GANG | Origami Angel | Apr-30-2021, Emo-Pop |
| #24 | Pray For Haiti | Mach-Hommy | May-21-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Second Line | Dawn Richard | Apr-30-2021, Alternative R&B |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Promises | Floating PointsPharoah Sanders | Album, Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #2 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Album, Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop |
| #3 | ULTRAPOP | The Armed | Album, Apr-16-2021, Noise Rock |
| #4 | ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE | Album, Apr-09-2021, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #5 | DEACON | serpentwithfeet | Album, Mar-26-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | An Overview on Phenomenal Nature | Cassandra Jenkins | Album, Feb-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #8 | Bright Green Field | Squid | Album, May-07-2021, Art Punk |
| #9 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #10 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | Album, Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk |
| #11 | Heaux Tales | Jazmine Sullivan | EP, Jan-08-2021, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Album, Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | CARNAGE | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Album, Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop |
| #14 | Fortitude | GOJIRA | Album, Apr-30-2021, Groove Metal |
| #15 | Sound Ancestors | Madlib | Album, Jan-29-2021, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #16 | Between the Richness | Fiddlehead | Album, May-21-2021, Emo |
| #17 | Smiling with No Teeth | Genesis Owusu | Album, Mar-15-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #18 | Cool Dry Place | Katy Kirby | Album, Feb-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | I Became Birds | Home Is Where | Album, Jul-06-2021, Midwest Emo |
| #20 | Haram | Armand HammerThe Alchemist | Album, Mar-26-2021, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #21 | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Arlo Parks | Album, Jan-29-2021, Bedroom Pop |
| #22 | Black To The Future | Sons Of Kemet | Album, May-14-2021, Afro-Jazz |
| #23 | GAMI GANG | Origami Angel | Album, Apr-30-2021, Emo-Pop |
| #24 | Pray For Haiti | Mach-Hommy | Album, May-21-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Second Line | Dawn Richard | Album, Apr-30-2021, Alternative R&B |