PopMatters' 11 Best Ambient Albums of 2021

Studies have shown how the global pandemic has changed our listening habits, and for those seeking calm, these 11 are the best ambient albums of the year.

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# 1

The Quiet Drift by Hollie Kenniff

Album • Jul 16 / 2021 Ambient Drone

# 2

I Hope You Are Well by Lionmilk

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Ambient

# 3

Bird Ambience by Masayoshi Fujita

Album • May 28 / 2021 Ambient

# 4

Promises by Floating Points + Pharoah Sanders

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Minimalism Third Stream

# 5

Music for Living Spaces by Green-House

Album • May 07 / 2021 New Age Ambient

# 6

Music for Parents by Florian T M Zeisig

Album • Feb 02 / 2021 Ambient

# 7

Under the Lilac Sky by Arushi Jain

Album • Jul 09 / 2021 Progressive Electronic Drone

# 8

Refuge by Devendra Banhart + Noah Georgeson

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 Ambient

# 9

Fundamentals, Vol. III by Brothertiger

Album • Jul 09 / 2021 Chillwave

# 10

Night Suite by SUSS

EP • Oct 22 / 2021

# 11

Three Rivers by Ryan Dugre

Album • Feb 19 / 2021