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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Quiet Drift | Hollie Kenniff | Jul-16-2021, Ambient |
| #2 | I Hope You Are Well | Lionmilk | Jan-29-2021, Ambient |
| #3 | Bird Ambience | Masayoshi Fujita | May-28-2021, Ambient |
| #4 | Promises | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders | Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #5 | Music for Living Spaces | Green-House | May-07-2021, New Age |
| #6 | Music for Parents | Florian T M Zeisig | Feb-02-2021, Ambient |
| #7 | Under the Lilac Sky | Arushi Jain | Jul-09-2021, Progressive Electronic |
| #8 | Refuge | Devendra Banhart, Noah Georgeson | Aug-13-2021, Ambient |
| #9 | Fundamentals, Vol. III | Brothertiger | Jul-09-2021, Chillwave |
| #10 | Night Suite | SUSS | Oct-22-2021, |
| #11 | Three Rivers | Ryan Dugre | Feb-19-2021, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Quiet Drift | Hollie Kenniff | Album, Jul-16-2021, Ambient |
| #2 | I Hope You Are Well | Lionmilk | Album, Jan-29-2021, Ambient |
| #3 | Bird Ambience | Masayoshi Fujita | Album, May-28-2021, Ambient |
| #4 | Promises | Floating PointsPharoah Sanders | Album, Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #5 | Music for Living Spaces | Green-House | Album, May-07-2021, New Age |
| #6 | Music for Parents | Florian T M Zeisig | Album, Feb-02-2021, Ambient |
| #7 | Under the Lilac Sky | Arushi Jain | Album, Jul-09-2021, Progressive Electronic |
| #8 | Refuge | Devendra BanhartNoah Georgeson | Album, Aug-13-2021, Ambient |
| #9 | Fundamentals, Vol. III | Brothertiger | Album, Jul-09-2021, Chillwave |
| #10 | Night Suite | SUSS | EP, Oct-22-2021, |
| #11 | Three Rivers | Ryan Dugre | Album, Feb-19-2021, |