PopMatters' 15 Best Folk Albums of 2021

These 15 folk albums are the year's best because they represent folk music's expanding roots while best serving a unifying, underlying hope.

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# 1

American Silence by Chris Pierce

Album • Feb 26 / 2021

# 2

Simple Syrup by Sunny War

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter

# 3

You, Yeah, You by Tré Burt

Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter

# 4

Blue Heron Suite by Sarah Jarosz

Album • May 07 / 2021 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 5

Album • Apr 09 / 2021 Contemporary Folk American Folk Music

# 6

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 7

Wary + Strange by Amythyst Kiah

Album • Jun 18 / 2021 Country Soul Blues Rock

# 8

Long Lost by Lord Huron

Album • May 21 / 2021 Indie Folk Americana

# 9

Tokyo Utopia by UQiYO

Album • Oct 08 / 2021

# 10

Glade by Courtney Hartman

Album • Nov 05 / 2021

# 11

Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Americana

# 12

Prospect by AHI

Album • Nov 05 / 2021

# 13

Watchhouse by Watchhouse

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 Americana

# 14

Album • Sep 17 / 2021 Americana Folk Rock Contemporary Folk

# 15

Album • Mar 12 / 2021 Country Soul Americana