Slate's 10 Best Albums of 2021

Tyler, the Creator and Julien Baker make the list.

Published: December 21, 2021 13:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Cavalcade black midi May-26-2021, Avant-Prog
#2 New Long Leg Dry Cleaning Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk
#3 Jesup Wagon James Brandon Lewis May-07-2021, Avant-Garde Jazz
#4 Little Oblivions Julien Baker Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Soberish Liz Phair Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop
#6 HEY WHAT Low Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial
#7 When Smoke Rises Mustafa May-28-2021, Neo-Soul
#8 Ma délire - Songs of love, lost & found Myriam Gendron Oct-01-2021, Contemporary Folk
#9 Searching For The Disappeared Hour Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson Oct-29-2021,
#10 CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST Tyler, The Creator Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cavalcade | black midi | Album, May-26-2021, Avant-Prog |
| #2 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | Album, Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk |
| #3 | Jesup Wagon | James Brandon Lewis | Album, May-07-2021, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #4 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Album, Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Soberish | Liz Phair | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #6 | HEY WHAT | Low | Album, Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial |
| #7 | When Smoke Rises | Mustafa | Album, May-28-2021, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Ma délire - Songs of love, lost & found | Myriam Gendron | Album, Oct-01-2021, Contemporary Folk |
| #9 | Searching For The Disappeared Hour | Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson | Album, Oct-29-2021,  |
| #10 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jun-25-2021, West Coast Hip Hop |