The Irish Times' Top Albums of 2021

It’s a close contest between Villagers and For Those I Love, while Arlo Parks aces it

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# 1

The Watchful Eye of the Stars by Adrian Crowley

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 2

Collapsed In Sunbeams by Arlo Parks

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Bedroom Pop Neo-Soul

# 3

Isles by Bicep

Album • Jan 22 / 2021 Progressive Breaks Future Garage

# 4

Imbrium by Brian Crosby

Album • Mar 26 / 2021

# 5

Things Take Time, Take Time by Courtney Barnett

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 6

The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows by Damon Albarn

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Ambient Pop Art Pop

# 7

New Long Leg by Dry Cleaning

Album • Apr 02 / 2021 Post-Punk

# 8

Promises by Floating Points + Pharoah Sanders

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Minimalism Third Stream

# 9

For Those I Love by For Those I Love

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Progressive House Spoken Word

# 10

Dry Goods by HousePlants

Album • Sep 17 / 2021

# 11

I Would Not Live Always by John Francis Flynn

Album • Jul 30 / 2021 Irish Folk Music

# 12

HEY WHAT by Low

Album • Sep 10 / 2021 Post-Industrial Ambient Pop Experimental Rock

# 13

In the Game by Mick Flannery + Susan O'Neill

Album • Sep 10 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter

# 14

SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • May 21 / 2021 Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 15

Raise The Roof by Robert Plant + Alison Krauss

Album • Nov 19 / 2021 Americana

# 16

Where I Should End by Saint Sister

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Indie Folk

# 17

Small Talk by Soda Blonde

Album • Jul 09 / 2021 Indie Pop

# 18

A Beginner's Mind by Sufjan Stevens + Angelo De Augustine

Album • Sep 24 / 2021 Indie Folk

# 19

Ignorance by The Weather Station

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Sophisti-Pop Art Pop

# 20

Fever Dreams by Villagers

Album • Aug 20 / 2021 Indie Pop Dream Pop