The New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich's Best Music of 2021

Amanda Petrusich writes about the best albums of 2021, including “Ignorance,” by the Weather Station; “Promises,” by Floating Points; “Little Oblivions,” by Julien Baker; “Afrique Victime,” by Mbou Moctar, and more.

Published: November 26, 2021 11:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Ignorance The Weather Station Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop
#2 Promises Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism
#3 Little Oblivions Julien Baker Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Afrique Victime Mdou Moctar May-21-2021, Tishoumaren
#5 Second Line Dawn Richard Apr-30-2021, Alternative R&B
#6 Half God Wiki Oct-01-2021, East Coast Hip Hop
#7 The Time of the Foxgloves Michael Hurley Dec-10-2021, Contemporary Folk
#8 HEY WHAT Low Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial
#9 Valentine Snail Mail Nov-05-2021, Indie Rock
#10 New Long Leg Dry Cleaning Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Album, Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop |
| #2 | Promises | Floating PointsPharoah Sanders | Album, Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #3 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Album, Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Afrique Victime | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-21-2021, Tishoumaren |
| #5 | Second Line | Dawn Richard | Album, Apr-30-2021, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Half God | Wiki | Album, Oct-01-2021, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | The Time of the Foxgloves | Michael Hurley | Album, Dec-10-2021, Contemporary Folk |
| #8 | HEY WHAT | Low | Album, Sep-10-2021, Post-Industrial |
| #9 | Valentine | Snail Mail | Album, Nov-05-2021, Indie Rock |
| #10 | New Long Leg | Dry Cleaning | Album, Apr-02-2021, Post-Punk |