The New Yorker: Sheldon Pearce's Favorite Albums of 2021

Sheldon Pearce offers his favorite albums of 2021, including Grouper’s “Shade,” Helado Negro’s “Far In,” L’Rain’s “Fatigue,” Mdou Moctar’s “Afrique Victime,” and Vince Staples’s “Vince Staples.”

Published: December 21, 2021 11:00 Source

# 1
Album • Aug 13 / 2021 Jazz Fusion Jazz-Funk
# 2
Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter
# 3
Album • Jul 23 / 2021 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Jun 11 / 2021 Art Pop
# 5
Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country
# 6
Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 7
Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Neo-Psychedelia Indietronica Art Pop
# 8
Album • Aug 27 / 2021 Indie Rock
# 9
Album • Jul 30 / 2021 Southern Hip Hop
# 10
EP • Jan 08 / 2021 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul
# 11
Album • Aug 13 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Drumless Abstract Hip Hop
# 12
Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 13
Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Neo-Psychedelia Neo-Soul
# 14
Album • Sep 10 / 2021 Post-Industrial Ambient Pop Experimental Rock
# 15
Album • Jan 23 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 16
Album • May 21 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Oct 08 / 2021 Synthpop Dance-Pop Alt-Pop
# 18
Album • May 21 / 2021 Tishoumaren Psychedelic Rock
# 19
Album • Sep 03 / 2021 Nu Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz
# 20
Album • Mar 18 / 2021 Contemporary R&B
# 21
Album • Jan 15 / 2021 Free Improvisation
# 22
Album • Aug 02 / 2021 Trap Southern Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 23
Album • May 07 / 2021 Art Punk Post-Punk Experimental Rock
# 24
Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Noise Rock Post-Hardcore
# 25
Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Sophisti-Pop Art Pop
# 26
Album • Oct 01 / 2021 Minimal Wave Art Pop
# 27
Album • Jun 25 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop
# 28
Album • Apr 09 / 2021 Avant-Garde Jazz
# 29
Album • Jul 09 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Trap