TIME's Best Albums of 2021 So Far

From the unvarnished confessional tone of Jazmine Sullivan's 'Heaux Tales' to the warm acoustic chemistry on 'The Marfa Tapes.'

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# 1

Promises by Floating Points + Pharoah Sanders

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Minimalism Third Stream

# 2

Album • Apr 15 / 2021 Future Garage Deep House

# 3

The Marfa Tapes by Jack Ingram + Miranda Lambert + Jon Randall

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

# 4

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

EP • Jan 08 / 2021 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul

# 5

Little Oblivions by Julien Baker

Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 6

DEACON by serpentwithfeet

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Alternative R&B Art Pop