What's Good: The Best Albums of 2021

# 1

Space 1.8 by Nala Sinephro

Album • Sep 03 / 2021 Nu Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz

# 2

HEY WHAT by Low

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

# 3

Balens Cho (Hot Candles) by Mach-Hommy

Album • Dec 04 / 2021 East Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Hip Hop

# 4

Fresh Bread by Sam Gendel

Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Nu Jazz

# 5

Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020) by Fred again..

Album • Apr 15 / 2021 Future Garage Deep House

# 6

Mercurial World by Magdalena Bay

Album • Oct 08 / 2021 Synthpop Dance-Pop Alt-Pop

# 7

BLACK METAL 2 by Dean Blunt

Album • Jun 11 / 2021 Art Pop

# 8

Talk Memory by BADBADNOTGOOD

Album • Oct 08 / 2021 Jazz Fusion

# 9

SHILOH: Lost For Words by John Glacier

Album • Jul 30 / 2021 UK Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Glitch Hop Trap

# 10

Promises by Floating Points + Pharoah Sanders

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Post-Minimalism Third Stream

# 11

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

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

# 12

Signals in My Head by DJ Manny

Album • Jul 23 / 2021 Footwork

# 13

Fatigue by L’Rain

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Neo-Psychedelia Neo-Soul

# 14

LP! by JPEGMAFIA

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 15

Deciphering The Message by Makaya McCraven

Album • Nov 19 / 2021 Nu Jazz

# 16

For the first time by Black Country, New Road

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Post-Rock Experimental Rock Post-Punk

# 17

Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz

Album • Sep 03 / 2021 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 18

Sound Ancestors by Madlib

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Instrumental Hip Hop

# 19

Haram by Armand Hammer + The Alchemist

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 20

Bloodline by Gabriels

EP • Dec 03 / 2021 Soul Gospel

# 21

By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Injury Reserve

Album • Sep 15 / 2021 Experimental Hip Hop Glitch Hop Experimental

# 22

Juno by Remi Wolf

Album • Oct 15 / 2021 Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop Indie Pop

# 23

kiCK iiiii by Arca

Album • Dec 03 / 2021 Ambient Modern Classical

# 24

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop

# 25

The Truth Hurts by Drakeo the Ruler

Album • Feb 24 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 26

Night Suite by SUSS

EP • Oct 22 / 2021

# 27

Son by Rosie Lowe + Duval Timothy

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Electronic Choral Post-Minimalism

# 28

An Overview on Phenomenal Nature by Cassandra Jenkins

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter

# 29

Live From Blackalachia by Moses Sumney

Album • Dec 10 / 2021 Art Pop

# 30

4 New Hit Songs by Doss

EP • May 07 / 2021 House

# 31

Bo Jackson by Boldy James + The Alchemist

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 Gangsta Rap

# 32

An Evening With Silk Sonic by Bruno Mars + Anderson .Paak + Silk Sonic

Album • Nov 12 / 2021 Smooth Soul

# 33

Observatory by Aeon Station

Album • Dec 10 / 2021 Indie Rock

# 34

For Those I Love by For Those I Love

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Progressive House Spoken Word

# 35

GUMBO'! by Pink Siifu

Album • Aug 02 / 2021 Trap Southern Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 36

memoryland by CFCF

Album • Apr 09 / 2021 Electronic Dance Music Indietronica

# 37

Shade by Grouper

Album • Oct 22 / 2021 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 38

TYRON by slowthai

Album • Feb 12 / 2021 UK Hip Hop Trap

# 39

Sensational by Erika de Casier

Album • May 21 / 2021 Contemporary R&B

# 40

Sketch for Winter IX: Perlita by Carmen Villain

EP • Jan 22 / 2021 Ambient

# 41

Nine by SAULT

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Neo-Soul

# 42

BOY ANONYMOUS by Paris Texas

EP • May 14 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 43

Colourgrade by Tirzah

Album • Oct 01 / 2021 Minimal Wave Art Pop

# 44

Mother by Cleo Sol

Album • Aug 20 / 2021 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul

# 45

Angel Tears in Sunlight by Pauline Anna Strom

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Ambient New Age Progressive Electronic

# 46

Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album by Judas and the Black Messiah

Album • Feb 12 / 2021

# 47

Mood Valiant by Hiatus Kaiyote

Album • Jun 25 / 2021 Neo-Soul

# 48

still slipping vol. 1 by Joy Orbison

Album • Aug 13 / 2021 UK Bass

# 49

Siren Spine Sysex by Proc Fiskal

Album • Sep 24 / 2021 IDM

# 50

Agor by Koreless

Album • Jul 09 / 2021 Progressive Electronic