Best of 2021 Album Collections
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As the music industry regained some normalcy, big-time releases returned. But how many made our list of projects worth celebrating?
Published: December 07, 2021 11:20 Source
Our albums of the year list includes everything from hip-hop and pop to ambient orchestral jazz, post-punk and more
25. Valerie June — The Moon and StarsThe Tennessean used her extraordinary voice — sometimes a sigh, sometimes a full-throated holler, switching without warnin
Published: December 11, 2021 18:00 Source
Billie Eilish, Tom Jones, Adele, Dave and Little Simz were all serious contenders for the best album of the year. But who came out on top?
Vinyl Factory's favourite albums of 2020 – the fifty records that the editorial team loved during the past 12 months.
Published: December 09, 2021 18:48 Source
While albums from superstars like Drake and Kanye West fell flat, others by Adele and Kacey Musgraves—as well as lesser-known acts like Japanese Breakfast and Tirzah—offered hope after a difficult year.
Some of the year’s best albums helped push time forward. Others made it blur.
Published: December 07, 2021 18:19 Source
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On the cover : Rewind 2021 : The year in sound and music: Releases Of The Year : We asked our contributors to nominate their top ten records, CDs, downloads and streams of the year, then we added up the votes. Critics’ Reflections : Our contributors reflect on where we are now via 2021’s cultural highs and lows. Tunings : Not to scale. By Clive Bell. Disability & Inclusion : Open systems. By Robyn Steward. Columnists’ Charts : Our specialist critics select music that shook their corner of the subculture, from avant rock to noise. Formats : Vinyl frontiers. By Rob Turner. Fourth Worlds : Rootless music. By Neil Kulkarni. Archive Releases Of The Year : Our contributors voted for their top ten archival records, CDs, downloads and streams, and we counted them all up. Plus: Invisible Jukebox: Loré Lixenberg × Elaine Mitchener : The two experimental vocalists subject each other to a mystery record selection. Also inside this issue: Saadet Türköz ; Klankvorm ; Giant Claw ; Matthias Muche ; Global Ear in Seoul ; Unlimited Editions smallest functional unit ; Unofficial Channels Contextual Dissemination ; The Inner Sleeve by Reiko & Tori Kudo ; Epiphanies by Circuit Des Yeux ; hundreds of reviews and much more!
The best albums this year explored heartbreak, obsession, salvation, family, and rage; they came from jazz drummers and hip-hop icons alike.
From the unvarnished confessional tone of Jazmine Sullivan's 'Heaux Tales' to the warm acoustic chemistry on 'The Marfa Tapes.'
Our list of the 50 best albums of 2021 is a cross section of gems from a strange year, from haunted gospel to orchestral rap maximalism.
Published: December 07, 2021 04:01 Source
Get caught up on the greatest heavy releases of the past year—these are the 25 best metal albums of 2021, from Aenigmatum to Wode.
Published: December 01, 2021 04:18 Source
The Uncut Review Of The Year: here's a rundown of the 50 best new albums we've listened to in 2021.
Published: December 21, 2021 10:42 Source
2021 began and ended in a state of uncertainty, but was still a fruitful year for new music. Here are Under the Radar's 100 favorite albums from the year.
Billie Eilish, The Killers, and Young Thug all showed up big-time to deliver some of 2021's finest works.
Published: November 29, 2021 15:00 Source
Taylor Swift, Lil Tjay, St. Vincent, and others have highlighted the front half of this year in music.
Published: June 01, 2021 14:00 Source
It might seem effortless to pick 10 of the best albums of the past 12 months. But it's not.
It might seem effortless to pick 10 of the best albums of the past 12 months. But it's not.
Our critics' picks for the best albums of 2021 include Billie Eilish, Summer Walker, Arlo Parks, Liz Phair, Brandi Carlile and Arooj Aftab.
Published: December 09, 2021 16:00 Source
Our critics' picks for the best albums of 2021 include Billie Eilish, Summer Walker, Arlo Parks, Liz Phair, Brandi Carlile and Arooj Aftab.
Published: December 09, 2021 16:00 Source
Learn more about the 50 best albums of the year, chosen by VMP staff — in alphabetical order from Arooj Aftab to Yasmin Williams, with a wide range of artists in between.
Including Halsey, Tyler the Creator, Mach-Hommy, Jazmine Sullivan, Madlib, Kacey Musgraves, Low, and more.
Published: December 13, 2021 15:00 Source
This year’s most searing records—from Adele’s "30" to Jazmine Sullivan’s "Heaux Tales"—asked listeners to pause, reflect, and reconsider the path ahead.
Published: December 23, 2021 14:00 Source
The albums that helped us power through a difficult year were wide-ranging, but there was some consensus — even though the competition was so close, we ended up with a couple of ties in our overall top 10.
Published: December 20, 2021 22:53 Source