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Favorite albums of 2021

mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
edited December 2021 in Other Music
I didn't see one of these yet, so I figured I'd start a thread. It was a pretty damn good year for new music and these are my favorites:

1. Heartless Bastards - A Beautiful Life
2. War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
3. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
4. IDLES - Crawler
5. MMJ - MMJ

Others:
Flag Day Soundtrack
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - The Future
Lucero - When You Found Me
Jeff Ament - I Should Be Outside
Tom Petty - Angel Dream
Radiohead - Kid Amnesia
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
MMJ - Live VOL 1
Pearl Jam - Ohana 9/26/21
Hood/Cooley/Isbell - Shoals boxset

There are many others that I really love….great year for music!
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,050
    Yes! I love these threads. It's going to be tough to narrow it down to only 10. Lots of great new music this year. 
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    LukinFan said:
    Yes! I love these threads. It's going to be tough to narrow it down to only 10. Lots of great new music this year. 
    Yup...I had a really hard time. 
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  • ComeToTXComeToTX Posts: 7,794
    Off the top of my head…

    MMJ - MMJ
    Wilderado - Wilderado LP
    Houndmouth - Good For You
    Marie/Lepanto - Gulf Collide
    Hayes Carll - You Get It All
    Susto - Time In The Sun
    Sturgill - Ballad of Dood & Juanita
    Lucero - When You Found Me

    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • Screaming TreeScreaming Tree Posts: 139
    The Golden Casket - Modest Mouse
    I Don't Live Here Anymore - War On Drugs
    Flag Day soundtrack
    Pressure Machine - Killers
    My Morning Jacket
    Sweep It Into Space - Dinosaur Jr.
    Angel Dream - Tom Petty
    Dark Mark vs Skeleton Joe - Mark Lanegan and Joe Cardamone
    New Adventures In Hi-Fi deluxe set - REM
    When You See Yourself - Kings of Leon
    Distant Populations - Quicksand
    In These Silent Days - Brandi Carlile
    Brighten - Jerry Cantrell
    Carnegie Hall 1970 - Neil Young
    Live at the Showbox - Death Cab for Cutie
    Kid A Nesia - Radiohead
    When You Found Me - Lucero


    5/25/06, 6/30/08, 5/17/10, 10/15/13, 10/16/13, 7/11/14, 9/26/15, 4/18/16, (4/20/16), 4/21/16, 8/5/16, 8/7/16, 4/7/17, 7/1/18, 7/3/18, 8/13/18, 9/2/18, 9/4/18, 5/12/22, 5/13/22, 8/22/24, 9/7/24, 9/15/24, 9/17/24

    8/1/08, 6/16/11, 6/26/17, 6/27/17, 7/3/19, 2/4/22

    11/4/16
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,306
    Will post mine tomorrow! Nice job here @mfc2006
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  • Hi!Hi! Posts: 3,095
    edited December 2021
    Kings Disease 2 -NAS

    Glow On - Turnstile 

    Flag Day Soundtrack

    Live at Shoals Theatre-Isbell, Cooley, Hood

    Matter of Time EP- Ed

    When the Day Leaves-Valley Maker

    Live at Plan 9-Drive by Truckers

    Angel Dream- Tom Petty

    Long Last-Lord Huron

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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    Had to add some more…
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  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,534
    The best:

    1. The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy
    2. Lou Barlow - Reason To Live
    3. Neil & Crazy Horse - Way Down In The Rust Bucket
    4. David Lowery - Leaving Key Member Clause
    5. Flag Day OST

    The rest:

    Foy Vance - Signs of Life
    David Kitt - 20
    Iron & Wine - Archives 5: Tallahassee
    Neil Young - Carnegie Hall 
    Neil & Crazy Horse - BARN
    Guanaco ± - Southern Rim
    REM - New Adventures in HiFi reissue
    Evans McRae - Only Skin
    You Am I - The Lives of Others
    Dark Mark & Skeleton Joe
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,306
    1. Nathaniel Ratcliff and the Night Sweats - The Future
    2. War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
    3. Lord Huron - Long Lost
    4. Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound
    5. Powderfinger - One Night Lonely 
    6. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Way Down In The Rust Bucket
    7. Lucy Dacus - Home Video
    8. Adele - 30
    9. Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight
    10. Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,050
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    1. Nathaniel Ratcliff and the Night Sweats - The Future

    I'm still trying to iron out my list, but I think we'll have the same #1. Love The Future!
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    2014: Memphis
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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,075
    1. Floating Points/ Pharoah Sanders - Promises
    2. Tyler the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
    3. Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
    4. Madlib - Sound Ancestors
    5. Lana DelRey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
    6. Kacey Musgraves - Star Crossed
    7. Makaya McCraven - Deciphering the Message
    8. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
    9. Snail Mail - Valentine
    10. Damon Albarn - The Nearer The Fountain 
  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,050
    edited December 2021
    I couldn’t limit it to just 10. Too much good music this year. Here’s my list:

    1. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats - The Future
    2. Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight
    3. Heartless Bastards - A Beautiful Life
    4. Weezer - OK Humun
    5. The Black Keys - Delta Kream
    6. Citizen Cope - The Pull of Niagara Falls
    7.  Flag Day OST
    8. Steve Earle & the Dukes - JT
    9. My Morning Jacket - My Morning Jacket
    10. Jerry Cantrell - Brighten
    11. Ghost of Vroom - 1
    12. Iron & Wine - Tallahassee Recordings
    13. Blues Traveler - Traveler’s Blues
    14. Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself
    15. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Georgia Blue
    16. Stand of Oaks - In Heaven
    17. Jeff Ament - I Should Be Outside
    18. Sturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
    19. The Record Company - Play Loud!
    20. Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real - A Few Stars Apart
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    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
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  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Posts: 4,329
    Didn’t buy too many new records this year. The ones I did were great!

    The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore 
    Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight 
    Flag Day Soundtrack 
    Pearl Jam - Ohana
    Radiohead - Kid A Mnesia 
    Melbourne #1 '98
    Melbourne #2 '03
    Melbourne #3 '03
    Melbourne #1 '06
    Melbourne #3 '06
    Melbourne '09
    Melbourne '14
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,055
    edited December 2021
    i need to do mine soon (maybe tomorrow) i didn't listen to that many albums this year, maybe like 20. :neutral:
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Senjutsu — Iron Maiden
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  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,534
    goldrush said:
    The best:

    1. The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy
    2. Lou Barlow - Reason To Live
    3. Neil & Crazy Horse - Way Down In The Rust Bucket
    4. David Lowery - Leaving Key Member Clause
    5. Flag Day OST

    The rest:

    Foy Vance - Signs of Life
    David Kitt - 20
    Iron & Wine - Archives 5: Tallahassee
    Neil Young - Carnegie Hall 
    Neil & Crazy Horse - BARN
    Guanaco ± - Southern Rim
    REM - New Adventures in HiFi reissue
    Evans McRae - Only Skin
    You Am I - The Lives of Others
    Dark Mark & Skeleton Joe
    I forgot to include it on my list because it’s only an EP, but Counting Crows ‘Butter Miracle Suite One’ is probably one of my most-played releases this year.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
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  • timdwillitimdwilli Posts: 296
    1. The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore 
    2. La Luz - s/t
    3. Pond - 9
    4. Crumb - Ice Melt
    5. Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
    6. Acid Dad - Take It From The Dead 
    7. My Morning Jacket - s/t
    8. Guided By Voices - Earth Man Blues
    9. Men I Trust - The Untourable Album
    10. Margaritas Podridas - s/t
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,525
    mfc2006 said:
    I didn't see one of these yet, so I figured I'd start a thread. It was a pretty damn good year for new music and these are my favorites:

    1. Heartless Bastards - A Beautiful Life
    2. War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
    3. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
    4. IDLES - Crawler
    5. MMJ - MMJ

    Others:
    Flag Day Soundtrack
    Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - The Future
    Lucero - When You Found Me
    Tom Petty - Angel Dream
    Radiohead - Kid Amnesia
    Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
    MMJ - Live VOL 1
    Pearl Jam - Ohana 9/26/21
    Hood/Cooley/Isbell - Shoals boxset

    There are many others that I really love….great year for music!
    Great list and totally agree with your 
    #1 A beautiful Life is an outstanding record! 
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  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Posts: 1,118
    Turnstile - Glow On
    Shame - Drunk Tank Pink
    Ekulu - Unscrew My Head
    Wiki - Half God
    Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Silver Synthetic — Silver Synthetic
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Posts: 3,067
    Blue Note Tone Poet Series
    Blue Note Classic Series
    Verve Label / Ume Classic Jazz Series - Acoustic Sounds
    Pine Knob Music Theatre - Jul 31, 1992 Crisler Arena - Mar 20, 1994
    Summerfest - Jul 09, 1995*Savage Hall - Sep 22, 1996The Palace of Auburn Hills-Aug 23, 1998 Breslin Center- Aug 18, 1998,The Palace of Auburn Hills-Oct 07, 2000 DTE Energy Theatre-Jun5,2003,DTE Energy Music Theatre - Jun 26, 2003Sports Arena - Oct 02, 2004 Van Andel Arena - May 19, 2006Palace of Auburn Hills-May 22, 2006 Quicken Loans Arena-May 09, 2010
    10-16-2014 Detroit
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,521
    Only one lists Adele?

    What kind of forum even is this.
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,055
    eeriepadave said:
    i need to do mine soon (maybe tomorrow) i didn't listen to that many albums this year, maybe like 20. :neutral:
    roughish list:

    1. The War on Drugs- I Don't Live Here Anymore
    2. The Coral- Coral Island
    3. Strand of Oaks- In Heaven
    4. Japanese Breakfast- Jubilee
    5. Modest Mouse- Golden Casket
    6. Foo Fighters- Medicine at Midnight
    7. Idles- Crawler
    8. My Morning Jacket- My Morning Jacket
    9. The Fratellis- Half Drunk Under a Full Moon
    10. Garbage- No Gods No Masters













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    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • May 30thMay 30th Posts: 1,752
    No particular order:

    Noah Gundersen-A Pillar of Salt
    IDLES-Crawler
    Hiss Golden Messenger-Quietly Blowing It
    Ben Howard-Collections From The Whiteout
    Fink-It Isn’t Until It Is
    War on Drugs-I Don’t Live Here Anymore
    Felice Brothers-From Dreams To Dust
    Steve Gunn-Other You
    Flag Day soundtrack

  • JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 4,857
    dankind said:
    Silver Synthetic — Silver Synthetic
    Great album. 
  • silvosilvo Posts: 293
    A few off the top of my head, in no particular order:

    Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
    Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over The Country Club
    Jerry Cantrell - Brighten
    Oasis - Knebworth 1996
    Flag Day OST
    Richard Ashcroft - Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1
    Afflecks Palace - What Do You Mean Its Not Raining
    Ry X - Live From The Royal Albert Hall
    Bicep - Isles
    Sasha - LuzoScura
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,306
    JeBurkhardt said:
    dankind said:
    Silver Synthetic — Silver Synthetic
    Great album. 
    Checking this out now! 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,306
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    JeBurkhardt said:
    dankind said:
    Silver Synthetic — Silver Synthetic
    Great album. 
    Checking this out now! 
    This might be weird, but I love album's that are under an hour! 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,306
    @dankind

    Thank you for this! I really dig these guys! 
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
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