Favorite albums of 2021

cp3iverson

Angels and Airwaves - Lifeforms

Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
Birdy - Young Heart
Dune - Soundtrack
Black Pumas - Capital Cuts

BrainofBGA

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

You Am I 👍

iammine16

Mastodon - Hushed & Grim
Gojira - Fortitude
Kings Of Leon - When You See Yourself
Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight
Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
The Blue Stones - Hidden Gems
Jerry Cantrell - Brighten
Idles - Crawler
My Morning Jacket - My Morning Jacket
The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll

Gibson

Following this thread. I didn't expand my musical horizons this year and could really use a pick me up.

2-feign-reluctance

Gibson said:

Following this thread. I didn't expand my musical horizons this year and could really use a pick me up.

Already discovered a few bands I didn’t know that I really like in this thread! Pick 3 you don’t know and go for it! 

dankind

Death of a Cheerleader — Pom Pom Squad

mfc2006

Gibson said:

Following this thread. I didn't expand my musical horizons this year and could really use a pick me up.

I am doing the same. It's always fun to check out new music!

BrainofBGA

Yep love these threads for the same reasons. Great way to check out new music that others have enjoyed. Especially with streaming platforms. If you don’t dig it it doesn’t matter. Listen and move on. If you love it, awesome! 

primussucks

Mastodon-Hushed & Grim
Iron Maiden-Senjutsu

dankind

No Gods No Masters — Garbage

brianlux

By a country mile:

mfc2006

brianlux said:

By a country mile:

Not sure how I forgot to add this to my list! Great album!

dankind

Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish

kenshunt

1.Crawler - IDLES
2.Is 4 Lovers - Death From Above 1979
3.Medicine At Midnight - Foo Fighters
4.Royal Blood - Typhoons
5.Weezer - Van Weezer
6.Sleater-Kinney - Worry With You
7.Serj Tankian - Elasticity (E.P)
8.Flag Day
9.The Beaches - Future Lovers (E.P)
10. Weezer - OK Human

ceska

Weak year for new releases, for bands that I follow. Most of my favorite bands released albums in 2020 (and they were great albums!), so this was an off-year. Here's my list, in general order of preference.

Los Lobos - Native Sons. A collection of covers of southern California songs.
Jay Gonzalez - Back To The Hive - (Multi-instrumentalist for the Drive-By Truckers; solo album)
Buffalo Nichols - Blues musician who opened for Drive-By Truckers.
Richard Thompson - Serpents Tears and Bloody Noses.
Ben Kweller - Circuit Boredom
John Mayer - Sob Rock.
Mdou Moctar -  Afrique Victime,
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight
Mark Lanegan - "Dark Mark vs Skeleton Joe" - I actually have not listened to this one yet.

The two releases from 2021 that I listened to far and away the most were a re-release (Taylor Swift - Red) and a live recording of a concert from 15 years ago (Drive-By Truckers - Live at Plan 9 records).

dankind

Tonic Immobility — Tomahawk

Abe Froman

Short list for me. 

1. Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
2. Flag Day - OST
3. Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight 
4. Mastodon - Hushed and Grim
5. Pearl Jam - Ohana Boots

dankind

Big Mess — Danny Elfman

Since it wasn’t made in 2021 (and for all we know the original artist likely never wanted it to see the light of day in the first place), I don’t think this one can be off-i-cal, so honorable mention goes to probably my favorite release of 2021: Welcome 2 America — Prince. 

Its themes are prescient enough to sound as though it was made in 2021.

1ThoughtKnown

Amythyst Kiah - Wary + Strange
Flag Day - OST
Richard Ashcroft - Acoustic Hymns Vol 1
Joe Wong - Nite Creatures
Jeff Ament - I Should Be Outside
Lord Huron - Long Lost
Quicksand - Distant Populations
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Barn
Neil Young - Carnegie Hall 1970
The Dead South - Served Live 
Pearl Jam - Moline Vault 10
Tragically Hip - Saskadelphia
Chris Cornell - No One Sings Like You Anymore

cp3iverson

I feel like we also need a spin-off thread “favorite vinyl purchase of 2021”.  

I bought a ton of albums in 2021 but only a few would qualify as new music lol

mfc2006

cp3iverson said:

I feel like we also need a spin-off thread “favorite vinyl purchase of 2021”.  

I bought a ton of albums in 2021 but only a few would qualify as new music lol

That's a good idea! Start the thread!

helplessdancer

a def shout out to mister eric church. the godfather put out 2 cds. heart and soul.

this tune smokes. it aint country music...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPFVMkklguU

LukinFan

cp3iverson said:

I feel like we also need a spin-off thread “favorite vinyl purchase of 2021”.  

I bought a ton of albums in 2021 but only a few would qualify as new music lol

Great idea!

BrainofBGA

2-feign-reluctance said:

Gibson said:

Following this thread. I didn't expand my musical horizons this year and could really use a pick me up.

Already discovered a few bands I didn’t know that I really like in this thread! Pick 3 you don’t know and go for it! 

Listened to:
The Coral - Coral Island
Silver Synthetic - Silver Synthetic
My Morning Jacket - S/T and The Waterfall

Loved the Coral and Silver Synthetic. Not quite sold on MMJ. 

Probably will check out the Nathaniel Rateliff record too. A few people have that in their lists. 

dankind

I saw the Coral on their first tour of the states. I don’t think they were even old enough to drink at the place they were playing.

Great band!

cp3iverson

Tim Simmons said:

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 

I really did not listen to much new hip hop this year.  Love Madlib because I’m a longtime Freddie Gibbs fan but I haven’t heard Sound Ancestors yet.  

Jubilee and Valentine were really good albums.  

JeBurkhardt

BrainofBGA said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

Gibson said:

Following this thread. I didn't expand my musical horizons this year and could really use a pick me up.

Already discovered a few bands I didn’t know that I really like in this thread! Pick 3 you don’t know and go for it! 

Listened to:
The Coral - Coral Island
Silver Synthetic - Silver Synthetic
My Morning Jacket - S/T and The Waterfall

Loved the Coral and Silver Synthetic. Not quite sold on MMJ. 

Probably will check out the Nathaniel Rateliff record too. A few people have that in their lists. 

I have tried to get into MMJ a couple of times, but I just haven’t been able to. 

jjflash

I usually enjoy compiling a Top 10 list however those lists usually start at #1 and fill in from there. Since I don't have a clear cut #1 this year here's a few I enjoyed:

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Barn
John Mayer - Sob Rock
Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders - Promises
Boldy James - Bo Jackson
Billy Strings - Renewal
Tyler The Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
Adele - 30
The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
Leo Nocentelli - Another Side
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - I Told You So
Charles Lloyd - Tone Poem
Nas - King's Disease II
Flag Day - OST
Dave McMurray - Grateful Deadication
Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights
Sturgill Simpson - TBOD&J
Daniel Lanois - Heavy Sun
My Morning Jacket - S/T
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime
Madlib - Sound Ancestors

2-feign-reluctance

I really like Lorde’s new album. Didn’t mention that one! My girls love her too! 

Poncier