Favorite albums of 2021

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    By a country mile:
    Neil Young made 39Barn39 his new album in a barn - The Washington Post

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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    brianlux said:
    By a country mile:
    Neil Young made 39Barn39 his new album in a barn - The Washington Post

    Not sure how I forgot to add this to my list! Great album!
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
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  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    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
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  • ceska
    ceska New York Posts: 1,137
    edited December 2021
    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).







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  • dankind
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  • Abe Froman
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    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
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    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.
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  • 1ThoughtKnown
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    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
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited December 2021
    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
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    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!
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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    a def shout out to mister eric church. the godfather put out 2 cds. heart and soul.
    this tune smokes. it aint country music...


  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    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!
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  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,558
    edited December 2021
    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. 
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  • dankind
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    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. :lol:

    Great band!
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  • cp3iverson
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    edited December 2021
    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
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,333
    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
    jjflash Posts: 5,031
    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
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    I really like Lorde’s new album. Didn’t mention that one! My girls love her too! 
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  • Poncier
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