Best Ever Albums

Re: 2021 Music

Anonymous — Sun, 2 Jan 2022 13:46:24 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/02/2022 18:46

Hayden wrote:

Sufjan Steven's favourite albums of 2021, “in no particular order”—

1. Alain Goraguer—La Planète Sauvage (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2. Todd Rundgren—A Wizard, A True Star
3. Beverly-Glenn Copeland—Keyboard Fantasies
4. Various—Ladakh: Songs & Dances from the Highlands of Western Tibet
5. Peter Gabriel—Up
6. Can—Future Days
7. Alice Coltrane—Journey in Satchidananda
8. Sam Evian—Time To Melt
8. Ringo Starr—Beaucoups of Blues
10. Lomelda—Hannah

And his least favourite—

1. Squid Game—I didn’t actually see it but it looks really stupid. F-
2. A Quiet Place 2—It should have been shown after the credits for the first movie. F-
3. The Interminable Marvel Brand—If it’s on Disney + it’s for children. F-
4. Dune—A very long Zara ad. F-
5. J Balvin—Black face. F-
6. Matrix 4—Ugh. Computers. Hackers. Cyberpunks. Simulated Reality. The 90s. The color green. F-
7. Any band that is still together after 10 years—Please. Break up. Do your solo albums. Move on. F-
8. Instagram—Get over yourself. F-
9. Musicals—Please stop singing and dancing. F-
10. Baby Boomer WASPs—Get out of the way. F-
11. Sex & the City—And Just Like That? No. Not at all. Go away. F-
12. Conversations about supply chain issues—Stop making excuses. Make your own furniture. Forage for mushrooms or whatever. F-
13. Covid—Ugh. So over it. Please stop killing us! F-
14. Crypto, NFTs, The Metaverse, etc. — see #6. F-
15. The 90s revival—Please. It was bad enough the first time around. F-
16. Adele, 30—Girl, please. We know you’re 33. It’s on your Wikipedia page. B+

Sufjan did a good job on this round up. I like the list of his “least favourite albums of 2021” especially. I feel exactly the same way about squid game and quite a bit of the other stuff 🤣

Re: 2021 Music

Hayden — Sun, 2 Jan 2022 10:06:48 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 01/02/2022 15:06

Sufjan Steven's favourite albums of 2021, “in no particular order”—

1. Alain Goraguer—La Planète Sauvage (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2. Todd Rundgren—A Wizard, A True Star
3. Beverly-Glenn Copeland—Keyboard Fantasies
4. Various—Ladakh: Songs & Dances from the Highlands of Western Tibet
5. Peter Gabriel—Up
6. Can—Future Days
7. Alice Coltrane—Journey in Satchidananda
8. Sam Evian—Time To Melt
8. Ringo Starr—Beaucoups of Blues
10. Lomelda—Hannah

And his least favourite—

1. Squid Game—I didn’t actually see it but it looks really stupid. F-
2. A Quiet Place 2—It should have been shown after the credits for the first movie. F-
3. The Interminable Marvel Brand—If it’s on Disney + it’s for children. F-
4. Dune—A very long Zara ad. F-
5. J Balvin—Black face. F-
6. Matrix 4—Ugh. Computers. Hackers. Cyberpunks. Simulated Reality. The 90s. The color green. F-
7. Any band that is still together after 10 years—Please. Break up. Do your solo albums. Move on. F-
8. Instagram—Get over yourself. F-
9. Musicals—Please stop singing and dancing. F-
10. Baby Boomer WASPs—Get out of the way. F-
11. Sex & the City—And Just Like That? No. Not at all. Go away. F-
12. Conversations about supply chain issues—Stop making excuses. Make your own furniture. Forage for mushrooms or whatever. F-
13. Covid—Ugh. So over it. Please stop killing us! F-
14. Crypto, NFTs, The Metaverse, etc. — see #6. F-
15. The 90s revival—Please. It was bad enough the first time around. F-
16. Adele, 30—Girl, please. We know you’re 33. It’s on your Wikipedia page. B+

Re: 2021 Music

Mophos — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 20:04:19 GMT

Author: Mophos

Posted: 12/30/2021 01:04

Discovered this a few days ago by a friend. Been listening to it on repeat since. One of the most joyous records I've heard this year.

Bandcamp's description is pretty accurate I think: "Takeshi‘s Cashew are a newly formed cosmofunk group that explores the boundaries of club culture, world music and 70‘s psychedelia. Their diverse musical background fuses to a colorful vision of their respective genres embedded in a club-like beat framework. Takeshi elevate their often complex arrangements to beautiful composition with a danceable foundation."

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Humans In A Pool by Takeshi's Cashew

Re: 2021 Music

Keatownrodriguez — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 16:01:53 GMT

Author: Keatownrodriguez

Posted: 12/29/2021 21:01

Boku No Sensou - Shinsei Kamattechan
Tactics - Japanese Breakfast
Kill Me - Indigo De Souza
Hysterical Us - Magdalena Bay
Amoeba - Clairo
Aloo Gobi - Weezer
Don't Need You - Genesis Owusu
Mellow Man - The Painted Roses
Euphoria - Angels And Airwaves
Corso - Tyler the Creator
Crushed Velvet - Yves Tumor
California - Cvrches
Comingback - Parcels
Back to Oz - Sufjan Stevens
Safe From Heartbreak if you never fall in love - Wolf Alice

Re: 2021 Music

travelful — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:45:34 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 12/26/2021 20:45

heres 20 of my favorite in no order (one per artist). Can't trim it down any more than this.

1. Mob $hit - Payroll Giovanni & Cardo
2. Tried To Tell You - The Weather Station
3. Johtit Ain - Ánnámáret
4. Point And Kill - Little Simz
5. Road Of The Lonely Ones - Madlib
6. Doves To Vultures - Daboii
7. Gang N 'Em - Drakeo The Ruler & Ralfy The Plug
8. Back To Oz - Sufjan Stevens
9. Bussin' (Cold) - Pink Siifu
10. Jesus Lord Pt. 2 - Kanye West
11. Be Sweet - Japenese Breakfast
12. Are You Happy? - JPEGMAFIA
13. Algorhytms - Killah Priest & Shroom
14. Surviving A Smile - Sweet Trip
15. Wooden Nickels - Mach-Hommy
16. The Limit - DARKSIDE
17. Falling Out The Sky - Armand Hammer & The Alchemist
18. Quinten Tarantino - Flatbush Zombies & RZA
19. FORMULA 1 - Thouxanbanfauni
20. These Things Will Come To Be - DJ Seinfeld

Re: 2021 Music

Skinny — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 05:16:16 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 12/25/2021 10:16

Eleven 2021 songs I listened to a lot:

M1llionz - Bando Spot
Central Cee - Pinging (6 Figures)
David Crosby - Rodriguez for a Night
illuminati hotties - Pool Hopping
Kodak Black - Z Look Jamaican
Rod Wave - Tombstone
MIST & Burna Boy - Rollin’
Drake - TSU
BlueBucksClan - Horace Grant
Tion Wayne & Russ Millions (ft. ArrDee and a bunch of others) - Body (Remix)
Digga D & AJ Tracey - Bringin’ it Back

Shoutout to ‘American tterroristt’ by RXK Nephew, which came out in December 2020 but was easily the best song of 2021 for me.

Re: 2021 Music

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 04:02:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/25/2021 09:02

Not too much thought given but hey ho…

1. Lana Del Rey- Violets for Roses
2. Adele - Come and get it
3. Weezer - Here comes the Rain
4. Lorde - Stoned at the nail salon
5. Little Simz - Point and Kill
6. Sons of Kemet - For the Culture
7. War on drugs - Change
8. Lana Del Rey - White Dress
9. Olivia Rodrigo - Deja Vu
10. Sufjan Stevens and Angelo de Augustine - It’s your own body and mind

Re: 2021 Music

LedZep — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:04:30 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 12/24/2021 14:04

Tough one. This is in some sort of order I guess, but not really. More of a "bunch of good songs after a morning of listening to 2021 stuff again".

Lil Nas X - Industry Baby
Cult of Luna - Cold Burn / Three Bridges
Kanye West - Off The Grid / Come to Life
Pearl Charles - Slipping Away
Ballaké Sissoko - Kadidja
Japanese Breakfast - Paprika
Spellling - Magic Act (a good deal of that album actually, Little Deer, Boys at School, The Future...)
Low - Disappearing / More / The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off)
Idles - The Wheel
Worm - Murk Above the Dark Moor / Empire of the Necromancers / Centuries of Ooze
The Ruins of Beverast - The Tundra Shines
Iceage - High & Hurt
Earl Sweatshirt - 2010
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Hand of God
Black Country, New Road - Opus (and like 4 others)
Navy Blue - Ritual
Converge & Chelsea Wolfe - Blood Moon
Burial - Chemz
Zella Day - Holocene
BADBADNOTGOOD - Love Proceeding
Black Midi - Slow
Magdalena Bay - Secrets (Your Fire)
Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen - Like I Used To
Lana Del Rey - For Free
Koreless - Strangers
Your Old Droog - Old Time
Lingua Ignota - I Who Bend the Tall Grasses (maybe Pennsylvania Furnace?)
Olivia Rodrigo - Brutal
Mach Hommy - The Stellar Ray Theory

Re: 2021 Music

Mophos — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 13:39:03 GMT

Author: Mophos

Posted: 12/23/2021 18:39

Gonna go with 20, unranked (will maybe update with ranking later):

Aldous Harding - Old Peel
Black Country, New Road - Instrumental
Charli XCX - Good Ones
Darkside - Liberty Bell
Embryo - Baran
Étienne de Crécy - Drunk
Gazelle Twin & NYX - Fire Leap
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Government Came
Iosonouncane - jabal
KAUAN - Raivo
Krywald & Farrer - Cantoria
Little Simz & Obongjayar - Point and Kill
Low - Days Like These
Mountainscape - Descent
Petey - Lean Into Life
Spellling - Boys at School
Squid - G.S.K.
Weezer - All My Favorite Songs
Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
wild Up - Femenine: No. 7, Eb

Re: 2021 Music

Mercury — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:35:50 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 12/23/2021 17:35

oooh fun... top songs ranked for 2021:

1. Be Sweet by Japanese Breakfast
2. Days Like These by Low
3. Jesus Lord by Kanye West
4. Top Picks for You by Injury Reserve
5. John L by black midi
6. Earth's Iron Lung by Knoll
7. Athens, France by Black Country, New Road
8. Security by Amyl and the Sniffers
9. Slide Tackle by Japanese Breakfast
10. Introvert by Little Simz

Re: 2021 Music

DommeDamian — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:53:49 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 12/22/2021 21:53

My top 15 songs of the year. One song per artist.

15. First of October - Never Say Goodbye
14. Indigo Sparke - Wolf
13. Ed Sheeran - Visiting Hours
12. Dave - Heart Attack
11. Lorde - The Path
10. The Izards (King Gizzard) - Black Hot Soup
9. Cassandra Jenkins - The Ramble
8. Steve Earle - Last Words
7. Weezer - Hero
6. Birdy - Little Blue
5. Villagers - So Simpatico
4. Bladee - Hotel Breakfast
3. Jazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings
2. Quadeca - Sisyphus
1. Mogwai - To The Bin My Friend, Tonight We Vacate Earth

Happy holidays.

Re: 2021 Music

Hayden — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:22:01 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 12/22/2021 19:22

Just a quick jot of my 10 favourite tracks of the year, give-or-take—

Natalia Lafourcade - Alfonsina y el mar
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - Back to Oz
Erika De Casier - Drama (& Busy)
Little Simz - I Love You. I Hate You.
Kanye West / Andre 3000 - Life of The Party
Arooj Aftab - Mohabbat
Genesis Owusu - No Looking Back
Japanese Breakfast - Posing In Bondage
Lana Del Rey - White Dress
Magdalena Bay - You Lose!

I mean, I could push that to 25 or 50, whatever, but that's a lot to dig through.

Hoping some others share.

Re: 2021 Music

travelful — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 15:14:21 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 12/19/2021 20:14

RIP to Drakeo The Ruler. Been a favorite of mine for a while now. He had some great output in 2021, my favorite being 'A Cold Day In Hell' with his brother Ralfy The Plug. Condolences to his friends and family.

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A Cold Day In Hell by Drakeo The Ruler & Ralfy The Plug

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The Truth Hurts by Drakeo The Ruler

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Ain't That The Truth by Drakeo The Ruler

Re: 2021 Music

travelful — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:32:50 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 12/17/2021 10:32

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Super Tecmo Bo by Boldy James & The Alchemist

Boldy James & Alchemist come through with another excellent album before the years end. These two dont miss...

Re: 2021 Music

Hayden — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:45:01 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 12/14/2021 22:45

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Music For Airplanes by هاني �...هنى [Hany Mehanna]

So, if there's any hip-hop producers out there looking for samples, here's like... 50.

New Hany Mehanna comp, featuring his score work. Worth a spin even if you're not in the business of making mad beats.

Re: 2021 Music

Skinny — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:57:18 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 12/14/2021 20:57

theblueboy wrote:

New Spiritualized track is cool. Best thing Ive heard from them since back in the day. Album to come in Feb.

Spiritualized have never let me down yet.

Re: 2021 Music

dihansse — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:56:34 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 12/14/2021 20:56

Anyone who likes quiet guitar music intertwined with more orchestral pieces and likes bands like The Slow Show, just listen to this late discovery by me as well:

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Cinnamon Fields by Bony Man
The guy is from Iceland and released the album completely independently. He was picked up by a Dutch music site and then the word was spread very quickly just because of the sheer quality of this album. It would be nice if some of you would also make the effort of listening to it: I promise it will be worth your time!

Re: 2021 Music

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:07:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/13/2021 14:07

New Spiritualized track is cool. Best thing Ive heard from them since back in the day. Album to come in Feb.

Re: 2021 Music

DommeDamian — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 12:20:33 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 12/12/2021 17:20

Patman360 wrote:

Gonna have to listen to Heaux Tales again a few times, didn't do much for me personally when it came out and just kind of washed over me, had no idea it was gonna be such a smash come the end of the year, maybe I'm just getting old...

It's still not really a "smash" it's just that it's much better than anything of its contemporary R&B field the last 12 months 🤣

Re: 2021 Music

Hayden — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 14:44:02 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 12/11/2021 19:44

Year-end-lists aside, gotta mention some new stuff. December's actually been quite interesting.

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Kick IIIII by Arca

For one thing, Arca's Kick series is insane. III & IIIII are two of the best records of the year, and for completely different reasons. The project as a whole is an overwhelming undertaking— the sounds, progressions and production techniques are def a solid 5-10 years ahead of their time. Can't even comprehend how most of this is done. The banger-ism of III and the cinematic pool of IIIII definitely warrant separate releases, but they pair so nicely you almost want it to be a double album. (IIII was the weakest of the bunch imo, but people seem to be pointing fingers at II). Either way, awestruck.

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Forfolks by Jeff Parker

Jeff Parker plays guitar jazzily. It's a good spin. Some interesting textures and atmospheres along the way. Despite looking like a simpler album I'd rec hi-fi headphones/speakers. Sounds like he's right there.

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Reclusive Rituals by Shay Hazan

Speaking of kind-of-jazz, this is a pretty slick project. It's bass-fronted jazz with a couple different instruments along the way, but it's super Madlib/Roots/Dilla-y, and has some really crisp beats. Production's ace. Very cool overall vibe.

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Tanganyika Na Uhuru by Kiko Kids Jazz

This is a "comp" kinda, but the tracks were never originally released. Dance-y stuff from 50s/60s Tanzania. For something so early, it's amazing how many influences you can hear throughout the tracks. There's a Caribbean vibe at times, middle-eastern trances, berber-ish stuff, highlife, maybe some rumba/tango inspirations. As cramped as that sounds, it somehow works— all comes together really nicely. Lead inst for most of the project is an electric mandolin.

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Dua Naga by Rinuwat

This is some gamelan-metal from Australia. I'd say it's on the brink of being something really good, but not quite. Going to keep an eye out on these guys in the future.

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Umdali by Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O

Speaking of jazz, here's some more from South Africa. it's just a super solid record. Excellent all around. Bright, punchy, heartfelt— it's a great listen. If you want something super easy to jump into, just give this a quick Google and hit play.

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Balens Cho (Hot Candles) by Mach-Hommy

A sister piece of Pray For Haiti, and it's basically just as good. Just because it isn't getting as much hype, it's not one to miss.