Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 by 
Repo 
Only the ones I consider interesting and are vying for AOTW.
Essential EPs
1. Kurt Vile - Speed, Sound, Lonely KV
*** The dude just gets better with age.
- Chart updated: 02/26/2024 01:45
- (Created: 01/08/2021 15:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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ALC#3 Applerill
EDM/IDM
Release date: 1/22
Great!
I love when EDM is done with warmth and emotion. And the production is perfectly vibrant and punchy. So much EDM sound two-dimensional (to me) and yet this just pops out and feels alive and cozy. [First added to this chart: 02/07/2021]
EDM/IDM
Release date: 1/22
Great!
I love when EDM is done with warmth and emotion. And the production is perfectly vibrant and punchy. So much EDM sound two-dimensional (to me) and yet this just pops out and feels alive and cozy. [First added to this chart: 02/07/2021]
5
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The REAL Tilly's AOTM: #1
Hyper Pop
Release date: 1/15
Great [First added to this chart: 02/04/2021]
Hyper Pop
Release date: 1/15
Great [First added to this chart: 02/04/2021]
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AOTW#8: The Benefits of a STEM Education
Indie Rock/Post-Punk
Release Date: 1/22
Let’s get one thing out of the way first. The Raincoats are fucking awesome. Do we all get that? Sure they ARE the embodiment of atonal amateurism. And that RULES! Don't get old! Stay young & vibrant and full of spirit forever. Stay cute & playful and full of possibilities. Pretension free never looking over your shoulder as u spin round & 'round until you fall down & down a hill and then u just roll & roll & roll until u (hit) a ROCK.
But! And this is a big BUTT, imagine if you were kindred spirits of The Raincoats ( some girl thrift store super heroes) and it turns out all the girls went to The Berklee "I'm In Love With Massachusetts.” We're talking a marriage of The Raincoats spirit with Mary Timony's (of Helium) chops. That's Palberta. [First added to this chart: 02/04/2021]
Indie Rock/Post-Punk
Release Date: 1/22
Let’s get one thing out of the way first. The Raincoats are fucking awesome. Do we all get that? Sure they ARE the embodiment of atonal amateurism. And that RULES! Don't get old! Stay young & vibrant and full of spirit forever. Stay cute & playful and full of possibilities. Pretension free never looking over your shoulder as u spin round & 'round until you fall down & down a hill and then u just roll & roll & roll until u (hit) a ROCK.
But! And this is a big BUTT, imagine if you were kindred spirits of The Raincoats ( some girl thrift store super heroes) and it turns out all the girls went to The Berklee "I'm In Love With Massachusetts.” We're talking a marriage of The Raincoats spirit with Mary Timony's (of Helium) chops. That's Palberta. [First added to this chart: 02/04/2021]
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AOTW #7: Eleven Months (2/16/21)
aka But Who Knows, I May Need Even More Time!!!
Post-Punk
Release Date: 1/15
I used to dream of working for Spin magazine back in the early 90s. (Nowadays it would be Pitchfork I guess.) In retrospect, I'm so glad that path never materialized. Because... I do NOT have what it takes. Just ask my kids. I'm a total softie. How could I ever choose? Give one album that highly coveted Best New Music award and let all the others wither on the vine. Take for instance just last month. January 2021 brought us not one but TWO killer post-punk albums. I mean is it 1981 all over again? What's going on?!?! Civil unrest, you say? Blatant widespread racism?! A divisive global pandemic with a response that's been bloody botched?!?! Ok. Ok. You don't have to SHOUT! It does makes sense. I will give ya that. Because post-punk is simply on fire in 2021. But, the two best, by a long shot, are Shame's Drunk Tank Pink and Lice's Wasteland. And barring some unforeseen event, I can't really see any others challenging them for the prized Repo 2021 Post-punk throne. Luckily I get eleven months. And that still might not be enough! [First added to this chart: 01/30/2021]
aka But Who Knows, I May Need Even More Time!!!
Post-Punk
Release Date: 1/15
I used to dream of working for Spin magazine back in the early 90s. (Nowadays it would be Pitchfork I guess.) In retrospect, I'm so glad that path never materialized. Because... I do NOT have what it takes. Just ask my kids. I'm a total softie. How could I ever choose? Give one album that highly coveted Best New Music award and let all the others wither on the vine. Take for instance just last month. January 2021 brought us not one but TWO killer post-punk albums. I mean is it 1981 all over again? What's going on?!?! Civil unrest, you say? Blatant widespread racism?! A divisive global pandemic with a response that's been bloody botched?!?! Ok. Ok. You don't have to SHOUT! It does makes sense. I will give ya that. Because post-punk is simply on fire in 2021. But, the two best, by a long shot, are Shame's Drunk Tank Pink and Lice's Wasteland. And barring some unforeseen event, I can't really see any others challenging them for the prized Repo 2021 Post-punk throne. Luckily I get eleven months. And that still might not be enough! [First added to this chart: 01/30/2021]
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2021
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Rank Score:
707
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The REAL Tilly's AOTM: #3
[First added to this chart: 03/27/2021]
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ALC#1 Gowi
Dream Pop
Release Date: 1/15
Great [First added to this chart: 02/02/2021]
Dream Pop
Release Date: 1/15
Great [First added to this chart: 02/02/2021]
37. (=)
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Hip Hop
release date: 1/1
Great [First added to this chart: 02/18/2021]
release date: 1/1
Great [First added to this chart: 02/18/2021]
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Emo
release date: 1/1 [First added to this chart: 02/19/2021]
release date: 1/1 [First added to this chart: 02/19/2021]
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Alt Country
Release Date: 1/4
Great
At first, I thought this was merely good. Good, but certainly nothing to post about. I mean we've all heard enough Steve Earle by this point, right?
I was wrong! So so wrong! All u Americana and Alt Country freaks need to get on this shit. [First added to this chart: 02/02/2021]
Release Date: 1/4
Great
At first, I thought this was merely good. Good, but certainly nothing to post about. I mean we've all heard enough Steve Earle by this point, right?
I was wrong! So so wrong! All u Americana and Alt Country freaks need to get on this shit. [First added to this chart: 02/02/2021]
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Ambient
release date: 1/5
Great [First added to this chart: 02/07/2021]
release date: 1/5
Great [First added to this chart: 02/07/2021]
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 composition
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| Lana Del Rey | 2 | 2% | |
| Virginia Wing | 1 | 1% | |
| Idles | 1 | 1% | |
| Kiwi Jr. | 1 | 1% | |
| Steve Earle & The Dukes | 1 | 1% | |
| Parquet Courts | 1 | 1% | |
| Portrayal Of Guilt | 1 | 1% | |
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| 90/100 | 11/02/2021 12:34 | TheSink | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 06/10/2021 09:45 |  Purplepash | | 88/100 |
| 95/100 | 03/08/2021 17:10 |  Keatownrodriguez | | 94/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/16/2021 17:04 |  Mercury | | 95/100 |
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From TheSink 11/01/2021 15:53
Great list - I'm enjoying a number of albums that I wouldn't have seen on the main site! Thanks
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From matterhornrider 02/16/2021 02:00
Great list. I enjoyed your commentaries and you gave me some ideas for further listening.
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Hayden 02/02/2021 17:51
Hayden 02/02/2021 17:51
Glad she's liking it! I think it's a solid record. Plenty of fun, and some great melodies. Might even be better than any twee record I heard in 2020. Not sure why the BEA rating is so low. Singapore's twee scene has been really strong the last few years. Sobs, Aspidistrafly, Cosmic Child, and Subsonic Eye have all released records I'd recommend with ease. (Subsonic Eye's 2017 effort isn't as good as this new record, but it's worth a spin— the real gem of the scene is Sobs' Telltale Signs though, that's a fantastic record).
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