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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AOTW #1
Post Punk
Hot Damn! These mf'n cats got it!!!
Let's see. Liars? Check. Lightning Bolt? Check. No bloody way! Birthday Party?!?! Why yes, Sir Repo! they actually do like Birthday Party. Now, please. Clean up after yourself, sir. You're getting a bit ravenous. [First added to this chart: 01/08/2021]
Post Punk
Hot Damn! These mf'n cats got it!!!
Let's see. Liars? Check. Lightning Bolt? Check. No bloody way! Birthday Party?!?! Why yes, Sir Repo! they actually do like Birthday Party. Now, please. Clean up after yourself, sir. You're getting a bit ravenous. [First added to this chart: 01/08/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2021]
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The REAL Tilly's AOTM: #2
Release date: 1/29 [First added to this chart: 02/04/2021]
Release date: 1/29 [First added to this chart: 02/04/2021]
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2021
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27. (=)
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Release date: 3/5
[First added to this chart: 03/05/2021]
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Led Zep
"Sounds Like: 2 long Pharoah Sanders style spiritual jazz jams, but it's surprisingly fresh and not a 1:1 copy.
Origin: Leeds, UK
This is everything you need in quarantine. Seriously. Uplifting, happy, fun but also ever so slightly melancholic jazz that you can put in the background or foreground and it sounds equally awesome. The harmonium gives the whole thing a distinct feeling, the compositions are eclectic and 99% of the time the band keeps the listener occupied. There's a lull here and there but never a serious issue that detracts your attention from all the good stuff that's going on.
The band is comprised of:
Tony Burkill (saxophone, band leader and main composer), Adam Fairhall (piano), Neil Innes (bass), Sam Hobbs (Percussion), Chris Dawkins (guitar), Pete Williams (percussion), Dan Edward (french horn), Matt Bourne (Harmonium), Rachel Modest (voice)" - Led Zep [First added to this chart: 04/02/2021]
Led Zep
"Sounds Like: 2 long Pharoah Sanders style spiritual jazz jams, but it's surprisingly fresh and not a 1:1 copy.
Origin: Leeds, UK
This is everything you need in quarantine. Seriously. Uplifting, happy, fun but also ever so slightly melancholic jazz that you can put in the background or foreground and it sounds equally awesome. The harmonium gives the whole thing a distinct feeling, the compositions are eclectic and 99% of the time the band keeps the listener occupied. There's a lull here and there but never a serious issue that detracts your attention from all the good stuff that's going on.
The band is comprised of:
Tony Burkill (saxophone, band leader and main composer), Adam Fairhall (piano), Neil Innes (bass), Sam Hobbs (Percussion), Chris Dawkins (guitar), Pete Williams (percussion), Dan Edward (french horn), Matt Bourne (Harmonium), Rachel Modest (voice)" - Led Zep [First added to this chart: 04/02/2021]
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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]
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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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Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 composition
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| Cassandra Jenkins | 1 | 1% | |
| The Body | 1 | 1% | |
| Sofia Kourtesis | 1 | 1% | |
| Bicep | 1 | 1% | |
| Sarin | 1 | 1% | |
| L'Rain | 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
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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