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31.

LP! 

 JPEGMAFIA

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"It's taken about a half-dozen listens (of the offline version), but it finally clicked. There really just isn't anything quite like this. It's a dark, hard-hitting, no-holds-barred gauntlet of killer bars and mind-bending beats. Yeah, maybe you could trim this down, but why would you want to when...""It's taken about a half-dozen listens (of the offline version), but it finally clicked. There really just isn't anything quite like this. It's a dark, hard-hitting, no-holds-barred gauntlet of killer bars and mind-bending beats. Yeah, maybe you could trim this down, but why would you want to when you've got an album this impeccable."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

149 charts

Rank Score:

699

Rank in 2021:

31

Rank in 2020s:

106

Overall Rank:

2,299

Average Rating:

 79 (148 votes)

Comments:

6

32.

Ignorance 

 The Weather Station

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"(Pristine sophisti-pop album with incredibly dynamic production, slick and sexy saxophone, and that sweet and unassuming vocal work from Tamara Lindeman.) This is just a fabulously executed and gorgeous album. Every drum beat and horn and line and detail is so pristinely recorded and intentional ...""(Pristine sophisti-pop album with incredibly dynamic production, slick and sexy saxophone, and that sweet and unassuming vocal work from Tamara Lindeman.) This is just a fabulously executed and gorgeous album. Every drum beat and horn and line and detail is so pristinely recorded and intentional and exact. It shines as a nocturnal, sexy, dramatic sophisti-pop and Art Pop album. The songs are consistently just these thought out, precise and complete works. And, while I haven't yet delved into the lyrics, the bits I hear are beautifully written. The voals are good, if not at all the focus here. They are simple and effective and they work well with the detailed sax and drum and other aspects. I don't have much else to say. This is just really solid."  [+]  Reply

- Mercury | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

682

Rank in 2021:

32

Rank in 2020s:

111

Overall Rank:

2,343

Average Rating:

 74 (174 votes)

Comments:

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33.

Smiling With No Teeth 

 Genesis Owusu

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"Highly promising debut album, there are some instances where he's given more than he can handle, but that's always a danger when going all out on diversity. His acrobatics moving so effortlessly across different styles are nothing short of spectacular. Anyone can find something appealing here. If...""Highly promising debut album, there are some instances where he's given more than he can handle, but that's always a danger when going all out on diversity. His acrobatics moving so effortlessly across different styles are nothing short of spectacular. Anyone can find something appealing here. If I had to pick a standout moment, it would probably be No Looking Back, but this is an album that deserves multiple repeats and my opinion is subject to change at any given moment."  [+]  Reply

- kokkinos | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

647

Rank in 2021:

33

Rank in 2020s:

117

Overall Rank:

2,437

Average Rating:

 77 (148 votes)

Comments:

10

34.

An Overview On Phenomenal Nature 

 Cassandra Jenkins

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"(A really beautiful, at times philosophical, serene singer/songwriter album with just a really peaceful atmosphere and thought-provoking themes.) This is a sort and sweet, 33 minute and 7 track singer/songwriter album. The lyrics are pretty and beautifully specific, ruminative and consistently go...""(A really beautiful, at times philosophical, serene singer/songwriter album with just a really peaceful atmosphere and thought-provoking themes.) This is a sort and sweet, 33 minute and 7 track singer/songwriter album. The lyrics are pretty and beautifully specific, ruminative and consistently gorgeous. The arrangements are understated and filled with just the right sounds to flesh-out the emotion and vibe of the songs. There are elements of chamber folk/pop, some art pop, lots of more general contemporary folk, and all these beautiful touches are nicely worked in and the whole album is quite beautiful and unified. By the end of the album I felt slightly more refreshed, slightly more whole and slightly more enriched. Its just a really gorgeous album. Don't have much else to say. Maybe once I've returned a few times to this my thoughts will be a bit more full and abundant. For now after 2 listens its just one of my fave albums of the year thus far. Really solid."  [+]  Reply

- Mercury | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

573

Rank in 2021:

34

Rank in 2020s:

135

Overall Rank:

2,718

Average Rating:

 73 (128 votes)

Comments:

6

35.

Comfort To Me 

 Amyl And The Sniffers

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"(Lovers of Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers and The Sex Pistols and good, lively Garage punk albums of yore then you will love this... I think so. I mean, I do. This album fucking kicks ass!!!) As I listened to this album for the thousandth time and noticed I was putting on my stink face and...""(Lovers of Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers and The Sex Pistols and good, lively Garage punk albums of yore then you will love this... I think so. I mean, I do. This album fucking kicks ass!!!) As I listened to this album for the thousandth time and noticed I was putting on my stink face and was bobbing my head like I was 16, I felt a sense of joy and returning. Its been awhile since I heard a brand new album that even remotely got me into that L.A.M.F./1977 Punk rock state-of-mind. Its an almost purely somatic experience, where my whole body feels like a mad dog ready to say "fuck off" to every authority figure within 6 square blocks. Its a bloody great feeling! Now, I'm a bit like Freddie Gibbs, still livin' like I'm 16, but not completely. I have so few moments even within this hobby of music listening when I feel like a teen again, that when an album reminds me of that feeling I for sure appreciate it. I had a somewhat similar experience in January when I heard Shame's 2021 album Drunk Tank Pink. But even on that album, there was a bit too much art punk, Talking Heads and Gang of Four going on to fully transport me to that time and place. This new Amyl and the Sniffers eschews the post punk/art punk offshoots and instead sinks its teeth fully into that first couple years of pure punkr ock and roll and its glorious. This album has some sick simple heavy badass punk riffs. lol "some" ... no, it has LOADS. It has some of those fiery, imprecise, 100% passion Thunders solos, it has some garage punk in its bristly simplicity, it has some Garage Rock Revival in it with stomping swaggering badassery somewhat similar to The Hives. Hell it even has a little bit of Maiden that crops up briefly with that chugging old school heavy metal riff on "Capital"! But most importantly this album has Amyl. Or rather real name Amy Taylor. Let me tell ya something about Amy: she is a total badass motherfucker and you do not want to mess around with her or you may be stabbed. This woman is so damn sexy, feral, so damn filthy and slovenly and gives so little fucks it should be a crime. Something about how brash and bold she sounds on these pure punk bangers, it blows me away. Her thick aussie accent just absolutely tears into these songs like no one else. She is a badass and the MVP of this album without a doubt. I love her. The songs here are incredible. "Security" is probably my most listened to song of the year, perfect garage punk anthem. the aforementioned "Capital" and "Maggot" just drip with furious raging anger. "Hertz" is that garage rock revival sounding song, but damn it has a brashness and coolness that is unmatched and a chorus that reaffirms my love of punk rock. "Choices" is a badass song all about saying fuck you to people trying to control you and tell you what to do. Yeah its as simple and simply perfect as that. Etec etc, there are more brilliant punk jams here. Its a solid through and through hard pummeling balls to the wall adrenalized punk rock album of albums. If you love '73-'78 Johnny Thunders/Heartnreakers/NY Dolls projects, early Sex Pistols (lol, I like saying early pistols), Saints, Dead Boys, Radio Birdman, X-Ray Spex etc ... or Garage punk and Garage Rock Revival bands like Jay Reatard, King Khan, or early Hives, etc... then you will like this a lot methinks. Its just so great!"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

554

Rank in 2021:

35

Rank in 2020s:

142

Overall Rank:

2,801

Average Rating:

 74 (72 votes)

Comments:

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36.

Screen Violence 

 CHVRCHES

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"This was a thoroughly enjoyable album and there seems to be a few more risks taken on this album than their previous work. While there still is the odd generic song that could and should have been cut, there is also a lot of great songs. Such as Good Girls and How Not To Drown where the Robert Sm...""This was a thoroughly enjoyable album and there seems to be a few more risks taken on this album than their previous work. While there still is the odd generic song that could and should have been cut, there is also a lot of great songs. Such as Good Girls and How Not To Drown where the Robert Smith feature works brilliantly. Then there is the vocal performance from Mayberry, which I absolutely adore and is the strongest part of the record. Even if your not a fan of their synth pop style you can still get joy out of the record by solely focusing on the vocal alone. Overall, it isn't their greatest album but there is still a lot to love and so well worth a listen. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

526

Rank in 2021:

36

Rank in 2020s:

149

Overall Rank:

2,907

Average Rating:

 74 (93 votes)

Comments:

4

37.

Pressure Machine 

 The Killers

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"The Killers Most Cohesive Album Yet A lot of people’s biggest problem with the Killers is their lack of album flow and consistency. The biggest example of this is Hot Fuss. The first side of the album is LOADED with hit after hit and contains some of the best music of the early 2000s. Only to be ...""The Killers Most Cohesive Album Yet A lot of people’s biggest problem with the Killers is their lack of album flow and consistency. The biggest example of this is Hot Fuss. The first side of the album is LOADED with hit after hit and contains some of the best music of the early 2000s. Only to be followed by a second side that isn’t terrible by any means but compared to the first side it’s like comparing Nikes to Reeboks. With Pressure Machine the Killers have finally made an album that works together throughout the entire runtime. Instead of the indie pop and pop rock that is typical of the band that has gotten a little bit old they lean more into a folkier Heartland Rock. In my opinion this change in sound suits them and is very refreshing coming from them. The opener West Hills has already became one of my favorites from them and showcases the sound in a great way. There are some moments on here that get a little dull and boring but there are some excellent tracks that pull it up. This is also a concept album which is also new for the band. Brandon Flowers grew in a small town in Utah called Nephi. Throughout the album there are clippings and interviews from various people in the town. In Flowers lyrics he details different stories and perspectives of people in this said town. These all showcase not only what it’s like growing up in Nephi, Utah but also all small towns in general. Growing up in a small town in Idaho I relate a lot to this. With a cohesive concept album The Killers have released a great modern album that I will definitely return to often. And also they didn’t mess up the Phoebe Bridgers feature. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

467

Rank in 2021:

37

Rank in 2020s:

171

Overall Rank:

3,225

Average Rating:

 73 (126 votes)

Comments:

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38.

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Solar Power 

 Lorde

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"Maybe I'm judging too quickly, and I'll fully own up to that if I realise I am, but good god what a let down. Production is fantastic, Lorde's singing is better than ever - but the songwriting is so lifeless. No song finds itself standing out or having anything to say, even though it feels like i...""Maybe I'm judging too quickly, and I'll fully own up to that if I realise I am, but good god what a let down. Production is fantastic, Lorde's singing is better than ever - but the songwriting is so lifeless. No song finds itself standing out or having anything to say, even though it feels like its trying to. The easiest comparison I can make would be Everything Now by Arcade Fire, really miscalculated change in direction from an artist who could do no wrong that thinks its saying more than it actually is. Dire."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

460

Rank in 2021:

38

Rank in 2020s:

172

Overall Rank:

3,260

Average Rating:

 66 (164 votes)

Comments:

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39.

Blue Banisters 

 Lana Del Rey

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"Honestly I was underwhelmed by Chemtrails, it's not bad but any means. Starts off great and sadly falls into the uninspiring/kinda boring realm for me.. Blue Banisters is a vast improvement! I really enjoyed this one. It's beautifully crafted and more interesting to my ears and her vocals are won...""Honestly I was underwhelmed by Chemtrails, it's not bad but any means. Starts off great and sadly falls into the uninspiring/kinda boring realm for me.. Blue Banisters is a vast improvement! I really enjoyed this one. It's beautifully crafted and more interesting to my ears and her vocals are wonderful. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

451

Rank in 2021:

39

Rank in 2020s:

173

Overall Rank:

3,313

Average Rating:

 73 (139 votes)

Comments:

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If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power 

 Halsey

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"Don't know if religious people are downrating the album because of the pagan, iconoclastic, witchy imagery, but this album, imo, deserves a much higher rating. It's a stunning work if you like your electronic, pulsating pop music dark and brooding."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

429

Rank in 2021:

40

Rank in 2020s:

182

Overall Rank:

3,458

Average Rating:

 72 (55 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2021 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	6	1%
Arca	4	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	3	0%
Fred Again..	2	0%
Lana Del Rey	2	0%
Hawkwind	2	0%
Weezer	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	456	46%
	198	20%
	51	5%
	45	5%
	32	3%
	22	2%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%