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listening to your top albums of 2021

i need to do some catching up this yea and what better way to do it than going through whatever published aoty list i find and listening to the top album. but because some of your favourites i've actually heard, i'm only going to listen to the highest ranked one i have not yet heard. updating as i go along.
1Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach
Spiorachas - A High Place


Elynna #3 (first were Kauan and Musk Ox)
loved the Celtic influences here, spacey and atmospheric instrumental album, be patient with it and it will reward you greatly. beautiful stuff
4/5
2Krallice
Demonic Wealth


DDDeftoneDDD #1
actually disturbing black metal album? in this economy?
4/5
3Art School Girlfriend
Is It Light Where You Are


fogza #1
pleasant dream pop with some actually artsy ideas.
4/5
4BRUIT
The Machine Is Burning...


Josh D. (unranked)
the only album on his unranked list i have not heard (other one i have on my playlist, and one i could not give a damn about).
fucking beautiful, yeah'
4.5/5
5Springtime (AUS)
Springtime


DoofDoof #1
sporadic ageing melancholy
4.5/5
6The Wildhearts
21st Century Love Songs


Kingdok #1
geriatric cock rock
2.5/5
7So Hideous
None But a Pure Heart Can Sing


Nuchoking #3
too short for its own good. for fans of staring dreamily into the sky, thinking of murdering people.
4/5
8Water From Your Eyes
Structure


anat #4
relaxed and stressed out music all at once, but leaning more toward relaxed.
4/5
9Erika de Casier
Sensational


NorthernSkylark #6
breathy eaasiness
3/5
10Leon III
Antlers in Velvet


Sowing #5
gentleman's psych, gentleman's prog, stoner's rock
3.5/
11Fiddlehead
Between the Richness


2CHAINAL #1
bite-sized emo punk
4/5
12Kid Kapichi
This Time Next Year


biggzhc #1
cock-rock but like good (?)
3.5/5
13Fruit Bats
The Pet Parade


Sunnyvale #6
spiritual children of Kevin Morby and Bill Callahan
3.5/5
14Mastodon
Hushed and Grim


nightbringer #1
thanks to this list i not only gave Krallice a chance, i also gave one to Mastodon. and both pulled through. miracles do happen, i guess.
3.5/5
15Kraus
View No Country


sixdegrees #1
my guitars go noise, my voice go shoegaze, neither really know why or what they're set out to achieve
3/5
16Stimming
Ludwig


Calc #3
got my warm socks, gloves, and sweater all ready, my knees and ankles are ready to stim the fuck out, bring out the cold techno
4/5
17Emily Scott Robinson
American Siren


dmathias52 #3
hopeful disillusionment country
3.5/5
18Massage
Still Life


mardin65 #6
lukewarm revival of a lukewarm style
2.5/5
19Stortregn
Impermanence


SrpskiCekic #1
tech-melodic latte macchiato among 2021's death metal releases.
4/5
20Grouper
Shade


plane #1
a cold hug
4.5/5
21Roscoe Mitchell
Dots - Pieces for Percussion and Woodwinds


CottonSalad #1
meditative study in percussion and rhythmic repetition
3.5/5
22Lil Ugly Mane
Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern


tectactoe #1
hobo berdoom pop or pristine bum-psych
3.5/5
23Tropical Fuck Storm
Deep States


Demon of the Fall #1
dronier Drones b-sides
3.5/5
24Epica
Omega


Divaman #1
dad metal, but the dad thinks he's cool with the kids
2/5
25Henry Threadgill
Poof


loulou #1 (jazz list)
nocturnal music
3.5/5
26Kaelan Mikla
Undir Köldum Norðurljósum


Dewinged #9
goth to make the coldest nights even colder
4/5
27Ustalost
Before The Glinting Spell Unvests


brainmelter #3
meh-tal
2.5/5
28Black Dresses
Forever In Your Heart


DavidYowi #1
murderous fun
4/5
29Kali Masi
Laughs


SlothcoreSam #1
just heavy enough not to be called emo
3.5/5
30Null (USA)
Hiraeth


garas #1
MtG theme variations
3/5
31Backxwash
I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES


BohemianAle #2
literally the sound of demons being exorcised
4.5/5
32Lana Del Rey
Chemtrails Over The Country Club


Travelhead #5
squeaky clean and squeaky vocals
3/5
33Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike


vacantPlanet #1
gargantuan: the album
3.5/5
34Fucked Up
Year of the Horse


WalrusTusk #1 (also by popular request)
Titus Andronicus big done right
4/5
35Swallow the Sun
Moonflowers


Essence #random pick
sluggish metal sophistication
3.5/5
36Teenage Wrist
Earth Is A Black Hole


Asura14 #2
cliche punk-rock
2.5/5
37W. H. Lung
Vanities


markjamie #2
banger machine
4/5
38RXK Nephew
Slitherman Activated


Ryus #2
"didn't actually want to be a rapper" hip-hop
2.5/5
39Clara Malaterre
Points Cardinaux


Trifolium #1 EP
to be listened to later today
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