 | Musk Ox
Inheritance
A breathtaking return from Canada's finest dark folk act that makes one thing especially clear: Woodfall was no fluke. Musk Ox are masters of the craft. |  | Adjy
The Idyll Opus (I-VI)
"I've spent years trying to find my way back in." |
 | Lucy Dacus
Home Video
A vivid memory reel |  | Cerebral Rot
Excretion Of Mortality
...just writhe along |
 | Lightning Bug
A Color of the Sky
Turn off my phone and live alone in everlasting peace |  | o'summer vacation
Wicked Heart
Just the good noise. Fuck your stereo. |
 | The Raging Nathans
Waste My Heart
Every single day is goddamn strange |  | Wolf Alice
Blue Weekend
A true coming-of-age record for a band that's been knocking on the door for some time now. Blue Weekend is indeed all it's hyped up to be. |
 | Japanese Breakfast
Jubilee
From “INDIE pop” to “Indie POP” |  | Sweet Trip
A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals
A Sturdy Comeback, On The Top Floor Of Dreamgaze, Low Ceilings |
 | Portal
Avow
sweyy[g] |  | Black Midi
Cavalcade
All dadaist pom poms, no glee |
 | Lord Huron
Long Lost
For those who guess they just weren’t made for these times. |  | Olivia Rodrigo
SOUR
"where's my fucking teenage dream?" |
 | Iosonouncane
IRA
Your 2021 album of the year has arrived. |  | Squid
Bright Green Field
Open wide, we've got everything, everything that you like |
 | Manchester Orchestra
The Million Masks of God
In the light, you arrive, as the curtain closes. |  | Porter Robinson
Nurture
The exact type of life-affirming art the world needs in 2021 |
 | Hail the Sun
New Age Filth
Bend the knee. |  | Devil Sold His Soul
Loss
Their Loss is our gain. |
 | Kauan
Ice Fleet
Kauan doing their thing with excellent results again |  | Cryptosis
Bionic Swarm
More than a stylistic leap, Bionic Swarm is a full creative rebirth. |
 | The Antlers
Green to Gold
Here we come to a turning of the season |  | Blindfolded and Led to the Woods
Nightmare Withdrawals
Dreamy Introductions |
