8 Great Albums We Discovered on 2021 Year-End Lists
One of the best short-term effects of year-end list season is personal discovery. Here are eight albums from this year that we just got into from reading other people's lists...
Space Afrika
David Castillo (Saint Vitus Bar, Confines) lists his favorite albums of 2021
”Overall, 2021 was supposed to be a triumphant return for music, and although it didn't achieve the heights we all had hoped for, 2020's lockdown gave way to loads of great recordings...”
Watch Thom Yorke perform new The Smile song “Free in the Knowledge”
Thom Yorke made his return to the stage for his first performance since COVID lockdown, and he also shared a new Radio Hour mix, featuring Little Simz, The Bug, Terry Riley and more
Uniform’s Michael Berdan tells us about his 10 favorite albums of 2021
Michael's list includes The Bug, Gauze, Space Afrika, and lots of other cool stuff in the industrial/noise/metal realm...
The Quietus’ Top 100 Albums of 2021
Always one of the more unique End of Year lists, The Quietus' Albums of 2021 include everything from The Weather Station and Little Simz to Divide and Dissolve, Scotch Reflex, The Bug, At the Gates and more.
Gorilla vs Bear’s Top 50 Albums of 2021
Gorilla vs Bear's list is always one of the most interesting and unique lists of the year, heavy on music in the electronic/electronic pop realm, but also including lots of indie rock, rap, folk, pop, and more...
Helado Negro, Jefre-Cantu Ledesma & more feature on ‘New Neighborhoods’ benefit LP
'New Neighborhoods' is a collection of 16 new works inspired by Ernest Hood's 1975 album Neighborhoods, and also features Ka Bird, Space Afrika, Todd Barton, Felicia Atkinson, and more.