2021 albums of the year lists - rolling thread

Thank you.
Yeah like Mdou Moctar but did feel a bit like it could have come out at any point in the last 30 years.

I don’t think it’s as reductive as it sounds. For a national newspaper to be championing this sort of music is pretty rare, and having a regular feature that covers music under such a broad umbrella is pretty useful if you know that you want to broaden your musical horizons but don’t know what is out there that you might enjoy.

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Boomkat AOTY 2021

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List is here, some great stuff in this as per.

https://boomkat.com/charts/boomkat-end-of-year-charts-2021/1534

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I’m confused at the HTRK album being called electronic, sounds like a bedroom indie album to me.

Finally a chart that includes my own No.1, albeit right at the end of the list (Roy Montgomery).

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Amazed thought Space Afrika would be nailed on or aya.

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so, so much stuff to discover from that list

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Yeah me too tbf.

Yeah, I suppose they were previously. Now sound like something off the Twin Peaks soundtrack. Really good album mind.

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Been listening to this Dawuna album, having had a song on Deep Voices & a strong placing on Boomkat’s list.

Cannot fathom why it’s not a massive deal - it’s amazing. Sort of electronic alt-rnb.

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Some interesting stuff in here.

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And always always find some stuff I’ve never heard in here.

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The 5 albums guy on Twitter is doing 2021 this week so it’ll be interesting to see how that goes.

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Best Ambient and Modern classical releases of 2021 according to DiSsers

Most important list of the year is here