Best of 2021...so far...

adidasss · 08-18-2021, 07:40 AM

Continuing the good MB tradition of not waiting until the end of the year to make lists, let's talk about the best albums of the year so far.

I'll go first:

Nothing. Fuck this year.

How about you? Tell me I've missed some masterpiece.

Tristan_Geoff · 08-18-2021, 07:53 AM

Acetantina

Porter Robinson

Don Zilla

Wednesday/MJ Lenderman

All 10s all unassailable

jadis · 08-18-2021, 09:36 AM

The new Stephan Micus is brilliant

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Originally Posted by Tristan_Geoff

Don Zilla

Yeah that was great

**Exo** · 08-18-2021, 10:35 AM

I've enjoyed the UK triplets outputs this year (Black Midi, Black Country, Squid) with Black Midi being the standout.

Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders grew on me.

La Femme and Hiatus Kaiyote had very nice records that I enjoyed.

Mdou Moctar, Panopticon, and Darkside were also pretty solid.

Still so much to listen to though. Most of these are the "top of the lists" albums that everybody seems to mention. I've been lazy.

**Frownland** · 08-18-2021, 10:56 AM

My top is the Madvillainy of the 2020s. Or maybe the Operation Doomsday depending on what Armand Hammer/woods end up releasing.

Nate Wooley's Mutual Aid Music is some top notch experimental big band improv. Haven't spent too much time with the new Lingua Ignota but it hits the high marks she set for herself from what I've heard so far.

Patrick Shiroishi, Fire!, Kurushimi, and Ben Goldberg's new albums are some top jazz releases.

Lorem Ipsum's chamber music screamo was a wild experience even if I'm not returning to it that much.

bob_32_116 · 08-24-2021, 07:07 AM

Fleet Foxes - Shore

Sublime, like all of Fleet Foxes' albums.

Yes I know it was recorded and available digitally in 2020, but physical versions only became available in 2021, hence I regard it as a 2021 album.

TheBig3 · 08-24-2021, 09:45 AM

I liked:

Lingua Ignota - SINNER GET READY, reminds me of old nick cave
Hold Steady - Open Door Policy, not their best but I love them
Gojira - Fortitude, the album is solid but Another World is the best Deftones song I've heard in forever
The Killers - Pressure Machine, I know you hated it but I think it's pretty solid
Backxwash - I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES was the sort of artsy mashup that I haven't enjoyed since the college days. Really thought this was a great late-night driving around album
Counting Crows - Butter Miracle, Suite One - A weird but good deviation from their usual stuff. The first single I can't get into but the other 3 tracks were solid.
Durand Jones & The Indications - Private Space - Not mind blowing but I don't get enough Soul in my diet.

**Frownland** · 08-29-2021, 07:19 PM

The Bug - Fire

****ing great, might be his best release to date.

Play it loud.

adidasss · 09-11-2021, 10:24 AM

Low - HEY WHAT may have just saved this year.

08-18-2021, 07:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Best of 2021...so far... Continuing the good MB tradition of not waiting until the end of the year to make lists, let's talk about the best albums of the year so far. I'll go first: Nothing. Fuck this year. How about you? Tell me I've missed some masterpiece. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	I've enjoyed the UK triplets outputs this year (Black Midi, Black Country, Squid) with Black Midi being the standout. Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders grew on me. La Femme and Hiatus Kaiyote had very nice records that I enjoyed. Mdou Moctar, Panopticon, and Darkside were also pretty solid. Still so much to listen to though. Most of these are the "top of the lists" albums that everybody seems to mention. I've been lazy. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

08-18-2021, 10:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	My top is the Madvillainy of the 2020s. Or maybe the Operation Doomsday depending on what Armand Hammer/woods end up releasing. Nate Wooley's Mutual Aid Music is some top notch experimental big band improv. Haven't spent too much time with the new Lingua Ignota but it hits the high marks she set for herself from what I've heard so far. Patrick Shiroishi, Fire!, Kurushimi, and Ben Goldberg's new albums are some top jazz releases. Lorem Ipsum's chamber music screamo was a wild experience even if I'm not returning to it that much. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-24-2021, 07:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
bob_32_116 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: 32S 116E Posts: 324	Fleet Foxes - Shore Sublime, like all of Fleet Foxes' albums. Yes I know it was recorded and available digitally in 2020, but physical versions only became available in 2021, hence I regard it as a 2021 album. Last edited by bob_32_116; 08-24-2021 at 07:26 AM.

08-24-2021, 09:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	I liked: Lingua Ignota - SINNER GET READY, reminds me of old nick cave Hold Steady - Open Door Policy, not their best but I love them Gojira - Fortitude, the album is solid but Another World is the best Deftones song I've heard in forever The Killers - Pressure Machine, I know you hated it but I think it's pretty solid Backxwash - I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES was the sort of artsy mashup that I haven't enjoyed since the college days. Really thought this was a great late-night driving around album Counting Crows - Butter Miracle, Suite One - A weird but good deviation from their usual stuff. The first single I can't get into but the other 3 tracks were solid. Durand Jones & The Indications - Private Space - Not mind blowing but I don't get enough Soul in my diet. __________________ I've moved to a new address

08-29-2021, 07:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	The Bug - Fire ***ing great, might be his best release to date. Play it loud. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

09-11-2021, 10:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Low - HEY WHAT may have just saved this year. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm