Mid-Year 2021 Lists (Best of 2021... So Far) • Page 2

Favorites of 2021 So Far:

1. Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
2. Orgiami Angel - GAMI GANG
3. BROCKHAMPTON - ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE
4. Lucy Dacus - Home Video
5. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 3000
6. The Dirty Nil - Fuck Art
7. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
8. KennyHoopla - SURVIVOR'S GUILT: THE MIXTAPE
9. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
10. Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
11. Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
12. Jeff Rosenstock - SKA DREAM
13. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
14. Pi'erre Bourne - The Life of Pi'erre 5
15. jxdn - Tell Me About Tomorrow
16. Julien Baker - Little Oblivions
17. Free Throw - Piecing It Together
18. Brand of Sacrifice - Lifeblood
19. Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
20. Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos

 

Top 10:
1. Origami Angel - GAMI GANG (Perfect emo double album)
2. Backxwash - I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES (black metal influenced hip hop by a black trans woman)
3. Tigers Jaw - I Won't Care How You Remember Me (emo)
4. Hit Like A Girl - Heart Racer (emo I guess)
5. Mach-Hommy - Pray For Haiti (hip hop)
6. Arrange - The World Is Racing (electronic emo I guess)
7. The Dirty Nil - Fuck Art (pop punk that's a lot more on the punk side, RIYL Menzingers)
8. Kali Masi - [laughs] (emo/idie rock)
9. girl in red - if i could make it go quiet (she's a hit with kids these days)
10. Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream (Korean emo shoegaze by a kid in his mom's basement)

Other artists with albums I enjoyed: AFI, Rise Against, Weezer, Polo G, St. Vincent, nothing. nowhere, Julien Baker, Spirit of the Beehive, Rod Wave, Architects.

 

Not in any order.

The Dirty Nil
Gatecreeper
The Hold Steady
Regional Justice Center
God's Hate
Citizen
Kali Masi
Origami Angel
Manchester Orchestra
Capra
Fiddlehead
Downhaul

 

1. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
2. Tigers Jaw - I Won't Care How You Remember Me
3. Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos
4. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks Of God
5. Citizen - Life In Your Glass World

havent listened to much besides these (or rather, havent given other listens enough play time to substantially rate them). these are the five im comfortable with ordering

 

No order:

Manchester orchestra
Origami angel
Japanese breakfast
Julien baker
Lucy dacus
Sleater Kinney
St Vincent
Citizen
Slaughter beach dog
Tigers Jaw
Cloud Nothings
Wild pink
The hold steady
Weezer (ok human)
Home is where
Modest mouse

 

In the spirit of the main feature I'll keep this to a top 20 LPs (and a top 10 EPs, why not):

1. Hundreds of AU - Acting from Remote Satellites
2. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
3. Fiddlehead - Between the Richness
4. Shame - Drunk Tank Pink
5. Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
6. Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
7. Wayside - Shine Onto Me
8. Citizen - Life in Your Glass World
9. TV Priest - Uppers
10. Harker - Axiom
11. Jim Ward - Daggers
12. Dinosaur Jr. - Sweep It Into Space
13. Iceage - Seek Shelter
14. Cloud Nothings - The Shadow I Remember
15. Ship Thieves - Irruption
16. Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights
17. Virginia Wing - Private Life
18. Dead History - Dead History
19. Charlie Martin - Imaginary People
20. Trade Wind - The Day We Got What We Deserved

EPs:
1. Ship Thieves / Reconciler split
2. Rest Easy - Sick Day
3. Colonial Wound - Degradation
4. Courtesy Drop - Argonaut
5. Mannequin Pussy - Perfect
6. Widowspeak - Honeychurch
7. Shine - Stare Into the Sun
8. Militarie Gun - All Roads Lead to the Gun
9. Hand Habits - Dirt
10. Citizen - Glass Mix 1

 

1. Lana Del Rey: Chemtrails Over the Country Club
2. Hayley Williams: Flowers For Vases / Descansos
3. The Dirty Nil: Fuck Art
4. Citizen: Life In Your Glass World
5. Manchester Orchestra: The Million Masks of God
6. Tyler, the Creator: Call Me If You Get Lost
7. Brockhampton: ROADRUNNER: New Light, New Machine
8. Origami Angel: GAMI GANG
9. Adult Mom: Driver
10. Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall: The Marfa Tapes
11. twenty one pilots: Scaled & Icy
12. Bachelor: Doomin’ Sun
13. Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee
14. Fiddlehead: Between the Richness
15. Olivia Rodrigo: SOUR

Others I've enjoyed:
John the Ghost: I Only Want To Live Once
Claud: Super Monster
Porter Robinson: Nurture
Arlo Parks: Collapsed in Sunbeams
Julien Baker: Little Oblivions
Lucy Dacus: Home Video
The Sonder Bombs: Clothbound
Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor's Version)


And it's been a great year for EPs, my favorites so far are:
1. Justin Courtney Pierre: An Anthropologist on Mars
2. Mannequin Pussy: Perfect
3. Turnstile: TURNSTILE LOVE CONNECTION
4. Beach Bunny: Blame Game
5. PRONOUN: OMG I MADE IT
6. Pinkshift: Saccharine
7. Home Is Where: I Became Birds

 

Top 20 of 2021 so far...
1. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
2. Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights
3. Shy Tooth - Ultrasuede
4. Lucy Dacus - Home Video
5. Tyne-James Organ - Necessary Evil
6. The Blue Stones - Hidden Gems
7. The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy
8. Luca Brasi - Everything Is Tenuous
9. Fiddlehead - Between The Richness
10. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 3000
11. Rise Against - Nowhere Generation
12. We Were Sharks - New Low
13. The Spill Canvas - Conduit
14. Hiss Golden Messenger - Quietly Blowing It
15. Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself
16. Citizen - Life In Your Glass World
17. Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight
18. Woodlock - The Future of an End
19. Tigercub - As Blue As Indigo
20. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - L.W.

 

So much I still need to listen to, but will try coming up with a top 10 today

 

albums (no order):
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
Origami Angel - Gami Gang
Jeff Rosenstock - Ska Dream
Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream

tracks (no order):
"Sad React" Emperor X
"Be Sweet" Japanese Breakfast
"Bossa Nova Corps" Origami Angel
"deja vu" Olivia Rodrigo
"Analog Sentimentalism" Parannoul
"Leave the Door Open" Silk Sonic
"I Know I'm Funny haha" Faye Webster
"Rainforest" Noname
"Thumbs" Lucy Dacus

albums that'll likely be on my EOTY that I haven't listened to enough yet:
Faye Webster - I Know I'm Funny haha
Lucy Dacus - Home Video
Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost

 

1. origami angel - gami gang
2. fiddlehead - between the richness
3. middle kids - today we're the greatest
4. cake pop - cake pop 2
5. charlie hickey - count the stairs
6. devil sold his soul - loss
7. dreamwell - painting myself a darker day
8. tigers jaw - i wont care how you remember me
9. for your health - in spite of
10. godspeed you! black emperor - g_d's pee at state's end!

 

Lucy Dacus - Home Video
Julien Baker - Little Oblivians
Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall - The Marfa Tapes
Morgan Wade - Reckless
Patrick Droney - State of the Heart
Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
Alexander Biggs - Hit or Miss
Sydney Sprague - maybe I will see you at the end of the world
Josiah and the Bonnevilles - Motel Mayday
Michigan Rattlers - That Kind of Life

 

I need to check lists to see what was even released this year.

 

1. Origami Angel - Gami Gang
2. Citizen - Life In Your Glass World
3. Brockhampton - Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine
4. Tigers Jaw - I Won’t Care How You Remember Me
5. Fiddlehead - Between The Richness
6. Palette Knife - Ponderosa Snake House & The Chamber of Bullshit
7. Bigger Better Sun - Adjust To Wellness
8. Tyler, The Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
9. Kali Masi - [laughs]
10. Sympathy Card – 2002
11. The Dirty Nil - Fuck Art
12. PONY - TV Baby
13. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
14. Paerish - Fixed It All
15. Hayley Williams - Flowers For Vases/descansos
16. Action/Adventure - Pulling Focus
17. Parting - Unmake Me
18. We Are The Union - Ordinary Life
19. Stars Hollow - I Want To Live My Life
20. Chess Club - You’re Lucky I Like You
21. Sweet Avenue - Young In Warm Weather
22. Photographic Memory - Photographic Memory
23. Weezer - OK Human
24. Weezer - Van Weezer
25. Year Twins - Perfect Forever, Forever Perfect
26. Smol Data - Inconvenience Store
27. Chaser – Dreamers
28. Hotel Etiquette - Ex Questions
29. Rise Against - Nowhere Generation
30. We Were Sharks - New Low

Been quite a good year already, and it's only going to get better starting this coming Friday with The Maine's new record.

 

Working through what I've missed. Fred again.. is very good, good looks @username

 

No particular order but I've been into the following so far this year:

Weezer - OK Human
Weezer - Van Weezer
Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight
UserX - UserX (EP)
Rod Wave - SoulFly
Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
J. Cole - The Off-Season
Polo G - Hall of Fame
Twenty One Pilots - Scaled & Icy
Hot Mulligan - I Won't Reach Out To You (EP)
Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
Slaughter Beach, Dog - At The Moonbase (I think this came out NYE - so technically 2020 but wasn't on any end of year lists due to late release)
The Offspring - Let the Bad Times Roll

 

Man I entirely forgot about that slaughter beach dog record. I remember there being some good stuff on there. Need to revisit

 

The new SPELLLING record is really good and a lot of you would probably be very into it. Not sure where else to suggest y’all listen so I’m posting here.

SPELLLING - The Turning Wheel (June 25, 2021) • forum.chorus.fm

 

For anyone thumbing through looking to play catch up and feeing overwhelmed — every year I keep a playlist with selections of songs from new records that I’ve given a listen and at least mostly enjoyed. It’s updated every week on Friday or Saturday with the latest. Throw it on shuffle for a while every now & then and get alllll the recommendations with minimal work (currently at 140 tracks this year)

 

Fiddlehead
Fiddlehead
Deafheaven
Fiddlehead

 

It's July and I still haven't gone through and made a list of my favorites so far. But these are all in no order.

Manchester Orchestra - Million Masks of God
Origami Angel - gami gang
Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams
Hayley Williams - flowers for vases/descansos
Architects - For Those That Wish to Exist
Remember Sports - Like A Stone
Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
Lucy Dacus - Home Video
Julien Baker - Little Oblivions
Downhaul - PROOF
Aaron Lee Tasjan - Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
Fruit Bats - The Pet Parade
Bachelor - Doomin' Sun
Mannequin Pussy - Perfect
For Your Health - In Spite Of
Ratboys - Happy Birthday, Ratboy
Hiss Golden Messenger - Quietly Blowing It
McKinley Dixon - For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her
Harmony Woods - Graceful Rage

 

Think I really need to dig in to Origami Angel.

 

Not specially in order:

1. The Sonder Bombs - Clothbound
2. Amy Shark - Cry Forever
3. Origami Angel - GAMI GANG
4. Julien Baker - Little Oblivion’s
5. Lucy Dacus - Home Video
6. Manchester Orchestra - Million Masks of God
7. Sydney Sprague - maybe I will see you at the end of the world
8. Pallete Knife - Ponderosa Snake House & The Chamber of Bullshit
9. Middle Kids - Today We’re the Greatest
10. Girl in Red - if I could make it to quiet
11. Danielle Durack - No Place
12. Tiger’s Jaw - I Won’t Care How You Remember Me
13. Harmony Woods - GRACEFUL RAGE
14. Jetty Bones - Push Back
15. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee

More time needs to be spent with Wolf Alice, Olivia Rodrigo, Citizen, Fiddlehead, Remember Sports … however I have heavily enjoyed these as well. This has been one of the best years for me personally in a while (music wise, of course).

 

s/o Danielle Durack!!

 

in chronological order

The Dirty Nil
ELIO
The Staves
Pink Sweat$
Justin Bieber
Porter Robinson
Weezer (Van)
Olivia Rodrigo
Fuckin Whatever
Poppy
Laura Mvula