The Best Albums of 2021 (So Far) • Page 2

Legitimately had no idea you enjoyed that album haha

 

Look, it hurts my feelings when people tell me they don't read my weekly newsletter. Why do you hurt me like this?

 

I need to dig into the list, but how is Drew the only one who even has Adult Mom on his list?

(I'm also assuming everyone just missed the Joe Vann record)

 

Hahaha I read it every week except whatever week you talked about Gami Gang apparently

 

The Joe Vann record is great! I had to whittle down to a top 30 and at some point it got cut, but agree that record definitely feels slept on across the site in general. Tbh I think I prefer it over the last From Indian Lakes record

 

Haha.

I wrote about them a few times.

In the Spotlight: 50 Bands You Need to Hear in 2019 (Part Two)

Origami Angel are a two-piece emo rock band from Washington, D.C., and I originally checked them out because I liked their song titles. I know, it’s weird, but when a song is titled “ROM Hack” I am just drawn to it. The band has a clever way of mixing their catchy melodies with cool guitar parts and lyrics that range from dealing with depression, growing up, love, and Pokémon.

Liner Notes (May 1st, 2021)

Origami Angel released a 20-song pop-punk album that pulls all the right things from the genre. It’s catchy. It’s full of little perfectly quotable moments that capture a specific feeling of adolescence. It has a wildly hanging out on Warped Tour in 2003 vibe, but while some modern spin. This will be in rotation for quite a while now.

Liner Notes (November 15th, 2019)

Origami Angel dropped their new full-length today called Somewhere City. This has been a band I’ve been keeping an eye on for a while, and I’m very impressed upon first listen. They seem to have taken a nice creative jump here, and they make this interesting emo-rock sound in a way that feels fresh.

 

Bookmarking this for reference when I act shocked in two years that you like their next release lol

 

Without a doubt my favorite record of the year so far. In fact I can’t think of a record over the past 2 years that speaks to me as much.

 

@Mary V so glad to see Crowded Houses on this, what a surprise, I'd never heard of them before, so excellent. Will make sure to check out everything else on your list. So glad to see Shame at 1 and Squid high up there as well cheers!

 

I know I'll get hounded with a 'do the work yourself' comment but it'd be great if these lists had an audio track (Spotify or YouTube) link to go with each band/album.

A lot of bands I haven't heard on all your lists. I'll work my way through it at some point.

 

It’s not the aggregate list, but I actually do have a Spotify playlist with selections from my personal mid-year list if you’re just looking for stuff to listen to! There’s an extra track because I fell in love with a record between the time I finished my list and this feature being posted lol, but otherwise it’s true to the order.

 

This link doesn't work, and I did a search and didn't find too much but a lot appears to be removed. There was some stuff in the new album thread about a member (Chase Barham) who was removed from the band after allegations arose. I can't find anything about what the allegations were and how quick he was removed/statements etc. Can someone fill me in? i really dig this album and am now curious about what I'm not aware of/supporting. They were also on my lists of bands to see now that shows are back.

 

Try searching the "Accountability" thread in the music forum.

 

The main one does have a Playlist, did you mean each album itself in the list or the staff lists?

Looking for an easy way to check out all of the albums in our top thirty? We’ve got a playlist for that. You’ll find one on Apple Music and one on Spotify with one great song from each great album.

 

Seeing two Weezer albums above ULTRAPOP on that combined 30 list is... something.

 

Crowded House are royalty in Australia and New Zealand - check out their classic album, Woodface when you can!

That Shame record has stuck with me all year. Something about it keeps pulling me back, and it’s a massive step up from their debut.

 

goddamnit I’m a stupid idiot. I totally missed the playlist paragraph, but yeah, I actually did mean a song link (YouTube/Spotify/Apple) underneath each album mentioned by all staff.

There are a lot of lists and therefore a lot of bands/artists I’ve never heard. It’d be cool if each numbered album had a top song link or something. No big deal, but would just be kind of a one stop shop to hear it all instead of manually searching after reading everyone’s lists.

 

I agree, I somehow missed them until now and I’ve already listened to the album twice today.

 

Yeah, I should have done that. Sorry. I really need to make a way to do it faster, I got lazy and didn't wanna create 30 individual links, heh.

Actually, I can do it programmatically ... this should work:

Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks Of God • chorus.fm
Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR • chorus.fm
Origami Angel - Gami Gang • chorus.fm
Hayley Williams - FLOWERS for VASES / descansos • chorus.fm
Julien Baker - Little Oblivions • chorus.fm
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee • chorus.fm
Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight • chorus.fm
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend • chorus.fm
The Night Game - Dog Years • chorus.fm
Citizen - Life In Your Glass World • chorus.fm
Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights • chorus.fm
Lucy Dacus - Home Video • chorus.fm
Weezer - Van Weezer • chorus.fm
Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket • chorus.fm
The Sonder Bombs - Clothbound • chorus.fm
Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version) • chorus.fm
Rise Against - Nowhere Generation • chorus.fm
Weezer - OK Human • chorus.fm
Middle Kids - Today We’re The Greatest • chorus.fm
Twenty One Pilots - Scaled And Icy • chorus.fm
The Dirty Nil - Fuck Art • chorus.fm
KennyHoopla, Travis Barker - SURVIVORS GUILT: THE MIXTAPE// • chorus.fm
Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST • chorus.fm
Eric Church - Heart • chorus.fm
Thomas Rhett - Country Again (Side A) • chorus.fm
The Weather Station - Ignorance • chorus.fm
Fiddlehead - Between the Richness • chorus.fm
Electric Century - Electric Century • chorus.fm
Kali Masi - [laughs] • chorus.fm

 

Happy to make a playlist with my favorite songs from the albums I picked, if anyone wants that.

 

I feel so out of touch reading these lists….!

Here’s my few favorites so far:

‘68 - Give One Take One
tuneyards - sketchy
Justin Courtney Pierre- An Anthropologist On Mars
St. Vincent - Dady’s Home
Five Iron Frenzy - Until This Shakes Apart
Nofx - Single Album
Koo Koo Kanga Roo - Slow Clap

 

I would be interested

 

I’ll put something together tomorrow!

 

Curious what grabbed you about the tuneyards album! I've tried and failed to enjoy everything since Nikki Nack, but I'd be happy to be swayed!

 

I know you’ve both got a lot on your hands with that behemoth record, but definitely check out their debut, Somewhere City, when you get a chance! Thing’s a masterpiece.