After the year that was 2020 an album built almost entirely from the effects of the grief cycle seemed like … More
Tag: Best Albums of 2021
Best Albums of 2021 #2 Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend
2021’s sure had some vectors, but Wolf Alice coming up with year’s benchmark for sophisticated pop was one not many … More
Best Albums of 2021 #3 Bicep – Isles
It’s ok for you to write a lockdown album in a bedroom on your guitar, what if your professional life … More
Best Albums of 2021 #4 The War On Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore
Fatherhood has left an indelible mark on Adam Granduciel, shaping The War On Drugs most human and best album to … More
Best Albums of 2021 #5 Dave – We’re All Alone In This Together
You wouldn’t get much in the ends for using an expression like tour de force, but with We’re All Alone … More
Best Albums of 2021 #6 The Coral – Coral Island
Hands up, the idea the The Coral could so effortlessly pull off a double concept album about a Britain long … More
2021’s Best Albums #7 Gojira – Fortitude
French eco-metallers go COP26 on our asses: reduce your carbon emissions just by sitting at home all day listening to … More
Best Albums of 2021 #8 Blanck Mass – In Fernaux
Until Benjamin John Power tried it, nobody had captured what the effects of the last two years have sounded like … More
Best Albums of 2021 #9 Villagers – Fever Dreams
Whilst in self isolation Connor O’Brien imagined a world outside that was much bigger than the one he remembered living … More
Best Albums of 2021 #10 Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods
Arguably a concept album about a Korean volcano just had to be better than it sounded, but with the Super … More