The 21 of 21

The Top 21 Records of 2021

My selections for the best full length records released in 2021, offered without commentary and ordered by release date.

Steve Earle & The Dukes
J.T.

The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings

Greta Van Fleet
The Battle At Garden’s Gate

David Ramirez
Backslider

Loretta Lynn
Still Woman Enough

Assertion
Intermission

Tom Petty
Finding Wildflowers

Unwed Sailor
Truth or Consequences

Allison Russell
Outside Child

Dr. G & The Tall Man
Dr. G & The Tall Man

Slater-Kinney
Path Of Wellness

Deafheaven
Infinite Grante

Low
Hey What

Adia Victoria
A Southern Gothic

Mono
Pilgrimage of the Soul

Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See The Birds

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
Illusory Walls

Starflyer 59
Vanity

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Georgia Blue

Neil Young
Barn

Houndmouth
Good For You

Propaganda
Terraform: The Sky

Interested in listening to any of these fine submissions? Here’s a playlist (with a few bonus single/ep tracks from this year at the end).

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