Favorite Recordings of 2021

Posted: 2022-01-01

Another year done, another crop of musical recordings have been released into the world. Here are my favorites of the year. Two lists of 9, yes 9, top 10 lists are overly done. Plus I like the number nine.

Recordings Considered Albums Or EPs

Takahiro Kawaguchi - "Recorded Xenoglossy" Released: 2021-05-18 Type: Album Label: Pilgrim Talk Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube Music
Soul Blind - "Third Chain - EP" Released: 2021-09-16 Type: EP Label: Other People Records Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube Music
BIG|BRAVE - "Vital" Released: 2021-04-23 Type: Album Label: Southern Lord Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube Music
Cerebral Rot - "Excretion of Mortality" Released: 2021-06-25 Type: Album Label: 20 Buck Spin Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube Music
Taku Sugimoto - "snare drum (2011)" Released: 2021-02-04 Type: Album Label: Self Released Buy / Stream: Bandcamp
DEFACEMENT - "Defacement" Released: 2021-09-03 Type: Album Label: I, Voidhanger Records Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube Music
Volumes - "happier?" Released: 2021-11-19 Type: Album Label: Fearless Records Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Fearless Store, Spotify, Youtube Music
Dirty Honey - "Dirty Honey" Released: 2021-04-23 Type: Album Label: Dirt Records Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube Music
Phanes - "phanes" Released: 2021-07-05 Type: Album Label: 2035 RECORDS Buy / Stream: Bandcamp

Recordings Considered Singles

Elision - "Utopia" Released: 2021-06-04 Type: Single Label: Self Released Buy / Stream: Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube Note: This track can be listened to as single on all platforms except for Bandcamp. On Bandcamp it can only be experienced via the EP called "There's More To Us Than You and I". I would have added the EP to the list above, but I like the other albums/EPs just a bit more.
The Faim - "Ease My Mind" Released: 2021-11-19 Type: Single Label: BMG Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube
Tie between Florrie and Florrie
Florrie - "Walk Away" Released: 2021-04-09 Type: Single Label: Xenomania UK LTD Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube

Florrie - "Street Lights" Released: 2021-06-25 Type: Single Label: Xenomania UK LTD Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube
Sean Colum - "cafe_Alpha" Released: 2021-08-16 Type: Single / Short Form Piece Label: Self Released Stream: Youtube
ERRA - "Vanish Canvas (feat. Courtney LaPlante)" Released: 2021-10-07 Type: Single Label: UNFD Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube
santiago bonetti - "efecto mariposa" Released: 2021-10-19 Type: Single Label: Self Released / 1840580 Records DK / dajnow Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube
MUNA - "Silk Chiffon (featuring Phoebe Bridgers)" Released: 2021-09-07 Type: Single Label: Saddest Factory Records / Dead Oceans Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube
Tides - "Haven" Released: 2021-03-12 Type: Single Label: Self Released Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube
Thornhill - "Casanova" Released: 2021-10-28 Type: Single Label: UNFD Buy / Stream: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal, Youtube