The Wire's Releases of the Year 2021

The Wire's Releases of the Year 2021

Original Source →
Comments (1)
Sort

50.

IZ Band - IZ: 路过旧天堂书店 Drop by Old Heaven Books
May 18, 2021
Amazon

49.

Ben LaMar Gay - Open Arms to Open Us
In 4 Lists
November 19, 2021
Electronic
Critic Score
81
5 reviews
Amazon

48.

حمد [Ahmed] - Nights on Saturn (Communication)
March 26, 2021
Free Jazz
Amazon

47.

Patrick Shiroishi - Hidemi
In 3 Lists
October 29, 2021
Third Stream
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

46.

Meemo Comma - Neon Genesis: Soul Into Matter²
March 19, 2021
IDM
Critic Score
70
1 review
Amazon

45.

William Parker - Mayan Space Station
In 2 Lists
July 23, 2021
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon

44.

Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble - Now
In 5 Lists
April 9, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
74
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

43.

Raed Yassin - Archeophony
November 27, 2020
Amazon

42.

Azita - Glen Echo
March 5, 2021
Art Pop
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon

41.

Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime
In 45 Lists
May 21, 2021
Tishoumaren
Critic Score
84
19 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

40.

Rambutan - parallel systems
June 17, 2021
Amazon

39.

Patricia Brennan - Maquishti
In 2 Lists
January 15, 2021
Free Improvisation
Critic Score
77
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

38.

Pamela Z - A Secret Code
June 18, 2021
Amazon

37.

Pauline Anna Strom - Angel Tears in Sunlight
In 4 Lists
February 19, 2021
Ambient
Critic Score
82
10 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

36.

Karkhana - Al Azraqayn
July 9, 2021
Amazon

35.

Eliane Radigue - Occam Ocean 3
August 27, 2021
Drone
Amazon

34.

RP Boo - Established!
In 2 Lists
September 17, 2021
Juke
Critic Score
73
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

33.

Divide And Dissolve - Gas Lit
In 7 Lists
January 29, 2021
Drone Metal
Critic Score
79
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

32.

Moor Mother & Billy Woods - BRASS
December 11, 2020
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
81
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

31.

Madlib - Sound Ancestors
In 24 Lists
January 29, 2021
Instrumental Hip Hop
Critic Score
77
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

30.

Sourdure - De mòrt viva
April 2, 2021
Amazon

29.

Grouper - Shade
In 22 Lists
October 22, 2021
Folk
Critic Score
79
16 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

28.

Perila - How much time it is between you and me?
In 2 Lists
June 25, 2021
Ambient
Critic Score
71
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

27.

Clarissa Connelly - The Voyager
November 13, 2020
Art Pop
Amazon

26.

Space Afrika - Honest Labour
In 11 Lists
August 27, 2021
Electronic
Critic Score
78
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Aaron Dilloway & Lucrecia Dalt - Lucy & Aaron
In 2 Lists
July 13, 2021
Tape Music
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

William Parker - Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World (Volumes 1–10)
January 29, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon

23.

Alpha Maid - CHUCKLE
March 19, 2021
Amazon

22.

Muqata'a - Kamil manqus
February 5, 2021
Wonky
Critic Score
69
1 review
Amazon

21.

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Minds in Flux
August 27, 2021
Amazon

20.

Maggie Nicols - Creative Contradiction: Poetry, Story, Song & Sound
December 7, 2020
Amazon

19.

Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future
In 18 Lists
May 14, 2021
Jazz
Critic Score
87
25 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

The Bug - Fire
In 14 Lists
August 27, 2021
Grime
Critic Score
86
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Anthony Braxton - 12 Comp (ZIM) 2017
June 4, 2021
Amazon

16.

Tomaga - Intimate Immensity
In 2 Lists
March 26, 2021
Electronic
Amazon

15.

Les Filles de Illighadad - At Pioneer Works
July 9, 2021
Critic Score
78
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt - Made Out Of Sound
In 3 Lists
March 26, 2021
Free Improvisation
Critic Score
80
4 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

James Brandon Lewis - Jesup Wagon
In 3 Lists
May 7, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
Amazon

12.

Angel Bat Dawid - Hush Harbor Mixtape Vol. 1 Doxology
June 19, 2021
Amazon

11.

Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
In 57 Lists
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
Critic Score
84
33 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Phew - New Decade
October 22, 2021
Electronic
Critic Score
76
3 reviews
Amazon

9.

Circuit Des Yeux - -io
In 9 Lists
October 22, 2021
Art Pop
Critic Score
79
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Jana Rush - Painful Enlightenment
In 5 Lists
August 13, 2021
Juke
Critic Score
82
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Hamid Drake, Elaine Mitchener, William Parker, Orphy Robinson & Pat Thomas - Some Good News
February 26, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Amazon

6.

Apartment House - Number Pieces
August 13, 2021
Chamber Music
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon

5.

Daniel Bachman - Axacan
In 2 Lists
May 7, 2021
Free Folk
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Low - HEY WHAT
In 55 Lists
September 10, 2021
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
82
27 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
In 58 Lists
March 26, 2021
Modern Classical
Critic Score
88
25 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Moor Mother - Black Encyclopedia of the Air
In 10 Lists
September 17, 2021
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
9 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

1.

L'Rain - Fatigue
In 22 Lists
June 25, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
80
7 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
Original Source: https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/455
Related
2021 Year End List Aggregate
More 2021 Lists
Comments (1)
Comments
Sign in to comment
Mirror65
1y
Most interesting and original list so far
Connect with AOTY
Like Us
Follow Us
2021 YEAR END AGGREGATE
Become a Donor
Donor badge, no ads + more benefits.
Advertisement
Recent 2021 YEAR END LISTS
Under the Radar
Chorus.fm
Norman Records
Atwood Magazine
Magnetic
Rolling Stone: Rob Sheffield
Passion of the Weiss
Dork
What's Good
The Young Folks
View More
Recent List Comments
mrGwyrdd commented on Resident Advisor's Best Albums of 2022
CharlieCharles commented on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time [2020]
YoussWRLD commented on PopMatters' Best Albums of 2007
DM_Orbit commented on RIOT's Albums of the Year 2022
Ddinfant commented on Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time
jaz_4 commented on The Needle Drop's Top 50 Albums of 2022
Barelydead commented on Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2022
StrangeMercy19 commented on 2022 List Aggregate
samuelrogers commented on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of 2022
folklorde commented on 2017 List Aggregate
View More
Recent Best Music
View More
Hamish Hawk - Angel Numbers
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
Little Simz - NO THANK YOU
SZA - SOS
Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 17 | Fragments:
Gaz Coombes - Turn The Car Around
Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars
The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery
Cheap Trick - Live at The Whisky 1977
Advertisement

January Playlist
AOTY Discord
ALBUMS
Highest Rated
Lowest Rated
Recently Rated
Year End Lists
New Releases
Random
ARTISTS
Overview
Highest Rated
Random
GENRE
Overview
Indie Rock
Electronic
Hip Hop
Folk
Indie Pop
MORE
On This Day
Newsworthy
User Updates
Site Updates
SITE DETAILS
FAQ
Privacy Policy
Advertising
Contact Us
Feedback
Donate
© 2023 Album of The Year