Norman Records' Top 50 Albums of 2021

Norman Records' Top 50 Albums of 2021

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50.

Spectral Wound - A Diabolic Thirst
In 2 Lists
April 16, 2021
Black Metal
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
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49.

The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick - Ways of Hearing
October 30, 2020
Amazon

48.

I. JORDAN - Watch Out!
May 7, 2021
Breakbeat
Critic Score
82
6 reviews
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47.

White Flowers - Day By Day
In 3 Lists
June 11, 2021
Dream Pop
Critic Score
70
5 reviews
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46.

Jana Rush - Painful Enlightenment
In 5 Lists
August 13, 2021
Juke
Critic Score
82
5 reviews
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45.

Fimber Bravo - Lunar Tredd
February 26, 2021
Critic Score
73
3 reviews
Amazon

44.

Boldy James & Sterling Toles - Manger On McNichols
July 22, 2020
Hip Hop
Critic Score
82
3 reviews
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43.

April Magazine - If the Ceiling Were a Kite: Vol. 1
October 8, 2021
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon

42.

Aesop Rock & Blockhead - Garbology
In 3 Lists
November 12, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
79
8 reviews
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41.

BIG|BRAVE - Vital
In 2 Lists
April 23, 2021
Drone Metal
Critic Score
70
6 reviews
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40.

Nala Sinephro - Space 1.8
In 15 Lists
September 3, 2021
Nu Jazz
Critic Score
86
6 reviews
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39.

Dalham - Fünf
November 19, 2021
Amazon

38.

Sarah Davachi - Antiphonals
In 2 Lists
September 10, 2021
Ambient
Critic Score
77
5 reviews
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37.

CZN - Commutator
May 21, 2021
Ambient Dub
Amazon

36.

Snail Mail - Valentine
In 40 Lists
November 5, 2021
Indie Rock
Critic Score
82
26 reviews
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35.

Pye Corner Audio - Entangled Routes
November 26, 2021
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon

34.

Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
In 72 Lists
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
35 reviews
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33.

David Boulter - Lover's Walk
June 18, 2021
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32.

Richard Dawson & Circle - Henki
In 4 Lists
November 26, 2021
Art Rock
Critic Score
82
11 reviews
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31.

Eris Drew - Quivering in Time
In 12 Lists
October 29, 2021
Deep House
Critic Score
80
4 reviews
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30.

Cobalt Chapel - Orange Synthetic
January 29, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
70
1 review
Amazon

29.

black midi - Cavalcade
In 29 Lists
May 26, 2021
Avant-Prog
Critic Score
80
31 reviews
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28.

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

27.

Ryley Walker - Course In Fable
In 6 Lists
April 2, 2021
Progressive Folk
Critic Score
78
15 reviews
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26.

Parquet Courts - Sympathy for Life
In 14 Lists
October 22, 2021
Post-Punk
Critic Score
77
27 reviews
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25.

Ona Snop - Intermittent Damnation
December 1, 2020
Amazon

24.

Mica Levi - Blue Alibi
January 27, 2021
Psychedelic Folk
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon

23.

Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime
In 45 Lists
May 21, 2021
Tishoumaren
Critic Score
84
19 reviews
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22.

Insides - Soft Bonds
January 15, 2021
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21.

Dean Blunt - Black Metal 2
In 18 Lists
June 11, 2021
Art Pop
Critic Score
81
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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20.

Divide And Dissolve - Gas Lit
In 7 Lists
January 29, 2021
Drone Metal
Critic Score
79
12 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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19.

King Woman - Celestial Blues
In 7 Lists
July 30, 2021
Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Critic Score
80
7 reviews
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18.

Vanishing Twin - Ookii Gekkou
In 5 Lists
October 15, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
75
5 reviews
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17.

Viagra Boys - Welfare Jazz
In 8 Lists
January 8, 2021
Post-Punk
Critic Score
78
26 reviews
Amazon
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16.

Jane Weaver - Flock
In 13 Lists
March 5, 2021
Psychedelic Pop
Critic Score
82
16 reviews
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15.

Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview On Phenomenal Nature
In 31 Lists
February 19, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
82
9 reviews
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14.

Suuns - The Witness
In 2 Lists
September 3, 2021
Art Rock
Critic Score
78
6 reviews
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13.

Loraine James - Reflection
In 14 Lists
June 4, 2021
IDM
Critic Score
83
9 reviews
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12.

Murcof - The Alias Sessions
May 21, 2021
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
78
3 reviews
Amazon

11.

Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood
In 10 Lists
January 29, 2021
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
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10.

Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - A Beginner’s Mind
In 12 Lists
September 24, 2021
Indie Folk
Critic Score
79
20 reviews
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9.

Madlib - Sound Ancestors
In 24 Lists
January 29, 2021
Instrumental Hip Hop
Critic Score
77
12 reviews
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8.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
In 10 Lists
April 2, 2021
Post-Rock
Critic Score
81
28 reviews
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7.

Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - Interim Report, March 1979
February 26, 2021
Amazon

6.

Lingua Ignota - SINNER GET READY
In 15 Lists
August 6, 2021
Neoclassical Darkwave
Critic Score
86
15 reviews
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5.

Lone - Always Inside Your Head
October 29, 2021
Breakbeat
Critic Score
75
7 reviews
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4.

Hannah Peel - Fir Wave
In 6 Lists
March 26, 2021
Electronic
Critic Score
79
8 reviews
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3.

Low - HEY WHAT
In 55 Lists
September 10, 2021
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
82
27 reviews
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2.

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
In 58 Lists
March 26, 2021
Modern Classical
Critic Score
88
25 reviews
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1.

The Bug - Fire
In 14 Lists
August 27, 2021
Grime
Critic Score
86
12 reviews
Amazon
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Original Source: https://www.normanrecords.com/features/albums-of-the-year-2021
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