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DIY
Dork
Earmilk
Entertainment Weekly
Evening Standard
Exclaim!
FLOOD Magazine
GIGsoup
Gigwise
God Is in the TV
HipHopDX
Kerrang!
Loud and Quiet
Louder Than War
Metal Hammer
Metal Injection
MetalSucks
Mojo
musicOMH
NME
No Ripcord
Northern Transmissions
Paste
Pitchfork
PopMatters
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Record Collector
RIOT
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone UK
Slant Magazine
Spectrum Culture
Spill Magazine
Sputnikmusic
Still Listening
The Arts Desk
The Forty-Five
The Guardian
The Independent
The Irish Times
The Line of Best Fit
The Needle Drop
The Observer
The Skinny
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Telegraph
The Young Folks
Uncut
Under the Radar
Upset
XS Noize
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Alternative Rock
Art Pop
Art Punk
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Country
Electronic
Folk
Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Metal
Neo-Psychedelia
Neo-Soul
Pop
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Psychedelia
Punk
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
2020s
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
This is an ordered list of No Ripcord's highest rated albums of 2021. Check out
No Ripcord's Year End List
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1
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Ovlov - Buds
November 19, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure
October 22, 2021
Electropop
,
Alt-Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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illuminati hotties - Let Me Do One More
October 1, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
,
Art Punk
,
Garage Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Neo-Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Darkside - Spiral
July 23, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Rock
,
Krautrock
,
Downtempo
,
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
April 2, 2021
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
,
Spoken Word
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
The Weather Station - Ignorance
February 5, 2021
Art Pop
,
Sophisti-Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Patio Solar - Piruetas y Viñetas
September 3, 2021
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
9
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Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time
November 12, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Hana Vu - Public Storage
November 5, 2021
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Ducks Ltd. - Modern Fiction
October 1, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Jangle Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Snail Mail - Valentine
November 5, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Grouper - Shade
October 22, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
,
Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
October 29, 2021
Heartland Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Parquet Courts - Sympathy for Life
October 22, 2021
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
,
Indie Rock
,
Dance-Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Deafheaven - Infinite Granite
August 20, 2021
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
,
Post-Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
CHVRCHΞS - Screen Violence
August 27, 2021
Synthpop
,
Electropop
,
Pop Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Jungle - Loving In Stereo
August 13, 2021
Neo-Soul
,
Nu-Disco
,
Synth Funk
,
Boogie
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Liars - The Apple Drop
August 6, 2021
Art Rock
,
Post-Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Charlotte Day Wilson - Alpha
July 9, 2021
Neo-Soul
,
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
,
R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
June 25, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Erika de Casier - Sensational
May 21, 2021
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Mannequin Pussy - Perfect
May 21, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Power Pop
,
Punk Rock
,
Noise Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Renée Reed - Renée Reed
March 26, 2021
Psychedelic Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
25
.
The Armed - Ultrapop
April 16, 2021
Noise Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings No Ripcord awarded albums throughout 2021.
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