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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof
November 19, 2021
Americana
Score
100
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James Brandon Lewis - Jesup Wagon
May 7, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
100
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3
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Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant
June 25, 2021
Neo-Soul
Score
100
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4
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Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)
November 12, 2021
Pop Rock
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Country Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop
Score
90
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5
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Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time
November 12, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
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6
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Snail Mail - Valentine
November 5, 2021
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
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Amazon
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7
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The War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
October 29, 2021
Heartland Rock
Score
90
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8
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Dahveed Behroozi - Echos
June 4, 2021
Score
90
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Amazon
9
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Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - A Beginner’s Mind
September 24, 2021
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
90
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10
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Hilary Hahn - Paris
March 5, 2021
Classical
Score
90
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Amazon
11
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Evan Parker Quartet - All Knavery and Collusion
April 16, 2021
Free Jazz
,
Free Improvisation
Score
90
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Amazon
12
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Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
March 26, 2021
Post-Minimalism
,
Third Stream
Score
90
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13
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CHAI - WINK
May 21, 2021
Indie Pop
,
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Cory Hanson - Pale Horse Rider
April 16, 2021
Psychedelic Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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Amazon
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15
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Azita - Glen Echo
March 5, 2021
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
16
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Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
March 5, 2021
Neo-Soul
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
90
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17
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Jane Weaver - Flock
March 5, 2021
Psychedelic Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
90
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18
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Anna Netrebko / Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scalla / Riccardo Chailly - Amata dalle Tenebre
November 5, 2021
Opera
Score
80
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Amazon
19
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Sherry Rich - The Divine Crimson V
August 1, 2021
Score
80
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Amazon
20
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William Parker - Mayan Space Station
July 23, 2021
Jazz Fusion
Score
80
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Amazon
21
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Elbow - Flying Dream 1
November 19, 2021
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
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22
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Jon Hopkins - Music for Psychedelic Therapy
November 12, 2021
Ambient
,
New Age
Score
80
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23
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Parquet Courts - Sympathy for Life
October 22, 2021
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
,
Indie Rock
,
Dance-Punk
Score
80
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24
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Sam Teskey - Cycles
October 1, 2021
Score
80
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Amazon
25
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James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart
October 8, 2021
Alternative R&B
,
Ambient Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Sydney Morning Herald awarded albums throughout 2021.
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