2021 FUCKIN' SUCKS (Year Ranked)
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From 449 albums...
#1- 10/10 (Black Country, New Road- For the first time)
#2 - #5: 9/10s (Bruno Pernadas- Private Reasons, black midi- Cavalcade, Little Simz- Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, Spellling- The Turning Wheel)
#6 - #35 8/10s
#36- #176: 7/10s
#177 - #286: 6/10s
#287 - 349: 5/10s
#350 - #406: 4/10s
#407 - #435: 3/10s
#436 - #444: 2/10s
#445 - #448: 1/10s (Sia- MUSIC, The Offspring- Let The Bad Times Roll, Tramp Stamps- WE GOT DRUNK AND MADE AN EP, Tones and I- Welcome to the Madhouse)
#449: 0/10 (Hobo Johnson- Hobo Johnson Alienates His Fanbase)
2.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #03
[Post-Punk, Experimental Rock, Klezmer]
βββ Favorite of The Month: February
π· Instrumental
π· Athens, France
π· Science Fair
π· Sunglasses
π· Track X
π· Opus
22 y/o man complains about how Richard Hell dresses and makes the best post-punk album in the past 20 years.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/295445-for-the-first-time/
[Post-Punk, Experimental Rock, Klezmer]
βββ Favorite of The Month: February
π· Instrumental
π· Athens, France
π· Science Fair
π· Sunglasses
π· Track X
π· Opus
22 y/o man complains about how Richard Hell dresses and makes the best post-punk album in the past 20 years.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/295445-for-the-first-time/
3.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #16
[Psychedelic Pop, Progressive Pop]
βββ Favorite of The Month: April
π Lafeta Uní
π Theme Vision
π Little Season I
π Jory II
π Step Out Of The Light
π Brio 81
It's like Stereolab but with autotune and almost nothing like Stereolab.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/307657-private-reasons/
[Psychedelic Pop, Progressive Pop]
βββ Favorite of The Month: April
π Lafeta Uní
π Theme Vision
π Little Season I
π Jory II
π Step Out Of The Light
π Brio 81
It's like Stereolab but with autotune and almost nothing like Stereolab.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/307657-private-reasons/
4.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #23
[Jazz Rock, Brutal Prog, Experimental Rock]
βββ Favorite of the Month: May
πΈ John L
πΈ Marlene Dietrich
πΈ Chondromalacia Patella
πΈ Slow
πΈ Dethroned
πΈ Ascending Forth
By straying away from math-rock and more towards prog rock, black midi craft a sophomore album that is both excitingly daring and wildly eclectic.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/347417-cavalcade/
[Jazz Rock, Brutal Prog, Experimental Rock]
βββ Favorite of the Month: May
πΈ John L
πΈ Marlene Dietrich
πΈ Chondromalacia Patella
πΈ Slow
πΈ Dethroned
πΈ Ascending Forth
By straying away from math-rock and more towards prog rock, black midi craft a sophomore album that is both excitingly daring and wildly eclectic.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/347417-cavalcade/
5.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #27
[Art Pop]
βββ Favorite of the Month: June
π· Little Deer
π· Turning Wheel
π· Emperor with an Egg
π· Boys at School
π· Queen of Wands
π· Revolution
Spellling's beautiful, cerebral, dark, and spellbinding third record is a gem, filled with art-pop grandeur of the highest degree. Violins, pianos, guitars, saxophones, and electronics, among others, all aid Spellling's elegant voice in creating this opus of her catalog. It took an ensemble of 31 to make shit this good.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/212066-the-turning-wheel/
[Art Pop]
βββ Favorite of the Month: June
π· Little Deer
π· Turning Wheel
π· Emperor with an Egg
π· Boys at School
π· Queen of Wands
π· Revolution
Spellling's beautiful, cerebral, dark, and spellbinding third record is a gem, filled with art-pop grandeur of the highest degree. Violins, pianos, guitars, saxophones, and electronics, among others, all aid Spellling's elegant voice in creating this opus of her catalog. It took an ensemble of 31 to make shit this good.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/212066-the-turning-wheel/
6.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #17
[Art Punk, Post-Punk]
π¦ G.S.K.
π¦ Narrator
π¦ Paddling
π¦ Peel St.
π¦ Pamphlets
Squid drop one of the most experimental, audacious, adventurous, eclectic, and all-around great post-punk albums in a year filled with experimental, audacious, adventurous, eclectic, and all-around great post-punk albums.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/329449-bright-green-field/
[Art Punk, Post-Punk]
π¦ G.S.K.
π¦ Narrator
π¦ Paddling
π¦ Peel St.
π¦ Pamphlets
Squid drop one of the most experimental, audacious, adventurous, eclectic, and all-around great post-punk albums in a year filled with experimental, audacious, adventurous, eclectic, and all-around great post-punk albums.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/329449-bright-green-field/
8.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #04
[Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal]
π³οΈ Inexorably Ousted Sente
π³οΈ Coincidentia Opositorum
π³οΈ Imperative Imperceptible Impulse
π³οΈ Horror Vacui
Ad Nauseam's sophomore is a masterclass in dissonant and technical metal. So many dizzying yet odd time signatures and heavy passages.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/331856-imperative-imperceptible-impulse/
[Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal]
π³οΈ Inexorably Ousted Sente
π³οΈ Coincidentia Opositorum
π³οΈ Imperative Imperceptible Impulse
π³οΈ Horror Vacui
Ad Nauseam's sophomore is a masterclass in dissonant and technical metal. So many dizzying yet odd time signatures and heavy passages.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/331856-imperative-imperceptible-impulse/
9.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #29
[Neoclassical Darkwave, Chamber Music, Avant-Folk]
βββFavorite of the Month: August
π©Έ THE ORDER OF SPIRITUAL VIRGINS
π©Έ I WHO BEND THE TALL GRASSES
π©Έ PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE
π©Έ THE SCARED LINAMENT OF JUDGEMENT
π©Έ MANN IS LIKE A SPRING FLOWER
[Neoclassical Darkwave, Chamber Music, Avant-Folk]
βββFavorite of the Month: August
π©Έ THE ORDER OF SPIRITUAL VIRGINS
π©Έ I WHO BEND THE TALL GRASSES
π©Έ PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE
π©Έ THE SCARED LINAMENT OF JUDGEMENT
π©Έ MANN IS LIKE A SPRING FLOWER
10.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #30
[Gangsta Rap, Boom Bap]
π« Turpentine
π« Brickmile To Montana
π« E.P.M.D.
π« Fake Flowers
π« 3rd Person
Boldy James and The Alchemist's second collaboration together once again is a great showing of top-tier MC and producer chemistry, along with being a great case for Boldy James and The Alchemist being some of the best in their respective fields currently.
[Gangsta Rap, Boom Bap]
π« Turpentine
π« Brickmile To Montana
π« E.P.M.D.
π« Fake Flowers
π« 3rd Person
Boldy James and The Alchemist's second collaboration together once again is a great showing of top-tier MC and producer chemistry, along with being a great case for Boldy James and The Alchemist being some of the best in their respective fields currently.
11.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #09
[Nouvelle chanson française, Art Rock]
π Un Monde Nouveau
π Ecran Total
π Libre
π Cantique
π Lesson filer
If you can get past a language barrier, you'll come to find that Palais d'argile is one of the most mature, beautiful, and anthemic art-rock albums to release in recent years.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/333645-palais-dargile/
[Nouvelle chanson française, Art Rock]
π Un Monde Nouveau
π Ecran Total
π Libre
π Cantique
π Lesson filer
If you can get past a language barrier, you'll come to find that Palais d'argile is one of the most mature, beautiful, and anthemic art-rock albums to release in recent years.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/333645-palais-dargile/
12.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #26
[Hip-Hop, Jazz Rap]
β¨ CORSO
β¨ HOT WIND BLOWS
β¨ MASSA
β¨ MANIFESTO
β¨ SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE
β¨ WILSHIRE
Despite not reaching the highs of Flower Boy and IGOR, Tyler, the Creator's return to rap is filled with classy, braggadocious, and bar-heavy bangers. WILSHIRE and HOT WIND BLOWS have quickly grown to become two of my favorite Tyler, the Creator hip-hop tracks.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/380071-call-me-if-you-get-lost/
[Hip-Hop, Jazz Rap]
β¨ CORSO
β¨ HOT WIND BLOWS
β¨ MASSA
β¨ MANIFESTO
β¨ SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE
β¨ WILSHIRE
Despite not reaching the highs of Flower Boy and IGOR, Tyler, the Creator's return to rap is filled with classy, braggadocious, and bar-heavy bangers. WILSHIRE and HOT WIND BLOWS have quickly grown to become two of my favorite Tyler, the Creator hip-hop tracks.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/380071-call-me-if-you-get-lost/
13.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #11
[Abstract Hip-Hop]
βββ Favorite of the Month: March
π· Black Sunlight
π· Scaffolds
π· Falling out the Sky
π· Wishing Bad
π· Chicharonnes
Hip-hop visionaries billy woods and E L U C I D team up with legendary producer The Alchemist for perhaps their best record together yet.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/339255-haram/
[Abstract Hip-Hop]
βββ Favorite of the Month: March
π· Black Sunlight
π· Scaffolds
π· Falling out the Sky
π· Wishing Bad
π· Chicharonnes
Hip-hop visionaries billy woods and E L U C I D team up with legendary producer The Alchemist for perhaps their best record together yet.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/339255-haram/
14.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #12
[Ambient House, Deep House]
π Sloppy 42nds (Glorimar's Deeperama)
π Glorimar's Whore House
π Useless Movement (Useless Dub)
π Meditation on Wage Labor and the Death of the Album (Sprinkles' Unpaid Overtime)\\
πKissing Costs Extra
If DJ Sprinkle is one of those artists who appear once a decade, then they might just be worth the wait.
[Ambient House, Deep House]
π Sloppy 42nds (Glorimar's Deeperama)
π Glorimar's Whore House
π Useless Movement (Useless Dub)
π Meditation on Wage Labor and the Death of the Album (Sprinkles' Unpaid Overtime)\\
πKissing Costs Extra
If DJ Sprinkle is one of those artists who appear once a decade, then they might just be worth the wait.
16.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #13
[Hip-Hop, Pop-Rap]
πΏ CHAIN ON
πΏ BANKROLL
πΏ THE LIGHT
πΏ WHEN I BALL
πΏ DON'T SHOOT UP THE PARTY
ROADRUNNER is BROCKHAMPTON finally reaching the quality of their SATURATION days for the first time since the release of the legendary trilogy with a collection of quality hip-hop and pop bangers. CHAIN ON and THE LIGHT are two of the best BH tracks to date.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/325766-roadrunner/
[Hip-Hop, Pop-Rap]
πΏ CHAIN ON
πΏ BANKROLL
πΏ THE LIGHT
πΏ WHEN I BALL
πΏ DON'T SHOOT UP THE PARTY
ROADRUNNER is BROCKHAMPTON finally reaching the quality of their SATURATION days for the first time since the release of the legendary trilogy with a collection of quality hip-hop and pop bangers. CHAIN ON and THE LIGHT are two of the best BH tracks to date.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/325766-roadrunner/
18.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #28
[Avant-Garde Metal]
π² Köszöntsd a hajnalt
π² Gömböc
π² A kupolaváros titka
π² Vadak (Az átválrozás rítusai)
π² Zúzmara
Perhaps the best release in the Thy Catafalque catalog since Rengeteg.
[Avant-Garde Metal]
π² Köszöntsd a hajnalt
π² Gömböc
π² A kupolaváros titka
π² Vadak (Az átválrozás rítusai)
π² Zúzmara
Perhaps the best release in the Thy Catafalque catalog since Rengeteg.
21.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #24
[Ranchera, Bolero]
π La Llorona
π Alma Mia / Tú Me Acostumbraste / Soledad y El Mar
π Recuérdame
π Para Qué Sufrir
While a slight stepdown from last year's Vol. I, the second volume of Natalia Lafourcade's Un Canto por México series shows her adding a fresh coat of paint over some Spanish classics and showing some great admiration/appreciation for her culture.
[Ranchera, Bolero]
π La Llorona
π Alma Mia / Tú Me Acostumbraste / Soledad y El Mar
π Recuérdame
π Para Qué Sufrir
While a slight stepdown from last year's Vol. I, the second volume of Natalia Lafourcade's Un Canto por México series shows her adding a fresh coat of paint over some Spanish classics and showing some great admiration/appreciation for her culture.
22.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #07
[Neo-Soul, Funk, Conscious Hip-Hop]
π€ The Other Black Dog
π€ Don't Need You
π€ Gold Chains
π€ Black Dogs
π€ Whip Cracker
Balancing hip-hop, funk, neo-soul, post-punk, R&B, and experimental hip-hop, Genesis Owusu creates one hell of a debut.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/304735-smiling-with-no-teeth/
[Neo-Soul, Funk, Conscious Hip-Hop]
π€ The Other Black Dog
π€ Don't Need You
π€ Gold Chains
π€ Black Dogs
π€ Whip Cracker
Balancing hip-hop, funk, neo-soul, post-punk, R&B, and experimental hip-hop, Genesis Owusu creates one hell of a debut.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/304735-smiling-with-no-teeth/
23.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #22
[Abstract Hip-Hop, Boom Bap, Jazz Rap]
πΉ Folie À Deux
πΉ The Stellar Ray Theory
πΉ Marie
πΉ Magnum Band
πΉ Rami
Westside Gunn's luxurious, antiquated, and classy style of production shines better than it has on any of his solo LPs due to the record being fronted by a rapper as intelligent and chocked full of wisdom as Mach-Hommy. This record should be any hip-hop head's dream come true.
[Abstract Hip-Hop, Boom Bap, Jazz Rap]
πΉ Folie À Deux
πΉ The Stellar Ray Theory
πΉ Marie
πΉ Magnum Band
πΉ Rami
Westside Gunn's luxurious, antiquated, and classy style of production shines better than it has on any of his solo LPs due to the record being fronted by a rapper as intelligent and chocked full of wisdom as Mach-Hommy. This record should be any hip-hop head's dream come true.
24.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #10
[Modern Classical, Post-Minimalism, Spiritual Jazz]
γ°οΈ Movement 1
γ°οΈ Movement 2
γ°οΈ Movement 6
γ°οΈ Movement 8
Prepare yourself, for an adventure that blasts you into the furthest edges of the stratosphere, yet also into the deepest depths of the ocean, all done with using only 7 notes.
[Modern Classical, Post-Minimalism, Spiritual Jazz]
γ°οΈ Movement 1
γ°οΈ Movement 2
γ°οΈ Movement 6
γ°οΈ Movement 8
Prepare yourself, for an adventure that blasts you into the furthest edges of the stratosphere, yet also into the deepest depths of the ocean, all done with using only 7 notes.
25.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #18
[Post-Punk, Punk Blues, Alternative Rock]
π¦ Shelter Song
π¦ High & Hurt
π¦ Vendetta
π¦ Drink Rain
Iceage takes on 90's alt rock and, once again, proceed to be one of the most consistent names in modern day post-punk
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/332308-seek-shelter/
[Post-Punk, Punk Blues, Alternative Rock]
π¦ Shelter Song
π¦ High & Hurt
π¦ Vendetta
π¦ Drink Rain
Iceage takes on 90's alt rock and, once again, proceed to be one of the most consistent names in modern day post-punk
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/332308-seek-shelter/
26.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #19
[IDM, Breakbeat, Techno]
π Stone Cold 369
π Teso BC Mashup
π 60681z
π Harrison Ford
One and a half hours of good-ass electronic music from one of the best out there right now.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/363825-pool/
[IDM, Breakbeat, Techno]
π Stone Cold 369
π Teso BC Mashup
π 60681z
π Harrison Ford
One and a half hours of good-ass electronic music from one of the best out there right now.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/363825-pool/
27.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUM #01
[Ambient, Tape Music, Drone]
βββFavorite of the Month: January
β¬ Closer
β¬ Rites of Luna
β¬ Luminous
β¬ Detachment
Not the most original drone/ambient music out there, but definitely some of the most hypnotic, lush, meditative, and best I've heard all year.
[Ambient, Tape Music, Drone]
βββFavorite of the Month: January
β¬ Closer
β¬ Rites of Luna
β¬ Luminous
β¬ Detachment
Not the most original drone/ambient music out there, but definitely some of the most hypnotic, lush, meditative, and best I've heard all year.
28.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #06
[Art-Rock, Chamber Pop]
π§π» Hand of God
π§π» Old Time
π§π» White Elephant
π§π» Albuquerque
While not Nick Cave's next masterpiece, CARNAGE is a wonderful transitional project for Nick Cave following his most anguished set of albums yet.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/322754-carnage/
[Art-Rock, Chamber Pop]
π§π» Hand of God
π§π» Old Time
π§π» White Elephant
π§π» Albuquerque
While not Nick Cave's next masterpiece, CARNAGE is a wonderful transitional project for Nick Cave following his most anguished set of albums yet.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/322754-carnage/
29.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #20
[Psychedelic Soul, Funk-Rock]
π Pay Your Way In Pain
π Down And Out Downtown
π Daddy's Home
π Live In The Dream
π Down
A phenomenal return to greatness after Masseducation, Daddy's Home showcases the everchanging artist toying with 70s funk-rock.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/315503-daddys-home/
[Psychedelic Soul, Funk-Rock]
π Pay Your Way In Pain
π Down And Out Downtown
π Daddy's Home
π Live In The Dream
π Down
A phenomenal return to greatness after Masseducation, Daddy's Home showcases the everchanging artist toying with 70s funk-rock.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/315503-daddys-home/
30.
[Industrial Rock]
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/335975-forever-in-your-heart/
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/335975-forever-in-your-heart/
31.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #02
[Power Electronics, Drone Metal]
βοΈ A Lament
βοΈ Tied Up and Locked In
βοΈ The City Is Shelled
βοΈ They Are Coming
I'm convinced this shit killed Prince Phillip.
[Power Electronics, Drone Metal]
βοΈ A Lament
βοΈ Tied Up and Locked In
βοΈ The City Is Shelled
βοΈ They Are Coming
I'm convinced this shit killed Prince Phillip.
32.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #08
[Deep House, Future Garage]
βοΈ Shift
βοΈ For Love
βοΈ Be Chill
βοΈ Get Lost
Shit got me groovin.
[Deep House, Future Garage]
βοΈ Shift
βοΈ For Love
βοΈ Be Chill
βοΈ Get Lost
Shit got me groovin.
35.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #21
[Atmospheric Black-Metal, Americana]
πΎ And again into the light
πΎ Dead Loons
πΎ Moth-Eaten Soul
πΎ Know Hope
After a three-year hiatus and following up what is perhaps his worst record since he made it big, Austin Lunn returns with a great set of tracks that show off his fusion of Bluegrass and Metal.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/327548-and-again-into-the-light/
[Atmospheric Black-Metal, Americana]
πΎ And again into the light
πΎ Dead Loons
πΎ Moth-Eaten Soul
πΎ Know Hope
After a three-year hiatus and following up what is perhaps his worst record since he made it big, Austin Lunn returns with a great set of tracks that show off his fusion of Bluegrass and Metal.
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/327548-and-again-into-the-light/
36.
[Ambient Techno, Tech House]
βββ Favorite of the Month: July
βββ Favorite of the Month: July
40.
[Black-Metal]
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/320840-con-su-pistola-en-la-mano/
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/320840-con-su-pistola-en-la-mano/
46.
[Alternative Rock, Dream Pop]
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/339214-blue-weekend/
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/339214-blue-weekend/
47.
2021 MUST HEAR ALBUMS #25
[Trap, Cloud Rap]
πΎSwitching Lanes
πΎ Couch
πΎ Sossboy 2
πΎ Retroville
πΎ 4U
stfu we’re listening to tlop 5
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/320391-the-life-of-pierre-5/
[Trap, Cloud Rap]
πΎSwitching Lanes
πΎ Couch
πΎ Sossboy 2
πΎ Retroville
πΎ 4U
stfu we’re listening to tlop 5
Review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/album/320391-the-life-of-pierre-5/
48.
[Musique concrète, Modern Classical]
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4mo
Your ears having a constant party jheez, i must've listened properly to about 20 0f these and i think that's a lot. Cool list man
4mo
Dude I'm so impressed! I definitely have the bandwidth for this with my college job but I get comfortable with the stuff I know. This gives me a list of stuff to try out. Big thanks π
