Best of 2021
Low
Another year and fully aware no one reads these lists. Yet I go on and on, for you, dear reader.
Hovvdy — True Love
Ah, this record filters that gauzy feeling of true love through that hazy nostalgia. Pure and bittersweet.
Pynch — Somebody Else
Morrissey wishes he wrote this but he is a tosser. If ever there was an anthem for this age, this is it.
Low — Hey What
In the canon of their catalog, it’s hard to place this at number one, but I will, only cause they seem to rediscover new ways to use stillness to convey sadness.
Jon Hopkins — Music For Psychedelic Therapy
Ah so, Ah so. Carry me on, a quiet joy.
Bdrrm — Bedroom
Never to be one to pass up the shoegaze band of the moment.
Public Service Broadcasting — Bright Magic
Absolutely loved their ‘Race for Space’ LP. This record blurs Can, M83, David Bowie into a beautiful berlin mix.
Wet Leg — Chaise Lounge
Brash, fun, teenage fun.
Snail Mail — Valentine
Smashing second LP. Just as good, if not better, than her first. Pure heartbreak pop.
Nation of Language — A Way Forward
Miss dancing with you.
Brothertiger — Heaven
A dreamy sunny escape from the doldrums.
Barrie — Dig / Frankie
A new exotic sound
