10 Best Albums of 2021! 

Michael this is what sets you apart from other VC channels is that you introduce us to other music that we normally are not aware of it. Most other VC channels when they do there best of favorite albums for the year they almost always show and talk about records from MOFI, BLUE NOTE, ANALOGUE PRODUCTION, even though almost whatever these record labels put out they are always great but they are reissues for the most part. We all know that these are fantastic records to own. Again thank you for your diversity in showing and talking about different styles of music . Just fantastic.

Thanks, Michael! I am right there with you on the Floating Points and Dean Blunt. Those two would be in my top 4, along with Tirzah - Colourgrade and Low - Hey What.

Nice eclectic mix there Michael, I too loved the Gods Speed release, although it doesn’t figure in the following:- In no particular order: Momokultur - Ormens Vag Urdog - Long Shadows 2003-2006 Firefriend - Dead Icons Smote - Drommon Sei Still - El Refugio Keep the videos coming, I enjoy them very much.

Well, what an educational video. I only knew two of the artist mentioned on your list. I am always informed by watching your videos and the thought you put into them. It certainly opens me up to music I have never heard or would listen to. I only watched this yesterday afternoon & later in the evening ,I managed to find two John Grant 2nd hand cd’s, Grey, Tickles, Black Pressure & Pale Ghosts. I wouldn’t have looked at them without your recommendation & have ordered these (as well as your recommendation )on vinyl. I would never have realised how amazing this musician was without your enthusiastic endorsement.Thanks so much & I hope some day I can return the favour.

That John Grant album is definitely a diamond in the rough, had the pleasure of seeing him talk about the creative process during a Q+A with Richard Hawley last year the night the album came out, just a wonderfully endearing and delicate piece of work.

Got a few of them on your recommendation! If the metric for what my favourite’s of last year is what has been on repeat the most it’s these:- 1. Spellling - the turning wheel (and it’s not even close!) 2. Xenia rubinos - una Rosa 2. Ross from friends - tread 2. Idles - crawler 2. Dohnavur - the flow across borders I couldn’t split them up 🤷🏻‍♂️ Keep up the good work 👍🏻

#1. Promises - Floating Points, etc.. #2. Vanishing Twin - Ookii Gekkou #3. Mogwai - As The Love Continues #4. Pop Ambient 2022. (various artists) #5. Christian Löffler - Parallels

HI Michael, my best 10/11 of 2021, happy new year ! 1. Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince 2. Black Midi - Cavalcade 3. Floating Point / Pharoah Sanders - Promise 4. Devin Hoff - Vices From The Empty Moor 5. Dave Holland, Kevin Eubanks, Obed Calvaire Trio - Another Land 6. Sault - Nine 7. Black Country, New Road - For The First Time 8. Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey - Uneasy 9. Clairo - Sling 10. Dr. Lonnie Smith - Breathe 10. Neil Yong Crazy Horse - Barn

David Bowie will always be my favourite but I love listening to your choices! Thank you! Happy New Year from a Retired nurse from Newcastle now living in Wales! 😘🥰💫⭐️♥️👏🙌👍🤗🙏🌏

Great taste! My favorites this year: 1. Charles Mingus - 5xMingus 2. Chris Clark - Playground In A Lake 3. Floating Points - Promises 4. Bill Evans - Trio 64 5. Max Richter - Exiles 6. Billie Eilish - Happier than Ever 7. Žan Hauptman - Finished, not perfect 8. Barney Wilen - Jazz Sur Seine 9. Matt Berry - The Blue Elephant 10. Shai Maestro - Human

Awesome, I'm going to listen to all of these. I have the Pharaoh Sanders Floating Points and love it for meditation. I love your channel, always top quality.

Been listening to the Robert Plant / Alison Kraus - Raise The Roof and it is so impressive and the sound stage is excellent. Michael, enjoy your videos as I always learn new information in this exhilarating musical journey.

I picked up The Incredible Jimmy Smith Home Cookin' on Blue Note based on a recent recommendation on your fine program. Danke mein Freund! frohes neues Jahr!

1. Cassandra Jenkins - On Overview on Phenomal Nature 2. War On Drugs - I Don't live here anymore 3. Strand Of Oaks - In Heaven 4. Low - Hey What 5. Tindersticks - Distrations 6. Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time 7. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof 8. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might be Introvert 9. The Killers - Pressure Machine 10. Brandie Carlile -In These Silent Days

I hadn’t heard of the Floating Points or John Grant albums. I just demoed them and then immediately ordered copies. Thanks for the great list Michael!

Happy New Year. Most of my new additions to the collection were jazz reissues but for new releases my top 5: 1.Neil Young Carnegie Hall, 2.Paul Weller Fat Pop, 3.Analog Africa Essiebons Special 4. Gruff Rhys Seeking new Gods 5. The Coral Coral Island

so und diesmal auf deutsch... also ehrlich... dein Musikgeschmack ist echt speziell... aber ab und an auch eine Perle für die neugierigen auf der Suche nach neuen, tollen Interpreten und Alben.... vielen Dank für deine videoreihen.... man wird quasi von deiner Begeisterung mitgerissen... "Killer"

Hi Michael, great to see John Grant at number one and at last you have found the new wave of British Jazz. Would love to hear your comments on other artists in that genre. Here’s my list for 2021 25 Curtis Harding - If Flowers We’re Words 24 DJ Format - Devil’s Format 23 μ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx - Secret Garden 22 Villagers - Fever Dreams 21 Endless Boogie - Admonitions 20 Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 19 Andy Shauf - Wilds 18 Elbow - Flying Dream 1 17 Martin Gore - The Third Chimpanzee EP 16 Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time 15 Damon & Naomi - A Sky Record 14 F. B. Blumm & Nils Grahm - 2x1=4 13 Snail Mail - Valentine 12 Cory Hanson - Pale Horse Rider 11 Goat Girl - On All Fours 10 Rodrigo Amarante - Drama 09 John Grant - Boy From Michigan 08 Bachelor - Doomin’ Sun 07 Sault - Nine 06 Faye Webster - I Know I’m Funny Haha 05 Lady Blackbird - Black Acid Soul 04 Joy Orbison - Still Slipping Vol. 1 03 Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg 02 Lonely Guest - Lonely Guest 01 Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic

Top 5: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis- Carnage John Grant- Boy from Michigan Emma Ruth Rundle- Engine of Hell Lingua Ignota- Sinner get Ready Cevin Key-Xwáýxway

Michael, thanks for the broad variety you are showing to us! Completely different as a lot of the other audiophiles who show again and again the 100th reissue of the same jazz record all others are also exhaustivly showing.

I love lists after the year end since sometimes there even are surprise albums that come at the last week or so. I hate when they do them in November or early December, so this is the best time to do them!

So happy to see your #10 pick!

Thanks for your best albums of 2021. I'll give "Boy from Michigan" another chance...:) Here are my Top Ten 2021: 1. Black Country, New Road - For The First Time 2. Motorpsycho - Kingdom Of Oblivion 3. Idles - Crawler 4. Mastodon - Hushed And Grim 5. King Buffalo - The Burden Of Restlessness 6. Dÿse - Widergeburt 7. Sóley - Mother Melanchoia 8. O.S.T. - Flag Day 9. Sons Of Kemet - Black To The Future 10. Black Midi - Cavalcade

A list of LP’s I’ve never heard of. Refreshing

John Grant crashed at my apartment after a performance back in 2005. And we hung out after another performance in New Mexico when he was in The Czars in 2000/ 01. Really sweet guy... Super honest and " down to earth".

Hola, Great top ten Michael! My top album of 2021 is by Australian band Amyl & the Sniffers, their second album to date, I just can't stop....

Danke, nicht nur für eine interessante und vielfältige Liste von Alben aber auch fur alle Videos und Arbeit die du eingesteckt hast in diesen Kanal in 2021. Als Musikliebhaber war es besonders in lockdown Atmosphäre gut einfach mal die 45 rpm Staffel reinzuziehen. PS. Ein highlight 2021 fur mich und ein album das Gut zu dieser Liste passt - Leviathan by Robert Fripp, The Grid.

I think that Turnstile - Glow On was the best lp of the year personally. But then my taste would take me to the likes of Neil Young's archival releases. There were some really incredible releases this year..

I just bought the Sons of Kemet and Floating Points album. I'm definitely getting the Darkside album, wow, great suggestion. Have you checked out Nala Sinephro's album, I'm hoping to get one of the represses.

A lot here for me to check out, thanks! I have been a John Grant fan for awhile-what a great copy you have. What are your thoughts on the Black Country, New Road 2021 album: are you in, out or ambivalent?

Great video. Looking forward to great releases in 2022. An album that came out in late 2021 that I recommend is Sean Rowe’s The Darkness Dressed In Colored Lights. Hope you enjoy it.

Neil Young at Carnegie Hall, Joni Mitchell at Carnegie Hall were really the only New releases I got and love last year. Most of everything else i got last year were re releases like Kid Amnesia or all my Analogue Productions and Mobile Fidelity - The Doors, Johnny Cash, Elvis etc. Just loved getting such great pressings of these classics.

Nice picks, great year for new music, that Godspeed almost made my list... here we go, somewhat in order: 01 The Flying Luttenbachers - Negative Infinity 02 Stian Carstensen - Musical Sanatorium 03 Simon Steensland - Let's Go to Hell 04 Michael Pisaro-Liu - Revolution Shuffle 05 Alex Ward - Gated 06 Fire-Toolz - Eternal Home 07 Karkhana - Al Azraqayn 08 Kayo Dot - Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike 09 Thousandth Cave - Ancient Hearsay 10 Siôn Orgon - Dust

Industrial drone to Billy Eilish, yup, all over the place the way it should be. Happy New Year Michael.

Hi Michael. Thanks for introducing John Grant, am looking for a copy now. Have a few of the albums you have mentioned here, thanks mainly to your channel. I just want to mention Ishmael ensemble. Visions of light. Love this album.

While we have VERY different taste in music, I love your enthusiasm and discourse.

Too late or too early, it doesn´t matter. It was interesting thats all that matters.😊

Some great pics Micheal, totally agree with you about Spiral. It’s superb! For anybody that doesn’t know Floating Points check out his album before Promises. ‘Crush’ on the ninjatune label is also killer. Micheal I would like to hear your thoughts on Swindles new album ‘The New World’ that came out in 2021, if you can get a copy.

Hi,like your choices.Tho I don't have vinyl,the music is still great.Bought Alva Noto yesterday.Did you note flavours of Wendy Carlos "Sonic Seasonings" in this?Also have Promises and a few others.

Happy new year! My new year resolution was to buy less records, you're already spoiling it, specially with the preorders… One feature I used to like in 45 RPM was the turntable favourites, will you do it again? Because sometimes you remind me of great music I forgot or didn't care that much in the first place… Like this John Grant… I have it and it didn't stick… but numero uno? I'll give it another chance, no doubt! I don't have a list and sure as hell I can't say just one as the best… This year I'll try to keep the records I buy in a list, so we can discuss next year :). I used your links to another two, keep up the good work. Ah, regarding preorders, The Card Counter Soundtrack by Robert Levon Been… dark, moody, very good (I like BRMC…)

Hi there, happy new year. 😊 I really love your analysis of music. Great selections. A lot that I am not familiar with.

1. Barbara Pravi - On N'enferme Pas Les Oiseaux 2. Little Simz - Sometimes i am a introvert 3. Pearl Charles- Magic mirror 4. The war on drugs - i dont live here anymore 5. Morgan Wade - Reckless

That Sons of Kemet is in my top 3 as well. Speaking of them, their drummer is in the brand new Radiohead side project (Thom and Johnny) called The Smile.

3. Moby - Reprise 2. Robert Plant | Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof 1. Paul Weller With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra - An Orchestrated Songbook

Love your reviews. As someone who listens to a variety of formats, I was wondering if you ever stream or listen to CD’s?

2021 was the year I got back into music, 20 years of my kit sitting in the loft unused and unloved, now it’s back out and music is being played so my 2021 was me getting back into music and finding music I like, my tastes have changed over the years, thanks for all the tips during the year you have widened my listening base which is great. This new year is going to be fun, thanks for what you do.

Thanks for the vid..hope the amazon business venture thing is working out. Your line up is intriguing and glad to see a healthy stock online.

Thank you. I am unfamiliar with most of the artists. I am looking forward to exploring the list. Thank you very much.

Nice picks. Floating Points is in my Top 10 as well. Besides my top 5 are (and for sure I will forget a few): 1. For Those I Love - For Those I Love 2. Turnstile - Glow On 3. Amyl And The Sniffers - Comfort To Me 4. Bicep - Isles 5. Rival Consoles - Overflow (God how he plays with dynamics. Sooo good!)

thanks for the recommendation of Robert plant and Alison Krauss.... Killer... With your words...

John Grant ist super! Gab es eigentlich auch deutschsprachige Highlights vom letzten Jahr?

3) "Becoming Air / Into The Vanishing Point" by Annea Lockwood (with Nate Wooley on trumpet on side A), Black Truffle. 2) "Death is perfection, everything else is relative" by my beloved France Jobin. 1) "Hubrys Live" by Oren Ambarchi (with Crys Cole, Eiko Ishibashi, Jim O'Rourke, Will Guthrie, Joe Talia among others), Black Truffle again. Hors categorie the limited edition (250 copies) of the repress of "Monobirds" by David Tudor, Topos Records: outstanding music, great pressing, wonderful gatefold cover and 20 pages booklet.

Nice list! Here's mine, have you checked out the last two Low albums? I think you would enjoy them. 1. Pharaoh Sanders/Floating Points - Promises 2. Low - HEY WHAT 3. Sedibus - The Heavens 4. UNKLE - Ronin I 5. Ross From Friends - Tread 6. MF Doom/ Czarface - Super What? 7. Bicep - Isles 8. Madlib - Sound Ancestors 9. P.SUS - Daydream 2 10. Emancipator & Asher Fulero - Dab Records, Volume One

1. Christian McBride & Inside Straight-Live At The Village Vanguard 2. Los Lobos-Native Sons 3. Graham Dechter- Major Influence

Top 3: 1) Lord Huron - Long Lost, 2) Billy Strings - Renewal, 3) Delvon Lamar Organ Trio - I Told You So Really enjoyed the first releases of old Grateful Dead shows too: Fox Theatre ‘71, France ‘72, Capitol Theatre ‘71 (70’s Dead is the BEST)

Cool list! 1. Lana Del Rey - Blue Bannisters 2. Iron Maiden - Senjutsu 3. Altin Gun - Yul 4. Billie Eilish 5. Neil young - Barn

Boy from Michigan ist ein Fantastisches Album! Gehört auch zu meinen top 5. ich erwische mich immer wieder dabei wie ich die Platten auflege.

Seeing you really dig the Pharoah Sanders, have you heard the Toumani Diabaté & London Symphony Orchestra album that came out in 2021 as well? It’s spectacular and is probably my hidden gem album of 2021. Check it out if you haven’t heard it.

Albums: - Arab Strap - "As Days Get Dark" - Dry Cleaning - "New Long Leg" - Gruff Rhys - "Seeking New Gods" - Bruno Pernadas - "Private Reasons" - Low - "Hey What" - Duran Duran - "Future Past" - Fogo Fogo - "Fladu Fla" - Bernardo Devlin - "Key" e "Chroma" - Marisa Monte - "Portas" - Rick White - "Where it's fine" - Voka Gentle - "Writhing" - John Grant - "Boy From Michigan" - Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra "Promises" Reeditions/Boxsets - Neil Young - "Neil Young Archives Vol. II (1972-1976)" - Nirvana UK - "Songlife" - Pylon - "Box" - Coil - "Love's Secret Domain" - Caravan - "Who Do You Think We Are?" - His Name Is Alive - A Silver Thread - "Home Recordings 1979-1990" - Faust - "1971-1974" - David Crosby - "If I Could Only Remember My Name" - R.E.M. - "New Adventures In Hi-Fi" - Jethro Tull - "Benefit" - Joni Mitchell - "Archives - Volume 2" - Depeche Mode - "101" - The The - "The Comeback Special (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)"

Hi MIchael......I have recently started to get interested in Jazz and I would like to buy some reissues but I am undecided between Tone Poet and Music Matters. The question that I ask you and is open to all is the following ... which of the two record labels is better? ... both in terms of sound and (very important) cover ... and above all, having to spend some money anyway, which of the two is most likely to reevaluate over time? Many thanks for your reply and for you wonderful videos.

Absolutely none of my top 10 were in yours, which just shows what a great and eclectic year for music it was! My top 10 video is on my profile if you want to give it a watch 🖤

Hi Michael! Glad to oblige: NEW RELEASES: Carlos Niño & Friends - More Energy Fields, Current (International Anthem Recordings) Various - Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds Of Japan 1980-1988 (Light In The Attic) Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra ‎- Promises (Luaka Bop) Brandee Younger - Somewhere Different (Impulse) Various - Le Grand Sud-Est - 1979-1986 (Les Éditions Vermillon) Joseph Shabason - The Fellowship (Western Vinyl / Telephone Explosion Records) REISSUES: Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse / Acoustic Sounds) DJ Shadow - ...Endtroducing / 25th Anniversary Half-Speed (Mo Wax) Donald Byrd - Spaces and Places (Blue Note Classic Series) Edson Natale - Nina Maika (New Dawn) Hank Mobley - Soul Station (Blue Note Classic Series) DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR: Popol Vuh - The Essential Album Collection Vol.1 (BMG)

Hi Michael. So interesting top 10. Some i havent heard of the bands. I hope you dont mind if i ask for the list here? I want to buy them all but some i cant see properly their names. I know the Billy Eillish, i have the floating points…. If its not a hassle to write or put up the list. Thanks so much 🙏…. Cheers

Several people have mentioned the Darkside record, but I also loved Nicholas Jaar's Cenizas record from last year even more.

#1. Promises #2. L'Rain - Fatigue #3. Rosie Lowe & Duval Timothy - Son #4. Malcom Pardon - Hello Death #5. Nala Sinephro - Space 1.8 (unofficial fifth since released in 2021, but yet to be shipped on vinyl this month)

Again, new list, new purchases to come🤭😉. Gonna listen to them on spotify first and than jpc😉

thanks I added 4 in tidal to listen to soon via roon.

My top 3 for 2021. 1. The Blue Stones - Hidden gems 2. The Record Company- Play it loud. 3. Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails over the country club

Hello and Happiest of New Years to you. A quick thank you for your informational content. Wanted to say thanks for the Darkside recomendation. Here are a few of this years releases I think you might find interesting. In no certain order, The first new arrival of 2021 was, St Germaine - “Tourist Travel Versions” “ The producer Ludovic Navarre, better known as St. Germain, will publish an album containing remixes made by artists from all over the world to the tracks of his famous LP ‘Tourist’, as it celebrates two decades since it’s release.” The last album I received late New Years Eve was, PIPPI- Multiple Of Three “Birmingham-born DJ and producer Pippi Ciez released his latest studio album "Multiple Of Three”. With 9 original cuts, Pippi Ciez's "Multiple Of Three" features among his creations a series of collaborations with colleagues such as Ning Ning, Sabrina, Djamou Sangare, Idd Aziz and Genie By Nature.With its characteristic timeless melodies and dreamy sound passages, the new sound from Pippi fits perfectly to our All Day I Dream family.” Most recent discovery, Hieronmus Dream- NOSTOS This about sums it up, beautiful, well executed, Spacerock from a group out of Greece Dear traveler, This is “Nostos”. Nostos (Ancient Greek: νόστος) is a theme used in Ancient Greek literature, meaning homecoming, or homeward journey. Like Homer’s Odyssey we have to gain experience through our own journey, face our monsters, overcome every obstacle, and struggle. This album reflects a journey; it’s flaws are scars left from facing the perils, they are there to remind you that it’s not meant to be easy, to accept them in order to grow stronger as people, so that we can reach our goal. As Homer once quoted „If your heart is brave, don’t be afraid of getting lost.” credits released October 30, 2021 Only three more, Al Doum and the Faryds- “Freaky people” With their 5th release Al Doum step up the spiritual chanting in their brand of Spaced out spiritual jazz, but the guitar player and sax players more than and keep you entertained. AL DOUM AND THE FARYDS is an open ensemble. The new spiritual exotic jazz celebrate a new collective soul, a dancing cathartic ritual with birds, plants and all the animals, together in the circle of devotion. A journey in the total pranic breath. Matthew Halsall- “Salute To The Sun” LIVE Matthew’s brand of Alice Coltrane inspired jazz sets new bounds with his hypnotic trumpet playing. Beside being producer, writer, band leader, label owner this man is an inspiration. “ When we recorded Salute to the Sun, I wanted to create something playful but also quite earthy and organic that connected to the sounds in nature. It seemed to strike a chord with people and I was blown away by the response to the album. Our concert film, recorded at the height of last winter’s lockdown was a special moment for us all and I feel that the concert recording captured something beautiful that we wanted to share”. Salute to the Sun: Live at Hallé St Peter’s features Matthew Halsall - trumpet, Matt Cliffe - flute & saxophone, Maddie Herbert - harp, Gavin Barras - bass, Liviu Gheorghe - piano, Alan Taylor - drums and Jack McCarthy - percussion “ Last one, Joaquin Cornejo- “Las Frutas” EP A member of the ever growing number who take their South American Melody’s and instruments and meld them with western electronica. The title song alone is a Dub masterpiece. “Continuing to push his sound into new realms through experimentation with different influences, Joaquin Cornejo returns to Earthly Measures with his first vinyl release. The ‘Las Frutas’ EP contains 6 genre-bending, tempo-shifting tracks that form to create a mesmerising blend of footwork, dub, Latin & African percussion.” Hope you find something here to enjoy Cheers

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I understand the title of your ranking to be about the best albums released for the first time in 2021. That's why my Top 10 looks different (without ranking): -Black Label Society - Doom Crew Inc. -Neal Morse Band - Innocence & Danger -Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe -The Rugged Nuggets - Odds & Ends -Dream Theater - A view from the Top of the World -Neil Young - Barn -Smalltape - The Hungry Heart -Joe Bonamassa - Time clocks -Sting - The Bridge -St. Vincent - Daddy's Home

I cannot make a reliable list of the "10 best" as I just have not bought and listened to all new releases of 2021 that seem to be interesting to me. So I just name 10 new LP titles of 2021 I like very much. As I find myself unable to rank them from 1 to 10 because the musical content is too wide-ranging and not really comparable, I just name the records in alphabetical order. And don't get me wrong - I could list more than 10 which are not worse (for my taste). Can: Live in Stuttgart 1975 Philip Glass: Itaipu (recording from 1993, but first time on LP) Pierre Henry: Un Monde Lacéré Bernhard Lang: Cheap Opera/Loops for Klaus Schulze Arvo Pärt: Cantique Evan Parker: Winns Win Sergey Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (on Reference Recordings 45 rpm) The Residents: Leftovers Again?! Jean Sibelius: Piano Trio (on Yarlung 45 rpm) Tangerine Dream: Probe 6-8

So great to see Adele as your #1! ;)

Are you a fan of horn speakers?

My favorite 2021 releases (not in order): Godspeed, God’s P… Weezer, OK Human Lord Huron, Long lost Mogwai As the Love Continues Neil Young, Barn Dinosaur Jr, Sweep it into space James McMurtry, The horses and the hounds Aeon Station, Observatory Grouper, Shade Gojira, Fortitude

Hello Michael. Ooops…i bought the John Grant album and i m pretty deceived…the melodys trick is always the same and i found the album very boring…no varied musicality and the drum beat sounds always the same …and the uptempo songs are not good for me …i don t really understand this album as your number one…it s a difference taste feeling …but thanks for your videos, always looking for it

7/10 Need to go for the last three...☀

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surprised to see william eyelash in your list

I have listened to all of your recommendations vie Quobuz. Have to tell you that they are crap throughout. Sorry for that!

What is your record collection worth? And, would you like to adopt a 54 year old? 😂

No blues record in the list? No Billy Gibbons, Samantha Fish . Joe Bonnamassa, Gov t mule , Mike Bloomfield, Kingfish, Joanne Shaw Taylor. Charlie Parr. Joanna Connor. Lightning Hopkins.Michael ; are you living under a stone? How on earth you put Billie Eilish on the list?Maybe you should listen to Eva Cassidy instead. The whole year great video's of great albums and then a list like this is very dissatisfaction

John Grant like it a lot. Excellent list. Thanks Michael

I think that John Grant's album is a good candidate for the best album of 2021, however, I can suggest the album 'Portas' by Marisa Monte from MPB.