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MCCh 2021 (09) May 31

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The best albums of 2021 (update May 31)

The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in brackets, average and number of ratings (out of 33 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.

The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Dansende Beren (New this year thanks to Chilton's proposal); Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare; The Music
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; NME; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Beats Per Minute; Consequence Of Sound; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar

Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…

Albums that have obtained new reviews but worsened the score
New entry or Re-entry
Albums that have obtained new reviews and improved the score

Out:
Tomahawk: Tonic Immobility

50 - Katy Kirby: Cool Dry Place – 75,0 (79,0 / 9)
Highlights: Cool Dry Place – Juniper – Traffic!
Singer-Songwriter



49 - Celeste: Not Your Muse - 75,2 (77,2 / 15)
Highlights: Stop This Flame – Strange - Ideal Woman
Neo-Soul



48 - Madlib: Sound Ancestors - 75,2 (76,9 / 16)
Highlights: Road of the Lonely Ones – Dirtknock - Chino
Instrumental Hip Hop



47 - Girl In Red: If I Can Make It Go Quiet - 75,2 (75,2 / 21)
Highlights: Rue – Serotonin – Midnight Love
Indie Pop



46 - Chai: Wink - 75,3 (76,6 / 17)
Highlights: Maybe Chocolate Chips - Nobody Knows We Are Fun - In Pink
Indie Pop



45 - Dinosaur Jr: Sweep It Into Space - 75,5 (74,8 / 23)
Highlights: Garden – I Ran Away – I Ain’t
Alternative Rock



44 - Virginia Wing: Private Life - 75,7 (80,0 / 8)
Highlights: I’m Holding Out for Something – St. Francis Fountain – Moon Turn Tides
Art Pop



43 - The Coral: Coral Island - 75,8 (79,5 / 10)
Highlights: Faceless Angel - Autumn Has Come - Lover Undiscovered
Indie Rock



42 - Ghetts: Conflict Of Interest - 75,9 (80,6 / 7)
Highlights: IC3 – Little Bo Peep - Mozambique
UK Hip Hop



41 - Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview On Phenomenal Nature – 75,9 (80,3 / 8)
Highlights: Hard Drive – Crosshairs – New Bikini
Singer-Songwriter



40 - Leon Vynehall: Rare, Forever – 76,0 (79,4 / 11)
Highlights: Mothra - Dumbo – Snakeskin ∞ Has-Been
Ambient Techno



39 - Kiwi Jr.: Cooler Returns – 76,1 (78,1 / 15)
Highlights: Undecided Voters – Waiting in Line – Only Here for a Haircut
Indie Rock



38 - Bicep: Isles – 76,2 (75,5 / 23)
Highlights: Atlas – Sundial - Saku
Future Garage



37 - Gruff Rhys: Seeking New Gods - 76,3 (79,3 / 12)
Highlights: Mausoleum of My Former Self - Seeking New Gods - Hiking in Lightning
Psychedelic Pop



36 - Pauline Anna Strom: Angel Tears in Sunlight – 76,5 (80,4 / 9)
Highlights: Tropical Convergence – Temple Gardens at Midnight – The Pulsation
Ambient



35 - Jazmine Sullivan: Heaux Tales – 76,7 (79,7 / 12)
Highlights: Lost One – Pick Up Your Feelings – Girl Like Me
Neo-Soul



34 - Viagra Boys: Welfare Jazz - 76,7 (75,7 / 24)
Highlights: Creatures – Girls & Boys – Ain’t Nice
Post-Punk



33 - Genesis Owusu: Smiling With No Teeth - 76,8 (80,5 / 10)
Highlights: A Song About Fishing – The Other Black Dog – Drown
Neo-Soul



32 - Slowthai: Tyron – 77,1 (74,1 / 30)
Highlights: Feel Away – Cancelled - Mazza
UK Hip Hop



31 - Sleaford Mods: Spare Ribs – 77,2 (76,2 / 24)
Highlights: Mork n Mindy – Shortcummings – Nudge It
UK Hip Hop



30 – Tribulation: Where The Gloom Becomes Sound - 77,6 (82,3 / 7)
Highlights: Hour of the Wolf – Daughter of the Djinn – Dirge of a Dying Soul
Gothic Metal



29 - Bachelor: Doomin' Sun - 77,8 (81,1 / 11)
Highlights: Stay in the Car - Back of My Hand - Doomin’ Sun
Indie Rock



28 - The Armed: Ultrapop – 78,0 (81,4 / 11)
Highlights: All Futures – An Iteration – Average Death
Noise Rock



27 - Goat Girl: On All Fours – 78,2 (78,1 / 21)
Highlights: Sad Cowboy – Badibaba – The Crack
Post-Punk



26 - Django Django: Glowing in the Dark - 78,3 (77,6 / 23)
Highlights: Spirals – Waking Up – Glowing in the Dark
Indie Pop



25 - The Anchoress: The Art Of Losing - 78,5 (82,9 / 8)
Highlights: Unravel - The Art of Losing - Show Your Face
Art Rock



24 - Anna B Savage: A Common Turn - 78,6 (81,6 / 12)
Highlights: Corncrakes – BedStuy - Two
Psychedelic Folk



23 - Iceage: Seek Shelter - 78,6 (77,3 / 25)
Highlights: Vendetta – The Holding Hand – Shelter Song
Art Rock



22 - Steve Earle & The Dukes: J.T. - 78,7 (82,0 / 11)
Highlights: Champagne Corolla – Last Words – I Don’t Care
Americana



21 - Jane Weaver: Flock – 78,7 (80,7 / 15)
Highlights: Heartlow – Modern Reputation - Solarised
Psychedelic Pop



20 - Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime - 78,8 (80,5 / 16)
Highlights: Chismiten - Tala Tannam - Afrique Victime
Tishoumaren



19 - Mogwai: As The Love Continues - 78,8 (76,2 / 29)
Highlights: Midnight Flit – Ritchie Sacramento – Dry Fantasy
Post Rock



18 - Alfie Templeman: Forever Isn't Long Enough - 78,9 (83,6 / 7)
Highlights: Forever Isn’t Long Enough – Shady - Everybody’s Gonna Love Somebody
Dance Pop



17 - Lana Del Rey: Chemtrails Over the Country Club - 78,9 (76,9 / 27)
Highlights: Chemtrails over the Country Club - White Dress - Wild at Heart
Singer-Songwriter



16 - Serpentwithfeet: Deacon – 79,1 (78,1 / 24)
Highlights: Hyacinth - Sailor’s Superstition - Fellowship
Alternative R&B



15 - Arab Strap: As Days Get Dark - 80,9 (79,9 / 24)
Highlights: The Turning of Our Bones - Here Comes Comus! - Tears on Tour
Slowcore



14 - Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg - 81,2 (78,8 / 28)
Highlights: Scratchyard Lanyard - New Long Leg - Strong Feelings
Post-Punk



13 - Shame: Drunk Tank Pink – 81,2 (78,5 / 29)
Highlights: Alphabet – Water in the Well – Snow Day
Post-Punk



12 - For Those I Love: For Those I Love - 81,9 (86,3 / 8)
Highlights: I Have a Love - Birthday/ The Pain - Top Scheme
Progressive House



11 - St. Vincent: Daddy's Home – 82,1 (78,8 / 31)
Highlights: The Melting of the Sun – Down - Pay Your Way in Pain
Psychedelic Soul



10 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! - 82,4 (80,4 / 27)
Highlights: "Government Came" (9980.0kHz 3617.1kHz 4521.0 kHz)/Cliffs Gaze/Cliffs' Gaze at Empty Waters' Rise/Ashes to Sea or Near to Thee - A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) (4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz) / Job’s Lament / First of the Last Glaciers / where we break how we shine (ROCKETS FOR MARY) - Fire at Static Valley
Post-Rock



09 - Black Midi: Cavalcade - 82,5 (80,2 / 28)
Highlights: Chondromalacia Patella – Slow - John L
Avant- Prog



08 - Black Country, New Road: For The First Time – 83,0 (81,0 / 27)
Highlights: Sunglasses – Track X - Instrumental
Experimental Rock



07 - The Weather Station: Ignorance - 83,5 (82,8 / 23)
Highlights: Robber – Parking Lot – Tried to Tell You
Art Pop



06 - Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams – 83,9 (80,9 / 30)
Highlights: Hurt – Eugene – Black Dog
Bedroom Pop



05 - Sons of Kemet: Black To The Future – 83,9 (85,9 / 15)
Highlights: Hustle – Pick Up Your Burning Cross – Field Negus
Jazz



04 - Julien Baker: Little Oblivions – 84,2 (81,2 / 30)
Highlights: Hardline – Ringside – Favor
Singer-Songwriter



03 - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Carnage – 84,9 (83,6 / 25)
Highlights: White Elephant - Hand of God – Old Time
Art Rock



02 - Squid: Bright Green Field - 86,8 (85,4 / 25)
Highlights: Narrator – Pamphlets - Paddling
Art Punk



01 - Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra: Promises – 88,4 (87,7 / 23)
Highlights: Movement 1 - Movement 6 - Movement 8
Modern Classical
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Holden wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:54 am Out of curiosity, where do be the albums above 70?
51 - Tomahawk: Tonic Immobility - 74,9 (78,6 / 10)
52 - The Hold Steady: Open Door Policy - 74,8 (74,8 / 21)
53 - Porter Robinson: Nurture - 74,4 (78,8 / 8)
54 - The Staves: Good Woman - 74,3 (76,3 / 15)
55 - Iglooghost: Lei Line Eon - 74,1 (78,7 / 7)
56 - Marianne Faithfull: She Walks in Beauty - 74,0 (76,7 / 13)
57 - Diivde And Dissolve: Gas Lit - 74,0 (78,0 / 9)
58 - Brockhampton: Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine - 74,0 (75,0 / 18)
59 - Tune-Yards: Sketchy. - 74,0 (74,0 / 21)
60 - Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor’s Version) - 73,8 (76,8 / 12)
61 - Tom Jones: Surrounded By Time - 73,6 (77,3 / 10)
62 - Valerie June: The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers - 73,6 (76,9 / 11)
63 - Du Blonde: Homecoming - 73,5 (77,4 / 9)
64 - Claud: Super Monster - 73,3 (75,0 / 16)
65 - Noga Erez: Kids - 73,3 (78,0 / 7)
66 - Manchester Orchestra: The Million Masks Of God - 73,3 (76,6 / 11)
67 - Chad VanGaalen: World's Most Stressed Out Gardener - 72,9 (76,6 / 10)
68 - The Antlers: Green To Gold - 72,7 (74,7 / 15)
69 - Flock of Dimes: Head of Roses - 72,7 (75,4 / 13)
70 - Alan Vega: Mutator - 72,7 (76,7 / 9)
71 - William Doyle: Great Spans of Muddy Time - 72,6 (75,3 / 13)
72 - The Body: I've Seen All I Need To See - 72,2 (75,9 / 10)
73 - Lambchop: Showtunes - 72,1 (74,1 / 15)
74 - Cloud Nothings: The Shadow I Remember - 72,1 (73,8 / 16)
75 - Olivia Rodrigo: Sour - 72,0 (73,4 / 17)
76 - A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Invisible Cities - 71,9 (74,9 / 12)
77 - The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstom Warnings... - 71,9 (74,9 / 12)
78 - Puma Blue: In Praise of Shadows - 71,8 (74,8 / 12)
79 - Weezer: OK Human - 71,5 (70,8 / 23)
80 - Lael Neale: Acquainted with Night - 71,5 (76,1 / 7)
81 - Dodie: Build A Problem - 71,5 (75,4 / 9)
82 - Foo Fighters: Medicine at Midnight - 71,4 (69,7 / 26)
83 - Spirit Of The Beehive: Entertainment, Death - 71,1 (75,1 / 9)
84 - Billie Marten: Flora Fauna - 71,1 (75,7 / 7)
85 - Ryley Walker: Course In Fable - 71,0 (74,4 / 11)
86 - Tindersticks: Distractions - 71,0 (73,4 / 14)
87 - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound - 71,0 (75,0 / 9)
88 - Still Corners: The Last Exit - 70,8 (74,5 / 10)
89 - James Yorkston And The Second Hand Orchestra: The Wide, Wide River - 70,7 (74,4 / 10)
90 - Pearl Charles: Magic Mirror - 70,5 (74,9 / 8)
91 - La Femme: Paradigmes - 70,3 (74,6 / 8)
92 - Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Superwolves - 70,1 (72,8 / 13)
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Excited to go through this! It appears you have the wrong image at 18, though.
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Holden wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 4:07 pm Excited to go through this! It appears you have the wrong image at 18, though.
I wish that album sounded like Gruff Rhys. I really don't see the appeal.
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Holden wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 4:07 pm Excited to go through this! It appears you have the wrong image at 18, though.
I have corrected the error. Thanks.
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The top 3 tracks for Leon Vynehall are from another album.
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The list is now up to 50 albums, so we are at the halfway point as far as length goes! Here's the playlist that goes with this:



St. Vincent did rise as expected, but not by much. Black Midi kept her out of the top 10. Jane Weaver, on the other hand, keeps on increasing her score, even though she initially fell off.
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I thought Black Midi might debut higher with the hype that album is getting on RYM. Instead they are behind the others from their scene, Squid and BCNR.
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Jackson wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:58 pm I thought Black Midi might debut higher with the hype that album is getting on RYM. Instead they are behind the others from their scene, Squid and BCNR.
It's definitely a bit more challenging than Squid and BCNR, but also more fun and all around better, at least from my initial take (and I quite liked the other two). If anything, it's a not entirely unexpected nod to avant prog.
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