The Alternative’s 50 Top Records of 2021
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50. Pom Pom Squad – Death of a Cheerleader
49. Koyo – Drives Out East
48. Dazy – MAXIMUMBLASTSUPERLOUD: The First 24 Songs
47. Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version)
46. Dry Cleaning – New Long Leg
45. Kitner – Shake The Spins
44. Slaughter Beach, Dog – At The Moonbase
43. Porter Robinson – Nurture
42. Mister Goblin – Four People In An Elevator
41. Johanna Samuels – Excelsior!
40. Dijon – Absolutely
39. black midi – Cavalcade
38. Cassandra Jenkins – An Overview On Phenomenal Nature
37. Citizen – Life In Your Glass World
36. Tyler, The Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
35. Manchester Orchestra – The Million Masks Of God
34. Laura Stevenson – Laura Stevenson
33. Snow Ellet – Suburban Indie Rock Star
32. Super American – SUP
31. Sun June – Somewhere
30. Katy Kirby – Cool Dry Place
29. Spirit of the Beehive – Entertainment, Death
28. Wednesday – Twin Plagues
27. Lil Nas X – Montero
26. Jhariah — A Beginner’s Guide to Faking Your Death
25. Illuminati Hotties — Let Me Do One More
24. Cloud Nothings — The Shadow I Remember
23. Rosie Tucker — Sucker Supreme
22. Origami Angel — GAMI GANG
21. Mannequin Pussy — Perfect
20. Pinkshift – Saccharine
19. Alien Boy — Don’t Know What I Am
18. The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die — Illusory Walls
17. Another Michael — New Music and Big Pop
16. Save Face — Another Kill For The Highlight Reel
15. Every Time I Die — Radical
14. One Step Closer — This Place You Know
13. Lucy Dacus — Home Video
12. Kississippi — Mood Ring
11. The Armed — ULTRAPOP
10. Foxing — Draw Down The Moon
9. Home is Where — I Became Birds
8. Indigo De Souza — Any Shape You Take
7. Olivia Rodrigo — Sour
6. Fiddlehead — Between the Richness
5. Chloe Moriondo — Blood Bunny
4. Wild Pink — A Billion Little Lights
3. Japanese Breakfast — Jubilee
2. Julien Baker — Little Oblivions
1. Turnstile — GLOW ON
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