Favourite albums discovered in 2021
These are the albums I discovered last year and enjoyed the most. I generally don't follow new releases, so most of these albums were released before 2021. List is ranked. |
| 31 |  | Bon Iver
Bon Iver, Bon Iver
(rediscovery)
Indie folk
2011
Scrobbles: 240
4.0 |
| 30 |  | Big Red Machine
Big Red Machine
(rediscovery)
Indie pop / electronic
2018
Scrobbles: 104
4.0 |
| 29 |  | Bark Psychosis
Codename: Dustsucker
Post-rock
2004
Scrobbles: 45
3.5 |
| 28 |  | Benedict
You Can Tell Me Nothing That I Should
Indie rock / The National-core
2020
Scrobbles: 101
3.5 |
| 27 |  | LCD Soundsystem
Sound of Silver
Electronic / dance
2007
Scrobbles: 70
3.5 |
| 26 |  | Phosphorescent
Muchacho
Americana / indie rock
2013
Scrobbles: 123
3.5 |
| 25 |  | And Also The Trees
Born Into The Waves
Post-punk / art rock
2016
Scrobbles: 80
4.0 |
| 24 |  | The Angels of Light
How I Loved You
Gothic rock / folk rock
2001
Scrobbles: 67
4.0 |
| 23 |  | Gidge
New Light
Electronic / ambient house
2020
Scrobbles: 115
4.0 |
| 22 |  | Jakob
Solace
Post-rock
2006
Scrobbles: 129
4.0 |
| 21 |  | The Bathers
Kelvingrove Baby
Chamber pop
1997
Scrobbles: 171
4.0 |
| 20 |  | Damien Jurado
Rehearsals for Departure
Indie folk / indie pop
1999
Scrobbles: 190
4.0 |
| 19 |  | Blueneck
King Nine
Post-rock
2014
Scrobbles: 83
4.0 |
| 18 |  | Arab Strap
As Days Get Dark
Indie rock / indie pop
2021
Scrobbles: 64
4.0 |
| 17 |  | Nils Frahm
Spaces
Modern classical / ambient
2013
Scrobbles: 135
4.0 |
| 16 |  | John Moreland
In The Throes
Alt-country / americana
2013
Scrobbles: 172
4.0 |
| 15 |  | Gregory Alan Isakov
The Weatherman
Indie folk
2013
Scrobbles: 296
4.0 |
| 14 |  | Trespassers William
Having
Dream pop / slowcore / shoegaze
2006
Scrobbles: 162
4.0 |
| 13 |  | Camera Obscura
Biggest Bluest Hi Fi
Indie pop
2001
Scrobbles: 136
4.0 |
| 12 |  | Alora Crucible
Thymiamatascension
New age / ambient
2021
Scrobbles: 20
4.0 |
| 11 |  | Malcolm Middleton
Waxing Gibbous
Indie rock / indie pop
2009
Scrobbles: 161
4.0 |
| 10 |  | Damien Jurado
The Horizon Just Laughed
Indie folk
2018
Scrobbles: 282
4.0 |
| 9 |  | mewithoutYou
Catch For Us the Foxes
Post-hardcore / indie rock
2004
Scrobbles: 221
4.0 |
| 8 |  | Bill Callahan
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Alt-country / indie folk
2009
Scrobbles: 247
4.0 |
| 7 |  | The For Carnation
The For Carnation
Slowcore / post-rock
2000
Scrobbles: 79
4.0 |
| 6 |  | The Antlers
Green To Gold
Indie folk / indie pop
2021
Scrobbles: 273
4.0 |
| 5 |  | Big Red Machine
How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?
Indiepop / indiefolk
2021 (AOTY)
Scrobbles: 357
4.5 |
| 4 |  | Lydia
Illuminate
Indie rock / emo / indie pop
2008
Scrobbles: 272
4.5 |
| 3 |  | Paul Buchanan
Mid Air
Ambient pop
2012
Scrobbles: 536
4.5 |
| 2 |  | Gregory Alan Isakov
This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Indie folk
2009
Scrobbles: 543
5.0 |
| 1 |  | Damien Rice
My Favourite Faded Fantasy
Indie rock / indie folk
2014
Scrobbles: 177
5.0 |
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