Best of 2021: Songs
A sample platter of sounds from the year we got used to everything. Fit into twenty tracks out of respect for your time, these are the best songs of the year.
20 – 11
20. Knees / Injury Reserve
19. Jackie / Yves Tumor
17. Orange Blossoms / Half Waif
16. 80 Days of Rain / Lande Hekt
15. Superstar / Beach House
14. Kill Me / Indigo De Souza
14. Time Escaping / Big Thief
13. TIRED, NERVOUS & BROKE! / JPEGMAFIA
12. Boys At School / Spellling
11. Baby Grand / Anna B Savage
Smiling With No Teeth
Genesis Owusu
is
a stinging refutation of pain as a product.
Days Like These
Low
is
turning the volume up on the emptiness.
Introvert
Little Simz
is
a stunningly grand manifesto.
Tried to Tell You
The Weather Station
is
a gentle and comforting hand on your shoulder.
Control
Mannequin Pussy
is
fed up with every illusion.
Triple Dog Dare
Lucy Dacus
is
tracing the marks left by nostalgia and regret.
Hard Drive
Cassandra Jenkins
is
a breathing exercise and a life raft.
Posing In Bondage
Japanese Breakfast
is
a shameless, heartbreaking need.
Mmmoooaaaayaya
illuminati hotties
is
your brain on the verge of collapse.
Like I Used To
Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen
is
the best song of the year.
Now Listen
The best songs of the year, in one playlist for you.