Best Albums of 2021:
- Driftmachine – Spume & Recollection (Umor Rex)
- Craven Faults – Enclosures (Nov. 2020 – Leaf)
- Renaldo & the Loaf – Hardly Gurning While the World is Turning (Klanggalerie)
- Terror/Cactus & Guazú – Botanas: Guazú & Terror Cactus EP (Shika Shika)
- Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp – We’re OK. But We’re Lost Anyway (Les Disques Bongo Joe)
- LNS & DJ Sotofett – Sputters (Tresor)
- Blectum From Blechdom – DeepBone (Deathbomb Arc)
- Anna von Hausswolff – All Thoughts Fly (Sept 2020 – Southern Lord)
- Jessica Moss – Phosphenes (Constellation)
Notable Mention 2021:
- Damiana – Vines (Hausu Mountain)
- D’Eon – Rhododendron (Hausu Mountain)
- Meridian Brothers, Conjunto Media Luna – Paz En La Tierra (Les Disques Bongo Joe)
- Fresnel Lens – EP#2 (Fresnel Lens)
- Smoke Bellow – Open For Business (Trouble In Mind)
- Zombi – Liquid Crystal EP (Relapse)
- El Búho – Cumbias Imaquinarias EP (Earthly Measures)
- Unknown Me – Bishintai (Not Not Fun)
- Sarah Neufeld – Detritus (Paper Bag)
- Low – Hey What (Sub Pop)
- Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime (Matador)
- Suryummy – Polynators (Constellation Tatsu)