Dave 3000's Top 25 New Releases of 2021

(Just my opinion!)

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1

Esperanza Spalding "Songwrights Apothecary Lab"

Esperanza Spalding "Songwrights Apothecary Lab" (Concord)

2

Tom Jones "Surrounded By Time"

Tom Jones "Surrounded By Time" (S-Curve / EMI)

3

Parquet Courts "Sympathy For Life"

Parquet Courts "Sympathy For Life" (Rough Trade)

4

(tie)

Oh Sees "The Chapel, SF 10.2.19"

 and  

Osees "Levitation Sessions II"
Osees (tie)

"The Chapel, SF 10.2.19"
(Silver Current)

and

"Levitation Sessions II" (Reverberation Appreciation Society)

5

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "L.W."

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "L.W." (Flightless / ATO)

6

(tie)

Guided By Voices "Earth Man Blues"

 and  

Guided By Voices "It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them!"
Guided By Voices (tie)

"Earth Man Blues"
(GBV inc.)

and

"It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them!" (GBV inc.)

7

Isildurs Bane & Peter Hammill "In Disequilibrium"

Isildurs Bane & Peter Hammill "In Disequilibrium" (Ataraxis)

8

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Candy Racer"

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Candy Racer" (KRK LAB)

9

Old Time Relijun "Musicking"

Old Time Relijun "Musicking" (K Records)

10

Elephant9 "Arrival Of The New Elders"

Elephant9 "Arrival Of The New Elders" (Rune Grammofon)

11

75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band "Live At Tubby's"

75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band "Live At Tubby's" (Grapefruit)

12

black midi "Cavalcade"

black midi "Cavalcade" (Rough Trade)

13

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "Butterfly 3000"

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "Butterfly 3000" (Flightless / ATO)

14

Triptides "Alter Echoes"

Triptides "Alter Echoes" (Alive Naturalsound)

15

Goat "Headsoup"

Goat "Headsoup" (Rocket)

16

Grave Flowers Bongo Band "Strength Of Spring"

Grave Flowers Bongo Band "Strength Of Spring" (Castle Face)

17

Poppy "Flux"

Poppy "Flux" (Sumerian)

18

Acid Dad "Take It From The Dead"

Acid Dad "Take It From The Dead" (Greenway)

19

Taras Bulba "Sometimes The Night"

Taras Bulba "Sometimes The Night" (Riot Season)

20

Courtney Barnett "Things Take Time, Take Time"

Courtney Barnett "Things Take Time, Take Time" (Mom+Pop)

21

88Kasyo Junrei "Genma Daisai"

88Kasyo Junrei "Genma Taisai'" (PPR)

("88-Point Pilgrimage - Grand Festival Of Demons")

22

Ty Segall "Harmonizer"

Ty Segall "Harmonizer" (Drag City)

23

Dinosaur jr. "Sweep It Into Space"

Dinosaur jr. "Sweep It Into Space" (Jagjaguwar)

24

Menahan Street Band "The Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band"

Menahan Street Band "The Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band" (Dunham / Daptone)

25

Richard Dawson & Circle "Henki"

Richard Dawson & Circle "Henki" (Domino)
   

Honorable Mentions:

(in alphabetical order)

Bad Bad Hats "Walkman" (Don Giovani)
The Bevis Frond "Little Eden" (Fire)
The Black Keys "Delta Kream" (Nonesuch)
Chrome "Scaropy" (Cleopatra)
Colleen "The Clearing & The Tunnel" (Thrill Jockey)
Cub Scout Bowling Pins "Clang Clang Ho" (GBV Inc.)
Dope Purple "Grateful End" (Riot Season)
Eleventh Dream Day "Since Grazed" (Comedy Minus One)    
Endless Boogie "Admonitions" (No Quarter)
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra "Promises" (Luaka Bop)    
Billy F. Gibbons "Hardware" (Concord)
Iron Maiden "Senjutsu" (Parlophone)    
Kasai Allstars "Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound" (Crammed Discs)
Kid Millions & Jan St. Werner "Imperium Droop" (Thrill Jockey)
Femi & Made Kuti "Legacy+" (Partisan)
Mastodon "Hushed And Grim" (Reprise)
Melvins "Working With God" (Ipecac)
Melvins "Five Leged Dog" (Ipecac)
Mdou Moctar "Afrique Victime" (Matador)
Mogwai "As The Love Continues" (Rock Action/Temporary Residence)
Mythic Sunship "Wildfire" (Tee Pee)
Night Beats "Outlaw R&B" (Fuzz Club)
Perfume "Polygon Wave" EP (Perfume/Universal)
Plankton Wat "Future Times" (Thrill Jockey)
Prince "Welcome 2 America" (NPG)
Quintron & Miss Pussycat "Goblin Alert" (Goner)
Rose City Band "Earth Trip" (Thrill Jockey)
Aaron Scholz "Third Place" (self released)
Silver Synthetic "Silver Synthetic" (Third Man)
Dr. Lonnie Smith "Breathe" (Blue Note)
Sonny & The Sunsets "New Day With New Possibilities" (Rocks In Your Head)
Sons Of Kemet "Black To The Future" (Impulse!)
Steely Dan "Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live!" (Universal)
Steely Dan "Donald Fagen's The Nightfly Live" (Universal)
Suuns "The Witness" (Joyful Noise)
Teenage Fanclub "Endless Arcade" (Merge)
TEKE::TEKE "Shirushi" (Kill Rock Stars)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse "Way Down In The Rust Bucket" (Reprise)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse "Barn" (Reprise)
         

Reissues Of The Year:

Stereolab  "Electrically Possessed (Switched On Volume 4)" (Duophonic/Warp)
Neil Young  "Archives Volume II (1972-1976)" (Reprise)
            

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