2021 Top Ten

Her previous albums are ok, but this one blows them out of the water. I feel like her songwriting is at another level here. A perfect 10 songs on this album. Live show = amazing.

I liked Tune-Yards, but never considered myself a huge fan. This album turned me around. They're super inventive on this one. Listened to this one A LOT. They also put together some great livestreams where they played these songs live. Wow. Blew me away.

What a great debut album! Part of the Wilco-verse as Liam plays bass on Jeff Tweedy's solo work. I was onboard after hearing those first two singles (and great videos!). Soulful and retro.

Wasn't expecting this. Fun, funky, and only 29 minutes? I'm in.

St. Vincent never disappoints. I feel like she got a lot of bad reviews for this album, but I think it's inventive and dark, which scratched that itch.

I'm a sucker for anything Courtney Barnett releases. And yep, she did it again.

Been a MM fan since the beginning, but their last few didn't do it for me. I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It's no "Lonesome Crowded West", but it's still got that old school MM vibe.

I fell off of MMJ after "Z" in 2005. Then someone turned me onto "The Waterfall II" in 2020, and I loved it. They come out with this one a year later and wow! They keep re-inventing their sound. Lots more synths on this one. Great stuff!

I feel like you couldn't go anywhere in 2021 without hearing a couple of these songs. So catchy and easy going. Jazzy and smooth. Love it.

Not sure where I heard this, but I liked her 2009 album "I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day", so I'm guessing when I saw she put out a new album, I was intrigued. Equal parts melodic and sweet, but kinda gritty at the same time. Check it out. You'll see what I mean.