Dan Digs Top 30 Albums of 2021
Fred again.., Jeff Parker, Little Simz, Dijon, Cleo Sol, Hiatus Kaiyote, Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, Kiefer, Puma Blue, Leisure, SAULT, and many more all feature in my 30 favorite albums of 2021.
30. Brijean – Feelings
29. Snowpoet – Wait for Me
28. Duo Brothers – Cookie Stars
27. Rosie Frater-Taylor – Bloom
26. Sam Evian – Time To Melt
25. Grandbrothers – All the Unknown
24. LEISURE – Sunsetter
23. Ishmael Ensemble – Visions Of Light
22. Dusky – JOY
21. Bentley & Horatio Luna – Less Thinking More Dancing
20. Kiefer – When There’s Love Around
19. Men I Trust – Untourable Album
18. Helado Negro – Far In
17. José González – Local Valley
16. quickly, quickly – The Long and Short of It
15. Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
14. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Promises
13. Santpoort – Ocean Tales
12. Sampology – Regrowth
11. Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – Notes With Attachments
10. Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime
9. Puma Blue – In Praise of Shadows
8. Jordan Rakei – What We Call Life
7. Jeff Parker – Forfolks
6. Fred again.. – Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)
5. Cleo Sol – Mother
4. Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
3. SAULT – NINE
2. Dijon – Absolutely
1. Hiatus Kaiyote – Mood Valiant
You can listen to highlighted tracks from each of these albums in my Top 30 Albums of 2021 playlist on Spotify below. Check out my Top 100 Tracks of 2021 here and my Top 30 Remixes of 2021 here.
2022, let’s go.