First Quarter Review 2021

My Top Albums and EPs released in January, February, and March

These 25 albums and 7 EPs are my favorites from the first three months of the year. For the first time in this series, I’ve actually embedded tracks—one of my favorites from each collection. This not only makes it easier for you to listen to a snippet right away and see what you like, but it also provides a quick link to listen to more. Then if you find you want to listen on an ongoing basis, you can purchase it on Bandcamp! (If it’s not available on Bandcamp, the next best option is often to go straight to the artist’s website and buy from there.)

Albums (i.e. collections more than 25 mins long)

1. Katy Kirby — Cool Dry Place

2. Claud — Super Monster

3. Sydney Sprague — maybe i will see you at the end of the world

4. serpentwithfeet — DEACON

5. Yasmin Williams — Urban Driftwood

6. Valley Maker — When The Day Leaves

7. Pell — global wrmng vol. 1

8. The Weather Station — Ignorance

9. Adult Mom — Driver

10. slowthai — TYRON

11. Altin Gün — Yol

12. Minor Moon — Tethers

13. Fruit Bats — The Pet Parade

14. Lana Del Rey — Chemtrails Over The Country Club

15. The Antlers — Green to Gold

16. Ian Sweet — Show Me How You Disappear

17. Cloud Nothings — The Shadow I Remember

18. Anika Pyle — Wild River

19. Julien Baker — Little Oblivions

20. Danielle Durack — No Place

21. Cassandra Jenkins — An Overview on Phenomenal Nature

22. Sun June — Somewhere

23. Indigo Sparke — Echo

24. Arlo Parks — Collapsed in Sunbeams

25. Lia Ices — Family Album

EPs (less than 25 mins long)

1. Ebhoni — X

2. BbyMutha — Muthaleficent 2

3. Vic Mensa — I TAPE

4. Chika — Once Upon a Time

5. Juliet Quick — Glass Years

6. Lauren Auder — 5 Songs for The Dysphoric

7. Miss Grit — Impostor