The year is winding down and the next few weeks won’t have much in terms of new releases (I think). So, for the remaining weeks of the year, I’ll be sharing my favorite albums, songs, reissues, and other releases that I had on repeat through 2021.
Today, I’m sharing my honorable mention list for the best albums of the year. These albums are all very good and well worth a listen, but they didn’t quite make it to my best-of list. Still, you can’t go wrong with any of the albums below and I’d recommend them all. I’m sure there is something here for everyone to enjoy. Where possible, I’ve shared links to the artist’s Bandcamp page so you can stream and buy the albums directly from the band. It’s always a great time to support artists so please buy something if you dig what you hear.
Honorable Mentions of 2021
Bat Fangs | Queen of My World
Big Red Machine | How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?
Dean Blunt | Black Metal 2
Boldy James / The Alchemist | Bo Jackson
Jungle | Loving in Stereo
Kiwi Jr. | Cooler Returns
Lil Nas X | Montero
L'Rain | Fatigue
Modest Mouse | The Golden Casket
Mono | Pilgrimage of the Soul
Kacey Musgraves | star-crossed
Navy Blue | Navy's Reprise
Anna Fox Rochinski | Cherry
Ty Segall | Harmonizer
Serpentwithfeet | Deacon
Sleater-Kinney | Path of Wellness
Sun June | Somewhere
Trace Mountains | House of Confusion
The Weather Station | Ignorance
Faye Webster | I Know I’m Funny haha