Time Out's Best of 2021 Part II

Best of 2021

The following is a list of nothing but the best–singles, albums, covers, comps, reissues–from 2021, in one spot. Our hope for this roundup of 100 picks is to inspire you to seek out physical copies of that which you fall in love with in order to find more opportunities to disconnect with the digital world in place of reestablishing an aural connection in the physical one. You can sample this list on Spotify to find something to love. 

Find Part I here and Part III here.


The Umbrellas by The Umbrellas
(Album)
Buy The Umbrellas


Bystander by Cool Sounds
(Album)
Buy Bystander


Cool Dry Place by Katy Kirby
(Album)
Buy Cool Dry Place


Endless Arcade by Teenage Fanclub
(Album)
Buy Endless Arcade


Only Wanna See U Tonight by Young Guv
(Single)
Pre-order GUV III


“Feel Flows” The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 by The Beach Boys
(Reissue)
Buy Feel Flows


City Slicker by Ginger Root
(EP)
Buy City Slicker


Fine Anyway (Habibi Funk 016) by Rogér Fakhr
(Reissue)
Buy Fine Anyway


Cobra Poems by Daniel Romano
(Album)
Buy Cobra Poems


Pulp by Born Ruffians
(Album)
Buy JuiceBuy Squeeze


Moderation by Cate Le Bon
(Single)
Pre-order Pompeii


Trip To Japan by The Shacks
(Single)
The Shacks


3 by Mapache
(Album, Cover)
Buy 3


Enter The Zenmenn by The Zenmenn
(Album)
Buy Enter The Zenmenn 


I Know I’m Funny haha by Faye Webster
(Album)
Buy I Know I’m Funny haha


Still Life by Massage
(Album)
Buy Still Life


It’s Confidential by BRONCHO
(Single)
Buy It’s Confidential 


Paris II by Oracle Sisters
(EP)
Buy Paris II


Freedom EP by Advertisement
(EP)
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Late Night Flyer/One Dimensional Man by Leong Lau, East-West Unity Band
(Single, Reissue)
Buy Late Night Flyer


Live In... New York City by Tex Crick
(Album)
Buy Live In... New York City


So Far Behind by Color Green
(Single)
Color Green 


Introducing... by Aaron Frazer
(Album)
Buy Introducing...


Shadow by Slow Pulp
(Single)
Slow Pulp


However Many Days by Atomic Blue
(Album)
Buy However Many Days


Tale Of My Lost Love by Female Species
(Album)
Buy Tale Of My Lost Love


Romantic Images by Molly Burch
(Album)
Buy Romantic Images


Antique Glow (20th Anniversary Expanded Remaster) by Kelley Stoltz
(Reissue)
Buy Antique Glow


Swan Songs by Lloyd Taylor-Clark
(Album)
Buy Swan Songs


Time To Melt by Sam Evian
(Album)
Buy Time To Melt


Cookbook by John Andrews & The Yawns
(Album)
Buy Cookbook


Souvenir by Maston, L’éclair
(Album)
Buy Souvenir