![]() Special mention goes to those albums we loved that weren’t released on vinyl in 2021, including music by: Megan Thee Stallion, Jazmin Sullivan, Pink Siifu, Ghetts, anaiis, Slikback, aya, as well as compilations by Beautiful and Daytimers. Same as it ever was – music, our sanctuary. ![]() The feelings of reuniting and dancing with others was triumphant. Beloved venues and festivals forged ahead into the unknown to bring us live music – the place where many of these records truly come into their own. Like 2020, life felt frequently suspended, but unlike last year there were more glimmers of hope, re-starting in fits and burst. ![]() Even when we couldn’t leave our nanoscopic-foot abodes, artists also spoke to our harrows and our joy, building togetherness and connection amidst the ongoing isolation. Musicians soothed our weary psyches, abrasively seared through our numb fugue, conjured a club inside our homes, turned the personal and the political upside down. Reactions to 2020 also began to emerge this year, time capsules of sonic humanity – from wonky dance floor cuts to ambient tonics to growling poetics. 2021: A seemingly never-ending, rollercoaster pandemic ride that we all would like to exit immediately.ĭuring this year’s extreme lows, middles, and highs, music remained ever steadfast in its ability to lift us up out of all doldrums – along with heroic first responders, of course.
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