Top Music Picks of 2021
I listened to several albums on repeat throughout the year and chose not to include specific songs on my list below because the full albums are so good. I never got tired of them, and long to see them performed live. While I could count on one hand the number of concerts I attended this year, it’s more than last year. Hopefully next year will be more than this year. I miss live music more than anything. Attending Newport Folk Festival this year was so magical and reminded me to cherish simple moments more.
Here’s my favorite music of 2021 -- hope you enjoy! There’s lots of badass female musicians on this list.
Happy holidays, stay health and well.
Click here to listen to my Best of 2021 playlist on Spotify here including many other artists/bands.
Top songs of the year:
Lana Del Ray - Let Me Love You Like a Woman
Jon Batiste - I NEED YOU
Sharon Van Etten - On Your Way Now
The Head and the Heart - Our House (cover)
Angel Olsen - Gloria
Olivia Rodrigo - driver’s license
Big Thief - Certainty
My Morning Jacket - Love Love Love
St. Vincent - The Nowhere Inn
Bleachers & Bruce Springsteen - Chinatown
Parcels - Comingback
Lord Huron - Love Me Like You Used To
Beach House - Once Twice Melody
Lucy Dacus - Hot & Heavy
Courtney Barnett - Write a List of Things to Look Forward To
Joy Oladokun - if you got a problem
Mitski - Washing Machine Heart
Top albums of the year
Big Red Machine, How Long Do You Think It’s Going to Last?
War on Drugs, I Don’t Live Here Anymore
St. Vincent, Daddy’s Home
Japanese Breakfast, Jubilee
The Killers, Pressure Machine
Fleet Foxes, Shore
Villagers, Fever Dreams