Jesse Malin Photo Credit: Gus Philippas
These are my top 10 songs and albums of 2021, and discovery of the year, as compiled for the WFUV post, The Best of 2021 Staff Picks.
Top 10 Songs
1 Wolf Alice: Smile
2 Wet Leg: Chaise Lounge
3 Spoon: The Hardest Cut
4 My Morning Jacket: Love Love Love
5 Amythyst Kiah: Black Myself
6 The Marias: Hush
7 Jack White: Taking Me Back
8 Sunflower Bean: Baby Don’t Cry
9 St Vincent: Pay Your Way in Pain
10 Parquet Courts: Walking at a Downtown Pace
Top 10 Albums
1 Jesse Malin: Sad and Beautiful World
2 The Hold Steady: Open Door Policy
3 Courtney Barnett: Things Take Time, Take Time
4 Sleater Kinney: Path to Wellness
5 Durand Jones & The Indications: Private Space
6 TTB: Layla Revisited (Live at Locken) feat Trey Anastasio
7 Jon Batiste: We Are
8 Arlo Parks: Collapsed in Sunbeams
9 Christone Ingram: 662
10 The War on Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore
Discovery of the Year
Durand Jones & The Indications
