Monday, January 31, 2022

Bevin Luna Top Albums/EPs 2021

It's been a transformative year for music. Here are some of my favorite albums or EPs that were released. Thanks to all of these incredible artists here in the USA or abroad for releasing music during these extremely trying times and providing a soundtrack for our lives. Please support these artists in any way that you can through purchasing their music, purchasing their merch, following their social media pages, or sharing their music. Anything helps! Thanks Twist & Shout Records for keeping music alive for each and every one of us. Love you so much.




30) IDLES - Crawler (Post-Punk, Indie Rock, UK)
29) Karol G - KG0516 (Latin Trap, Urbano, Reggaeton, Colombia)
28) Lady Gang - Full Throttle (Alternative, Hip Hop, Reggae Rock, Chill Wave, Colorado)
27) The Murlocs - Bittersweet Demons (Psych-Rock, Garage Rock, Australia)
26) Doja Cat - Planet Her (Pop, R&B, Pop Rap, Hip Hop, USA)
25) Steve Gunn - Other You (Cosmic Americana, USA)
24) Joan As Police Woman x Tony Allen x David Okumu - The Solution is Restless (Subtle Slinky Jazz, Nigeria, France)
23) Amyl and the Sniffers - Comfort to Me (Punk Rock, Pub Rock, Australia)
22) The Crooked Rugs - THAT! (Psych-Rock, Colorado)
21) The Sickly Hecks - Try and Fail (Sad Boy Rock, Colorado)
20) Kid Astronaut - Cosmos (Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop, Colorado)
19) West Side Joe & the Men of Soul - Keep on Climbin' (Blues, Rock, Colorado)
18) Young Dolph - Dum and Dummer 2 (Hip-Hop, Rap, Memphis, TN)
17) Cakes da Killa - Killa Essentials (Hip-Hop, Rap, House, Electronic, New York)
16) King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - K.G. (Psych-Rock, Acid Rock, Metal, Australia)
15) King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - L.W. (Psych-Rock, Acid Rock, Metal, Australia)
14) Ezra Burns - Golden (Ambient, Colorado)
13) Porlolo - No Praise, No Blame (Grungy, Twangy, Pop, Colorado)
12) Alicja-Pop - Howlin' (Punk, Rock, Garage Rock, Memphis, TN)
11) Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg (Post-Punk, UK)
10) Wye Oak - Cut All the Wires: 2009-2011 (Indie Rock, Noise, Dream Pop, Maryland)
9) Helado Negro - Far In (Latin, Folk, Experimental, Electronic, Brooklyn, NY)
8) Slift - Levitation Sessions (Live, Krautrock, Stoner Rock, Garage Rock, France)
7) BbyMutha - The Bastard Tapes, Vol. 3 (Hip-Hop, Rap, Tennessee)
6) Wau Wau Collectif - Yaral Sa Doom (West African, Electronic, Senegal)
5) Marisa Anderson, William Tyler - Lost Futures (American Folk, West African Guitar, Oregon)
4) shame - Drunk Tank Pink (Post-Punk, London, UK)
3) Adia Victoria - Southern Gothic (Gothic Blues, Nashville, Tennessee)
2) Noga Erez - KIDS (Bonus Edition, Electro-Pop, EDM, Israel)
1) The Velveteers - Nightmare Daydream (Primal Rock, Punk, Garage, Colorado)