EEL PIE RECORDS TOP 50 LPs Of The Year 2021 Kevin, Phil and Lucy have selected their personal favourite releases of the year, counted up the votes, and come up with a Top 50 that represents the finest and most interesting releases of a remarkable year 1. Little Simz ~ Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 2. Goat Girl ~ On All Fours 3. Low ~ HEY WHAT 4. The Paper Kites ~ Roses 5. Billie Marten ~ Flora Fauna 6. Makaya McCraven ~ Deciphering The Message 7. Billie Eilish ~ Happier Than Ever 8. Julien Baker ~ Little Oblivions 9. Sons of Kemet ~ Black To The Future 10. Alfa Mist ~ Bring Backs 11. Alexa Rose ~ Headwaters 12. Pom Pom Squad ~ Death Of A Cheerleader 13. Joy Crookes ~ Skin 14. John Grant ~ Boy From Michigan 15. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra ~ Promises 16. F.S. Blumm & Nils Frahm ~ 2x1=4 17. Katy Kirby ~ Cool Dry Place 18. Nathaniel Rateliffe & The Night Sweats ~ The Future 19. Tony Allen ~ There Is No End 20. Jose Gonzalez ~ Local Valley 21. Lucy Dacus ~ Home Video 22. Amyl and The Sniffers ~ Comfort To Me 23. Lake Street Dive ~ Obviously 24. Steve Earle & The Dukes ~ J.T. 25. Field Music ~ Flat White Moon 26. Faye Webster ~ I Know I'm Funny Haha 27. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss ~ Raise The Roof 28. Bill MacKay and Nathan Bowles ~ Keys 29. Anne-Marie ~ Therapy 30. The Go! Team ~ Get Up Sequences Part One 31. Christian Loffler ~ Parallels: Shellac Reworks 32. Girl In Red ~ If I Could Make It Go Quiet 33. Liz Phair ~ Soberish 34. black midi ~ Cavalcade 35. Briston Maroney ~ Sunflower 36. Lou Barlow ~ Reason To Live 37. Hannah Peel ~ Fir Wave 38. STR4TA ~ Aspects 39. Adele ~ 30 40. The Black Keys ~ Delta Kream 41. The Bevis Frond ~ Little Eden 42. Arab Strap ~ As Days Get Dark 43. Nilüfer Yanya ~ Inside Out 44. Ryley Walker ~ Course In Fable 45. Parquet Courts ~ Sympathy For Life 46. Mr Jukes & Barney Artist ~ The Locket 47. Damian Jurado ~ Monster 48. dvr Tape ~ 01 + Thru The City 49. Weezer ~ OK Human 50. Bess Atwell ~Already, Always |
PHIL'S PERSONAL TOP 50 of 2021 1. F.S. Blumm & Nils Frahm ~ 2x1=4 2. Amyl and The Sniffers ~ Comfort To Me 3. Alexa Rose ~ Headwaters 4. Faye Webster ~ I Know I'm Funny Haha 5. Low ~ HEY WHAT 6. The Go! Team ~ Get Up Sequences Part One 7. Christian Loffler ~ Parallels: Shellac Reworks 8. Liz Phair ~ Soberish 9. Steve Earle & The Dukes ~ J.T. 10. Little Simz ~ Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 11. The Paper Kites ~ Roses 12. The Bevis Frond ~ Little Eden 13. Julien Baker ~ Little Oblivions 14. Billie Marten ~ Flora Fauna 15. Damian Jurado ~ Monster 16. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss ~ Raise The Roof 17. Dinosaur Jr. ~ Sweep It Into Space 18. Makaya McCraven ~ Deciphering The Message 19. DJ Muggs The Black Goat ~ Dies Occidendum 20. Billie Eilish ~ Happier Than Ever 21. Alfa Mist ~ Bring Backs 22. Major Murphy ~ Access 23. Sons of Kemet ~ Black To The Future 24. Dylan Leblanc ~ Pastimes 25. Pom Pom Squad ~ Death Of A Cheerleader 26. Goat Girl ~ On All Fours 27. Matthew Sweet ~ Catspaw 28. Nathaniel Rateliffe & The Night Sweats ~ The Future 29. Ministry ~ Moral Hygiene 30. Murcof ~ The Alias Sessions 31. Nightmares on Wax ~ Shout Out! To Freedom... 32. Consolidated ~ We’re Already There 33. Penelope Trapps ~ Penelope Three 34. Bess Atwell ~ Already, Always 35. Lucy Dacus ~ Home Video 36. Wedding Present ~ Locked Down & Stripped Back 37. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra ~ Promises 38. Joy Crookes ~ Skin 39. Katy Kirby ~ Cool Dry Place 40. Lou Barlow ~ Reason To Live 41. Arab Strap ~ As Days Get Dark 42. My Morning Jacket ~ My Morning Jacket 43. Weezer ~ OK Human 44. Rose City Band ~ Earth Trip 45. William Fitzsimmons ~ Ready The Astronaut 46. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis ~ Carnage 47. Public Service Broadcasting ~ Bright Magic 48. Sleaford Mods ~ Spare Ribs 49. David Gray ~ Skellig 50. Laura Stevenson ~ Laura Stevenson |
KEVIN'S PERSONAL TOP 50 of 2021 1. Goat Girl ~ On All Fours 2. Little Simz ~ Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 3. Field Music ~ Flat White Moon 4. Bill MacKay and Nathan Bowles ~ Keys 5. Makaya McCraven ~ Deciphering The Message 6. Low ~ HEY WHAT 7. Sons of Kemet ~ Black To The Future 8. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra ~ Promises 9. black midi ~ Cavalcade 10. Hannah Peel ~ Fir Wave 11. STR4TA ~ Aspects 12. The Black Keys ~ Delta Kream 13. Ryley Walker ~ Course In Fable 14. Parquet Courts ~ Sympathy For Life 15. John Grant ~ Boy From Michigan 16. Jose Gonzalez ~ Local Valley 17. BadBadNotGood ~ Talk Memory 18. Billy Nomates ~ Emergency Telephone 19. Mdou Moctar ~ Afrique Victime 20. Nubya Garcia ~ SOURCE ⧺ WE MOVE 21. Lou Barlow ~ Reason To Live 22. Arab Strap ~ As Days Get Dark 23. Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy ~ Superwolves 24. Tindersticks ~ Distractions 25. Tirzah ~ Colourgrade 26. Cathal Coughlan ~ Song Of Co-Aklan 27. Clinic ~ Fantasy Island 28. Teeth Agency ~ You Don't Have To Live In Pain 29. The Coral ~ Coral Island 30. Tony Allen ~ There Is No End 31. Sleaford Mods ~ Spare Ribs 32. James Yorkston & the Second Hand Orchestra ~ The Wide, Wide River 33. John Murry ~ The Stars Are God's Bullet Holes 34. Keg ~ Assembly 35. Lee Ranaldo ~ Names Of North End Women 36. Leon Vynehall ~ Rare, Forever 37. Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley ~ Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection 38. Modern Nature ~ Island Of Noise 39. Nitin Sawney ~ Immigrants 40. Squid ~ Bright Green Field 41. Steve Gunn ~ Other You 42. Godspeed You! Black Emperor ~ G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! 43. The Lounge Society ~ Silk For The Starving 44. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss ~ Raise The Roof 45. Steve Earle & The Dukes ~ J.T. 46. Julien Baker ~ Little Oblivions 47. Gruff Rhys ~ Seeking New Gods 48. Greentea Peng ~ Man Made 49. Black Country, New Road ~ For The First Time 50. Drug Store Romeos ~ The World Within Our Bedrooms |
LUCY'S PERSONAL TOP 50 of 2021 1. Little Simz ~ Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 2. Joy Crookes ~ Skin 3. Lake Street Dive ~ Obviously 4. The Paper Kites ~ Roses 5. Anne-Marie ~ Therapy 6. Billie Marten ~ Flora Fauna 7. Billie Eilish ~ Happier Than Ever 8. Girl In Red ~ If I Could Make It Go Quiet 9. Katy Kirby ~ Cool Dry Place 10. Briston Maroney ~ Sunflower 11. Alfa Mist ~ Bring Backs 12. Adele ~ 30 13. Nilüfer Yanya ~ Inside Out 14. Pom Pom Squad ~ Death Of A Cheerleader 15. Mr Jukes & Barney Artist ~ The Locket 16. dvr ~ Tape_01 + Thru The City 17. Lucy Dacus ~ Home Video 18. Griff ~ One Foot In Front Of The Other 19. Julien Baker ~ Little Oblivions 20. Goat Girl ~ On All Fours 21. Tony Allen ~ There Is No End 22. Nathaniel Rateliffe & The Night Sweats ~ The Future 23. Miley Cyrus ~ Plastic Hearts 24. Weezer OK ~ Human 25. Olivia Rodrigo ~ Sour 26. Maneskin ~ Teatro d'ira Vol. 1 27. Raleigh Ritchie ~ Andy 28. David Gray ~ Skellig 29. Holiday Ghosts ~ North Street Air 30. John Grant ~ Boy From Michigan 31. Alexa Rose ~ Headwaters 32. Chet Faker ~ Hotel Surrender 33. Bess Atwell ~ Already, Always 34. easy life ~ Life's a Beach 35. Jose Gonzalez ~ Local Valley 36. Leon Bridges ~ Gold-diggers Sound 37. Squirrel ~ Flower Planet (i) 38. Torres ~ Thirstier 39. Mndsgn ~ Rare Pleasure 40. Celeste ~ Not Your Muse 41. Laura Stevenson ~ Laura Stevenson 42. Arlo Parks ~ Collapsed In Sunbeams 43. Ron Gallo ~ Peacemeal 44. Benee ~ Hey U X 45. Claud ~ Super Monster 46. F.S. Blumm & Nils Frahm ~ 2x1=4 47. Jorja Smith ~ Be Right Back 48. Kings Of Convenience ~ Peace Or Love 49. Emily Scott Robinson ~ American Siren 50. Beans On Toast ~ Survival Of The Friendliest |
