Anthony Fantano, also known as the Internet busiest music nerd and TheNeedleDrop released an excellent video regarding his favorite albums of 2021 so far (click here for my list). 2021 has been a great year for music, and a halfway point recap is always an enjoyable experience to see what the acclaimed critic in Fantano recommends us music fanatics to check out.

Fantano’s List:

1. slowthai – TYRON

2. BROCKHAMPTON – ROADRUNNER

3. Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost

4. Backxwash – I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses

5. black midi – Cavalcade

6. St. Vincent – Daddy’s Home

7. Sematary – Rainbow Bridge 3

8. Porter Robinson – Nurture

9. Jeff Rosenstock – SKA DREAM

10.  Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The LSO – Promises

11.  Feu! Chatterton – Palais d’Argile

12.  Genesis Owusu – Smiling with No Teeth

13.  Ad Nauseam – Imperative Imperceptible Impulse

14.  Black Dresses – Forever in Your Heart

15.  Black Country, New Road – For the first time

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