This chart contains the best albums of 2021, according to the taste of our editor-in-chief. You can recognize several of their recordings from the New Model Radio broadcast.
1.
Fixi & Nicolaus Giraud – Tempo Tempo! (France)
World music, jazz
2.
Kings Of Convenience – Peace Or Love (Norway)
Indie folk, chamber folk
3.
Lagartijeando – La Tercera Vision (Argentina)
Electronica, cumba, world music
4.
Balthazar – Sand (Belgium)
Indie pop
5.
La Femme – Paradigme (France)
French pop
6.
Helado Negro – Far In (USA)
Indie pop
7.
Daniel Lanois – Heavy Sun (Canada)
Dream pop
8.
Django Django – Glowing In The Dark (UK)
Indie pop
9.
Xixa – Genesis (USA)
Rock, cumbia
10.
Celeste – Not Your Muse (USA)
SNeo-soul, contemporary R&B
11.
Altın Gün – Âlem (Netherland/Turkey)
World music, elektronika
12.
Alessandro Mannarino – V. (Italy)
Pop, folk, world music
13.
Club Des Belugas – How to Avoid Difficult Situations (Germany)
Nu jazz, downtempo
14.
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine – A Beginner’s Mind (USA)
Chamber folk
15.
Fanfare Ciocarlia – It Wasn’t Hard To Love You (Romania)
World music, gypsy brass band
16.
Polo & Pan – Cyclorama (France)
Tropical house, electropop
17.
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise the Roof (UK-USA)
Americana, country rock
18.
Beach House – Once Twice Melody: Chapter 1 + 2 (USA)
Dream pop
19.
Mexican Institute of Sound – Distrito Federal (Mexiko)
Latin electronic, cumbia mexicana
20.
Low – Hey What (USA)
Ambient pop, experimental rock, noise
21.
Abase – Laroye (Hungary)
Electronic, world music
22.
Lokua Kanza – Moko (France)
World Music, African pop
23.
Céu – Um Gosto de Sol (Brazil)
Brazilian pop, acoustic
24.
Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime (Niger)
Tuareg rock
25.
Herbert – Musca (UK)
Electronica, experimental
26.
Jarvis Cocker – Chansons D’Ennui Tip-Top (UK)
Indie pop, French pop, Chanson
27.
Islandman – Godless Ceremony (Turkey)
Electronic, World music
28.
Monsieur Doumani – Pissourin (Cyprus)
World music
29.
Villagers – Fever Dreams (Ireland)
Indie pop
30.
Sofia Rei – Umbral (Brazil)
Brazil pop, electronica
