EOY 2021 - Pitchfork (US)

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EOY 2021 - Pitchfork (US)

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Best Songs:
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-an ... ongs-2021/

100. Halsey - "I am not a woman, I'm a god"
99. Smerz - "Believer"
98. Mandy, Indiana - "Bottle Episode"
97. beabadoobee - "Last Day on Earth"
96. Kay Flock - "Being Honest"
95. Doss - "Look"
94. Doja Cat - "Get Into It (Yuh)"
93. Mavi - "Time Travel"
92. SPELLLING - "Little Deer"
91. Snoh Aalegra - "We Don't Have to Talk About It"
90. The Armed - "All Futures"
89. Danny L Harle - "Boing Beat"
88. Dijon - "Many Times"
87. Joy Orbison feat. Léa Sen - "better"
86. Mariah the Scientist - "2 You"
85. City Girls - "Twerkulator"
84. Ethel Cain feat. lil aaron - "Michelle Pfeiffer"
83. Leo Bhanji - "Damaged"
82. Shannon Lay - "Rare to Wake"
81. Yeat - "Gët Busy"
80. Rostam - "4Runner"
79. Water From Your Eyes - ""Quotations""
78. Dean Blunt - "the rot"
77. Iceage - "Shelter Song"
76. Foodman - "Parking Area"
75. Bad Boy Chiller Crew - "Don't You Worry About Me"
74. Heladro Negro - "Gemini and Leo"
73. Indigo De Souza - "Hold U"
72. Bruiser Wolf - "Dope Game $tupid"
71. Lucy Dacus - "VBS"
70. Jayda G - "All I Need"
69. Normani feat. Cardi B - "Wild Side"
68. Turnstile - "Mystery"
67. Yu Su - "Xiu"
66. Dawn Richard - "Bussifame"
65. Armand Hammer and the Alchemist - "Stonefruit"
64. serpentwithfeet - "Fellowship"
63. Backxwash feat. Ada Rook - "I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses"
62. Lil Nas X - "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)"
61. Cleo Sol - "23"
60. LSDXOXO - "Sick Bitch"
59. Circuit des Yeux - "Dogma"
58. Erika de Casier - "Drama"
57. Amaarae feat. Kali Uchis & Moliy - "Sad Girlz Luv Money Remix"
56. Monaleo - "Beating Down Yo Block"
55. Bartees Strange - "Weights"
54. Saweetie feat. Doja Cat - "Best Friend"
53. Tirzah - "Send Me"
52. Billie Eilish - "Happier Than Ever"
51. Little Simz - "Introvert"
50. The War on Drugs - "I Don't Live Here Anymore"
49. Grouper - "Kelso (Blue sky)"
48. Doss - "Strawberry"
47. L-Gante - "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 38"
46. Oneohtrix Point Never / Elizabeth Fraser - "Tales From the Trash Stratum"
45. Charli XCX - "Good Ones"
44. Rxk Nephew - "American tterroristt"
43. Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon - "Peaches"
42. Magdalena Bay - "Chaeri"
41. Kacey Musgraves - "Breadwinner"
40. Illuminati Hotties - "MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA"
39. Adele - "To Be Loved"
38. Playboi Carti - "Slay3r"
37. Madlib - "Road of the Lonely Ones"
36. Burial - "Dark Gethsemane"
35. Doja Cat feat. SZA - "Kiss Me More"
34. MIKE - "Crystal Ball"
33. Mdou Moctar - "Afrique Victime"
32. duendita - "Open Eyes"
31. Jessie Ware - "Please"
30. Noname - "Rainforest"
29. Dry Cleaning - "Scratchcard Lanyard"
28. Azealia Banks - "Fuck Him All Night"
27. Mach-Hommy - "Kriminel"
26. L'Rain - "Find It"
25. Yves Tumor - "Jackie"
24. PinkPantheress - "Just for Me"
23. Jlin - "Embryo"
22. Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar - "family ties"
21. black midi - "John L"
20. SZA - "Good Days"
19. Faye Webster - "I Know I'm Funny haha"
18. Megan Thee Stallion - "Thot Shit"
17. Peggy Gou - "I Go"
16. Tinashe - "Bouncin"
15. Big Thief - "Little Things"
14. WizKid feat. Tems - "Essence"
13. Sofia Kourtesis - "La Perla"
12. Sharon Van Etten / Angel Olsen - "Like I Used To"
11. Japanese Breakfast - "Be Sweet"
10. Olivia Rodrigo - "deja vu"
9. Arooj Aftab - "Mohabbat"
8. Snail Mail - "Valentine"
7. Mitski - "Working for the Knife"
6. Tyler, the Creator - "Lumberjack"
5. Lana Del Rey - "White Dress"
4. Jazmine Sullivan - "Pick Up Your Feelings"
3. Low - "Days Like These"
2. Cassandra Jenkins - "Hard Drive"
1. Caroline Polachek - "Bunny Is a Rider"
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Though not my favorite song by her, it's great to see Polachek at #1 and feels refreshing after a few years of huge mainstream hits at the top. And the rest of the list is better than most of the other critics' lists I've seen so far with a lot of my personal favorites represented.
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What a fantastic and beautifully curated list! So far I am thrilled to see each publication choose a different #1 and there are so many gems here I'm looking forward to checking out. "Essence" by WizKid is so gorgeous and I can't believe I have not heard it before.
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How the hell did I not hear "Deja Vu" until just now. Saw it on the list and had to check it out. Holy shit what a song. I liked "Drivers License" and "Good 4 U" but THIS is amazing.
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Bunny is a Rider sounds like Polachek trying to copy Charli XCX, with decent returns at best. Dunno how that's song of the year.

Hard Drive sounds pretty good tho. I might've preferred a grander build, but it's not too bad at all.
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Nick wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:25 am How the hell did I not hear "Deja Vu" until just now. Saw it on the list and had to check it out. Holy shit what a song. I liked "Drivers License" and "Good 4 U" but THIS is amazing.
Concurred. I thought "driver's license" was good but "deja vu" is sharp as hell and the use of drums is excellent.
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Nick wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:25 am How the hell did I not hear "Deja Vu" until just now. Saw it on the list and had to check it out. Holy shit what a song. I liked "Drivers License" and "Good 4 U" but THIS is amazing.
Amazing song, definitely my song of the year.
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Best Albums: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-an ... bums-2021/

50. Yasmin Williams: Urban Driftwood
49. Magdalena Bay: Mercurial World
48. Ka: A Martyr’s Reward
47. dltzk: Frailty
46. Helado Negro: Far In
45. aya: im hole
44. Sofia Kourtesis: Fresia Magdalena EP
43. Hand Habits: Fun House
42. Vijay Iyer / Linda May Han Oh / Tyshawn Sorey: Uneasy
41. Lingua Ignota: Sinner Get Ready
40. Erika de Casier: Sensational
39. Loraine James: Reflection
38. Navy Blue: Song of Sage: Post Panic! / Navy’s Reprise
37. RP Boo: Established!
36. Lost Girls: Menneskekollektivet
35. Illuminati Hotties: Let Me Do One More
34. The War on Drugs: I Don’t Live Here Anymore
33. Xenia Rubinos: Una Rosa
32. Adele: 30
31. Wiki: Half God
30. Claire Rousay: a softer focus
29. Little Simz: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
28. Spirit of the Beehive: ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH
27. Moor Mother: Black Encyclopedia of the Air
26. Armand Hammer and the Alchemist: Haram
25. Indigo De Souza: Any Shape You Take
24. Nala Sinephro: Space 1.8
23. black midi: Cavalcade
22. Dawn Richard: Second Line: An Electro Revival
21. Olivia Rodrigo: SOUR
20. Mach-Hommy: Pray for Haiti
19. Dean Blunt: Black Metal 2
18. Grouper: Shade
17. Cassandra Jenkins: An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
16. MIKE: Disco!
15. Snail Mail: Valentine
14. Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee
13. Tirzah: Colourgrade
12. Arooj Aftab: Vulture Prince
11. Faye Webster: I Know I’m Funny haha
10. Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg
09. Playboi Carti: Whole Lotta Red
08. Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime
07. The Weather Station: Ignorance
06. Turnstile: Glow On
05. Low: HEY WHAT
04. Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / The London Symphony Orchestra: Promises
03. Tyler, the Creator: Call Me If You Get Lost
02. L’Rain: Fatigue
01. Jazmine Sullivan: Heaux Tales
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BNM albums from 2021 and where they came on the list:

The Weather Station - 9.0 (7)
Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders/The London Symphony Orchestra - 9.0 (4)
Mach-Hommy - 8.8 (20)
Dry Cleaning - 8.6 (10)
Jazmine Sullivan - 8.6 (1)
Vijay Iyer/Linda May Han Oh/Tyshawn Sorey - 8.6 (42)
L’Rain - 8.5 (2)
Tirzah - 8.5 (13)
Wiki - 8.5 (31)
Snail Mail - 8.5 (15)
Tyler the Creator - 8.4 (3)
Faye Webster - 8.4 (11)
Mdou Moctar - 8.4 (8)
Lost Girls - 8.4 (36)
Turnstile - 8.4 (6)
Low - 8.4 (5)
Xenia Rubinos - 8.4 (33)
The War on Drugs - 8.4 (34)
Iceage - 8.3
Spirit of the Beehive - 8.3 (28)
Cassandra Jenkins - 8.3 (17)
Ka - 8.3 (48)
Indigo de Souza - 8.3 (25)
Nala Sinephro - 8.3 (24)
Playboi Carti - 8.3* (9)
Arooj Aftab - 8.2 (12)
The Armed - 8.2
Grouper - 8.2 (18)
aya - 8.2 (45)
Navy Blue - 8.2* (38)

*Came out at the tail end of 2020, reviewed in 2021

Non-BNM albums which made the list:
Adele - 8.2 (32)
Dean Blunt - 8.1 (19)
MIKE - 8.0 (16)
Dawn Richard - 8.0 (22)
Black Midi - 8.0 (23)
Illuminati Hotties - 8.0 (35)
Lingua Ignota - 8.0 (41)
Helado Negro - 8.0 (46)
dltzk - 8.0 (47)
Magdalena Bay - 8.0 (49)
Yasmin Williams - 8.0 (50)
Moor Mother - 7.9 (27)
Loraine James - 7.9 (39)
Japanese Breakfast - 7.8 (14)
Armand Hammer - 7.8 (26)
Hand Habits - 7.8 (43)
Little Simz - 7.7 (29)
Erika Kasier - 7.7 (40)
Claire Rousay - 7.6 (30)
Sofia Kourtesis - 7.5 (44)
RP Boo - 7.2 (37)
Olivia Rodrigo - 7.0 (21)

BNM albums that didn't make the list:

Iceage
The Armed
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What are BNM albums? Needs explaining for some of us.
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discord wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:27 pm What are BNM albums? Needs explaining for some of us.
Best New Music - typically albums that score an 8.0 or higher (or I guess 8.2 or higher now?)
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What scores did Iceage and The Armed get?
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discord wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:43 pm What scores did Iceage and The Armed get?
8.3 and 8.2 respectively
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BleuPanda wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:40 pm
discord wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:27 pm What are BNM albums? Needs explaining for some of us.
Best New Music - typically albums that score an 8.0 or higher (or I guess 8.2 or higher now?)
Usually it's more around 8.2, but it's not just about the grade I think, pretty sure in some previous years you could have a 8.2 or 8.3 without BNM, and a 8.1 with BNM.
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Shocked and very happy to see Jazmine Sullivan at #1. I thought it was a fantastic EP but didn't think it was the type of WOW album that would land at #1.
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prosecutorgodot wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:56 am Bunny is a Rider sounds like Polachek trying to copy Charli XCX, with decent returns at best. Dunno how that's song of the year.
Charli? Sounds more like Drake if anything

Nobody I know who listens to Caroline understands the placement of this song, fascinatingly. Bunny is at best in the 60th percentile of Caroline/Chairlift songs.
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Soz wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:23 am Nobody I know who listens to Caroline understands the placement of this song, fascinatingly. Bunny is at best in the 60th percentile of Caroline/Chairlift songs.
Right? I like me some Caroline, and I did listen to Bunny a few times this year. It's a fine song, but I never expected it to be in the top 10, let alone #1. It doesn't feel important enough.
In eight years from now, when they'll do the end of decade list, I doubt it's gonna rank very high tbh...
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I've been listening to the songs on YouTube for the past few days and I can tell you the song list is excellent.

Much better than last year.
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I've only heard of three of the top 25 artists 🤷🏻‍♂️😔
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