Right, here we bloody go. We stopped doing these things because we thought nobody gave a sh**, but whatever, here are our albums of the year, by bands we love to celebrate, in our own small way, their achievements.
Dom’s picks…
I’m not gonna do a fancy long quote for each of these, though I am sure that would help, but if you’re here and you fancy checking out some recent, amazing records, see below for a quick take, and the tunes…
Turnstile – ‘Glow On’
“Amazing.”
The Dirty Nil – ‘Fuck Art’
“Great fun, a romp from start to finish.”
Bummer – ‘Dead Horse’
“Fucking ferocious, mate.”
Black Foxxes – Black Foxxes
“Emotive, and pure. If you get nothing from this record, I imagine you are dead inside.”
Manchester Orchestra – The Million Masks of God
“Magical, diverse and pure. Manchester Orchestra get better each outing.”
IDLES – CRAWLER
“The UK’s favourite band have done it again, with a much more introspective and raw album. Excellent work.”
Sneaker Pimps – Squaring The Circle
“Trip-hop’s best and brightest return with new faces, but the same pomp and confidence that made them popular during the 90s.”
Knomad Spock – Winter of Discontent
“Open and honest introspection from one of the UK’s standout spoken word artists.”
Webbed Wing – ‘What’s So Fucking Funny?’
“Grunge. Beautiful grunge in 2021. Lovely.”
STILL – ‘{}’
Post-hardcore and black metal melded in the most innovative way we’ve seen in…like, ever.”
Wych Elm – ‘Rabbit Wench’
“Interesting, dark and diverse lo-fi indie rock.”
Low Hummer – ‘Modern Tricks for Living’
“A sarcastic take on modern culture from this Manic Street Preachers-approved six-piece. Global Ones To Watch in 2021, for sure.”
The Battery Farm – ‘Dirty Den’s March of Suffering’
“Gritty Northern punk with enough power and pride behind it to knock you on your back. A band that does it for love, and you can really hear it.”
Tigercub – ‘As Blue As Indigo’
A magical alternative rock romp, backed with emotion from start to finish.