In no particular order…
Tropical F*ck Storm - Deep States
Liars - The Apple Drop
Amyl & The Sniffers - Comfort To Me
Floating Points - Promises
Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
Anna von Hauswolff - All Thoughts Fly
Darkside - Spiral
Springtime - Springtime
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime
Mastodon - Hushed And Grim
Hello guys! I’m a new one here, this is my first comment. I’m from Spain, near the Mediterranean Sea. I’d try to select some of the best albums of 2021 even I have to admit this year I have listened to classics. Well, here you have my list (with no especific order):
Marcus Anderson (the last Prince saxophonist) “Hero (Live)”
The Dust Coda “Mojo Skyline”
Richie Kotzen y Adrian Smith “Kotzen/Smith”
Jorge Salán “El cielo es lodo”
Prince “Welcome to America”
Rosemarie “Sinnergy”
Buena Fe “Mar adentro” (instrumental)
One Desire “One Night Only”
Craig Armstrong “Love Actually”
Brian Culbertson “The Trilogy: Pt. 1: Red”
Happy new year to everyone!!
Jon
Hola. Bienvenido. Saludos desde Madrid!
Welcome. Greetings from Madrid!
My most listened to:-
Easy Life Lifes a beach
Billie Eilish Happier than ever
Pharoh Sanders & the LSO Floating Points
John Hiatt Leftover Feelings
Spiers & Boden Fallow Ground
Max Richter Exiles
Neil Young Barn
Nils Frahm Old Friends New Friends
Johnny Flynn Lost in the Cedar Wood
Jon Boden Last Mile Home
Welcome to the forums Jon! Thanks for posting - a great selection of albums. The Dust Coda were a standout discovery for me this year, and that album is fantastic - also in my top 10!
Nice selection!
Exact order in top ten is not yet clear but should be close to this:
1914: Where Fear And Weapons Meet
The Silver: Ward of Roses
Aquilus: Bellum I
Opera Diabolicus: Death on a Pale Horse
In Mourning: The Bleeding Veil
Empyrium: Uber den Sternen
Archspire: Bleed the Future
Swallow The Sun: Moonflowers
Thy Catafalque: Vadak
Todd La Torre: Rejoice in the Suffering / Vokonis: Odyssey / Necronautical: Slain In The Spirit (had to pick 3 to last spot because could not decide…)
All metal I know 
This year I really tried to listen as much new metal releases as I could and it took some time away from other genres.
Thank you all for your interesting lists and let’s wish we have also great music year 2022.
I had removed Steven Wilson from my mind.
This was my biggest disappointment of the year but unlike DT and Maiden, it’s a very different disappointment.
This is an album whose genre and sounds are closer to his other project “No Man” and, unfortunately for me, far from my tastes.
Objectively, I don’t have enough knowledge in this type of music to try to make a judgment. Just a personal “I don’t like it at all”.
I don’t know if this will be his new direction. Personally I hope he returns to old habits, but he has to go his own way
Hi, @Daniele_Piancastelli . Yes this is a very different album comparing with others Wilson´s recordings. I also prefer “Hand cannot erase” or The Raven that refuse to sing" or “Grace for Drowing” or needless to say “fear of a blank planet” or “In Absentia” but maybe we are in other time. We´ll see. Next summer we´ll have a new album from Porcupine Tree. Time will say!!
As for No-man music is different. I´m an open mind about music except salsa, reggaeton or Sevillanas. Sometimes I play something of no-man. Even have a playlist in my qobuz lists. as well as Blackfield. Sorry man but think I like them. But also accept your opinion. And thanks for replaying.
It appears that we have a list of metal heads on the Roon forum 
This is a great thread and I have discovered The Dust Coda by reading it. This is why I love these forums.
Hey Jon, Greetings from Zaragoza! Gracias por la lista!
Mine really only settled two days ago. Here it is:
I’m playing a four hour set of favourites from 2021 on New Year’s Day evening from 7pm Eastern onward over on Mixcloud. My DJ handle is DJ Ol’ Nerdy Bastard…
Happy New Year everyone!
Great albums in there! Vola, Inhaler, London Grammar are all big 2021 favourites of mine.
Some great choices there.
I need to listen to the Halsey album (up next)
Many thanks to Steven for listing Black Acid Soul and for Rockhound for singling it out for notice. I was unfamiliar with it and Rockhound’s description as “absolutely top drawer” is spot on.
The mail group of 90 people I’m a member of has delivered its top ten chart for 2021, it was the most
diverse year in terms of number of albums voted for.
The top album from previous years
| 2020 | DOVES - The Universal Want |
|---|---|
| SAULT - Untitled | |
| 2019 | FONTAINES DC - Dogrel |
| 2018 | IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance |
| 2017 | THE WAR ON DRUGS - A Deeper Understanding |
| 2016 | RADIOHEAD - A Moon Shaped Pool |
| 2015 | TAME IMPALA - Currents |
| WOLF ALICE - My Love is Cool | |
| 2014 | ROYAL BLOOD - Royal Blood |
| 2013 | ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM |
| 2012 | ALABAMA SHAKES - Boys and Girls |
| 2011 | VACCINES – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? |
| 2010 | ARCADE FIRE - The Suburbs |
| 2009 | DOVES - Kingdom of Rust |
| THE DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHOD | |
| MUMFORD & SONS - Sigh No More | |
| 2008 | ELBOW - The Seldom Seen Kid |
| VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Vampire Weekend | |
| 2007 | BAND OF HORSES - Cease to Begin |
| 2006 | ARCTIC MONKEYS - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not |
| 2005 | BRENDAN BENSON - The Alternative to Love |
| KAISER CHIEFS - Employment | |
| THE MAGIC NUMBERS – The Magic Numbers |
