The Wire magazine has posted its typically adventurous top 50 albums of 2021: [www.albumoftheyear.org]. No Olivia Rodrigo here, but the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pops up. https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63461#msg-63461 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:50:03 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,68074#msg-68074 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,68074#msg-68074 Michael Toland Trouser Press Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:51:35 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63519#msg-63519 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63519#msg-63519 Aitch Trouser Press Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:09:03 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63515#msg-63515 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63515#msg-63515 Bip Trouser Press Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:46:42 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63505#msg-63505 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63505#msg-63505
I’ve ALWAYS loved year-end lists. If nothing else, they’re a terrific guide to new discoveries. There’s just SO MUCH out there that it’s nice to have a little nudge toward certain things that you might not have found on your own.]]> Bip Trouser Press Tue, 14 Dec 2021 02:32:42 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63476#msg-63476 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63476#msg-63476 Nightdrive Trouser Press Thu, 09 Dec 2021 23:42:53 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63475#msg-63475 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63475#msg-63475 steevee Trouser Press Thu, 09 Dec 2021 21:00:47 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63474#msg-63474 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63474#msg-63474 four of them [Sons Of Kemet, Anthony Braxton, Circuit Des jeux, and Les Filles de Illighadad]. And I only know the first three because I often attend the Big Ears Festival, where I neglected to see each of them play. I was lucky enough to see Les Filled De Les Filles de Illighadad as my last concert before Covid-19, and this reminds me that I need to buy their new album!]]> Post-Punk Monk Trouser Press Thu, 09 Dec 2021 19:24:44 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63472#msg-63472 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63472#msg-63472 Michael Toland Trouser Press Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:23:32 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63471#msg-63471 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63471#msg-63471 steevee Trouser Press Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:33:20 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63465#msg-63465 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63465#msg-63465
Edit: after reading more about them, putting L'Rain and Moor Mother on the list to check out.

Edit #2: I looked up Moor Mother on Discogs, and was surprised to find that I have a record with her on it: the most recent Art Ensemble of Chicago record. So I've heard her. More exploration will be required.

Edit #3: OK, I'm on board with #3 now (which is the much-ballyhooed Floating Points/Pharaoh Sanders collaboration). I think was expecting it to be more raucous when I first listened to it, more along the lines of Sanders early 70s work like Black Unity, one of my favorite jazz albums. On second listen, knowing what to expect, I was able to better appreciate its beauty.]]> Michael Toland Trouser Press Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:20:46 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63464#msg-63464 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63464#msg-63464 Aitch Trouser Press Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:01:46 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63462#msg-63462 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63462#msg-63462 zoo Trouser Press Wed, 08 Dec 2021 18:27:27 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63461#msg-63461 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63461,63461#msg-63461 www.albumoftheyear.org]. No Olivia Rodrigo here, but the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pops up.]]> steevee Trouser Press Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:42:12 +0000