Best Songs of the Year 2021... so far

Sorry it took us a little longer than expected. Some out of the blue busy days, plus, more recently, being knocked out by the second dose of the vaccine explains it (but no complaints, very happy about it). But as promised in the previous post, with our best records and EPs of the year so far, now it's time to unveil our Favourite Songs from this half of 2021. 40 tunes, again in alphabetical order, with the sole limitation of one song per band/artist, and gathered on a playlist (see below) for your listening pleasure. 2 hours and 23 minutes of wonderful gems, so we hope you enjoy!

Crowded House- Start of Something
Dinosaur Jr.- And Me
Doble Pletina- Algo de lo que Poderme Quejar
Eddie 9V- Little Black Flies
Emily Rodgers- I Will Be Gone
Farewell Horizontal- Doesn’t Matter No One Cares
Full Power Happy Hour- Old Mind of Mine
Hadda Be- Another Life
Holiday Ghosts- Off Grid
Hooveriii- Control
Kings of Leon- The Bandit
Kiwi Jr.- Undecided Voters
Marina Allen- Oh, Louise
Massage- Made of Moods
Matt Berninger- The End
Mogwai- Ritchie Sacramento
Nation of Language- Across that Fine Line
No Kill- Better
Painted Shrines- Gone
Paul Weller- Shades of Blue
Pearl Charles- What I Need
Qlowski- A Woman
Quivers - Hold You Back
Real Numbers- In the End
Ryley Walker- Rang Dizzy
Shame- Water in the Well
Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen- Like I Used To
Steady Holiday - Tangerine
Stephen’s Shore- Skogen
Teenage Fanclub- Back in the Day
The Chills - Monolith
The Lodger- Dual Lives
The Mountain Goats- Mobile
The Tubs- Two Person Love
The Umbrellas- She Buys Herself Flowers
The Weather Station- Robber
Wojtek the Bear- One’s Thing for Certain
Woods- Waiting Around for a New Me

And if you want to check the previous years, click on 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 selections!

Best Records and EPs of the Year 2021... so far

It's official. We have reached July, meaning half of 2021 is gone. Something that looks, feels and sounds surreal. Same applies to holidays and being fully vaccinated, forthcoming situations that seemed a distant dream not that long ago. So, in order to keep with the optimistic vibes, we are set to recover a Blog tradition that covid took us away last year (we weren't in the mood). Today we unveil our 25 best records and EPs of the year so far! The list is alphabetical and length is not an issue (proper ranks are reserved for December). Just the works we have enjoyed the most this past six months. Hope you like it (don't hesitate to suggest yours, always welcomed) and find plenty to listen (click on the links to do so). And stay tuned, our favourite songs from 2021 are about to arrive!

Bart & Friends- Tolmie Wild Thymes
Cassandra Jenkins- An Overview On Phenomenal Nature
Crowded House- Dreamers Are Waiting
Dinosaur Jr.- Sweep It Into Space
Dry Cleaning- New Long Leg
Full Power Happy Hour- Full Power Happy Hour
Holiday Ghosts- North Street Air
Joana Serrat- Hardcore from the Heart
Kiwi Jr.- Cooler Returns
Lucy Dacus- Home Video
Painted Shrines- Heaven and Holy
Pearl Charles- Magic Mirror
Quivers- Golden Doubt
Tape Waves- Bright
Teenage Fanclub- Endless Arcade
The Boys with the Perpetual Nervousness- Songs from Another Life
The Catenary Wires- Birling Gap
The Chills- Scatterbrain
The Coral- Coral Island
The Laughing Chimes- In This Town
The Reds, Pinks & Purples- Uncommon Weather
The Telephone Numbers- The Ballad of Doug
The Weather Station- Ignorance
Will Stratton- The Changing Wilderness
Wurld Series- What’s Growing  

More lists? Click on the years to check our 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 selections!