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NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2021

The 50 Best Albums of 2021

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.
Wild Up, Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine

The 50 Best Albums of 2021

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.
Wild Pink

Wild Pink, 'Florida'

by Lyndsey McKenna

While there's certainly art that extols Florida's beauty and endless memes that make light of the state's unrivaled weirdness, it's rare to hear something that understands its duality.
Orion Sun, 'Concrete'

Orion Sun, 'Concrete'

by John Morrison

Orion Sun possesses a particular gift for making songs that practically glow with warmth and intimacy.
NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2021

The 50 Best Albums Of 2021

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.
NPR Music's 50 Best Albums Of 2021

The 50 Best Albums of 2021

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.