The 10 Best Albums of 2021
What a weird year. On almost every front, really. I started commuting to work again a few days a week in May and, barring something unforeseen (which, let's face it, unforeseen events are very on-brand for 2021), I'll have been on about 30 flights this year (even left the country once!!) What I'm saying is, in addition to music on while working from home, my traditional music sanctuaries of bus rides and flights were somewhat back this year. Speaking of... folks, can we talk about live music? I went to the Day In Day Out festival over Labor Day and barely knew how to handle myself. I saw Modest Mouse at Marymoor Park and even saw Coldplay indoors . Absolutely joyful. A friend and I were talking this year about how we're also still glad that albums are a thing. Despite music mainly moving to streaming options, a lot of artists are still putting together 40-or-so minutes of music that is meant to go together as one piece of work. Sure, the singles stand out, but all tho