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The best albums of 2021 by Cities and Memory, including Floating Points, The Bug, Tomaga, Gazelle Twin, Bruno Bavota and many more.

These releases blurred the lines between musical genres and styles to create new and exciting sounds.

In a year where putting on a record was the only way to escape, we wondered what how our favorite musicians fared. From Lucy Dacus on Dijon to Vince Staples on Doja Cat, these are our faves' faves.

In a year where putting on a record was the only way to escape, we wondered what how our favorite musicians fared. From Lucy Dacus on Dijon to Vince Staples on Doja Cat, these are our faves' faves.

In 2021, Shannon J. Effinger celebrated the giants who embody of Black genius.

In a year where putting on a record was the only way to escape, we wondered what how our favorite musicians fared. From Lucy Dacus on Dijon to Vince Staples on Doja Cat, these are our faves' faves.

From iconoclast jazz to astral punk, minimal psychedelia to raw soul, knockout debuts to long-anticipated returns, these are the albums that defined the triumphs, defiance, and surreality of 2021.

Nostalgia tends to dominate our respective listening habits. This year saw the excavation of various titles from the annals of time.

Psychedelic soul, leftfield pop en español and breakthrough SoCal hip-hop lead our picks for the only playlist you need for 2021.

WBGO's Nate Chinen reflects on the year in jazz.