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2021 Music

No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2021

27 December 2021

Outside Child - Allison Russell

No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2021

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

  1. Outside Child
    Allison Russell
  2. They're Calling Me Home
    Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
  3. Quietly Blowing It
    Hiss Golden Messenger
  4. A Southern Gothic
    Adia Victoria
  5. Wary + Strange
    Amythyst Kiah
  6. Blue Heron Suite
    Sarah Jarosz
  7. Stand For Myself
    Yola
  8. Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
    Aaron Lee Tasjan
  9. The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers
    Valerie June
  10. Pohorylle
    Margo Cilker
  11. Urban Driftwood
    Yasmin Williams
  12. Long Time Coming
    Sierra Ferrell
  13. The Horses and the Hounds
    James McMurtry
  14. Leftovers
    Le Ren
  15. Little Oblivions
    Julien Baker
  16. Depreciated
    John R. Miller
  17. Whispers and Sighs
    David Olney & Anana Kaye
  18. Afrique Victime
    Mdou Moctar
  19. Renewal
    Billy Strings
  20. I Don’t Live Here Anymore
    The War on Drugs

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