In honor of New Years, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens has released a list documenting both his favorite and least favorite albums from 2021. He announced his list of each via a Tumblr post.

Consequence Sound notes that many of the picks by Stevens do not fit the bill of describing the best and worst albums of 2021. First, because some of the projects were not albums, and second, because some of the projects were not released in 2021. 

Stevens’ picks for best albums include Time to Melt by Sam Evian, Hannah by Lomelda, the soundtrack to the ’70’s animated film Fantastic Planet, Beverly-Glenn Copeland’s Keyboard Fantasies, Todd Rundred’s A Wizard, a True Star, Alice Coltrane’s Journey in Satchidananda, Ringo Starr’s Beaucoups of Blues, Ladakh: Songs & Dances from the Highlands of Western Tibet, Can’s Future Days and Peter Gabriel’s Up. His picks for worst albums, on the other hand, include picks such as 30 by Adele, the soundtrack for Dune, and the soundtrack for Squid Game, the soundtrack for And Just Like That, among others. Stevens thus pulls no punches in going after some of the most popular music today. 

Sufjan Stevens released an album himself earlier this year, entitled Convocations. 

Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna