Similarly, Brit-rockers IDLES swiftly followed up last year’s confrontational ‘Ultra Mono’ with the much more introspective ‘Crawler’, an odyssey into hardship that saw the band conclude: “In spite of it all, life is beautiful.” And what could be more 2021 than that? When Lana Del Rey released not one but two legend-sealing records, March’s ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ and October’s ‘Blue Banisters’, the second – and better – collection found her excavating older, previously unreleased material in order to chart her decade-long rise to the top. Phew! Take a close look at this year’s truly brilliant album releases and you might just conclude that the last 12 months have been all about pushing things forward while taking stock of the past. If you’re reading this, give yourself a hearty pat on the back – you made it to December with your faith in music still devout.
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