Unlike most of us in the publishing industry, who rush to get our year-end best-of lists online in early December or even late November, Sufjan Stevens has waited until the final week of 2021 to weigh in on his favorite albums of the past 12 months via his official website, previously your source for typography criticism and theological treatises. Waiting until the end of December is a noble impulse, even if a lot of his favorite albums did not actually come out in 2021 and most of his least favorites arenât actually albums. Still â the lists are good. Check them out below.
Here are his favorites âin no particular orderâ:
1. Alain GoraguerâLa Planète Sauvage (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2. Todd RundgrenâA Wizard, A True Star
3. Beverly-Glenn CopelandâKeyboard Fantasies
4. VariousâLadakh: Songs & Dances from the Highlands of Western Tibet
5. Peter GabrielâUp
6. CanâFuture Days
7. Alice ColtraneâJourney in Satchidananda
8. Sam EvianâTime To Melt
8. Ringo StarrâBeaucoups of Blues
10. LomeldaâHannah
And here are his least favorites, also in no particular order:
1. Squid GameâI didnât actually see it but it looks really stupid. F-
2. A Quiet Place 2âIt should have been shown after the credits for the first movie. F-
3. The Interminable Marvel BrandâIf itâs on Disney + itâs for children. F-
4. DuneâA very long Zara ad. F-
5. J BalvinâBlack face. F-
6. Matrix 4âUgh. Computers. Hackers. Cyberpunks. Simulated Reality. The 90s. The color green. F-
7. Any band that is still together after 10 yearsâPlease. Break up. Do your solo albums. Move on. F-
8. InstagramâGet over yourself. F-
9. MusicalsâPlease stop singing and dancing. F-
10. Baby Boomer WASPsâGet out of the way. F-
11. S***& the CityâAnd Just Like That? No. Not at all. Go away. F-
12. Conversations about supply chain issuesâStop making excuses. Make your own furniture. Forage for mushrooms or whatever. F-
13. CovidâUgh. So over it. Please stop killing us! F-
14. Crypto, NFTs, The Metaverse, etc. â see #6. F-
15. The 90s revivalâPlease. It was bad enough the first time around. F-
16. Adele, 30âGirl, please. We know youâre 33. Itâs on your Wikipedia page. B+
This is a troll post from sufjan, before yall get all mad as usual
real af for the Todd Rundgren and Can albums
This is a troll post from sufjan, before yall get all mad as usual
its right about everything tho
Keyboard Fantasies is indeed a f***ing great album, I wouldâve sworn that reissue was 2020
Keyboard Fantasies is indeed a f***ing great album, I wouldâve sworn that reissue was 2020
Mans threw a 70s Ringo Starr album on there. Anything goes
i tried listening to like 3 of the projects he liked and i wanted to gouge my eyes out
actually this sam evian s*** kinda hard