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Albums we missed in 2021
Our writers select the year's most underrated albums
16 December 2021
Lady Blackbird: Black Acid Soul review – understated and utterly haunting
Baby Keem: The Melodic Blue review – arguably the best rap album of 2021
Me Rex: Megabear review – a choose-your-own-adventure trip for the streaming age
Billy Strings: Renewal review – bold and beautifully written bluegrass
Jerusalem in My Heart: Qalaq review – bearing witness to a manufactured apocalypse
Willow: Lately I Feel Everything review – a talent that eclipses the showbiz backstory
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