Our talented photo team assembled their best photos of 2021.

After a long year of difficult times and great music, our staff voted and put together our top 50 releases of the year, along with the winners of our 4 awards: AOTY, Best Debut, Most Underrated and Best Non LP. We are all so proud of our picks and we are sure you will find some incredible records that you had missed.

The band's fifth album is vast and mesmerizing.

The return of Bob Barnett, the dreary debut EP from Drafting, and Worst Party Ever's long-awaited first full-length were among our staff's favorites this year. Check out all seven releases we deem 'must-hear':

San Holo has returned to the US to tour his latest album, bb u ok? While he is set to wrap up his tour this coming week, we were lucky to have our photographer Kyle capture the night in Boston.

COIN are embarking on their long awaited and highly anticipated Rainbow Dreamland tour in support of their 2020 release, Dreamland. We were lucky to catch the sold out Boston date of this tour. You can check out our pictures while you stream Dreamland below.

Hope premieres the synthy, gritty, '90s-inspired new track from songwriter Julia Blair, who will release her debut album in February.

Check out Young Mountain's video for their new single "If You Leave"

Check out Suntitle's video for "Somo," off their record 'In a Dream'

A split with Wicca Phase Springs Eternal and Pillar of Ivory, a ferocious punk LP from Melted, and the return of indie pop duo Eighty Ninety are among our staff's favorites this week. Check out all twelve releases we deem 'must-hear':