BEST ALBUMS of 2021 || Crash Thompson

[@RockedNet]

I would like to point out that I got that vinyl of your #2 and made sure it got to you. That's right. I'm wanting attention on your best of the year list.

[@ArtemyMusha]

Luke doing God's work

[@Pagefire]

2021 is definetly the year worst year for my health. I barely had time to check out any new albums, so I'll give most of these a spin. Thanks crash for being an inspiration to me and everyone else. -Andri from Pagefire

[@CrashThompson]

Awww. I'm sorry to hear that dude. Hopefully 2022 is treating you better

[@Jaspertine]

For what it's worth, Andri, your videos always put a much needed smile on my face.

[@ElliYeetYT]

“Deep Poop, Large Gay” should honestly be on a T-shirt.

[@thatonecraig672]

I hardly comment on videos anymore but this needs to be said: Crash Thompson is one of the most important creators on KZbin for me right now. Not only does he continually release quality reviews and not only has he been responsible for helping me find the bands that have meant the most to me... His vulnerability, his sincerity, his ability to go deep in a way that reaches those like me, who are smack dab in the middle of addressing leagues of trauma and shadows...all while having videos with an average view of under 30k. Crash's dedication and commitment to his fans CANNOT be ignored. This is man is an absolute treasure on this site and I can say with absolutely honesty that my life and my mental health would be significantly less understood, validated, and supported by incredible music if it weren't for him. Crash, you have a fan for life. No ands, ifs, or butts about it. If you ever doubt the work youre doing, I hope you find this comment and realize just how big an impact you have made on at least one fans life...but I am sure I'm not the only one.

[@MrMightymind]

Dude, at 51 (nearly 52) and having been through some real shit i my life and helped my wife through her shit too, I can tell you - There is light at the end of the tunnel. Never give up, never surrender to the darkness. Keep strong and you do you. We'll be here when you feel up to doing whatever. Thanks from the UK and not your typical demographic. F

[@V2ULTRAKill]

Ngl 2021 was one of my favorite years for music, i got to see genres start to truly evolve, bands came out running, I got to discover underground artists I'd never heard of, even radio pop wasnt as garbage as normal With my 10 being all metal but that didnt mean i didnt like other shit 1. Gojira - Fortitude 2. Pentakill - The Lost Chapter 3. Duskmourn - Fallen Kings and Rusted Crowns 4. ARCHSPIRE - Bleed the Future 5. Between the Buried and Me - Colors II 6. Trivium - In the Court of the Dragon 7. Brand of Sacrifice - Lifeblood 8. Carcass - Torn Arteries 9. Ulthima - Symphony of the Night 10. Hypocrisy - Worship

[@tpags7398]

Phenomenal vid Crash! A lot of those albums are also some of my favorites. 1. Turnstile - GLOW ON 2. Every Time I Die (r.i.p.) - Radical 3. The Armed - Ultrapop 4. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 5. Between the Buried And Me - Colors II 6. Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready 7. Converge & Chelsea Wolfe - Bloodmoon: I 8. Tyler, The Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost 9. SeeYouSpaceCowboy… - The Romance Of Affliction 10. Frontierer - Oxidized 11. Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix 12. Mare Cognitum - Solar Paroxysm 13. TWIABP - Illusory Walls 14. Wolves In The Throne Room - Primordial Arcana 15. Silk Sonic - An Evening With… 16. black midi - Cavalcade 18. Stormkeep - Tales Of Othertime 19. JPEGMAFIA - LP! 20. Rivers Of Nihil - The Work 21. St. Vincent - Daddy’s Home 22. Cerce - Cowboy Music 23. Spellling - The Turning Wheel 24. MØL - Diorama 25. slowthai - TYRON 26. Pupil Slicer - Mirrors 27. Save Face - Another Kill For The Highlight Reel 28. Backxwash - I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses 29. Full Of Hell - Garden of Burning Apparitions 30. Low - HEY WHAT

[@Drew.Anderson]

Glow On was damn close to being my #1 as well, it might have been had I not discovered it so late into the year. Turnstile rocks

[@09philj]

My albums of the year: Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime - Face melting desert blues. Dinosaur Jr - Sweep It Into Space - You can't rely on many things but you can rely on Dinosaur Jr to envelope you like a big warm hug.

[@jameseu4553]

Completely irrelevant, but Crash.. you look amazing. Seeing your channel in 2012 to now is jarring, be proud. I hope you continue to work on yourself and be healthy, physically, spiritually, and mentally.

[@LilaREmber]

yes!! my comment on Twitter got the closeup!!!!! I'm forever a part of this channel's history!! your channel means a lot to me thanks for everything

[@ArtemyMusha]

I am beyond happy to see backxwash on the list - I confess, I had tons of stress in my own day to day life, and her album was the perfect dark place I needed to go to when I was feeling just tired of everything and needed someone to scream at the world for me as I lie there with my brain all fried. And on a trivial, more personal level, going off of her twitter, she seems to have the same sense of humour that I do, so that's a nice bonus!

[@Stefan_Gerards]

dude i checked out the Genesis Owusu album last night.. BLOWN AWAY. the perfect blend of Alternative R&B, Experimental Hip Hop, Neo Soul and Psychedelic synths! the guy’s got so much potential and i wish i had listened to it earlier!

[@samuelsherman5513]

I thought one of the most interesting albums of the year was Metallica's the Blacklist. Like 60 covers of Metallica's Black Album by tons of artists. I mean 12 covers of Nothing Else Matters alone, from names like Chris Stapleton, Miley Cyrus, Darius Rucker, Phoebe Bridgers. Simply hearing the variety of different styles covering the same songs made for a really interesting listen. Chevelle, Dead Sara, Foo Fighters, Turnstile, CHVRCHES, Volbeat, all had albums I enjoyed this year as well. Looking forward to see what else Korn and Muse have in store for 2022 after hearing the couple singles released so far.

[@andrewbair7810]

Mad love for you Crash. So sorry to hear 2021 was such a difficult year for you. I'm glad to hear you were able to switch jobs and you're working on your mental and physical health. It's a mad mad world out there. We're all here for you and support you whenever you decide to post videos. I will recommend, if you haven't heard them yet, an amazing ska band out of Philly called Catbite. They released their second full length in 2021 called Nice One and it's a really refreshing take on the genre. It's a blend of classic organ-driven two tone, third wave and punk. It made my top three EOY list. Take care of yourself man.

[@riddypr]

SUPER stoked seeing the #1. That was close to being my AOTY as well. It just resonated HARD with me as a black man. 53:01 Oh, and you're welcome for the Little Simz FIMI request.

[@CooperAATE]

Flabbergasted that Mastodon didn't leave an impact on you in 2021. H&G is a real banger that goes in so many different directions sonically.

[@49short]

Dude you really should check out Jeff Rosenstock’s old ska bands. Jeff is kind of at his best when he’s doing ska.

[@hellonurd8957]

Here's my favorite albums of 2021: 40.) Volumes- Happier? 39.) Chevelle- NIRATIAS 38.) Rise Against- Nowhere Generation 37.) Garbage- No Gods, No Masters 36.) Kaleo- Surface Sounds 35.) Tilian- Factory Reset 34.) Battle Beast- Dark Connection 33.) Epica- Omega 32.) Tribulation- Where The Gloom Becomes Sound 31.) Black Midi- Cavalcade 30.) Gojira- Fortitude 29.) Manchester Orchestra- The Million Masks Of God 28.) Aborted- ManiaCult 27.) Silent Planet- Iridescent 26.) Full Of Hell- Garden Of Burning Apparitions 25.) The Darkness- Motorheart 24.) Delta Sleep- Spring Island 23.) Seeyouspacecowboy- The Romance Of Affliction 22.) Meet Me @ The Altar- Model Citizen 21.) Holding Absence- The Greatest Mistake Of My Life 20.) Chunk! No Captain Chunk!- Gone Are The Good Days 19.) Calling All Captains- Slowly Getting Better 18.) CHVRCHES- Screen Violence 17.) Mastodon- Hushed & Grim 16.) Halsey- If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power 15.) Trivium- In The Court Of The Dragon 14.) Between The Buried And Me- Colors II 13.) Carcass- Torn Arteries 12.) Nervosa- Perpetual Chaos 11.) Weezer- OK Human 10.) Architects- For Those That Wish To Exist 9.) Fear Factory- Aggression Continuum 8.) Beartooth- Below 7.) Origami Button- No Parking 6.) Phinehas- The Fire Itself 5.) Turnstile- Glow On! 4.) Hail The Sun- New Age Filth 3.) Eidola- The Architect 2.) Whitechapel- Kin 1.) Spiritbox- Eternal Blue

[@YouCanCallMeXoe]

Glad to see ya back doing things, Crash. Best of luck on your journey, man!~ ^ ^ As for me, by the end of the year, I'd say my albums (and EP) of the year were... 8. James McMurtry - The Horses and The Hounds 7. Turnstile - GLOW ON 6. Rise Against - Nowhere Generation 5. Lil Nas X - MONTERO 4. Left At London - t.i.a.p.f.y.h. 3. Backxwash - I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES 2. Adeem The Artist - Cast Iron Pansexual 1 underscores - boneyard aka fearmonger (EDIT: So I'm coming back to this to add one lil bit. Had I heard We Are The Union's Ordinary Life before making this comment originally, it would take the #1 spot. Holy shit, that album... it and Cast Iron Pansexual are straight up two of my all time favorite albums, up there with Fully Completely, The Anthropocene Extinction, The Empire Strikes First, Morbid Stuff and Supporting Caste)

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Album best year 2021. 1. inside (the songs) bo burnham 2. little simz sometimes i might be introverted 3. hiatus kaiyote mood valiant 4. Celeste not your must 5. An Evening with Silk Sonic

[@DeathMachineJoe]

I know I said this on your Worst of 2021 video, but again. You should never feel like you need to hear every album that releases during the year. To me, it doesn't matter when you upload because I'd rather see you ENJOY what you're doing every few months or once/twice a year, rather than see you slowly fall out of love with one of your favorite things in the world. (Sidenote: It's awesome to hear that you quit your old job and started going to therapy!) Point is, thanks for doing what you do Crash. 2021 may not have been as dire as a year for me personally as it was for you, but I still felt like I was slogging through the year at points just trying to get by. I wasn't always in the best place mental health-wise and would sometimes get worried that my inner thoughts will prevent me from enjoying music I love. So hearing you talk about what you've been through in 2021 was really comforting to hear. You may not upload all the time but on the rare chance you do, it's always worth the wait. Long ramble over. Here's my list: 20. Raccoon Tour - The Dentonweaver 19. Rivers of Nihil - The Work 18. Trivium - In the Court of the Dragon 17. Adeem the Artist - Cast Iron Pansexual 16. White Moth Black Butterfly - The Cost of Dreaming 15. Gojira - Fortitude 14. Deadtide - The Rabbit Hole 13. Spiritbox - Eternal Blue 12. At the Gates - The Nightmare of Being 11. Whitechapel - Kin 10. Backxwash - I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES 9. Every Time I Die - Radical 8. CHVRCHES - Screen Violence 7. black midi - Calvacade 6. Holding Absence - The Greatest Mistake of My Life 5. Zao - The Crimson Corridor 4. Ice Nine Kills - Welcome to Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2 3. Between the Buried and Me - Colors 2 2. Converge & Chelsea Wolfe - Bloodmoon: I 1. ERRA - ERRA Honorable Mentions: Circa Survive - A Dream About Love Obscura - A Valediction Times of Grace - Songs of Loss and Seperation Billie Eilish - Happier Then Ever Chevelle - NIRATIAS Humanity's Last Breath - Välde Lorna Shore - ...And I Return to Nothingness

[@OEpistimon]

Fun and probably unintended easter egg in this video: If you go to the first frame and press the "." and "," keys in quick alternating succession, Crash will clap.

[@ValeryBoikov]

Good luck on getting yourself back on track. Thanks for the video.

[@thetonytaye]

It’s great that we as a society are finally starting to realize that ska deserves a revival.

[@branm25]

Did you check out the most recent Less than Jake record? It was kinda under the radar but REALLY good.

[@thetonytaye]

@@branm25 I haven’t but I’ll keep it in mind!

[@kylehegedus5498]

PICK IT UP!!!! PICK IT UP!!!! PICK IT UP!!!! PICK IT UP!!!!

[@kylehegedus5498]

ONE STEP BEYOND!!!!

[@stephenpaules3543]

The Spiritbox album is fantastic, and the Backxwash album is also pretty good too. I have Glow On, Montero, and Smiling With No Teeth in my library, so I'm looking forward to checking them out. Also, I don't think I've ever heard of a Korean punk band. Very interesting.

[@DaCheznik]

Glad to see you excited over so much new music. Take time for yourself in 2022, and don't burn yourself out keeping up with every new release. Peace and love, Crash

[@Chatman666]

I would say that your last 3 videos make me wanna give you a hug...But...you know...social distance and all that. :D But here's an alternative (kinda). Since the 2nd. or 3rd. video i watched, you look like the kind of dude i wanna be friends with. You've made me laugh. Learn about music. And introduced me to a TON of bands/artists. All this, while being engaging and really f"cking funny. And i'm certain that a lot of people share my feelings. This was a great list. Thank you. Friends are patient with friends. We'll meet again when the time is right.

[@joesantiago9062]

great video! cool to see some love for We Are the Union. They were a quarantine discovery for me and I've had the new album and previous one Self Care on repeat ever since

[@Themoushtaceleague96]

2021 was an interesting year for me. Some ups and some downs. Experienced my first real burnout and I’ve had people along the way help, but I’m in therapy due to my burn out and I’m in a better headspace now. Besides my gf, family and friends, music helped a lot. In no order, here were my favorite albums of 2022: Silk Sonic - “An Evening With Silk Sonic” Ice Nine Kills - “Silver Scream 2 - Welcome to Horrorwood” Badflower - “This is How The World Ends” Lil Nas X - “Montero” Foo Fighters - “Medicine At Midnight” The Pretty Reckless - “Death By Rock n Roll” Willie Nelson - “That’s Life” Lainey Wilson - “Sayin What I’m Thinkin” Giveon - “When it’s all said and Done” Dropkick Murphys - “Turn Up That Dial” (this is biased cause they were my favorite concert I saw in 2021) Spiritbox - “Eternal Blue” Ashniko - “Demidevil” Jetty Bones - “Push Back” Limp Bizkit - “Still Sucks” Kennyhoopla - “Survivor’s Guilt: The Mixtape” (c’mon Travis Barker, put your support behind him cause he’s making great pop punk) Olivia Rodrigo - “Sour” Rise Against - “Nowhere Generation” Ayron Jones - “Child of the State” Little Sims - “Sometimes I Might be an Introvert” Shang Chi OST Tyler the Creator - “Call Me If You Get Lost” Mammoth WVH - S/T

[@atrendlecalledreese443]

2021 was like "Manos: the Hands of Fate" - long, tedious, and hopelessly broken in almost every way. For pretty much all of the past year, I've been stuck in a near-perpetual panic attack. So while I can't know exactly what you're going through, Crash, I can absolutely relate to having a rough 2021 from a psychological point of view. Hopefully things get better soon, at least mentally.

[@timk6181]

It's almost comforting to know how many other people have spent the entire pandemic in perpetual panic attack.

[@blakemeads9225]

And we didn’t even have the MST3K crew to make it bearable.

[@salmadys]

As someone who really enjoys dark and hopeless music; this is the most albums I've put in my new music playlist in years!

[@koleweisensel4451]

You know, that thought experiment worked on me.. I use to love drumming, playing guitar and bass or farting around on keyboards. But the stress of life just... Made me despise it and only know am I getting back into it. I know how it feels. And hey if you're back making videos that's awesome. But don't be afraid to take breaks and rest. We don't want ya burning out on us again. Cheers mate.

[@TundraCH]

I felt nothing listening to Mastodon, but I quite liked Gojira and Btbam. I wonder have you checked Erra, Volumes, Archspire, Vildhjarta, and my personal aoty that virtually everyone slept on, A Place to Breath by Syncatto. I will talk a bit on Syncatto since I feel very strongly about it, this is an instrumental album but it's like edm album in the sense that it doesn't need lyrics to be enjoyed to the fullest. It's a prog metal/prog rock/flamenco (yes flamenco) with gorgeous violin work on virtually every track. I think this album quite a be pretty refreshing for you to check out in particular, but even if you don't, it's all good. Glad to see Humanity's Last Breath on there man, heck yeah! ❤

[@nickbobo5233]

I'm glad that you still found some good music despite being burned out to hell take care your channel is so fun to watch and I hope you keep making videos take care

[@kagaminate2923]

I loved the charm of Demidevil. Like yeah it’s so dumb but it’s that good kind of dumb that you can just have fun too

[@Gamerweeb7942]

I understand the falling out of love with something part that you went through crash. Anime used to be my favorite thing ever but once the pandemic started and I had a lot of free time in my hands I think I burned myself out on shows to watch that I just couldn’t finish a single one plus my mental health at the time was declining and watching anime wasn’t really a thing I wanted to do at that moment. So if you want to change the content of your channel I’ll be totally fine with it as long as it is what you love to do, take care homie ❤️

[@Jaden-zu9wc]

I have been waiting for this one!

[@UnhallowedEssence]

Eternal Blue was my album of the year

[@carltontheduke2571]

I mentioned this in the comments of your chill stream last time, but part of that burnout could be because COVID-19 put SO much stuff on hold that when things started opening back up, it was one new release after another.

[@BBest1996]

Sinner get ready was a truly amazing album also big poop large gay

[@trancex777]

Kinda shocked to not see Saskadelphia on this list knowing how much you like the hip. If you haven't checked it out Id suggest it seeing as it's lost tracks from the Road Apples era.

[@negangains2684]

Here's my top ten. 10. Parquet Courts-Sympathy for Life 9. Deafheaven-Infinite Granite 8. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss-Raise the Roof 7. Mastodon-Hushed and Grim 6. Godspeed You! Black Emperor-G_d's Pee at State's End! 5. Idles-Crawler 4. Silk Sonic-An Evening with Silk Sonic 3. Lil Nas X-Montero 2. Turnstile-Glow On 1. Gojira-Fortitude

[@daffyrwt]

i absolutely loved that "machete covered in glitter" metaphor... if you didn't come up with it I wouldn't know, I thought that was hilarious. Great video made me laugh constantly throughout, sorry you've had such a shitty year but glad that hear that you're making some headway in healing.

[@romankotas448]

Jesus, I haven’t been depressed this year, I finally graduated from college after 5 years of trying but I’m so sorry for what you went through last year, I hope you can defeat your demons dude

[@RiverOfWetness468]

SPOILERS (for an album that is NOT on the list): Crash, how did you feel about Moron Police's "The Stranger and the Hightide"? I had a good feeling it was going to be on the list

[@CrashThompson]

Very solid. Just missed the list, but I definitely enjoyed it for what it was.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Well worth the wait!

[@harrytighe6657]

Loved the idles album seeing them live next weekend

[@RasenFemme]

Completely, totally feel you on 2021 and mental health Unrelated but as usual I can't wait to check out some of the recs in this list. I did try out #10 when Rocked did his year end list and put it at #1 and, y'know, it's neat, it's not my thing, but I'm still glad I tried it out.

[@Jaspertine]

My favourite album of last year was Hey What by Low, but the album that truly *Healed My Soul* was Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar. If you have an hour to spare and an open mind, I highly recommend checking it out. It's a very special album by a very talented guitarist. I can be pretty insufferably smug when it comes to music, but with Moctar, I truly don't understand a thing I'm hearing, all I know is it's beautiful.

[@charizardmaster13]

I never expected to see humanitys last resort on this channel. Great pick!

[@branm25]

I love to see some love for Humanities Last Breath. I listened to the album for the first time high as hell and thought I died and got stuck in purgatory 😭

[@benhemsworth8555]

THALL.

[@robdurfee6861]

Too bad they also put out a Vildhjarta album that crushed everything else imo. Måsstaden under vatten was my album of the year. Both bands share some members in case people didn’t know

[@mistaTHIRTEEN]

Fantastic video as always Crash, really enjoy what you do. You've got a great sense of comedy and editing, and I always dig hearing your perspective on things. Can't wait to see what you possibly have in store for us all next. (even if it takes a while, take your time.)

[@202guitars]

Really glad you liked the turnstile record! That was #1 for me, that record just RIPS

[@invisibilly1946]

"Fans are weird" *laughs in star wars*

[@mertmunson1417]

19:13 subtle CKY (the movie) reference????

[@vayichrah]

That opening monologue in the beginning pretty much described my mindset for most of 2021. About 90% of what I heard, whether I liked it or not, had absolutely no staying power due to the amount of emotional burnout I've been experiencing. Plus, the sheer volume of music frankly was too much to handle. There were a few albums that I managed to dig throughout the whole year, but most of it was dust on the spoiled ground.

[@CasualAlbiniAppreciator]

Feel you Crash. For some reason this and last year I've had the same/similar problem with music, both listening and writing, and it felt unbearably hollow just to muddle through the day without this core aspect of identity, even if some other things were okay. Reminds me of Bojack in an odd way, with the opening sequence showcasing this uneasy, nasty detachment that can appear and just refuse to leave. At least it felt that way to me. Recently started to feel better about it and got some of that love back - I genuinely hope you connect to the extent you want to and that 2022 treats you right overall.

[@revfoster]

great vid as always crash, hope 2022 is better for us all

[@jaxguy1930]

Hope you're doing well Crash. Enjoyed seeing you. I'd like to see you return more to Rock. Have you ever considered doing nostalgic based content?

[@tylerpoirier3699]

Ashnikko was the strangest album got into all of that year. Scaled and Icy was fun, it was Trench meets Vessel without being Blurryface. I didn’t hear the Creeper album, I’ll have to go check it out. Silk Sonic was fun too. MONTERO WAS INCREDIBLE!! I couldn’t believe how good that album was. Tiapfyh? Don’t know it, gotta perhaps hear it.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Good to see your Sans cosplay is coming along well.

[@samg1803]

Ayyye the Valley and Kin both made your besties, here's to hoping for more growth sonically for Bozeman and helm too ☺

[@biscuits4smvt]

nice pfp that album was so good

[@samg1803]

@@biscuits4smvt they be my favorite band so it was a no Brainer lol

[@biscuits4smvt]

@@samg1803 omg same! whats your fav album by them. i like sci fi crimes

[@samg1803]

@@biscuits4smvt I think this ebb and flows but I absolutely love this type of thinking, every song. La Gargola and Sci-fi crimes are awesome to play front to back as an album so they are not too far behind from being my favorite.

[@biscuits4smvt]

@@samg1803 bro same i love this type, i even have a cd copy but i stole it from my brother

[@ThierryRocksTV]

2021 was one of the best years recently in terms of my personal development, but not much good new music came out. I mostly listened to obscure bands from the 2000's.

[@mikc666]

No, thankYOU! Don't apologise for going to therapy. Take help where it's offered. Hopefully you found a good therapist. Stay strong and keep on rockin'!

[@CoffeePotGames]

The new Of Mice & Men album is under rated as hell. The way the album was released was crap but it's a fucking insane album. Specifically the tracks: Bloom, Fighting Gravity, and Pulling Teeth

[@ReSetAMV]

Yeah, I gotta thank you for suggesting the album via this comment. I was very skeptical on it due to the way singles were coming out (Plus much of their output before this being just okay at best), but dang it, "Echo" may just be their best album to date.

[@zdoggzero6595]

In a weaker year for metalcore, the new of mice and men probably would have got more traction but regardless yeah it was pretty good (Levee might be in my top 10 OM&M songs). Unfortunately silent planet, erra, and spiritbox left zero wiggle room for anyone else

[@H0lyMoley]

Thanks very much Crash. I hope 2022 is a better year for you and for all of us. In the meantime there's some great album suggestions here I'm gonna check out. Peace!

[@tembieg5434]

For me a lot of my 2021 discography was stuff that was released in 2020 that I was really starting to get into in summer of 2020 and really, REALLY grew on me in 2021. Will wood and the Tapeworms. Winter, endless space between you and I. Dan Mason, I'm not going anywhere. I can remember taking out the trash after my 12 hour shift at my old job at 6 am and almost having a breakdown listening to Burn from I'm not going anywhere. That and 2021 was probably my record store peak. I found out about so much interesting obscure music that also began to grow on me as time went on. I also really started to like Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark around this time. Been consistently having Souvenir and She's Leaving on repeat for quite some time now.

[@lorddoritus6373]

Watching Whitechapel grow and flourish in flying colors as a band is very heartwarming to watch.

[@eliasmg9144]

Hope you get better soon, love you pal

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

Kinda breaks my heart that the new Between the Buried and Me didn't do anything for you, that's honestly my album of the year. That said, I totally get that you've been in a real funk with music in general, so it's understandable. I'm hoping one day you go back to it and give it another shot though, I think it's a truly wonderful album.

[@alexddragame]

Great video, Crash, well worth a wait. My top albums is: 60-Origami Angel-Gami Gang 59-Anna Pest-Dark Arms Reach Skyward With Bone White Fingers 58-Tribulation-Where the Gloom Becomes Sound 57-Helloween-Helloweem 56-Cannibal Corpse-Violence Unimagined 55-Between the Buried and Me- Colours 2 54-Silent Planet-Iridescent 53-Panopticon-...And Again Into the Light 52-Cloud Nothings-The Shadow I Remember 51-Spelling-The Turning Wheel 50-For Your Health- In Spite Of 49-Antichrist Siege Machine- Purifying Blade 48-Trivium- In the Court of the Dragon 47-Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine- A Beginner's Mind 46-The Armed-Ultrapop 45-Erra-Erra 44-Whitechapel-KIN 43-Emilly Scott Robinson-American Siren 42-Bladee-The Fool 41-Mach-Hommy-Pray for Haiti 40-Aesop Rock-Garbology 39-Converge/Chelsea Wolfe- Bloodmoon :I 38-Frontierer-Oxidized 37-Sematary-Rainbow Bridge 3 36-Hail the Sun-New Age Filth 35-Marina-Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land 34-Richard Dawson and Circle- Henki 33-Xiu Xiu- OH NO 32-Black Dresses-Forever in Your Heart 31-Silk Sonic-An Evening With Silk Sonic 30-The War on Drugs-I Don't Live Here Anymore 29-Jetty Bones-Push Back 28-Cerce-Cowboy Music 27-Lucy Dacus- Home Video 26-Sleigh Bells-Texis 25-Tyler the Creator-Call Me If You Get Lost 24-Mare Cognition-Solar Paroxysm 23-Twenty One Pilots-Scaled and Icy 22-Lingua Ignota- Sinner Get Ready 21-Turnstile-Glow On 20-Charli Adams-Bullseye 19-Slant-1st Album 18-Nick Cave and Warren Ellis- Carnage 17-Black Midi-Cavalcade 16-Foxing-Draw Down the Moon 15-Humanity’s Last Breath- Valde 14-Really From- Really From 13-Tenant From Zero-Flight 12-Chvrches-Screen Violence 11-Adeem the Artist-Cast Iron Pansexual 10-Black Country New Road- For the First Time 9-Genesis Owusu- Smiling With No Teeth 8-Epica-Omega 7-Backxwash-I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES 6-McKinely Dixon-For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her 5-Ice Nine Kills-The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood 4-Spiritbox-Eternal Blue 3-Jpegmafia-LP! 2-Brand of Sacrifice- Lifeblood 1-Rise Against-Nowhere Generation

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Album best year 2021. 1. inside (the songs) bo burnham 2. little simz sometimes i might be introverted 3. hiatus kaiyote mood valiant 4. Celeste not your must 5. An Evening with Silk Sonic 6. aesop rock blockhead garbology

[@ztm999]

CMIYGL not even in the top 10 is crazyyyy, it’s your list though crash, I’m just glad you appreciate it for what it is

[@Hepler-s2b]

It's cool Crash, you hit a wall & had burn out. Just breathe, and take down time. Remember you need to listen to music for you, not for your channel, or your viewers.

[@PeachFlavoredKaiju]

I really appreciate your sense of humor.

[@punknerd9747]

Love your content, the irony that this video I woke up from a dream where my friends and family died and woke up thinking it's class time but was 1am

[@sprice2344]

In 2020 I had a very similar feeling, I relied on music during... Those times but none of it was the music of that year. Barring code oranges underneath and a NEW streets album nothing else really did too much for me? Spanish love songs, dua, rtj 4... Eh. I felt very eh to the whole year. The culture and your personal experiences around music can be as important as the sounds on record. You have every right to feel how you did. Sending love crash!!

[@kylehegedus5498]

You’re the best, Crash!!!!

[@pyrorock8143]

“Fuck it all, be happy!” -Crash 2022

[@wheelsofmercury]

Glad to see you're trying to better your mental health by really talking it out with a therapist, dude. I hope you can find inner peace in 2022. When you are ready to check out music again (no rush), I suggest you try Spellling's new record, ESPECIALLY if you liked the grand orchestral arrangements of SIMBI.

[@pumpkinspicetrashbag]

My wife is from Kokomo, IN. We don’t live near there anymore lol.

[@Revealingstorm.]

The best post punk album this year is by Squid and I selfishly wish it was getting more attention than black country new road, even though I think they're good as well.

[@daltonriser1125]

Wow crash said no more scores just a few weeks after.mark also said n numbered scores I like this so much Cause if you can't tell by the word the critic said that they think it's good or bad then you aren't paying attention

[@D34TH_D4WN]

Black dresses, backxwash and /@/ on the list?? King shit truly. Excellent list.

[@JamesRichardsPlays]

Yeah... You weren't the only one in a weird place this year. Music for me was just as easily all over the place. I think the whole music industry was upended.

[@williamsussman7343]

Well I just discovered some really good albums thanks to you, cheers

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Unique picks on this list.

[@shayneoneill1506]

Heres an album that should be on anyones list for the year but probably not a lot of heard of: Pom Poko's Cheater. Its something like a norwegian zoomer version of Deerhoof but with some seriously brainwormish pop sensibility. I had to actually ban in from my playlists because it just got stuck in my brain too hard. Seriously cheerful but kinda brain-touched stuff.

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Album best year 2021. 1. inside (the songs) bo burnham 2. little simz sometimes i might be introverted 3. hiatus kaiyote mood valiant 4. Celeste not your must 5. An Evening with Silk Sonic 6. aesop rock blockhead garbology

[@animal1439]

Whitechapel's Kin was goddamn perfection. It was my top album of the year by far, nothing hit harder, both emotionally and musically

[@salswordfish]

Slant are so good!!!!!!

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Peace and love, m’dude. Hope you’re doing well

[@LittleMissChriss]

I doubt you’ll even see this but I couldn’t resist leaving a comment. I’m a BTS fan (an ARMY) but I don’t engage in any of the…more divisive charting tactics. I also don’t really understand any of that enough to have much of an opinion on it all. But like, their music really is good and I’d suggest looking into their Korean music more if you want. I enjoy their English songs from the last year or so, they’re bouncy and cheerful and I can actually sing along with them xD, but their Korean stuff is definitely more interesting. :)

[@eranchuck42]

Dude, has anyone ever told you you sound like a young Greg Universe? I mean it as a compliment.

[@AlexKawa20]

Glad you're taking care of yourself, Crash! I wish you well, and I can't wait to see what content you make in 2022!

[@beantinproductions]

Top metal music of 2021. Senjutsu: iron maiden Hellraiser 30th anniversary: Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy Kilmister. There wasn't a ton of good metal this year. I was hoping for Judas Priest this year but didn't get that. Please recommend some good metal from this year if you want

[@marlcoaster8494]

Did you listen to the new Moron Police EP?

[@CrashThompson]

I did. I thought it was pretty solid for what it was. Just didn't have room for it on the list sadly.

[@A.I.Gaming]

❤️

[@joelbond8686]

Why don’t I ever see royal blood’s new album on any of these lists?

[@SquirrelSeb84]

My conclusion from this video: I will absolutely love the Deafheaven latest.

[@CrashThompson]

You know, it's a decent little shoegaze record. It might be up your alley if that's your thing.

[@SquirrelSeb84]

@@CrashThompson listening. It is a gorgeous shoegaze album, definitely my cup of tea. Thanks for the accidental recommendation! I feel like when I first listened to Alcest’s Shelter. The shoegazy side of the band is IMO better than the metal side and it shows - or I enjoy it much more.

[@_OUTOFBOUNDS_]

Ok Human isn't on this list, is it ?

[@theabacross1581]

AM I the only one who thinks Crash looks like Bo Burnham???