This is it, folks!

Thanks to all who cast their votes in 2SER-FM’s “Static” listeners’ poll of the Favourite Albums of 2021.

The results were encouraging, interesting and groundbreaking, and all will be revealed in the nail-biting countdown of the Top Ten on tonight’s “Static” program (Thursday 9th December from 8pm).

First up, we’ll be rolling out more of our Favourite Albums of 2021, before we count down from 10 to 1 who you thought made the best records of the past 12 months … this is the “Static” program not to miss.

 
Full Show via Soundcloud:

 
Playlist:
FUR “The Fine Line Of A Quiet Life”
[From When You Walk Away] (777 Music)

GUSTAF “Book”
[From Audio Drag For Ego Slobs] (Royal Mountain)

ROSS FROM FRIENDS “Love Divide”
[From Tread] (Brainfeeder)

SPOOKYLAND “Moonlight”
[From Adam Shivering] (www.spookyland.bandcamp.com)

SHAME “Alphabet”
[From Drunk Tank Pink] (Dead Oceans)

SWEET NOBODY “Why Don’t You Break My Heart?”
[From We’re Trying Our Best] (Daydream)

THE GO! TEAM “Pow”
[From Get Up Sequences Part One] (Memphis Industries)

TREES SPEAK “X Zeit”
[From PostHuman] (Soul Jazz)

DEUCE “Antipodes”
[From Deuce] (Dinosaur City)

DJANGO DJANGO “Glowing In The Dark”
[From Glowing In The Dark] (Because Music)

KORELESS “Black Rainbow”
[From Agor] (Young/Remote Control)

VIAGRA BOYS “Ain’t Nice”
[From Welfare Jazz] (YEAR0001)

GEL SET “Next Exit”
[From Tone Invasion] (2MR/Remote Control)

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD “Dreams”
[From Butterfly 3000] (KGLW/Virgin)

IDLES “The Wheel”
[From Crawler] (Partisan/Liberator)
– This was Mick’s Favourite Album of 2021 –

THE BESNARD LAKES “Feuds With Guns”
[From The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings] (Flemish Eye/Full Time Hobby)
– This was Berko’s Favourite Album of 2021 –

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“Static” Listeners’ Top Ten of 2021 was then as follows …

10. THE WAR ON DRUGS “Wasted”
[From I Don’t Live Here Anymore] (Atlantic)

9. COURTNEY BARNETT “Take It Day By Day”
[From Things Take Time, Take Time] (Milk!/Remote Control)

8. JACK LADDER & THE DREAMLANDERS “Negative Blender”
[From Hijack!] (Endless Recordings)

7. THE GOON SAX “Tag”
[From Mirror II] (Chapter Music)

6. LIARS “My Pulse To Ponder”
[From The Apple Drop] (Mute)

5. IMPERIAL BROADS “Unromantic”
[From Counterpart] (Broken Stone)

4. PARQUET COURTS “Black Widow Spider”
[From Sympathy For Life] (Rough Trade/Remote Control)

3. LOW “More”
[From HEY WHAT] (Sub Pop)

2. DRY CLEANING “Scratchcard Lanyard”
[From New Long Leg] (4AD/Remote Control)

1. AMYL & THE SNIFFERS “Hertz”
[From Comfort To Me] (B2B)