top of page
![SMPM's Top 20 Albums of 2021](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_1f2cdc4173bc4bb0b37de24f9c5aa73b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_940,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/cfd9f0_1f2cdc4173bc4bb0b37de24f9c5aa73b~mv2.webp)
Ben Wheadon
Jan 3, 2022
SMPM's Top 20 Albums of 2021
After one year of isolation and loss melted into the next, these are the albums that soundtracked a world rebuilding.
![The Best New Artists of 2021: 12 Dogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_146fe4328e5a4b77b102e8cd4132906b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_600,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/cfd9f0_146fe4328e5a4b77b102e8cd4132906b~mv2.webp)
Sam Harding
Dec 28, 2021
The Best New Artists of 2021: 12 Dogs
Year of the Dogs
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6b1_1d3dc371d8a84dc5bf2034239a46c772~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/acf6b1_1d3dc371d8a84dc5bf2034239a46c772~mv2.webp)
![SINGLE REVIEW: Adam Cleall - Hedgehog Tennis / Kimura’s Monkey Puzzle Tree](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acf6b1_1d3dc371d8a84dc5bf2034239a46c772~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_700,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/acf6b1_1d3dc371d8a84dc5bf2034239a46c772~mv2.webp)
Olive Annalise Hands
Dec 21, 2021
SINGLE REVIEW: Adam Cleall - Hedgehog Tennis / Kimura’s Monkey Puzzle Tree
In our feels for Mr Cleall(s) Adam Cleall shows no sign of slowing down after having released an EP and two singles this year. A talented...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_ad2d29ca3a1d48ef89dc4f3c1ff58a8e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/cfd9f0_ad2d29ca3a1d48ef89dc4f3c1ff58a8e~mv2.webp)
![RETROSPECTIVE: Mac Miller - Faces](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_ad2d29ca3a1d48ef89dc4f3c1ff58a8e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_940,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/cfd9f0_ad2d29ca3a1d48ef89dc4f3c1ff58a8e~mv2.webp)
James Mellen
Nov 14, 2021
RETROSPECTIVE: Mac Miller - Faces
Reflecting with Clarity
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_1f7316cbbde9473782d392b8318d764d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/cfd9f0_1f7316cbbde9473782d392b8318d764d~mv2.webp)
![SINGLE REVIEW: Cooks But We're Chefs - Kodama](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_1f7316cbbde9473782d392b8318d764d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_940,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/cfd9f0_1f7316cbbde9473782d392b8318d764d~mv2.webp)
Ben Wheadon
Oct 26, 2021
SINGLE REVIEW: Cooks But We're Chefs - Kodama
A Return for Ireland's Finest
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_2af3e32da94046d086760b1ac561d93b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/cfd9f0_2af3e32da94046d086760b1ac561d93b~mv2.webp)
![SINGLE REVIEW: M(H)AOL - Gender Studies](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_2af3e32da94046d086760b1ac561d93b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_700,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/cfd9f0_2af3e32da94046d086760b1ac561d93b~mv2.webp)
Olive Annalise Hands
Oct 12, 2021
SINGLE REVIEW: M(H)AOL - Gender Studies
To The Fore
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_68d43d388b80426f991289efb4ac08dd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/cfd9f0_68d43d388b80426f991289efb4ac08dd~mv2.webp)
![ALBUM OF THE MONTH: A Beginner's Mind - Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_68d43d388b80426f991289efb4ac08dd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_640,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/cfd9f0_68d43d388b80426f991289efb4ac08dd~mv2.webp)
Ben Wheadon
Oct 4, 2021
ALBUM OF THE MONTH: A Beginner's Mind - Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine
Two Cinephiles Drinking Bailey's From A Shoe
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_506e4df09f3843ff99d93355d7b60578~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/cfd9f0_506e4df09f3843ff99d93355d7b60578~mv2.webp)
![SONG OF THE MONTH SEP. 2021: French the Kid - Thrill](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_506e4df09f3843ff99d93355d7b60578~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_640,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/cfd9f0_506e4df09f3843ff99d93355d7b60578~mv2.webp)
Ben Wheadon
Oct 1, 2021
SONG OF THE MONTH SEP. 2021: French the Kid - Thrill
Step On The Gas, Allez
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_8cc914fa198142d08db01437095c611b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/cfd9f0_8cc914fa198142d08db01437095c611b~mv2.webp)
![SINGLE REVIEW: Palace - Gravity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_8cc914fa198142d08db01437095c611b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_640,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/cfd9f0_8cc914fa198142d08db01437095c611b~mv2.webp)
tara1556
Aug 22, 2021
SINGLE REVIEW: Palace - Gravity
Back From Heaven
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_b410f6046bd44869bab1ce74af386337~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/cfd9f0_b410f6046bd44869bab1ce74af386337~mv2.webp)
![RETROSPECTIVE: Blonde, Five Years On](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cfd9f0_b410f6046bd44869bab1ce74af386337~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/cfd9f0_b410f6046bd44869bab1ce74af386337~mv2.webp)
Ben Wheadon
Aug 20, 2021
RETROSPECTIVE: Blonde, Five Years On
Reflecting On One of the Greatest Albums Ever Made
bottom of page