From Oklou to Vitesse X, here’s a handful of our favorite EPs from the past year

We just couldn’t help ourselves! Just couple weeks ago, we shared our Top 50 Albums of 2021, and while that seemed to cover most of our year-end cheer, a good chunk of the best music of 2021 was released via short-form records, mixtapes, singles or EPs. From up-and-coming electronic pop acts like Vitesse X and Oklou to journeyman indie rock vets like A Place to Bury Strangers to hardcore upstarts SPY, these EPs gave us a smaller but no less delectable taste of sonic magic in 2021. Scroll through to stay enlightened!

Angel Du$t – Bigger House

Asian Glow – lines between the doorframe

Beach Bunny – Blame Game

Blawan – Woke Up Right Handed

Doss – 4 New Hit Songs

Drug Church – Tawny

Enumclaw – Jimbo Demo

Francis of Delirium – Wading

Gabe ‘Nandez – Seven

Gulch & Sunami – Split 7″

Helloween – United Forces

Hey, ily! – (/ _ ; )

Knocked Loose – A Tear in the Fabric of Life

LSDXOXO – Dedicated 2 Disrespect

Mannequin Pussy – Perfect

Meet Me @ The Altar – Model Citizen

Militarie Gunn – All Roads Lead to the Gun

NewDad – Waves

Octo Octa – She’s Calling

Oklou – galore anniversary

Paris Texas – Boy Anonymous

PinkPantheress – To Hell With It

Pinkshift – Saccharine

Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin – $mokebreak

A Place to Bury Strangers – Hologram

Samia – Scout

Sewerslvt – if you’re out there i miss you ｡ﾟ･ (>﹏<) ･ﾟ｡

Show Me The Body – Survive

Skullcrusher – Storm in Summer

Sour Blue – Schema

SPY – Habitual Offender

Vitesse X – Therma Maxima

Yves Tumor – The Asymptotical World