16 Albums That Could Save 2021 The year s essential releases.
Clash entered 2021 with high hopes - after all, we made it through the chaos of the previous 12 months, right?
Yet the opening week of this New Year has already been tarnished by a Far Right insurrection in the States and yet more appalling pandemic figures here in the UK.
Music takes a much more important role in our lives during these fraught times, becoming a place of solace and inspiration.
Here s 16 albums that could yet save 2021.
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Lana Del Rey â Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey is a polarising artist. Her music either makes you think she is the second coming of pop or itâs another case of the Empressesâ New Clothes. Her last studio album, âNorman Fucking Rockwell!â, was a lauded as a career high. Last yearâs poetry book / spoken word album âViolet Bent Backwardsâ was the album we always needed from Del Rey but didnât realise