This year, musicians collaborated and cross-pollinated, they experimented within and outside their genres, and — especially compared to the songs that captured the unease of 2020 — many of them loosened up and had some fun
Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Getty Images Things felt a little more alive in 2021. Thanks to the miracle of COVID-19 vaccines, this year became one when many people, at least in the U.S., could reconnect with old friends and feasibly make new ones. Restaurants, bars, and crucially, concerts, buzzed once again; even if you still didn’t feel up to any of that, you could notice the shift in energy just walking down a city street.
“THE LIGHT,” Brockhampton Joba feels things at a fever pitch. It’s what gave the rapper the reputation as one of “boy band” Brockhampton’s loosest cannons, and it’s what can make his most dialed-in moments so devastating. That’s precisely the case on “THE LIGHT,” the centerpiece of new album ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE.
“Anyone,” Justin Bieber The idea of Justin Bieber making ’80s–inspired rock music should elicit as much of a cringe as Justin Bieber making R&B or gospel-pop. But against all odds, “Anyone” arrived at the top of 2021 as not only Bieber’s best song in years but his most convincing love song since his marriage to wife Hailey. That’s not thanks to the lyrics or the production as much as to the heart in Bieber’s performance, which is even stronger in the song’s live takes.
“Wilder Days,” Morgan Wade Morgan Wade has said in interviews that people made fun of her voice when she was growing up. That’s baffling to consider upon hearing any of the songs on her debut album, Reckless, especially the standout single “Wilder Days.” Wade pairs her commanding, gritty rasp with a straightforwardly huge pop melody on the song; if we’re not getting another Miley Cyrus country album soon, Wade could be the next best thing.
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