gorilla vs. bear’s songs of 2021

Presenting our favorite songs of 2021: I posted up our favorite albums of the year earlier this week, and while that list inevitably gets the most attention, I started this site back in 2005 for the songs, and the way they make us feel. We're trying something different this time out: We loved well over 100 songs this year and ranking them all feels absurd, so here are the 30 that moved us the most, in no particular order at all (i.e., I won't come out and explicitly say that "Chaeri" is not only the clear song of the year, but one of the best songs ever recorded). Thanks for reading this year yall, check it out:

GORILLA VS. BEAR | SONGS of 2021

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MAGDALENA BAY | Chaeri

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CHERRY GLAZERR | Big Bang

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WET LEG | Chaise Longue

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TRIPPIE REDD x PLAYBOI CARTI | Miss the Rage

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HORSEGIRL | Ballroom Dance Scene

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ROSIE LOWE + DUVAL TIMOTHY | Son

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DANNY L HARLE | On A Mountain

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WOLF ALICE | The Last Man on Earth

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KERO KERO BONITO | Well Rested

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BEACH HOUSE | Superstar

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ENUMCLAW | Fast n All

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ERIKA DE CASIER | Friendly

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CINDY LEE | unknown (from Diamond Jubilee)

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[listen starting at 2:38 here]

BOYHOOD | Don't You Dare

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JOCKSTRAP | 50/50

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CAROLINE POLACHEK | Bunny is a Rider (slowed + reverb)

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LOW | All Night

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METTE | Petrified

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DOSS | Strawberry

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HILDEGARD | Jour 3

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WET | Clementine

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SWEEPING PROMISES | Pain Without a Touch

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DEAN BLUNT | the rot

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MEN I TRUST | Serenade of Water

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CAROLINE LOVEGLOW | Patience Etc.

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DJ SABRINA THE TEENAGE DJ | Lose Myself

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KADHJA BONET | For You

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BURIAL | Dark Gethsemane + Space Cadet

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CASSANDRA JENKINS | Hard Drive

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OKLOU | Gravity

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gorilla vs. bear's SONGS OF 2021 (in no particular order)

MAGDALENA BAY | Chaeri
CHERRY GLAZERR | Big Bang
WET LEG | Chaise Longue
TRIPPIE REDD x PLAYBOI CARTI | Miss the Rage
HORSEGIRL | Ballroom Dance Scene
ROSIE LOWE + DUVAL TIMOTHY | Son
DANNY L HARLE | On a Mountain
WOLF ALICE | The Last Man on Earth
KERO KERO BONITO | Well Rested
BEACH HOUSE | Superstar
ENUMCLAW | Fast n All
ERIKA DE CASIER | Friendly
CINDY LEE | unknown (from Diamond Jubilee)
BOYHOOD | Don’t You Dare
JOCKSTRAP | 50/50
CAROLINE POLACHEK | Bunny Is a Rider
LOW | All Night
METTE | Petrified
DOSS | Strawberry
HILDEGARD | Jour 3
WET | Clementine
SWEEPING PROMISES | Pain Without a Touch
DEAN BLUNT | the rot
MEN I TRUST | Serenade of Water
CAROLINE LOVEGLOW | Patience Etc.
DJ SABRINA THE TEENAGE DJ | Lose Myself
KADHJA BONET | For You
BURIAL | Dark Gethsemane + Space Cadet
CASSANDRA JENKINS | Hard Drive
OKLOU | Gravity

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