Full Year 2021 Lemon Awards

Welcome/welcome back to the blog! It's here, it's finally here! The full lemon awards from 2021, there's probably going to be a lot of repeats, and this time nephew 1 is picking the artwork, but let's stop the rambling and let's get these done! One major change this time is the lack of Best Frontman, drummer, guitarist and all that. Simply because, I only want to do that once a year, and this time we've just got live music back and all that, so we'll do those categories again for the 2022 awards, whether that be mid-year or full year, but let's give artists a chance to put out music, play shows and then we'll rank them again. 

Full Year Lemon Awards 2021

Best Release; 

20. Resurrection by Embxrs

19. Ticket to Hell by Cambridge

18. Worst Friend by Keep This Up

17. Worldwide Catastrophe by Royals

16. Joel & Clementine by Passionflower

15. Back To Life by Autumn Fires

14. Grey Skies by Hightail

13. Over This by We Were Sharks

12. Dislike by WRTHLESS

11. britannia mills by downcast

10. Road So Far by Raging Clue

9. Move On by Embxrs

8. ffs by Misplaced

7. Pink Alligator by Those Without

6. History by A Few Too Many

5. Weightless by Those Without

4. The End by Holygood

3. Smiles by The Headspace

2. Too Far by Good Hustles

1. Worst Side of Me by Protect Your Heart

Best Album;

5. Not Sorry by Dead Bundy

4. Local Band Forever by Aim High

3. Bittersweet by Those Without

2. Gone Are The Good Days by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! 

1. New Low by We Were Sharks

Best EP; 

5. Same Old Story by Keep This Up

4. Are You Even Real by Light Grey

3. Embers by Nautical Mile

2. Dead Friends by Clay J Gladstone

1. You Are The Reason I Hate Leaving by Dude Trips

Best New Discovery; 

5. Raging Clue

4. Protect Your Heart

3. Through Your Eyes

2. Dude Trips

1. Clay J Gladstone

Best Overall Band of The Year So Far; 

Criteria: Must have had at least 2 releases this year! 

5. Misplaced

4. Those Without

3. We Were Sharks

2. Protect Your Heart

1. Good Hustles

Song of The Year So Far; 

5. Complete You by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! 

4. Dead Friends by Clay J Gladstone

3. Worst Side of Me by Protect Your Heart

2. Too Far by Good Hustles

1. Omens by We Were Sharks

Best New Band; 

Some of these may not be bands that have formed this year, but these are bands that released their debut singles this year! 

5. SKRUFF

4. Zak Fox

3. Embxrs

2. Protect Your Heart

1. Keep This Up

Mother Knows Best Releases; 

Since my mum is an even bigger music critic than me, and she loves small bands and considering she was the one who said we should do a second Lemon Awards for the year, I thought she could have her own category where she lists her top releases of the year so far. 

20. Party People by Black Star Jackals

19. History by Home Truths

18. Webspinner by Those Without

17. PRBLM by Light Grey

16. Letdown by Give Me A Reason

15. Billionaire Nightmare by Artio

14. Mistakes by Through Your Eyes

13. Bring Me Down by We Were Sharks

12. Sorry by Clay J Gladstone

11. Turn Up The Music by Future Radio

10. Last Year Felt Like Yesterday by The Headspace

9. Curtain Call by Don't Forget Rupert

8. The End by Holygood

7. No Way Out by Without Andrew

6. Back To Life by Autumn Fires

5. Losing Sleep by Autumn Fires

4. Messed Up by Light Grey

3. Face The Wall by Near Mrs

2. Too Far by Good Hustles

1. Worst Side of Me by Protect Your Heart

Best Cover Art: 

5. Wishful Thinking by Near Mrs

4. Over This by We Were Sharks

3. Not Like The Movies by Holygood

2. I Think I'm Having a Heart Attack by Good Hustles

1. ffs by Misplaced 

Best Live Act: 

5. Adam Zareba

4. Emma McGrath

3. Twin Atlantic 

2. Distant Blue

1. Good Hustles