Music Trajectory’s 25 Underrated Songs of the Year

Hello again! If you are coming to this post after reading the 20 Songs of the Year post, thank you for checking out more content here on the site. A 20 song list couldn’t nearly cover all the awesome music that came out here in 2021. And really, the addition of these 25 (underrated) songs is just the start. To go even further, scope all the New Music Trajectories of 2021.

Please feel free to jump into the comments and contribute your own list. Just keep it to the greater alternative music scene, because that’s the main audience of the site.

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1. “Rae Street” by Courtney Barnett

2. “Hey!” by Gaspard Augé

3. “Back In Love City” by The Vaccines

4. “Back of a Lorry” by Death of Guitar Pop

5. “Invisible” by Duran Duran

6. “U&ME” by alt-J

7. “One + One” by Death From Above 1979

8. “Witch’s Spell” by AC/DC

9. “Happy (God’s Own Country)” by Sports Team

10. “Set You Free” by Black Label Society

11. “Motorheart” by The Darkness

12. “First Tooth” by The Dead Deads

13. “Hellbound” by Buckcherry

14. “Hard Skool” by Guns N’ Roses

15. “Distorted Light Beam” by Bastille

16. “Wake Me Up” by Foals

17. “Crutch” by Band of Horses

18. “Go Get A Tattoo” by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes

19. “Colorado” by Milky Chance

20. “See It” by The Bots

21. “Can You Handle My Love?” by Walk the Moon

22. “Need a Little Love” by The Fratellis

23. “Jimi & Stan” by Strand of Oaks

24. “Midnight” by Creeper

25. “Smile” by Wolf Alice

More 2021 Year-End Posts

Music Trajectory’s 20 Songs of the Year + 5 Pop Guilty Pleasures

Music Trajectory’s 20 Albums of the Year + 5 Honorable Mentions