Who’s ready to party this New Years’ Eve!?
I am looking at you disco/funk fan! 2021 was an epic year for disco, as many of my absolute favorite artists in the game dropped some absolute heat this year as well as some fresh, new, and unfamiliar faces were discovered as well.
It’s always fun putting these lists together, as if forces me to dive SUPPPPER deep into the record crates of all of the music that was released this year, and I won’t lie; it took a lot of work.
But I did all the hard work upfront so that you don’t need to look too hard to find the best disco and funk records that were released by 2021.
So without further adieu, let’s dive into what 2021 looked like in the world of disco and funk.
Artists like Kylie Minogue, Jean Tonique, Young Pulse, and Mark Lower are a sampling of the artists that blew the doors off the disco, so let’s listen to 25 of the best disco/funk tracks that 2021 had to offer!
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Are you ready for some funk? I hope so because this remix of Situation‘s “Beyond Compare” will get you biting that bottom lip in no time! Andre Espeut is not only a brilliant singer but this time around he’s in the producer seat alongside Laroye, giving the original track some serious funk flavor.
Already getting some serious love from Craig Charles, it’s your turn to get loose with this hot track!
“If you feel the funk, shake your rump, do the bump” is the opening line to Moogy Bee‘s amazing disco gem, with a little assist from Luisen! I think this needs to be the mantra for disco lovers everywhere!
This track is everything that disco should be. It’s fun, carefree, and is going to make you groove with your neighbor, whoever they might be! We are all the same on the dancefloor when the groove is right, and this groove is oh so right!
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“Let’s Do It” is classic C. Da Afro. Taken from the Funk Force EP, this track leans heavily on ’70s funk/disco inspirations, breathy vocals, deep thumping bass, brass notes, and tinkling piano chords, altogether making you realize you just might have on too many clothes for a jam this funky!
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“Disco Will Never Be Gone” are the opening lyrics to Lamadrid‘s “About Disco,” and are a true love letter to the genre. The lyric thoughtfully speaks to why we love disco, because it isn’t just a sound, it’s a sound and a vibe that is part of us. Disco has a way of working its way into the fabric of our DNA.
“Something that is so, so good, so important, so great, can never die.” Preach!
Mark Lower‘s (Quentin Volant) new record came out on April 2nd, so what better way to introduce it than with the fluid disco vocals of Adeline on “Took Me By Surprise”? This track comes from Lower’s second album, his first since 2014.
He has been honing his skills as a DJ since the age of 12, so “Took Me By Surprise” should just be the tip of the iceberg of the disco greatness we should expect from his new LP!
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“Classic” chugs in like a train, a disco train that is! Mark Brickman is back on Black Riot! Records with Mr. V telling us just what a classic is, sounding sexy as hell while doing it! Yam Who? is here to add his Midas touch to the mix, which is always welcome.
“When you’re a classic, everyone is always after you” is the lyric, and everyone should be playing this track because it’s a “Classic”!
