Holden Laurence

Shuffle's Amanda Rabinowitz and Brittany Nader share their favorite local music of the year, plus a Spotify playlist with over five hours of music released in 2021.

On Oct. 1, Cleveland indie artist Holden Laurence releases his new EP, 'Floating, Drifting.' The six songs were written and recorded during the pandemic when Laurence was struggling with panic attacks and anxiety. He says finishing the album felt like "a cathartic breakthrough."

It was a year of discoveries in local music, as bands who had been dormant for several years returned with new albums. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz and…

Holden Laurence released his first full-length album, Wild Empty Promises, last year. Now, he's releasing a new summer anthem the same week he plays a…