Best Albums of 2024

Well 2024 has been an absolutely superb year for music - so many albums that I have really enjoyed and really loved this year.

It has taken me ages to whittle things down to some sort of list - a list which is in no particular order.

There are probably about 6 or 7 albums vying for my No.1 and being my best of the best for 2024 and I might be able to decide before 2025 is here which one it is....

But here are the albums that did it for me in 2024.....I have probably missed some and may think of them in the coming days - but for now here are the 50 plus that I consider the cream of the crop of 2024.


I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy

Afraid of Tomorrows - The Mysterines

This Could Be Texas -  English Teacher

Lives Outgrown - Beth Gibbons

Ceremony - The Joy Hotel

Wild God - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me - Porridge Radio

Madra - NewDad

Guided Tour - Hi Vis

Songs of a Lost World - The Cure

Little Rope - Sleater Kinney

Wall of Eyes - The Smile

Cutouts - The Smile

Oui, LSF - Les Savy Fav

All Born Screaming - St. Vincent

So Medieval - Blue Bendy

The Collective - Kim Gordon

Prelude to Ecstasy - The Last Dinner Party

Pastoral Light - Den Der Hale

Tangk - Idles

She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She - Chelsea Wolfe

Romance - Fontaines D.C.

There Goes The Neighbourhood - Kid Kapichi

Delight - Arushi Jain

Name Your Sorrow - Pillow Queens

Confidenza Soundtrack - Thom Yorke

Frog in Boiling Water - DIIV

No Name - Jack White

The Dream of Delphi - Bat For Lashes

Statik - Actress

Letter To Self - Sprints

Nobody Loves You More - Kim Deal

X's - Cigarettes After Sex

The Great Impersonator - Halsey

To The Ghosts - Cults

Wild Guess - Robber Robber

All Hell - Los Campesinos

Cellophane Memories - Chrystabell and David Lynch

The Future is Our Way Out - Brigitte Calls Me Baby

Sorcs 80 - Osees

Patterns In Repeat - Laura Marling

Midas - Wunderhorse

Viva Hinds - Hinds

Escaper - Sarah Kinsley

Rack - The Jesus Lizard

Come and See - Gurriers

City Lights - The Waeve

Fate and Alcohol - Japandroids

Dreamstate - Kelly Lee Owens

Cartoon Darkness - Amyl and The Sniffers

Night Palace - Mount Eerie

The Good Kind - Our Girl

Hysterical Strength - Deadletter

Bright Future - Adrianne Lenker

Holy shit, an tha.

I listened to a couple of new albums this year.

Wild God & Frog in boiling water are about all i have heard from that list   

Well, for what it’s worth, here’s mine.

Hit Me Hard and Soft - Billie Eilish

Slam dunk my album of the year, wall to wall masterpiece. My favorite if hers, which is saying a lot since Happier Than Ever was a masterpiece too.

Clancy - Twenty One Pilots

The first half of the opening song, Overcompensate, reminds me of Zooropa a bit, extended dreamy intro with overlays of French and other European speech. Oldies Station is a song I appreciate quite a bit at my age. Paladin Strait also a very solid piece.

Chromakopia - Tyler, the Creator

I just started working on this one, just dropped a couple of weeks ago I think. Tyler, the Creator is I think sort of a modern Bowie. Really like his ideas. Album features a lot of guest artists. Really enjoyed hos last album, Igor, so looking forward to getting to know this one.

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess - Chappell Roan

I’m not a huge pop fan but this album is just chock full of earworms. She blew up this year when she toured with Olivia Rodrigo. I’d call it Drag Queen Retro Pop.

I’ll post more if I think of any.

Fantastic



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Holy shit, an tha.

I listened to a couple of new albums this year.

Musically speaking, An Tha cruises at stratospheric levels. 

Holy shit, an tha.

I listened to a couple of new albums this year.

Covering lots of miles and spotify are a fine combo for racking up the listens.

I don't buy too many new albums other than from established artists I love.
This year it was the Liam/John Squire album and the newest from Old 97s.

Quote from: imaginary friend on December 01, 2024, 07:33:40 PM

Right now, three albums are far out in front of the rest for me. In the order they were released:

Ensoulment - The The
Yesterwynde - Nightwish
The Last Will And Testament - Opeth

Order yet to be determined, and that might take a long while. Might post some of the also-rans at a later date.

Here's 3 of them while this subject is still on my mind. In no order whatsoever:

brat - Charli XCX
Cometh The Storm - High On Fire
Passage du Desir - Sturgill Simpson

Have heard Brat. Plus Guess of course.

There's so many to mention as I listen to music 24/7, so even when I'm sleeping. There's just so much great new music out there, you just have to seek it out. I never listen to the same song twice as that would be most uncool and in any case if I listened to the same song twice the opportunity cost of that would be another new song that I didn't listen to.

Well, nice to know we’re not all listening prodigies.

It’s hard work for me.

Some of my favourites from '24:

SOS - Nice Biscuit

Tailem Bend - ORB

The Montana - The Albinos

Boots N Cats - Beans

Wobble - Black Market Karma

Goat - Goat

Neon Pill - Cage the Elephant

Afraid of Tomorrows - The Mysterines

Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend

No Name - Jack White

Back into the Dream - Elephant Stone

Didn’t hear Vampire Weekend released a new album. Will check it out.