Best Music 🎶 of 2024!

[gaporter]

I just wanted to drop by real quick and say that the new Clarence Clarity album is fantastic and has been almost all I've listened to since it came out Friday. His ear for hooks and trademark maximalist production style are just as good as they were a decade ago on No Now, but where I feel like he's struggled a little bit with finding the right balance between abrasive and accessible in the past, I think he hit it right on the head with this one. As a longtime fan, I'm very satisfied. Even though he seems to prefer staying under the radar, I really wish he had a bigger audience because I still think this guy is putting out some of the most exciting and forward-thinking music around right now.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

www.pastemagazine.com

My tastes align with Paste quite a bit and I like a lot of the albums included in this list* but I am completely ignorant the their number 1 album for the decade. I haven’t ever heard of the artist either. Again, this would make sense if it were some list by a Metal or Electric publication but I feel like Paste is probably the music publication that I read the most at this point so it’s kind of surprising.

*though I feel weird including any albums from 2024 on a “best of the decade” list. It’s like nominating a still active player for the Hall of Fame. I feel like there needs to be some time to reflect on an album before evaluating it for inclusion, especially when the best of 2024 lists hasn’t even been released yet

 

[wokeupnew]

The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

www.pastemagazine.com

My tastes align with Paste quite a bit and I like a lot of the albums included in this list* but I am completely ignorant the their number 1 album for the decade. I haven’t ever heard of the artist either. Again, this would make sense if it were some list by a Metal or Electric publication but I feel like Paste is probably the music publication that I read the most at this point so it kind of surprising.

*though I feel weird including any albums from 2024 on a “best of the decade” list. It’s like nominating a still active player for the Hall of Fame. I feel like there needs to be some time to reflect on an album before evaluating it for inclusion, especially when the best of 2024 lists hasn’t even been released yet

Yeah I’m with you, I’ve never heard of that album until this very moment.

Alvvays at #2 is extremely based though.

 

[Hollywood]

The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

www.pastemagazine.com

My tastes align with Paste quite a bit and I like a lot of the albums included in this list* but I am completely ignorant the their number 1 album for the decade. I haven’t ever heard of the artist either. Again, this would make sense if it were some list by a Metal or Electric publication but I feel like Paste is probably the music publication that I read the most at this point so it kind of surprising.

*though I feel weird including any albums from 2024 on a “best of the decade” list. It’s like nominating a still active player for the Hall of Fame. I feel like there needs to be some time to reflect on an album before evaluating it for inclusion, especially when the best of 2024 lists hasn’t even been released yet

I ike this list a lot!

 

[Rip_City]

The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

www.pastemagazine.com

My tastes align with Paste quite a bit and I like a lot of the albums included in this list* but I am completely ignorant the their number 1 album for the decade. I haven’t ever heard of the artist either. Again, this would make sense if it were some list by a Metal or Electric publication but I feel like Paste is probably the music publication that I read the most at this point so it kind of surprising.

*though I feel weird including any albums from 2024 on a “best of the decade” list. It’s like nominating a still active player for the Hall of Fame. I feel like there needs to be some time to reflect on an album before evaluating it for inclusion, especially when the best of 2024 lists hasn’t even been released yet

Oh wow. I have 8 of those top10 on LP. Seen four of them play live.

 

[Hollywood]

The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

www.pastemagazine.com

My tastes align with Paste quite a bit and I like a lot of the albums included in this list* but I am completely ignorant the their number 1 album for the decade. I haven’t ever heard of the artist either. Again, this would make sense if it were some list by a Metal or Electric publication but I feel like Paste is probably the music publication that I read the most at this point so it kind of surprising.

*though I feel weird including any albums from 2024 on a “best of the decade” list. It’s like nominating a still active player for the Hall of Fame. I feel like there needs to be some time to reflect on an album before evaluating it for inclusion, especially when the best of 2024 lists hasn’t even been released yet

Yeah I’m with you, I’ve never heard of that album until this very moment.

Alvvays at #2 is extremely based though.

McKinley Dixon is an hip hop artist

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

McKinley Dixon is an hip hop artist

The "an" you used before hip hop only works if you say it with a British accent

But, yes, McKinley Dixon made my aoty list in 2021 with his debut and in 2023 with his sophomore album. One of my favourite hip hop artists currently.

 

[Joe Mac]

The "an" you used before hip hop only works if you say it with a British accent

Nah, still doesn’t work, tried it.

 

[jt4527]

An 'ip 'op artist.

 

[Joe Mac]

An 'ip 'op artist.

That’s a bit too Yorkshire for my liking

 

[avecigrec]

The "an" you used before hip hop only works if you say it with a British accent

But, yes, McKinley Dixon made my aoty list in 2021 with his debut and in 2023 with his sophomore album. One of my favourite hip hop artists currently.

Finally looked at the list. Love that album at #1 - it's incredible.

 

[wokeupnew]

I'm not as hot on the new MJ Lenderman like everyone else, however, whenever I listen to it "She's Leaving You" demands repeated listens. What a mf'ing JAM. Song of the year potential with that track.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I'm not as hot on the new MJ Lenderman like everyone else, however, whenever I listen to it "She's Leaving You" demands repeated listens. What a mf'ing JAM. Song of the year potential with that track.

The album isn’t an immediate as Boat Songs but it’s a grower for sure! There are a lot of excellent tunes there that are worth revisiting if you haven’t spent as much time with the album as a whole.

 

[Hollywood]

I'm not as hot on the new MJ Lenderman like everyone else, however, whenever I listen to it "She's Leaving You" demands repeated listens. What a mf'ing JAM. Song of the year potential with that track.

Agreed on both counts!!

 

[Nee Lewman]

One day I’ll dig into his back catalog. I enjoy the new album.

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

This is normally the time of year I start going back through releases from earlier in the year that I was either on the fence with, ones I may not have given enough time to, or ones I completely overlooked. And this weekend I've spent a lot of time revisiting Twenty Pills Without Water from August 30th, the 7th LP from experimental, alternative art rock band Bent Knee.

I did share a post about this release, as well as others that dropped on August 30th, but looking back at it, I didn't do this album much justice. I also don't remember seeing too much talk about it from others either. To be brief, this is an excellent album, and, imo, the band's best. The 12-track, 43-minute runtime is perfect. The front half of the album is a bit more upbeat. 'Big Bagel Manifesto' is the clear standout for me on the front half. The second half is absolutely flawless. 'Never Coming Home' through 'DLWTSB' is one of the best stretches of music on an album I've heard all year. Courtney Swain's vocals on this album are matured and breathtaking. As of right now I could easily see this placing in my Top5 for the year. If you haven't, give this a go. If you did back in August, it's worth at least one revisit.

 

[wokeupnew]

*Updates in Bold


Best of 2024:

1. MGMT - Loss of Life
2. The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know
3. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
4. Los Campesinos! - All Hell
5. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
6. DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water
7. Ducks Ltd. - Harm's Way
8. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
9. Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West
10. Iron & Wine - Light Verse
11. The Marías - Submarine
12. Animal Ghosts - Swell
13. Milly - Your Own Becoming
14. Nils Frahm - Day
15. Castlebeat - Stereo
16. Adam Wiltzie - Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal
17. Cloud Nothings - Final Summer
18. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
19. Hovvdy - Hovvdy
20. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
21. A Country Western - Life on the Lawn
22. Real Estate - Daniel
23. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming
24. Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore
25. Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites
26. Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry
27. Bored at My Grandmas House - Show & Tell
28. Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves
29. Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Mondo Maleficum
30. of Montreal - Lady on the Cusp
31. Rosali - Bite Down
32. Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free
33. Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
34. Crumb - AMAMA
35. Been Stellar - Scream from New York, NY
36. TORRES - What an enormous room
37. Mdou Moctar - Funeral for Justice
38. Dustin O'Halloran - 1001
39. Whitelands - Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day
40. Khruangbin - A LA SALA
41. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
42. Ride - Interplay
43. The Smile - Wall of Eyes
44. Washed Out - Notes from a Quiet Life
45. IDLES - TANGK

Need more listens before ranking:

• Andrew Bird
• Bonny Light Horseman
• Cigarettes After Sex
• Clairo
• Cults
• The Decemberists
• English Teacher
• Guided By Voices
• Islands
• Local Natives
• Metz
• Pond
• Shannon & the Clams

Anticipated albums from:

• Chat Pile
• GIFT
• Haley Heynderickx
• Japandroids
• Nick Cave
• MJ Lenderman
• The Softies
• TOPS
• Touche Amore

damn my last update for this was in July!!

*Updates in Bold


Best of 2024:

1. MGMT - Loss of Life
2. The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know
3. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
4. Los Campesinos! - All Hell
5. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
6. DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water
7. Ducks Ltd. - Harm's Way
8. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
9. Clinic Stars - Only Hinting
10. Fontaines D.C. - Romance
11. Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West
12. Touché Amoré - Spiral in a Straight Line
13. Iron & Wine - Light Verse
14. The Marías - Submarine
15. Animal Ghosts - Swell
16. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead
17. Wild Pink - Dulling the Horns
18. Milly - Your Own Becoming
19. GIFT - Illuminator
20. Nils Frahm - Day
21. Castlebeat - Stereo
22. MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks
23. Adam Wiltzie - Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal
24. Cloud Nothings - Final Summer
25. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
26. Hovvdy - Hovvdy
27. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
28. A Country Western - Life on the Lawn
29. Wishy - Triple Seven
30. Real Estate - Daniel
31. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming
32. Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore
33. Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites
34. Illuminati Hotties - POWER
35. Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry
36. The Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again
37. Bored at My Grandmas House - Show & Tell
38. Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves
39. Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Mondo Maleficum
40. English Teacher - This Could Be Texas
41. of Montreal - Lady on the Cusp
42. Rosali - Bite Down
43. Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free
44. Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
45. Clairo - Charm
46. Crumb - AMAMA
47. Been Stellar - Scream from New York, NY
48. TORRES - What an enormous room
49. Mdou Moctar - Funeral for Justice
50. Andrew Bird - Sunday Morning Put-On
51. Dustin O'Halloran - 1001
52. Whitelands - Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day
53. Khruangbin - A LA SALA
54. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
55. Ride - Interplay
56. The Smile - Wall of Eyes
57. Cigarettes After Sex - X's
58. Washed Out - Notes from a Quiet Life
59. IDLES - TANGK

Need more listens before ranking:

• Chat Pile
• Christopher Owens
• Geordie Greep
• Japandroids
• Laura Marling
• Nick Cave
• Soccer Mommy

Anticipated albums from:

• The Cure
• Haley Heynderickx
• TOPS

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Anticipated albums from:

• Nick Cave

This came out back in August, I believe..

 

[wokeupnew]

This came out back in August, I believe..

LOL I missed that one obviously. I will add that to my needs more listens list

 

[avecigrec]

Spoiler: The List

ALBUMS:
Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere
Saagara – 3
William Tyler – Future Myths
Amythyst Kiah – Still + Bright
Błoto – Grzybnia
Chat Pile – Cool World
Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few – The World Is On Fire
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – "NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD"
Aerialists – I Lost My Heart On Friday
EPs:
Bruce Brubaker – Eno Piano 2
Elliott BROOD – Elliott BOOOD
David Bowie – “hours…” Remix E.P.