Best Music 🎶 of 2024!

what's been tickling my eardrums this year so far...in no particular order

- Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
- Yard Act - Where's My Utopia
- Elbow - Audio Vertigo
- Parra for Cuva - Mimose
- Bess Atwell - Light Sleeper
- Andrew Bird - Sunday Morning Put-On
- Lime Garden - One More Thing
- Big Special - Post-Industrial Hometown Blues
- Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
 
cbl said:
what's been tickling my eardrums this year so far...in no particular order

- Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
- Yard Act - Where's My Utopia
- Elbow - Audio Vertigo
- Parra for Cuva - Mimose
- Bess Atwell - Light Sleeper
- Andrew Bird - Sunday Morning Put-On
- Lime Garden - One More Thing
- Big Special - Post-Industrial Hometown Blues
- Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
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Hell yeah to the new Beth Gibbons.
 
🚨 2024 Mid-Year Favourite Albums
(Yes, I know it's only the end of May, please read on..)

In much the same vein as 2023, I am choosing to put out my mid-year favorite albums list a bit earlier than I normally would (maybe this will become my new norm?). I know a lot of you will disagree, but 2024 has been the slowest and weakest year for new music in MANY years.. at least these first five months anyway. I am hopeful for a stronger second half to the year! That being said, there has been an ever so small littering of great albums here and there since January 1st. 10 albums, in fact, and I would like to share those with you here.

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Arab Strap - I'm totally fine with it đź‘Ť don't give a fuck anymore đź‘Ť
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water
Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Mondo maleficum

Iron and Wine - Light Verse
Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves
Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
Lustmord - Much Unseen Is Also Here

Mdou Moctar - Funeral For Justice
Ride - Interplay
 
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Best of 2024! May!
  1. Brian Eno, Holger Czukay, J. Peter Schwalm — Sushi. Roti. Reibekuchen
  2. Shellac — To All Trains
  3. Richard Chartier — On Leaving
  4. Kamasi Washington — Fearless Movement
  5. ULVTHARM — 7Uthras
  6. Desiderii Marginis — Bathe In Black Light
  7. Colin Stetson — All This I Do For Glory
  8. Beth Gibbons — Lives Outgrown
  9. Jan Jelinek — Social Engineering

I had huge great thundering Radar Lists this month, but ended up listening to very little and just about scraped a Top 9.
 
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ALBUMS
Mdou Moctar – Funeral for Justice
Tidiane Thiam – Africa Yontii
Esy Tadesse – Ahadu
Thou – Umbilical
Beth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown
Willie Nelson – The Border
Rosa Brunello – Senseless Acts Of Love
EABS – Reflections Of Purple Sun
Alan Braufman – Infinite Love Infinite Tears
EPs
BADBADNOTGOOD – Mid Spiral: Chaos
Aja – Ajasphère Vol. II
Halima – EXU EP
 
🚨 RBF

Just found Different Type Time on Bandcamp today,  Cavalier's 6th LP. Underground hip-hop, and probably the best hip-hop album I've heard so far this year (granted, I've not been impressed at all this year with the rap and hip-hop world..). If anyone mentioned this one when it dropped back in April, I clearly missed it.

 
Here’s my top 10 for May:
1. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
2. Willie Nelson - The Border
3. Brad Mehldau - After Bach II
4. Brad Mehldau - Apres Faure
5. Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement
6. Msaki x Tubatsi - Synthetic Hearts II
7. Shannon & the Clams - The Moon is in the Wrong Place
8. Tidiane Thiam - Africa Yontii
9. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
10. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
 
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I haven't fully ranked my favorite albums of this year yet but Dent May released one of his best records a few months ago called What's For Breakfast...

There were three pre-release videos ahead of the album release







Otherwise I'd probably have Idles, Goth Babe, Vampire Weekend, Real Estate, Dua Lipa, Camera Obscura, The Zutons, and Future Islands on the short list for favorites.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
This past Friday was a big day for releases. I’ve also listened to a few other 2024 releases that I am digging too.

01. Rosali - Bite Down
02. Ducks, Ltd. - Harm’s Way
03. Waxahatchee - Tiger’s Blood
04. Real Estate - Daniel
05. Liquid Mike - Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot
06. Sierra Ferrell - Trail Of Flowers
07. David Nance - David Nance & Mowed Sound
08. J Mascis - What Do We Do Now
09. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Dume

I might be cheating by adding Dume, and I did penalize it a bit, otherwise it would probably be fighting for the top spot; since it’s a reworking of the Neil’s 1975 album, Zuma and while this was the first time it was released as a standalone album it was originally conceived as part of NYA, Vol. II which was released back 2020 so maybe it shouldn’t count at all.
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01. Rosali - Bite Down
02. Jimmy Montague - Tomorrow’s Coffee
03. Ducks Ltd. - Harm’s Way
04. Liquid Mike - Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot
05. Waxahatchee - Tiger’s Blood
06. Jessica Pratt - Here In The Pitch
07. Real Estate - Daniel
08. DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water
09. Sierra Farrell - Trail Of Flowers
10. David Nance - David Nance & Mowed Sound

Others I’ve enjoyed: J Mascis - What Do We Do Now; Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven; Knocked Loose - You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To; Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Dume
 
wokeupnew said:
Big Update!

*Updates in Bold


Best of 2024:
  1. MGMT - Loss of Life
  2. The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know
  3. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
  4. Ducks Ltd. - Harm's Way
  5. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
  6. Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West
  7. Iron & Wine - Light Verse
  8. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
  9. Animal Ghosts - Swell
  10. Nils Frahm - Day
  11. Adam Wiltzie - Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal
  12. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
  13. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
  14. A Country Western - Life on the Lawn
  15. Real Estate - Daniel
  16. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming
  17. Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore
  18. Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites
  19. Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry
  20. Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves
  21. Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Mondo Maleficum
  22. Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
  23. TORRES - What an enormous room
  24. Dustin O'Halloran - 1001
  25. Whitelands - Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day
  26. The Smile - Wall of Eyes
  27. IDLES - TANGK

Need more listens before ranking:
  • Cloud Nothings
  • English Teacher
  • Hovvdy
  • Local Natives
  • Khruangbin
  • Mdou Moctar
  • Metz
  • Ride
  • Rosali

Anticipated albums from:
  • DIIV
  • Haley Heynderickx (hopefully)
  • Nick Cave
  • My Bloody Valentine (hopefully)
  • The Mountain Goats (hopefully)
  • The Radio Dept. (hopefully)
  • Ride
  • The Shins
  • The Softies
  • TOPS
  • Touche Amore (hopefully)
  • Washed Out
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Best of 2024:
  1. MGMT - Loss of Life
  2. The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know
  3. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
  4. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
  5. DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water
  6. Ducks Ltd. - Harm's Way
  7. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
  8. Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West
  9. Iron & Wine - Light Verse
  10. The MarĂ­as - Submarine
  11. Animal Ghosts - Swell
  12. Nils Frahm - Day
  13. Adam Wiltzie - Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal
  14. Cloud Nothings - Final Summer
  15. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
  16. Hovvdy - Hovvdy
  17. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
  18. A Country Western - Life on the Lawn
  19. Real Estate - Daniel
  20. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming
  21. Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore
  22. Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites
  23. Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry
  24. Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves
  25. Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Mondo Maleficum
  26. of Montreal - Lady on the Cusp
  27. Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
  28. Crumb - AMAMA
  29. TORRES - What an enormous room
  30. Dustin O'Halloran - 1001
  31. Whitelands - Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day
  32. Khruangbin - A LA SALA
  33. The Smile - Wall of Eyes
  34. IDLES - TANGK

Need more listens before ranking:
  • English Teacher
  • Local Natives
  • Mdou Moctar
  • Metz
  • Ride
  • Rosali
  • Shannon & the Clams
Anticipated albums from:
  • GIFT
  • Haley Heynderickx (hopefully)
  • Nick Cave
  • My Bloody Valentine (hopefully)
  • The Mountain Goats (hopefully)
  • The Radio Dept. (hopefully)
  • The Shins
  • The Softies
  • TOPS
  • Touche Amore (hopefully)
  • Washed Out
 
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my first effort at organizing what I've been listening to

Almost Certainly on my End-of-Year List
1. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
2. Parra For Cuva - Mimose
3. Elbow - Audio Vertigo
4. Andrew Bird - Sunday Morning Put-On
5. Bess Atwell - Light Sleeper
6. Khruangbin - A LA SALA
7. Yard Act - Where's My Utopia
8. The Smile - Wall of Eyes
9. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
10. Big Special - Post-Industrial Hometown Blues

Good Albums in a Style That Will Always Appeal To Me, But Haven't Blown Me Away
11. NewDad - MADRA
12. Nils Frahm - Day
13. DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water

Solid, but I'll Be Disappointed in the Second Half of '24 if These Albums Make My List
14. Ducks Ltd - Harm's Way
15. Real Estate - Daniel
16. Norah Jones - Vision
17. La Luz - News of the Universe
18. Lime Garden - One More Thing
19. Faye Webster - Underdressed at the Symphony
20. Everything Everything - Mountainhead
21. STRFKR - Parallel Realms
22. Future Islands - People Who Aren't There Anymore

Need More Time and/or Need to Be in the Right Head-Space
- Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement
- Mdou Moctar - Funeral For Justice
- IDLES - TANGK
- Cage the Elephant - Neon Pill
- King Hannah - Big Swimmer
- St. Vincent - All Born Screaming
- Iron & Wine - Light Verse
- English Teacher - This Could Be Texas

Known Future Releases or Singles/EPs that Have Me Optimistic for Future LPs; in Order of Excitement
- Kiasmos - II (7/5)
- Voxtrot
- Fontaines D.C. - Romance (8/23)
- Glass Beams
- Maruja
- Tame Impala
- Cigarettes After Sex - X's (7/12)
- Goat Girl - Below The Waste (6/7)
- Warpaint
- bdrmm
- Tindersticks - Soft Tissue (9/13)
- Ry X
- WhoMadeWho
- Tripping Jaguar
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Wild God (8/30)
- Matt Pond PA
- Glass Animals - I Love You So Fucking Much (7/19)
- Suki Waterhouse
 
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wokeupnew said:
I haven’t listened to this one yet. How does it compare to some of his recent output?
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It’s a jazz trio with vocal album. I’ve listened to it a lot as background music but have not given it a dedicated listen yet. It is quite nice and as different from his typical albums are from the classical things he does.
 
wokeupnew said:
*Updates in Bold


Best of 2024:
  1. MGMT - Loss of Life
  2. The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know
  3. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
  4. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
  5. DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water
  6. Ducks Ltd. - Harm's Way
  7. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
  8. Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West
  9. Iron & Wine - Light Verse
  10. The MarĂ­as - Submarine
  11. Animal Ghosts - Swell
  12. Nils Frahm - Day
  13. Adam Wiltzie - Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal
  14. Cloud Nothings - Final Summer
  15. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
  16. Hovvdy - Hovvdy
  17. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
  18. A Country Western - Life on the Lawn
  19. Real Estate - Daniel
  20. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming
  21. Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore
  22. Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites
  23. Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry
  24. Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves
  25. Erotic Secrets of Pompeii - Mondo Maleficum
  26. of Montreal - Lady on the Cusp
  27. Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
  28. Crumb - AMAMA
  29. TORRES - What an enormous room
  30. Dustin O'Halloran - 1001
  31. Whitelands - Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day
  32. Khruangbin - A LA SALA
  33. The Smile - Wall of Eyes
  34. IDLES - TANGK

Need more listens before ranking:
  • English Teacher
  • Local Natives
  • Mdou Moctar
  • Metz
  • Ride
  • Rosali
  • Shannon & the Clams
Anticipated albums from:
  • GIFT
  • Haley Heynderickx (hopefully)
  • Nick Cave
  • My Bloody Valentine (hopefully)
  • The Mountain Goats (hopefully)
  • The Radio Dept. (hopefully)
  • The Shins
  • The Softies
  • TOPS
  • Touche Amore (hopefully)
  • Washed Out
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Is TOPS confirmed to be releasing an album this year? I hope so as I feel alive was one of my favorite albums of 2020.
 
boychik0830 said:
Is TOPS confirmed to be releasing an album this year? I hope so as I feel alive was one of my favorite albums of 2020.
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No I don’t think so. I should probably change that to “(hopefully)”. They’ve been touring and have posted about being in the studio so I think they’re up to something. Maybe sometime later this year or early next.
 
cbl said:
my first effort at organizing what I've been listening to

Almost Certainly on my End-of-Year List
1. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
2. Parra For Cuva - Mimose
3. Elbow - Audio Vertigo
4. Andrew Bird - Sunday Morning Put-On
5. Bess Atwell - Light Sleeper
6. Khruangbin - A LA SALA
7. Yard Act - Where's My Utopia
8. The Smile - Wall of Eyes
9. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
10. Big Special - Post-Industrial Hometown Blues

Good Albums in a Style That Will Always Appeal To Me, But Haven't Blown Me Away
11. NewDad - MADRA
12. Nils Frahm - Day
13. DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water

Solid, but I'll Be Disappointed in the Second Half of '24 if These Albums Make My List
14. Ducks Ltd - Harm's Way
15. Real Estate - Daniel
16. Norah Jones - Vision
17. La Luz - News of the Universe
18. Lime Garden - One More Thing
19. Faye Webster - Underdressed at the Symphony
20. Everything Everything - Mountainhead
21. STRFKR - Parallel Realms
22. Future Islands - People Who Aren't There Anymore

Need More Time and/or Need to Be in the Right Head-Space
- Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement
- Mdou Moctar - Funeral For Justice
- IDLES - TANGK
- Cage the Elephant - Neon Pill
- King Hannah - Big Swimmer
- St. Vincent - All Born Screaming
- Iron & Wine - Light Verse
- English Teacher - This Could Be Texas

Known Future Releases or Singles/EPs that Have Me Optimistic for Future LPs; in Order of Excitement
- Kiasmos - II (7/5)
- Voxtrot
- Fontaines D.C. - Romance (8/23)
- Maruja
- Tame Impala
- Cigarettes After Sex - X's (7/12)
- Goat Girl - Below The Waste (6/7)
- Warpaint
- bdrmm
- Tindersticks - Soft Tissue (9/13)
- Ry X
- WhoMadeWho
- Tripping Jaguar
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Wild God (8/30)
- Matt Pond PA
- Glass Animals - I Love You So Fucking Much (7/19)
- Suki Waterhouse
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silly me...completely forgot to add Glass Beams to the EPs list...very stoked to see them perform tomorrow evening
 
wokeupnew said:
Shannon & the Clams
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I've thought about buying the vinyl of their new album the moon is in the wrong place but I'm not sure if I want to get it. Of the singles I liked everything but bean fields. I heard the full album during the listening party and I liked the hourglass, ufo, so lucky and what your missing. I didn't hate the other tracks but I didn't like anything enough to rush out and get the vinyl. I haven't listened to the album since the listening party. If I did buy it I'd get the indie variant.
 
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