#24: 2024 in 24 +1

or, my favorite records of 2024

I’m prone to lengthy reflections this time of year, but if I’m honest, sitting here in Lithuania, I’m still in the middle of the thing I’ll need to unpack about 2024 for another week or so. But, being a purest who likes to get that best of list out before the year is over, I’ll get straight to the point for once. Below are my favorite records of 2024. Thanks to spending over 3 months in Europe mostly alone and even more than that mentally preparing to be here, my listening habits were admittedly a little unusual, so I probably missed some great records or just didn’t spend enough time with some real bangers. If you think thats the case, please let me know.

This year’s list is some pretty obvious Zach faire, a lot of sad guys, a lot of indie rock, some weird ambient stuff, and as has been the trend the last few years, women generally making what I find to be the most interesting albums on the list.

I could pontificate on each of these records at length, butI’m going to embrace eastern european low context… Heres to a memorable 2024.

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#24 2024 in 24 + 1

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1. Yard Act - Dream Job

2. Mk.gee - Breakthespell

3. Leif Vollebekk - Peace of Mind

4. Fionn Regan - Farewell

5. Charli XCX - 360

6. Middle Kids - Highlands

7. Macseal - Your Door

8. Fred again… - peace u need

9. Nale Sinephro - Continuum 2

10. Laura Marling - Patterns

11. Yasmin Williams - Sisters

12. Adrianne Lenker - No Machine

13. Rosie Tucker - Unending Bliss

14. Sarah Kinsley - Realms

15. Kacy Hill - Damn

16. Zsela - Fire Excape

17. Valley - A Little More

18. Donovan Woods - Living Well

19. Naima Bock - Feed My Release

20. This is Lorelei - Perfect Hand

21. Rosali - My Kind

22. Hovvdy - Bad News

23. Fontaines D.C. - Starburster

24. KNEECAP - I’m Flush

25. Bon Iver - SPEYSIDE