My Favorite Albums of 2024 So Far

The Top 15 in order of mention with links to their full reviews:

CINDY LEE - DIAMOND JUBILEE

KIM GORDON - THE COLLECTIVE

THE LAST DINNER PARTY - PRELUDE TO ECSTASY

CHELSEA WOLFE - SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE

QUADECA - SCRAPYARD

MGMT - LOSS OF LIFE

MOOR MOTHER - THE GREAT BAILOUT

BEYONCÉ - COWBOY CARTER

CIVEROUS - MAZE ENVY

VAMPIRE WEEKEND - ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US

KNOCKED LOOSE - YOU WON'T GO BEFORE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO

BETH GIBBONS - LIVES OUTGROWN

VINCE STAPLES - DARK TIMES

CHARLI XCX - BRAT

JOANNA WANG - HOTEL LA RUT

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Team: Jeremy - Lead Edits / Anthony - Final Cuts / Austen - Proofing, Posting
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Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[theboi]

Seeing TheNeedleDrop in the room where Fantano does his videos is surreal to say the least

[randomnobody]

"This album is just firing on all cylinders and it's grabbing a bunch of other cylinders and having those cylinders cylind while the other cylinders are cyndiling at the same time" - Anthony Fantano, 2024

[Wernouis]

TIMESTAMP
01:07 // CINDY LEE - DIAMOND JUBILEE
02:04 // KIM GORDON - THE COLLECTIVE
03:04 // THE LAST DINNER PARTY - PRELUDE TO ECSTASY
03:40 // CHELSEA WOLFE - SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE
04:58 // QUADECA - SCRAPYARD
06:52 // MGMT - LOSS OF LIFE
07:58 // MOOR MOTHER - THE GREAT BAILOUT
09:10 // BEYONCÉ - COWBOY CARTER
10:25 // CIVEROUS - MAZE ENVY
11:29 // VAMPIRE WEEKEND - ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US
12:03 // KNOCKED LOOSE - YOU WON'T GO BEFORE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
12:49 // BETH GIBBONS - LIVES OUTGROWN
13:33 // VINCE STAPLES - DARK TIMES
14:36 // CHARLI XCX - BRAT
15:16 // JOANNA WANG - HOTEL LA RUT

[lorenzo]

My 15 favourites so far (in no particular order):

1. She reaches out to she reaches out to she - Chelsea Wolfe
2. Girl With No Face - Allie X
3. Something in The room she moves - Julia Holter
4. Only God was above us - Vampire Weekend
5. All Born Screaming - St. Vincent
6. Harbour Century - Eunuchus
7. Fearless Movement - Kamasi Washington
8. You Won’t go before you’re supposed to - Knocked Loose
9. Hit me hard and soft - Billie Eilish
10. Lives Outgrown - Beth Gibbons
11. Brat - Charli xcx
12. Samurai - Lupe Fiasco
13. Impossible Light - Uboa
14. Prelude to Ecstasy - The last dinner party
15. Where we've been, Where we go from here - Friko

[sydneyaud]

My faves that weren't included:

Adrienne Lenker - bright future
Mannequin Pussy - I got heaven
Jessica Pratt - Here in the pitch
Chief Keef - Almighty so 2
Marika Hackman - Big Sigh
The Smile - Wall of eyes
Charley Crockett - $10 Cowboy
English Teacher - this could be texas
Lemon Twiggs - A dream is all we know

[sleep]

Such a great year for music so far, with so many more releases on the way

[jeremysette]

In a particular order:
1. The Lemon Twigs- "A Dream is All We Know"
2. Francis of Delirium- "Lighthouse"
3. Lizzy McAlpine- "Older"
4. Aquilus- "Bellum II"
5. Caligula's Horse- "Charcoal Grace"
6. Imminence- "The Black"
7. Kacey Musgraves- "Deeper Well"
8. Benjamin Francis Leftwich- "Some Things Break"
9. ALMO - "Reconciliation"
I0. Arooj Aftab- "Night Reign"
11. The Decemberists- "As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again"
12. MGMT - "Loss of Life"
13. Taylor Armstrong- "When it Rains"
14. Angus & Julia Stone- "Cape Forestier"
15. Andrew Bird- "Sunday Morning Put-On"
16. Hot Water Music- "VOWS"
17. JJ Grey & Mofro - "Olustee"
18. Waxahatchee- "Tiger's Blood"
19. Psychic Temple- "Doggie Paddlin' Thru The Cosmic Consciousness "
20. Tyler Ramsey- "New Lost Ages"

[fourseasons]

Top 5 for me so far:

1. Death's dynamic shroud- You like music
2. Joey Valence & Brae- No hands
3. Quadeca- Scrapyard
4. LustSickPuppy- Carousel from hell
5. Full of hell- Coagulated bliss

[masonmcfarlane]

Mine:
1. Quadeca - Scrapyard
2 Knocked Loose - You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To
3. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
4. English Teacher - This Could Be Texas
5. Raveena - Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain

[whiplash]

0. genre: sadboy
1. Vultures 1
2. The Tortured Poets Department
3. The Heart Part 6
4. Might Delete Later
5. Insano
6. C, XOXO
7. Facts by Ben Shapiro and Tom MacDonald

[eveeeeeee]

Some of my favorites:
Charli XCX - Brat
Knocked Loose - You Wont go before you supposed too
Alcest - Les Chants
Don Toliver - Hardstone Psycho
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
Bring Me The Horizon - Post Human NeX GeN
Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood.

[Terminalss]

Melon I get its the final day of pride month but you cant just list brat 100 times in a row !

[williancosta]

Nice list. My personal top 3 list until now is:
1 - Clancy (top)
2 - Hit me hard and soft (Billie)
3 - Cowboy Carter (Beyoncé)

[Daniel_Boni]

Top 10 of the year so far for me

1. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
2. NxWorries - Why LAWD? (not lord melon)
3. Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
4. The Lemon Twigs - A Dream is All We Know
5. ARTMS - (Dall)
6. MGMT - Loss of Life
7. Charli XCX - brat
8. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
9. The Decemberists - As it Ever Was, So it Will be Again
10. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming

[SirTheory]

My standout albums so far, in no order (subject to change lol)

--Post Human Nex Gen by Bring Me the Horizon
--Frog in Boiling Water by DIIV
--Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons
--Veritas by POD
--empathogen by Willow
--Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend
--Cowboy Carter by Beyonce
--The Collective by Kim Gordon
--My Stupid Life by Brittney Spencer
--Little Rope by Sleater-Kinney
--Prelude to Ecstasy by Last Dinner Party

Pretty sure the new Lola Young will be a contender for the first half, but it just released two Fridays ago and I actually haven't listened to it in full yet. But the singles have been awesome and I'm excited to actually do a front-to-back listen.

[ipodbaby]

my favourites:
1: britpop - a.g. cook
2: bright future - adrianne lenker
3: brat - charli xcx
4: still - erika de casier
5: vegyn - the road to hell is paved with good intentions
6: sarah - salami rose joe louis
7: loss of life - MGMT
8: cyan blue - charlotte day wilson
9: loukeman - esd2
10: empress of - for your consideration

[sammystank]

My top 10:
1. Charli xcx- Brat
2. Vampire Weekend- Only God Was Above Us
3. Beyoncé- Cowboy Carter
4. Cheekface- It’s Sorted
5. Joey Valence & Brae- No Hands
6. Quadeca- Scrapyard
7. Nia Archives- Silence Is Loud
8. The Lemon Twigs- A Dream Is All I Know
9. The Last Dinner Party- Prelude To Ecstasy
10. MGMT- Loss of Life

[win_jayden]

Dropping my top 10 here:
- Diamond Jubilee - Cindy Lee
- Two Star and the Dream Police - Mk.Gee
- Underdressed at the Symphony - Faye Webster
- Deeper Well - Kacey Musgraves
- WHY LAWD? - Nxworries
- Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain - Raveena
- Mika's Laundry - Matt Champion
- Orquiedias - Kali Uchis
- Bright Future - Adrianne Lenker
- BRAT - Charli XCX

I do have some bubbling up too through revisits and re-listens. But 2024 has been fantastic so far! I am not sure if I heard an explicitly bad album so far this year!! Happy BRAT summer bitches!!!

[rckon]

5 of my favorites from this year:

- Knocked Loose - YWGBYST
- Vampire Weekend - OGWAU
- Charli XCX - Brat
- Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
- Joey Valence & Brae - No Hands

[IndyChoons]

The fact that this video barely scratches the surface of releases says a lot about 2024 being the year for music. Favourite album thus far is either Dostrotime or A Dream Is All We Know