The Best Albums of 2024

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Another year just about gone past, here's what I've been mostly listening too that came out this year:

Joe Goddard - Harmonics
Absolutely love this, thought his last album was top notch and this possibly tops it. Full of soulful heart felt beats and feel good music.



Confidence Man - 3am (La La La)
ChatGPT, please create an album in the style of 90s dance. This is what you would end up with.



Jamie xx - In Waves
Great follow up to In Colour.


Rüfüs Du Sol - Inhale / Exhale
More top quality tunes from Oz.



Meute - Empor
I think these guys are fantastic, now doing a blend of reworks of existing dance tunes, but also their own original music.



Also notible mentions
Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism
Elderbrook - Another Touch
 
Man, doesn't feel like a year since your thread last year! As always i very rarely seem to listen to albums or even be aware of their release.

Will check out the Rufus Du Sol album though. Have had them pop up on my release radar and always like what i hear
 
David Gilmour - Luck And Strange

Great album from the guitar master, with Scattered being the standout track, possibly his best solo effort.
 
martos123 said:
Great album from the guitar master, with Scattered being the standout track, possibly his best solo effort.
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I'm a huge Gilmour fan but I was totally underwhelmed by Luck and Strange, I thought the lyrics were poor (Polly has a lot to answer for) and most of it was just like someone picking up a guitar and seeing what came out as there was no structure to it at all.
 
The Smile - Wall of Eyes
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
The Cure - Songs of a Lost World

However, purely on listening time alone it would be From Zero by Linkin Park.
 
Feek said:
I'm a huge Gilmour fan but I was totally underwhelmed by Luck and Strange, I thought the lyrics were poor (Polly has a lot to answer for) and most of it was just like someone picking up a guitar and seeing what came out as there was no structure to it at all.
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It took a few listens to grow on me, but i really enjoyed it. I know what you mean about some of the lyrics being a bit dodgy, but thats to be expected from PS.

It was between this and Deep Purple =1 for my album of the year. It's not a packed choice for me, as i've not listened to many new albums this year that i thought much of. I mainly listen to Rock/Prog/Metal and 2024 wasnt a vintage year in my opinion.
 
Crikey, where does the time go?

My Top 10:

The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
Jessica Pratt - Here In The Pitch
Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere
Iress - Sleep Now, In Reverse
Chat Pile - Cool World
Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
State Faults - Children of the Moon
Thou - Umbilical
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown

Special mention to an album I've revisited a lot this year:

Rainer Maria - Past Worn Searching.

Mainly for the song, Tinfoil. I love it. :)
 
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imtoooldforthis said:
I was disappointed with the Jamie XX album, that said I didn't love his last album either despite thinking 'Girl' is one of the best pieces of electronic music in the past decade or so.
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Someone recommended it the year it came out, I gave the first track a listen and thought geez this is crap. Then I came across another track on youtube (Loud Places, absolutely love it) and thought I would give it another go, now I even think that first track Gosh is great (the original video is decent as well).
 
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