YOUR favorite albums of 2024

[Space Freely]

Gone are the days where Kilsaly would give us 100 albums by bands we've never hear of, but hopefully y'all can at least come up with a few. In honor or Matt Gaetz, here are my favorite 17 albums of the year, in no particular order. I'll just list the artist, as none of these artists had more than one release in 2024.

Hurray for the Riff Raff
Hinds
Beebadoobie
The Last Dinner Party
Phosphorescent
Remi Wolf
L'Imperatrice
Lagos Thugs
Kacey Musgraves
Leon Bridges
Maggie Rogers
The Cure
Joan as Police Woman
Ezra Collective
Thee Sacred Souls
Aaron Frazer
Nada Surf

Oh, I forgot Jessica Pratt. But that would take me to 18 and ruin the Matt Gaetz dedication.

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

1. Charli XCX - Brat
2. Sabrina Carpenter - Short N' Sweet
3. Charli XCX - Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat
4. MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks
5. The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World
6. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
7. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
8. Fontaines D.C. - Romance
9. Shellac - To All Trains
10. Jack White - No Name
11. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood

Just off the top of my head. Right to edit if I remember something I forgot.

[nkotb]

Albums I listened to the most in 2024, in alphabetical order:

Bad Moves
Ducks Ltd.
Ekko Astral
Guided by Voices
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Jesus Lizard
Kim Deal
Mary Timony
MJ Lenderman
Oneida
OSEES
Perennial
Pissed Jeans
Shellac
Waxahatchee

Honorable mention to Des Demonas...if this had some out earlier this year, it would probably be up there.

[bearman🐻]

Real Estate -- Daniel (far and away my favorite of the year)
Verböten (I had my role in helping this one happen, and I love how it turned out)
Jesus Lizard -- Rack
The The --Ensoulment
Messthetics w/James Brandon Lewis
Dummy -- Free Energy
X -- Smoke & Fiction
Shellac -- To All Trains

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

Shellac -- To All Trains

Shit, forgot about this. This might knock Waxahatchee out of my top 10.

[nkotb]

Ah, forgot the Godspeed record was this year too!  That might change my list...maybe drop the MJ Lenderman or Waxahatchee?

[Blow, me, Joey]

1. Charli XCX - Brat
2. Sabrina Carpenter - Short N' Sweet
3. Charli XCX - Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat
4. MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks
5. The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World
6. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
7. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
8. Fontaines D.C. - Romance
9. Shellac - To All Trains
10. Jack White - No Name
11. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood

Just off the top of my head. Right to edit if I remember something I forgot.

You, could have stopped at #1. Nothing, else, mattered.

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

Sir, did you see my #3? I have long been a friend to the party girls, gay guys, and coke fiends. There is a place in Julian’s America for you all!

[kosmo vinyl]

Here is a quick ranking of the albums I acquired in some format with actual money and these are what I listen to when the world is getting me down...

Cliff Hillis & Dennis Schocket - Pop, Girls,Etc.
Bad Moves - Wearing Out The Refrain
Elephant Stone - Back Into The Dream
The Eggmen Whoooooo! -Fuzzy Eggs, Please
Jack White - No Name
Shadow Show - Fantasy Now!
Britti - Hello, I'm Britti
Bacchae - Next Time
The Blackburn = S/T
HiFi Sean and David McAlmont - Daylight
Hamish Hawk - A Firmer Hand
Sy Smith - Until We Meet Again
Jon Muq - Flying Away
Ducks Ltd - Harm's Way
The Feeling - San Vito
Amythyst Khan - Still & Bright
Whitelands - Night​-​bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day
James - Yummy
Heaven Man - As One
Too Many Zooz - Retail Therapy

I may or may not spent funds on the 90s super duo everyone has likely forgotten about by now...

Honorable mentions go to Ekko Astral who I still feel ambivalent  about, Fightmilk, 2nd Grade, Pernnial,  Miscellen and The Tyde.

 Lots of stuff on my wish lists of course

[Space Freely]

Is anyone else simply shocked that Kosmo doesn't have Charlie xxx on his list?

[kosmo vinyl]

Is anyone else simply shocked that Kosmo doesn't have Charlie xxx on his list?

the only Charli XCX I've been exposed to was "I'm With The Band: Nasty Cherry" the TV series where she set about creating a all girl rock band and that only because I was looking up what one of the new members of James had done prior to joining them.  and i will admit to listening some to Chappell Roan.

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

I will personally pay Kosmo's transportation costs to Barclays in May plus the cost of one ticket to Charli XCX with me if he writes about the experience for the forum. He must stay for the entire show.

[kosmo vinyl]

as i sit here listening to Kylie's latest I don't understand why anyone wouldn't think I would enjoy Charli XCX, it's just I have carved out time out of "busy" schedule to listen... i enjoy overblown pop productions as much as the next person, except for (and this will break sidethingamgig's heart) The Last Dinner Party. that one was way to much even for me...

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

as i sit here listening to Kylie's latest I don't understand why anyone wouldn't think I would enjoy Charli XCX, it's just I have carved out time out of "busy" schedule to listen... i enjoy overblown pop productions as much as the next person

SOUNDS LIKE MY GRACIOUS OFFER IS A WIN FOR ALL INVOLVED

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My favorite concerts this year that I attended..in order of faveness


1. Neil Young and Crazy Horse (was this really this year?? Feels so long ago. This was pure amaze balls and one of the greatest rock and roll shows I ever seen)
2. Air (you just can’t do it any better)

3. Belle and Sebastian
4. Charlatans/Ride
5. Cake
6. Nick Lowe and Los straitjackets


7. Suki Waterhouse
8. Ride (at 930)
9. Robyn Hitchcock
10. The Black Crowes

11. Guided by Voices
12. The Hives
13. Magnetic Fields

Venue split
Anthem 4
Atlantis 3
930 2