Favorite 2024 Albums So Far

[The Great Owl]

1. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
2. LEATHERS - Ultraviolet
3. Geneva Jacuzzi - Triple Fire
4. The KVB - Tremors
5. Pylon Reenactment Society - Magnet Factory
6. Houses of Heaven - Within/Without
7. Sacred Skin - Born in Fire
8. Normal Bias - Kingdom Come
9. Urban Heat - The Tower
10. Vessel - Wrapped In Cellophane
11. Omni - Souvenir
12. The The - Ensoulment
13. Glass Spells - Crystal
14. Blushing - Sugarcoat
15. OP-ART - The Final Act
16. Charli X - Brat
17. The Marías - Submarine
18. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
19. Lauren Mayberry - Vicious Creature
20. Twin Tribes - Pendulum
21. Ultra Sunn - US
22. Ride - Interplay
23. Rosegarden Funeral Party - From the Ashes
24. Yama Uba - Silhouettes
25. Pet Shop Boys - Nonetheless
26. X - Smoke & Fiction
27. Laura Dre - Moving Spaces II: Twilight
28. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes
29. Night Club - Masochist
30. Tears for the Dying - In the Shadow of the Midnight Sun
31. Faux Real - Faux Ever
32. Kælan Mikla & Bardi Johannsson - The Phantom Carriage
33. TR/ST - Performance
34. Porridge Radio - Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
35. Molchat Doma - Belaya Polosa
36. Fontaines D.C. - Romance
37. The Last Dinner Party - Prelude To Ecstasy
38. Clan Of Xymox - Exodus
39. Soft Kill - Escape Forever
40. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Wild God
41. Lunar Vacation - Everything Matters, Everything’s Fire
42. Suki Waterhouse - Memoir of a Sparklemuffin
43. Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
44. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism
45. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
46. Mint Field - Aprender A Ser Extended



It is never too early to get the lists started.

[roughdraft_zero]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

5. Yama Uba - Silhouettes

How? There's still only a single released as far as I can see (though it is great).

So far I've only heard one new release in full this year (just out today digitally, which is a testament to how strong it is as I usually wait for a physical format to indulge in an album completely):



https://hauntologist.bandcamp.com/album/hollow

Members of Mgła. Darn good. Has a shot to stick around in maybe the top 20 by the year's end, I imagine.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by roughdraft_zero

How? There's still only a single released as far as I can see (though it is great).

None of the five albums that i have listed so far have been released yet, and I have only heard singles from all five. I am preemptively listening them, although I may change the rankings.

[sandboxgamer]

The new album from Everything Everything - Mountainhead doesn't come out until March 1st but just based off the singles, I’m pretty sure it will make my best of the year list. I absolutely love this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l81HZfkLwpk

[Gacivory]

Sprints - Letter to Self
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
Glass Beach - Plastic Death
Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope
The Smile - Wall of Eyes
Green Day - Saviors

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Sprints - Letter to Self

Glass Beach - Plastic Death
Sprints - Letter to Self
Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope
Green Day - Saviors

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Guhts - Regeneration
Sprints - Letter to Self
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
Glass Beach - Plastic Death
Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope
The Smile - Wall of Eyes
Green Day - Saviors

Added Regeneration by Guhts!

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Sprints - Letter to Self
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
Glass Beach - Plastic Death
Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope
The Smile - Wall of Eyes
Green Day - Saviors

Updated List

Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project
Kim Gordon - The Collective
Sprints -Letter to Self
Gouge Away - Deep Sage
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
Glass Beach - Plastic Death
Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope
The Chisel - What a F*cking Nightmare
GUHTS - Regeneration
Laura Jane Grace - Hole in My Head
The Smile - Wall of Eyes
Idles -Tangk
Chapel of Disease - Echoes of Light
Green Day - Saviors
Dragonforce - Warp Speed Warriors

EP's

F*cked Up - 44th & Vanderbilt
Escuela Grind - DDEEAATTHHMMEETTAALL

[The Great Owl]

The KVB - Tremors jumped up to the top of my list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBAmU_Q7Gzc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PmH_pvtu8I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PIx6Cw05ow

[Spiderwalk]

Some good stuff coming out at the moment.

American Culture - Hey Brother, It’s Been A While
Astral Bakers - The Whole Story
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Corridor - Mimi
DIIV - Frog in Boiling Water
Ducks Ltd. - Harm's Way
Fat White Family - Forgiveness Is Yours
Folly Group - Down There!
Iron & Wine - Light Verse
Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
Lionlimb - Limbo
Parsnip - Behold
Still Corners - Dream Talk
The Libertines - All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade
The Umbrellas - Fairweather Friend
Yard Act - Where’s My Utopia
Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us

American Culture (feat. Midwife) - Let It Go [Official Video] - YouTube

Astral Bakers - Why (Official Audio) - YouTube

Beth Gibbons - Floating On A Moment - YouTube

Camera Obscura - Liberty Print (Official Audio) - YouTube

Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee (Title Track) [2024] - YouTube

Corridor - Mon Argent (Official Visualizer) - YouTube

DIIV - "Brown Paper Bag" (Official Visualizer) - YouTube

Heavy Bag - YouTube

What's That You Say - YouTube

East Flat Crows - YouTube

Iron & Wine - Anyone's Game (Official Video) - YouTube

Jessica Pratt - "World on a String" (Official Video) - YouTube

Lionlimb - Dream of You feat. Angel Olsen (Official Video) - YouTube

Parsnip - 'The Light' - YouTube

Still Corners - Today is the Day (Official Video) - YouTube

Songs They Never Play On The Radio - YouTube

The Umbrellas - Echoes - YouTube

Petroleum - YouTube

Vampire Weekend - The Surfer (Official Visualizer) - YouTube

Plus a couple of excellent new singles.

GIFT - Wish Me Away (Official Video) - YouTube

The High Room - YouTube

[Vampire Hotel]

Animal Ghosts -

[Al_The_Strange]

Gotta start somewhere.

1. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Challengers Film Score
2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD
3. Hooverphonic - Fake Is The New Dope
4. Linkin Park - From Zero
5. Head Phones President - In The Abyss
6. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
7. Hans Zimmer - Dune Part Two Film Score
8. Lindsey Stirling - Duality
9. Clouds Taste Satanic - 79 AD
10. Buckethead - Veins of Institution
11. Nightwish - Yesterwynde
12. Moby - Always Centered At Night
13. Sprints - Letter To Self
14. Jack White - No Name
15. Men Seni Süyemin - Believe
16. Weird Wolves - My Dreams Are Calling You
17. Static-X - Project Regeneration Volume 2
18. KMFDM - Let Go
19. Powerman 5000 - Abandon Ship
20. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft
21. Volker Bertelmann - Dune: Prophecy TV Score
22. Akira Yamaoka, Marcin Przybylowicz, PT Adamczyk - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners TV Score
23. Saleka - Lady Raven (Trap Soundtrack)
24. Apocalyptica - Plays Metallica Volume 2
25. Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
26. The Smile - Wall Of Eyes
27. Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
28. Charli xcx - BRAT
29. While She Sleeps - SELF HELL
30. Collide - The Darkness Forever
31. Lady Gaga - Harlequin
32. Sabrina Carpenter - Short N' Sweet
33. 3FORCE - Unleash
34. Kasabian - Happenings
35. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism
36. Steve Jablonsky - Borderlands Film Score
37. Void Chapter - humAnIty
38. Serj Tankian - Foundations
39. Deadmau5 / TESTPILOT - Some EP
40. Four Tet - Three+
41. Lemongrass - Mirror Of Life
42. Imagine Dragons - Loom
43. Vylet Pony - Girls Who Are Wizards
44. Celestial Aeon Project - Handpan Meditation
45. Windows 96 and Gavriel - Dated New Aesthetic
46. Uboa - Impossible Light
47. Lil Mabu - Young Genius
48. Acidgvrl - You Stupid Pink Girl!

Rereleases

1. Andrew Hulshult - IDKFA
2. EXXOS - Dune: Spice Opera (2024 Remaster)

[The Great Owl]

The new Twin Tribes album showed up in the mail today. Excellent listen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XEavwcHU78

Here are a few preview tracks for other records that I am looking forward to in the next few weeks...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk4ap-VDayg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy9ofniCy_8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3uqQ-QVDVI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6yMXY59ZfQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBAmU_Q7Gzc

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

[Show spoiler]

1. Hans Zimmer - Dune Part Two Film Score
2. Sprints - Letter To Self
3. Weird Wolves - My Dreams Are Calling You
4. Lindsey Stirling - Duality
5. Four Tet - Three+
6. Collide - The Darkness Forever
7. The Smile - Wall Of Eyes
8. Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
9. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft
10. Lemongrass - Mirror Of Life
11. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism
12. Akira Yamaoka, Marcin Przybylowicz, PT Adamczyk - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners TV Score
13. Charli xcx - BRAT
14. Windows 96 and Gavriel - Dated New Aesthetic
15. Uboa - Impossible Light

Rereleases

1. EXXOS - Dune: Spice Opera (2024 Remaster)

Been working on catching up with new albums.

It's been a long time since I discovered new bands that really knocked my socks off. Earlier today though, this group caught my ear and I liked what I heard.

The Passengers - YouTube

The Construct - YouTube

[Brown Jenkin]

Just got the 2nd album by Six By Six (Ian Crichton, Nigel Glockler, and Robert Berry). I liked the 1st album well enough but this new one is really good. A lot punchier and more varied. I just wish the CD had the 4 instrumental songs that are included on the vinyl. The video I added has some cool visuals even if the music isn't for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU_ApjdXKhQ

[fighthefutureofhd]

Heavy Makeup - Here It Comes
Phish - Evolve

[Vampire Hotel]

[Spiderwalk]

^ The Bolts of Melody album is excellent!

Here are a few more goodies:

Bill Ryder-Jones - lechyd Da
Cowboy Sadness - Selected Jambient Works, Volume 1
PACKS - Melt the Honey
The Smile - Wall of Eyes

Bill Ryder-Jones - If Tomorrow Starts Without Me (Official Video) - YouTube

Full Mammoth (feat. Bing & Ruth, The Antlers & Port St. Willow) - YouTube

PACKS - 89 Days (Official Visualizer) - YouTube

I Quit - YouTube

[Member-136960]

[Member-136960]

Originally Posted by ActionJunkie

2 upcoming releases (and most anticipated for me) to be on the list of 2024 albums:
Release date: June 28, 2024


Release date: September 9, 2024