Still making an effort to absorb new albums in 2024, though admittedly my listening as of late defaults to playlists, particularly the annual ones I’ve been posting on a weekly basis all year long. Nonetheless, I can easily name ten albums I will try to keep in rotation throughout the summer and fall. Few of these come close to Black Rainbows, Weather Alive or Queens of the Summer Hotel; then again, none of those came out in the first halves of their respective years, either.
ALBUMS (in alphabetical order by artist):
- Andrew Bird, Sunday Morning Put-On
- Another Sky, Beach Day
- Beth Gibbons, Lives Outgrown
- Gruff Rhys, Sadness Sets Me Free
- High Llamas, Hey Panda
- Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Past Is Still Alive
- Jessica Pratt, Here In The Pitch
- Julia Holter, Something In The Room She Moves
- Katie Pruitt, Mantras
- Maggie Rogers, Don’t Forget Me
TRACKS (not from above albums):
- Alison Moyet, “Such Small Ale”
- Beabadoobee, “Take A Bite”
- Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”
- Camera Obscura, “Big Love”
- Cassandra Jenkins, “Only One”
- Crowded House, “Teenage Summer”
- Gossip, “Real Power”
- Kacey Musgraves, “Cardinal”
- The Last Dinner Party, “The Feminine Urge”
- Orville Peck/Kylie Minogue/Diplo, “Midnight Ride”
- Pernice Brothers, “Who Will You Believe”
- Pet Shop Boys, “Dancing Star”
- Real Estate, “Flowers”
- Sabrina Carpenter, “Espresso”
- Vampire Weekend, “Prep-School Gangsters”
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