Hello Everybody!
This is the 16th Year of making this end-of-year list. You can see all of the previous lists HERE. What keeps me doing this is that it drives me to find new music and I always have a unique variety filled with new artists/bands I never heard of previously. Music will always be interesting if you pay attention. I will always do this and hope anyone who clicks through the list finds something they like. We are putting the final touches on the 2024 End of Year Zine as well. Guest lists and other pieces will be in the zine. You can find them in your local NWI coffee shop. Read them, take notes, then give them to your friends. If you see a batch, you should consider yourself lucky. They’re very limited (printing is very expensive). 2025 is already shaping up to be an amazing year for music. Can’t wait!
The 100 Best Songs of 2024 on Spotify: J + R Best of 2024
As always, please let me know your favorites for the year. I can’t hear everything. From what I’ve heard, here are my lists.
Enjoy.
All 16 of the J + R Best of Lists HERE
25. Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee
24. AMS. – Eddie.
23. Zach Bryan – Great American Bar Scene
22. Fontaines D.C. – Romance
21. JPEGMAFIA – I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU
20. Roc Marciano – Chopsticks
19. MGMT – Loss of Life
18. Tierra Whack – World Wide Whack
17. Local Natives – But I’ll Wait For You
16. Schoolboy Q – Blue Lips
15. Ka – The Thief Next to Jesus
14. Mach-Hommy – #RICHAXXHAITIAN
13. Real Estate – Daniel
12. Bruiser Wolf – My Stories Got Stories
11. Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood
10. Future Islands – People Who Aren’t There Anymore
9. Vampire Weekend – Only God is Above Us
8. Tyler, The Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
7. Father John Misty – Mahashmashana
6. Vince Staples – Dark Times
5. The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy
4. Helado Negro – PHASOR
3. Anderson Paak. & NxWorries – Why Lawd?
2. Kendrick Lamar – GNX
1. IDLES – TANGK
IDLES – TANGK
My #1 Album of the Year comes from Bristol post-punk band, IDLES. This is a band that I have been following for several years now and several of their albums have cracked my Top 10. If you have never listened to them, this album is a great way to start. Also, try Joy as an Act of Resistance. On TANGK, the band ties in some electronic sounds that they have been dabbling with on the last few projects. I personally think they are at their best with their “post-punk” songs but these variations on TANGK are well done and I hope it keeps the band innovating going forward. They have a knack for making catchy music while having something profound to say. I have said it before, this is great “entry-level” punk. I got a chance to see them live this year as well. They were AMAZING! So much energy, passion, and joy. I can’t wait to see them again. IDLES have been prolific, releasing almost one album a year. They haven’t shown any indication of slowing down. They are filled with love and joy when they play and you can see and feel it. This album is about love and joy while still being intense and beautifully loud. I love this band. I hope they make 100 more albums and tour until the wheels fall off.
Here are the 100 Best Songs of 2024. I try to listen to as many genres as I can. But, you will notice that some bands/artists repeat. I can’t help it. Those were the best songs of the year. I listened to them a lot.
Enjoy.
The 100 Best Songs of 2024 on Spotify: J + R Best of 2024
100. Tierra Whack – “CHANEL PIT”
99. Jessica Pratt – ” Life Is”
98. KA – “Break Wine Body Blood”
97. Freddie Gibbs – “Cosmo Freestyle”
96. Doechii – “CATFISH”
95. Kendrick Lamar – “wacced out murals”
94. Ravyn Lenae – “One Wish” ft. Childish Gambino
93. Hozier – “Too Sweet”
92. A$AP Rocky – “HIGHJACK” ft. Jessica Pratt
91. Ka – “Borrowed Time”
90. Future Islands – “The Tower”
89. Remi Wolf – “Cinderella”
88. Mk.gee – “ROCKMAN”
87. Roc Marciano – “Street Magic”
86. Tyler, The Creator – “Rah Tah Tah”
85. ScHoolboy Q – “oHio” ft. Freddie Gibbs
84. Magdalena Bay – “Image”
83. JPEGMAFIA – “New Black History” ft. Vince Staples
82. MGMT – “Nothing to Declare”
81. Charli xcx – “Girl, so confusing” ft. Lorde
80. CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso – “DUMBAI”
79. Mustafa – “Beauty, end”
78. Haley Heynderickx – “Mouth of a Flower”
77. LCD Soundsystem – “x-ray eyes”
76. Jean Dawson – “Darlin'”
75. Bon Iver – “SPEYSIDE”
74. Tunde Adebimpe – “Magnetic”
73. Good Neighbours – “Home”
72. CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso – “LA QUE PUEDE, PUEDE”
71. The Alchemist – “Ferraris in The Rain Part 2” ft. ScHoolboy Q/Freddie Gibbs
70. Maverick Sabre – “You Don’t Even Need It”
69. Big Sean – “Together Forever”
68. Little Simz – “Mood Swings”
67. AMS. – “Roach”
66. Sampha – “Satellite Business 2.0” ft. Little Simz
65. The Decemberists – “The Reapers”
64. Vampire Weekend – “Gen-X Cops”
63. Tyler, The Creator – “Balloon” ft. Doechii
62. Blockhead – “SERIOUS ABOUT FITNESS”
61. IDLES – “Pop, Pop, Pop”
60. Helado Negro – “I Just Want To Wake Up With You”
59. Bon Iver – “THINGS BEHIND THINGS…”
58. MGMT – “Dancing In Babylon” ft. Christine and the Queens
57. Mannequin P – “I Don’t Know You”
56. Kendrick Lamar – “euphoria”
55. Adrianne Lenker – “Vampire Empire”
54. The Libertines – “Night Of The Hunter”
53. Mount Kimbie – “Empty And Silent” ft. Kind Krule
52. Bruiser Wolf – “Looney Tunes”
51. MJ Lenderman – “Wristwatch”
50. Zach Bryan – “28”
49. IDLES – “Gift Horse”
48. Khruangbin – “Hold Me Up (Thank You)”
47. Ugly (UK) – “Icy Windy Sky”
46. NxWorries – “86Sentra”
45. Mach-Hommy – “#RICHAXXHAITIAN” ft. 03 Greedo
44. Cesar Alvarez – “Normal, IL”
43. Fred again… – “places to be” ft. Anderson. Paak/ CHIKA
42. Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
41. Magdalena Bay – “Death & Romance”
40. Waxahatchee – “Bored”
39. Helado Negro – “LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)”
38. Bruiser Wolf – “Dope Boy”
37. Clairo – “Sexy to Someone”
36. Warpaint – “Common Blue”
35. AMS. – “Sisyphus (Redux)”
34. Tierra Whack – “IMAGINARY FRIENDS”
33. Karen O. & Danger Mouse – “Super Breath”
32. Kendrick Lamar – “tv off” ft. lefty gunplay
31. Vampire Weekend – “Classical”
30. Vince Staples – “Government Cheese”
29. Georgie Greep – “Holy, Holy”
28. Real Estate – “Water Underground”
27. Father John Misty – “I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All
26. The Last Dinner Party – “Burn Alive”
25. Justice – “One Night/All Night” ft. Tame Impala
24. Declan McKenna – “Mulholland’s Dinner and Wine”
23. Mannequin P – “Loud Bark”
22. Tyler, The Creator – “Thought I Was Dead” ft. ScHoolboy Q
21. Vince Staples – “Black&Blue”
20. Father John Misty – “Screamland”
19. Mach-Hommy – “COLD COPY” ft. Black Thought
18. Tierra Whack – “MOOD SWING”
17. Vampire Weekend – “Capricorn”
16. Waxahtchee – “Right Back to It”
15. Mk.gee – “Alesis”
14. Local Natives – “April”
13. Lola Young – “Messy”
12. NxWorries – “KeepHer” ft. Thundercat
11. Kendrick Lamar – “gloria” ft. sza
10. Real Estate – “Somebody New”
9. Helado Negro – “Best For You and Me”
8. Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
7. Zach Bryan – “American Nights”
6. Local Natives – “Empty Mansions”
5. Iron & Wine – “All in Good Time” ft. Fiona Apple
4. Future Islands – “Say Goodbye”
3. Fontaines D.C. – “Starbuster”
2. The Last Dinner Party – “Nothing Matters”
1. IDLES – “Roy”
Check out all of the songs here on this Spotify List – CLICK HERE
Albums/Artists I look forward to coming out with material in 2025 – Confirmed
Japanese Breakfast
Mac Miller
Destroyer
Jason Isbell
Not much has been announced. The long promo time in music is dying. People announce and release albums on the same day. I sort of miss the wait.
All of the J + R Best of Lists HERE
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