Favorite Music :: 2024

Some singles, some EPs and some full-length albums.

These have been 50 of my favorite releases of 2024. Selections are in alphabetical order because you can’t rank music.

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts.

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• Wood Blues by أحمد [Ahmed] // BC //

• Ghosted II by Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin // AMZN // BC //

• Bullets In The Chamber by Arrested Development // BC //

• Tension by Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra // AMZN // BC //

• This is Basic by Basic // AMZN // BC //

• Across the River of Stars by Beachwood Sparks // AMZN // BC //

• Live in Paris 1973 by Can // AMZN // BC //

• Close Encounters of the Third World by Creation Rebel // AMZN // BC //

• Songs of A Lost World by the Cure // AMZN //

• Love Changes Everything by Dirty Three // AMZN // BC //

• 100% Sahara Guitar by Etran De L'Aïr // AMZN // BC //

• When I’m Called by Jake Xerxes Fussell // AMZN // BC //

• Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons // AMZN //

• Mahal by Glass Beams // AMZN // BC //

• Goat by Goat // AMZN // BC //

• No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead by Godspeed You! Black Emperor // AMZN // BC //

• the Collective by Kim Gordon // AMZN // BC //

• Blu Wav by Grandaddy // AMZN // BC //

• Dead of Night by Maalem Houssam Guinia // BC //

• the Handover by the Handover // AMZN // BC //

• In Waves by Jamie xx // AMZN // BC //

• Chain of Light by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party // AMZN // BC //

• Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee // AMZN // BC //

• Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman // AMZN // BC //

• Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker // AMZN // BC //

• Drop 7 by Little Simz

• Two Improvisations by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock // AMZN // BC //

• Locust Land by Bill MacKay // AMZN // BC //

• Funeral For Justice by Mdou Moctar // AMZN // BC //

• the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis by The Messthetics // AMZN // BC //

• Night Palace by Mount Eerie // AMZN // BC //

• Walking After Dark by Mountain Movers // AMZN // BC //

• David Nance & Mowed Sound by David Nance // AMZN // BC //

• Bleed by the Necks // AMZN // BC //

• The Way Out of Easy by Jeff Parker ETA IVtet // AMZN // BC //

• Le Rêve de Polyphème by Polyphème // BC //

• Deep Time by Prairiewolf // AMZN // BC //

• Bite Down by Rosali // AMZN // BC //

• Water Still Flows by Rich Ruth // AMZN // BC //

• Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace by Shabaka // AMZN //

• Exotic Birds of Prey by Shabazz Palaces // AMZN // BC //

• Passage Du Desir by Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) // AMZN //

• Time Is Glass by Six Organs of Admittance  // AMZN // BC //

• Small Medium Large by SML // AMZN // BC //

• Africa Yontii by Tidiane Thiam // AMZN // BC //

• 5 by Trummors // AMZN // BC //

• Tiger’s Blood by Waxahatchee // AMZN // BC //

• In the Running 3 by Wet Tuna / DUNZA by Wet Tuna / DUNZA // BC //

• Woodland by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings // AMZN // BC //

• Acadia by Yasmin Williams // AMZN // BC //

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2024 Favorite Music (So Far)

Here are my favorite 20 releases of 2024 so far.

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• Ghosted II by Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin

• Live in Paris 1973 by Can

• Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons

• the Collective by Kim Gordon

• Blu Wav by Grandaddy

• the Handover by the Handover

• Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

• Drop 7 by Little Simz

• Two Improvisations by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

• Locust Land by Bill MacKay

• Funeral For Justice by Mdou Moctar

• the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis by The Messthetics

• David Nance & Mowed Sound by David Nance

• Bite Down by Rosali

• Water Still Flows by Rich Ruth

• Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace by Shabaka

• Exotic Birds of Prey by Shabazz Palaces

• Time Is Glass by Six Organs of Admittance

• Africa Yontii by Tidiane Thiam

• Tiger’s Blood by Waxahatchee

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Sonic Youth Sessions At West 54th

Imagine a time when Sonic Youth was beamed into PBS stations covering 85% of the country. Such was the magic of Sessions at West 54th, the three-season live music extravaganza hosted by KCRW’s Chris Douridas (Season 01), David Byrne (Season 02) and John Hiatt (Season 03). So far we’ve featured sessions from Medeski Martin and Wood with DJ Logic, Phish, David, Byrne, and Beck.

Sonic Youth appeared on Season 01 paired with Bill Frisell.

Setlist:

• Anagrama

• The Ineffable Me

• Wildflower Soul

• Stil

• Female Mechanic Now on Duty

• Hits of Sunshine (for Allen Ginsberg)

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• Visit Sonic Youth’s official website

• Follow Sonic Youth at Facebook

• Purchase Sonic Youth’s music at Amazon

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