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2024

Brent Thomas

Welcome to my lists list. I like to keep track of the things I read, watch and listen to. You know, sort of based on that quote (which I have edited): “The person you will be in five years is based on the books you read, the movies you watch, the music you listen to, and the people you surround yourself with today.” It’s important to understand the things that you put in to your system. Think of it like a pop culture diet record. Or something like that. Feel free to follow along. Or don’t. Please feel free to interact and make suggestions. Or don’t. You can also browse lists from past years. Or don’t.

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Notable 2023 Releases I Didn’t Get To In Time Last Year But Would Have Been On My Year-End List If I Had (In order heard):

  • The Falcon Ate The Flower by Lee Gallagher and the Hallelujah

  • Zach Bryan by Zach Bryan

  • Medicine by Goat

  • Dosh, Ismaily, Young by Dosh, Ismaily, Young

  • Burning by Deep Forest

  • Foxy by Sparkle Division

  • Tidal by Brian Lopez


Pre-2024 Music Discovered/Or At-Least Really Paid-Attention-To in 2024 (In order according to first heard):

  • Defense Mechanisms by Louis de Mieulle (2011)

  • Peace & Love by Dadawah (1975)

  • Cause & Effect by BALTHVS (2022)

  • Child's head with flowers by Shitao (2022)


Favorite Music/Reissues/Box Sets of 2024/Misc. (in alphabetical order):

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

  • Bullets In The Chamber by Arrested Development

  • This is Basic by Basic

  • Hideaway by Breezers

  • Live in Paris 1973 by Can

  • Close Encounters of the Third World by Creation Rebel

  • Songs of A Lost World by the Cure

  • 100% Sahara Guitar by Etran De L'Aïr

  • Nature Of The Universe by Stewart Forgey

  • Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons

  • Philip Glass Solo by Philip Glass

  • Mahal by Glass Beams

  • Goat by Goat

  • the Collective by Kim Gordon

  • Blu Wav by Grandaddy

  • the Handover by the Handover

  • Olustee by JJ Grey and Mofro

  • Chain of Light by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party

  • Natural Magick by Kula Shaker

  • 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

  • Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom by Meatbodies

  • the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis by The Messthetics

  • David Nance & Mowed Sound by David Nance

  • Bleed by the Necks

  • Revelator by Phosphorescent

  • Le Rêve de Polyphème by Polyphème

  • Hudson River Wind Meditations by Lou Reed (2007 Reissue in 2024)

  • 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

  • Walls Have Ears by Sonic Youth

  • Africa Yontii by Tidiane Thiam

  • Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend

  • Tiger’s Blood by Waxahatchee

  • All Hits: Memories by Jim White

  • Mount Matsu by Yin Yin

  • The Fool by Young Jesus

Favorite Music/Reissues/Box Sets of 2024/Misc. (in order first heard):

  • Bullets In The Chamber by Arrested Development

  • Hudson River Wind Meditations by Lou Reed (2007 Reissue in 2024)

  • Hideaway by Breezers

  • Close Encounters of the Third World by Creation Rebel

  • Walls Have Ears by Sonic Youth

  • Blu Wav by Grandaddy

  • Olustee by JJ Grey and Mofro

  • Natural Magick by Kula Shaker

  • Mount Matsu by Yin Yin

  • Live in Paris 1973 by Can

  • Bite Down by Rosali

  • Tiger’s Blood by Waxahatchee

  • the Collective by Kim Gordon

  • Revelator by Phosphorescent

  • Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

  • Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace by Shabaka

  • Exotic Birds of Prey by Shabazz Palaces

  • Drop 7 by Little Simz

  • the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis by The Messthetics

  • Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend

  • the Handover by the Handover

  • Two Improvisations by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

  • David Nance & Mowed Sound by David Nance

  • All Hits: Memories by Jim White

  • Funeral For Justice by Mdou Moctar

  • Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom by Meatbodies

  • Africa Yontii by Tidiane Thiam

  • Time Is Glass by Six Organs of Admittance

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

  • Locust Land by Bill MacKay

  • 100% Sahara Guitar by Etran De L'Aïr

  • The Fool by Young Jesus

  • Water Still Flows by Rich Ruth

  • Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons

  • Mahal by Glass Beams

  • Chain of Light by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party

  • Bleed by the Necks

  • This is Basic by Basic

  • Le Rêve de Polyphème by Polyphème

  • Songs of A Lost World by the Cure

  • Goat by Goat

  • Nature Of The Universe by Stewart Forgey

  • Philip Glass Solo by Philip Glass

2024 Albums I Wanted To Like Much More Than I Actually Did But Have Nothing Bad To Say About: (in alphabetical order):


Things Read in 2024 (in order read):

  • Americana by Don DeLillo (1971)

  • End Zone by Don DeLillo (1972)

  • The Undiscovered Self: The Dilemma of the Individual in Modern Society by Carl Jung (1957)

  • Counseling Research: A Practitioner-Scholar Approach by Richard S. Balkin and David M. Kleist (2016)

  • Mindfulness: A Practical Guide by Tessa Watt (2016)

  • Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview And Other Conversations edited by Melville House (2019)

  • Great Jones Street by Don DeLillo (1973)

  • Ratner’s Star by Don Delillo (1976)

  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Elements of Effective Practice by Scott Young and Craig Cashwell (2017)

  • Tom Strong Compendium by Alan Moore and Peter Hogan (2021)

  • How To Live When A Loved One Dies by Thich Nhat Hanh (2021)

  • Handbook of Psychological Assessment by Groth-Marnet, G., & Wright, A. J. (2016).

  • Running Dog by Don DeLillo (1978)

  • Theory and Treatment Planning in Counseling and Psychotherapy by Gehart, D. R. (2016).

  • The Philosophy of Snoopy by Charles Scwartz (2014)


Concerts, Speakers, Plays, Performances, Shows, and Such:

  • 01/06/24 :: Sammy Brue and Bransen Anderson at the Thomas Listening Room

  • 01/27/24 :: Mandingo with the Erased, the Necronauts, and Rhythm Collision at Rebel Lounge

  • 02/13/24 :: Yo La Tengo at Crescent Ballroom

  • 02/15/24 :: Ween at the Van Buren

  • 03/20/24 :: Hiss Golden Messenger (solo) with Sammy Brue at Club Red in Telluride, CO

  • 03/27/24 :: Ghost of Vroom (Mike Doughty) at Crescent Ballroom

  • 03/29/24 :: Neko Case with Imaad Wasif at Scottsdale Center For The Arts

  • 03/31/24 :: Rosali with JPW at the Dirty Drummer

  • 04/13/24 :: Herbie Hancock at Mesa Center For The Arts

  • 04/14/24 :: Social Distortion and Bad Religion at Mesa Ampitheater

  • 04/27/24 :: Neil Young and Crazy Horse with Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir at Talking Stick Resort Ampitheatre

  • 05/13/24 :: Waxahatchee with Good Morning at the Van Buren

  • 05/24/24 :: Dead and Co. at the Sphere, Las Vegas

  • 05/25/24 :: Blue Man Group at the Luxor, Las Vegas

  • 05/25/24 :: Lord Huron with Clover County at the Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas

  • 06/14/24 :: Shabaka at the Musical Instrument Museum

  • 06/30/24 :: Carvin Jones at Cheers Tavern

  • 07/25/24 :: Ziggy Marley at Gila River Wild Horse Pass

  • 08/10/24 :: Digable Planets with Shrubhead at the Marquee Theater

  • 09/06/24 :: Los Lobos with Brian Lopez at Gila River Wild Horse Pass

  • 10/09/24 :: Etran de L'Aïr with Sheaves at Rebel Lounge

  • 10/23/24 :: Zakir Hussain and Rahul Sharma at the Musical Instrument Museum

  • 10/28/24 :: Mdou Moctar with Rosali at the Crescent Ballroom

  • 11/09/24  :: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at AZ Financial Theater

Favorite (Or at least most intriguing) Podcasts/Radio Listened to in 2024:

Favorite Movies and/Or Shorts Watched in 2024 (in order seen):

  • the Unbinding (2023)

  • the Mask by Conner O'Malley (2023)

  • The Wes Anderson Roald Dahl Collection:

    • the Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

    • the Swan (2023)

    • the Rat Catcher (2023)

    • Poison (2023)

  • Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. (2020)

  • The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

  • The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

  • The New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)

  • Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)

  • Zatoichi on the Road (1963)

  • Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)

  • Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)

  • Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)

  • Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)

  • Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)

  • Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)

  • Not Not Jazz (2024)

  • The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal (2024)


Favorite Television Watched in 2024:

  • Blue Eye Samurai (Season 01) (2023)

  • the Maxx (Season 01) (1995) (RE-WATCH)

  • the Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (Seasons 01 - 03) (2020 - Present) (RE-WATCH)

  • Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch (Seasons 01-03) (2021 - Present)

  • the Brothers Sun (Season 01) (2024)

  • Dead To Me (2019 - 2022)

  • Supernatural (2005–2020)

  • Evil (2019 - 2024)

  • Fringe (2008 - 2013)

  • Lost (2004 - 2008) (RE-WATCH // First time watching with our kids)


Misc. Pop-Culture Moments of Consequence (Or Not)/Random Thoughts, etc., (2024 Edition):