MUSIC LIBERATION : TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2024

 Here's the top 10 Albums for Music Liberation in 2024:

 

1. Been Stellar ‘Scream From New York, NJ’ (Dirty Hit)

Debut album from a 5 piece coming out of New York, Been Stellar are lazily compared with The Strokes but can potentially offer much more than that.    

 

2. Bodega - 'Our Brand Could Be Yr Life' (Chrysalis Records)

 

3. Big Special - 'Postindustrial Hometown Blues (SO Recordings / Silva Screen Records)

 

4. Humanist 'On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World' (Bella Union)

Humanist is the project of Rob Marshall, who brings together a collection of vocalists to work with his stylish brand of New Wave.

 

5. Font 'Strange Burden' (Acrophase Records

Excuberant quintet from Austin, Texas, blending post-punk, neo-jazz, and synth pop.

 

6. King Hannah ‘Big Swimmer’ (City Slang)

The 2nd album from the Liverpudlian duo of Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle, 11 tracks of part stripped back folk, part fuzzy noise rock, with the title track featuring Sharon Van Etten

 

7. Katy J Pearson ‘Someday, Now’ (Heavenly)

Album number three from Katy J Pearson, another fine collection of indie pop songs.

8. Fat Dog ‘Woof.’ (Domino)

'Woof' is the debut album from electro punks Fat Dog, a London based 5-piece.

9. Omni - 'Souvenir' (Sub Pop)

Souvenir is the fourth album from Atlanta post punk group Omni. Whilst the album is short at just over half an hour in length, it's still a complete body of work with the band having a driven almost mechanical precision.

 

10. Marika Hackman - 'Big Sigh' (Chrysalis Records)

We first covered Marika Hackman back in 2012 and have been following her progress ever since. After experimenting a little on her previous two albums, Big Sigh is a return to her trusted folk led indie pop.