Best of 2024 So Far

[@KyrosOfficial]

Excellent list, thank you so much for showing us the love! This album was a labour of love for us, and it means the world to us that other people are loving it too. ❤

[@jeremysette3657]

Our lists were pretty similar! Pretty sure i heard of Almo from you, so thanks for that! Also, Lemon Twigs is my #1 because, yeah, it's so damn happy, catchy, and nostalgic. Your remix version of A Dream is All We Have is probably amazing, too, I gotta hear it :) Here's my favs so far: 1. The Lemon Twigs- "A Dream is All We Know" 2. Francis of Delirium- "Lighthouse" 3. Lizzy McAlpine- "Older" 4. Aquilus- "Bellum II" 5. Caligula's Horse- "Charcoal Grace" 6. Imminence- "The Black" 7. Kacey Musgraves- "Deeper Well" 8. Benjamin Francis Leftwich- "Some Things Break" 9. ALMO - "Reconciliation" I0. Arooj Aftab- "Night Reign" 11. The Decemberists- "As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again" 12. MGMT - "Loss of Life" 13. Taylor Armstrong- "When it Rains" 14. Angus & Julia Stone- "Cape Forestier" 15. Andrew Bird- "Sunday Morning Put-On" 16. Hot Water Music- "VOWS" 17. JJ Grey & Mofro - "Olustee" 18. Waxahatchee- "Tiger's Blood" 19. Psychic Temple- "Doggie Paddlin' Thru The Cosmic Consciousness " 20. Tyler Ramsey- "New Lost Ages"

[@almo-music]

So happy to see Reconciliation made it so high on your list, thank you for the love and for showcasing it again. ❤

[@ChrisChoi123]

bro u deserve it, your musicianship is so creative and sublime. i have it as number 1 easily.

[@flaminghive]

Good list! Always happy to see post rock feature on lists like these. Some other great ones from this year are Night Verses - 'Every Sound has a Color in the Valley of Night' (which is a bit odd due to releasing in two halves, the first being back in September but technically only being released this May), an absolutely phenomenal mostly instrumental album, spectacular through and through. Along with that, Bossk - '.4', Artificial Language - 'Distant Glow' (maybe cheating because it's an EP but oh well), Oh Hiroshima - 'All Things Shining', Alcest - 'Les Chants de l'Aurore', ERRA - 'CURE', and a handful from Windows 96 if you like vaporwave. And then for upcoming ones that I'm really looking forward to, VOLA - 'Friends With a Phantom', Klone - 'The Unseen' (I'm sad that 'Meanwhile' from last year is so underrated lol), Boston Manor - 'Sundiver', possibly something new from The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die given the recent singles, and whatever Godspeed You! Black Emperor's new album will be. All very much on my watchlist!

[@ChrisR2912]

I am really enjoying Tarot - 'Glimpse of the Dawn' released about 1 month ago. They are an Australian band inspired by classic 70's Hard Rock: Uriah Heep, Deep Purple and Rainbow. Lots of catchy riffs and Hammond Organ and a great singer! This is Tarot's second album

[@Ericmeredith3209]

I am really enjoying IZZ and their album Collapse the wave! Very fun record!! Nice list bud!!

[@ianramshaw199]

Excellent list. My favourites from first half of the year are Sean Ono Lennon Asterism, Magick Brother and Mystic Sister Tarot part 1, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Nell Ora Blu, Marjana Semkina Sirin, Sykofant S-T , Pond Stung!, The last Dinner Party, Monkey 3 , Kyros, Slift

[@TheProgCorner]

An excellent list!!!!

[@theomoor8513]

My Top three Albums so far are The Dry Land by Huntsmen. Modern/Post Metal from Chicago. Those We Knew by Homecoming Post/Sludge Metal from France. Voidkind by DVNE.

[@C.good2damax]

Interesting list and your taste in music because it flips in a crazy way through out your list. Thanks for sharing your list! A couple of these albums I do enjoy. I believe that Nimeton Hauta band is a late 2023 album but it sounds pretty cool. Cheers!

[@StephaneGallay]

Interesting stuff here. Kyros, absolutely. Almo, however is way too close to Haken for comfort; very good, tho. For the moment, "Ilion" by Slift is on my top, along with In Vain, Borknagar, Darius (Swiss post-hardcore) and Mr Bison.

[@dunderhay9169]

Just listening to The Last Dinner Party- Prelude to Ecstacy which I bought after watching this video, it is quite extraordinary, thank you 👍. Remarkably, my wife likes it too 😁

[@Rendref]

Great unexpected choices. Almost no regular prog stuff in the list, that's refreshing. I am struggling with putting known prog names on my lists too.

[@ileutur6863]

That's because all the newest albums from current big names of prog were complete garbage.

[@dready8192]

You made me buy Kyros - Mannequin. Good Albums came out during this year but if Pain of Salvation won't bring their new one this Year Kyros made my number one.

[@MattOLearyMusic]

Yoooo love it

[@raminitzan]

almo no1 for me🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@NotesReviews]

It's such a great album!

[@rolfjamne8922]

Kalandra's new album (A frame of mind) is in my top 3 list. Check it out.