The 20 Best Albums of 2024

[@jalarcon6218]

J from Glass Beach actually uses she/her pronouns. Great list though!!

[@deepcuts]

Good to know, thanks for correcting! Have pinned

[@citruspansar9658]

She/Her actually!

[@jalarcon6218]

@citruspansar9658 oh you're right! I knew she was transfem but i was going by her Instagram bio which still says they/them. according to the glass beach twitter earlier this year she says she uses both she/her and they/them now.

[@goone1331]

Hurr durr

[@ThePyroPM]

She actually changed to only she/her earlier this year, unless I missed her going back to she/they

[@skull9430]

Bro remembered his password

[@pw8548]

😂cha cha cha 😂

[@captainmoondog1947]

Lmaooo

[@gld3gld3]

😂

[@9thstreetbrandt]

😂 😂 😂

[@drgone1]

🤣🤣🤣

[@conosigni]

You don’t even know how happy this makes me

[@lurtz8656]

Saaaaaaaame

[@GZales2769]

“SOME OF YALL DONT EVEN KNOW” 🎤

[@Oxbayer]

Is it “very”?

[@drackaryspt1572]

Same!

[@maxmalavenda]

MY FAVORITE BACKGROUND LAMP ON KZbin

[@dtanaka869-d]

I have to say Georg Rockall-Schmidt has the best English lava lamp

[@deepcuts]

Love for the lamp! My partner hates it 😢

[@ifyoureadthisyoudi]

​@@deepcutsNot very bright, are they?

[@arono9304]

He's back! - Timestamps: 20. Bibio - Phantom Brick Works LP2: 1:32 19. Cloud Nothings - Final Summer: 2:49 18. Vince Staples - Dark Times: 3:36 17. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown: 4:29 16. Colin Stetson - It's the Love It Took to Leave You: 5:32 15. Skee Mask - Resort: 6:39 14. Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere: 7:46 13. Nala Sinephro - Endlessness: 9:22 12. Charli XCX - Brat: 10:24 11. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World: 11:39 10. Fontaines D.C. - Romance: 12:46 9. Xiu Xiu - 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips: 14:04 8. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Wild God: 15:22 7. Geordie Greep - The New Sound: 17:11 6. Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor: 18:36 5. Kelly Moran - Moves in the Field: 19:42 4. Thou - Umbilical: 21:09 3. Glass Beach - Plastic Death: 22:21 2. Naima Bock - Below a Massive Dark Land: 23:53 1. Mamaleek - Vida Blue: 25:25

[@timoweiss8972]

Thanks for the list, whats your favourit ?

[@arono9304]

​@@timoweiss8972 from this list, probably Geordie Greep - _The New Sound_ - beyond that probably _A Dream Is All We Know_ by The Lemon Twigs! Yours?

[@timoweiss8972]

@@arono9304 I'm not so much in actual music, but for me Kendrick Lamar - GNX and Blood Incantation - absolute... and Fontaines DC was interesting

[@flflflflflfl]

Thanks mate! By the way, it's Skee Mask, not Ski Mask :)

[@tjames4025]

Magdelina Bay - Imaginal Disk

[@Bananaminion12376]

Glad to have you back

[@improzigw]

my faves were: 1. Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja 2. Ulver - Liminal animals 3. Weather Systems - Ocean without a shore 4. Toby Driver - Raven, I know that you can give me anything 5. The Cure - Songs of a lost world 6. The Smile - Wall of eyes 7. Chelsea Wolfe - She reaches out to she reaches out to she 8. Fennesz - Mosaic 9. BIG|BRAVE - A chaos of flowers 10. Blood Incantation - Absolute elsewhere

[@andrasrusu3889]

Finally someone mentioned THE SMILE

[@MysfarbrorTeo]

Liminal Animals was a pleasant surprise this year (albeit sad considering the circumstances)

[@vulnicura3028]

Chelsea Wolfe mentioned 🔥🔥🔥

[@nightskye5208]

Muuntautuja is fantastic, good pick

[@AdrianMarquez-mn7ox]

Cavanagh brothers keep Anathema's spirit alive in WS.

[@ThaRixer]

Deep cuts is backkkk

[@Soffish583822]

Bro big fan of your Jak and Daxter series, I didn't know you were chill like this

[@ArchKnight28]

I’m so glad you’re back, love your genre guides

[@hsmith2112]

Genuinely shocked that Chat Pile and Godspeed weren’t on here, would love to know your thoughts on those (as well as Kim Gordon, my personal AOTY). Regardless, hearing you talk about music is such a genuine joy, so it’s great to have some new content!

[@sportsdebatearena]

Yea I want a Chat Pile Cool World review. That album ruled.

[@ReadyMindsetGo]

Chat Pile's Cool World is without any doubt AOTY for me. A list of 20 albums and it NOT being on there is not comprehensible.

[@deepcuts]

All good releases, just didn’t do quite as much for me as these 20 did!

[@MylesMarrero]

That's a sign to me of just how good a year for music it's been! My personal top 10 has been hard to put together for all the right reasons

[@hsmith2112]

@@deepcuts fair enough, like you said it’s been a stellar year for music so I’m sure making this list wasn’t easy. Cheers!

[@richardgamrat1944]

I didn't expect seeing Mamaleek taking the first place, that's awesome! It's number 1 for me as well.

[@RockedNet]

Blood Incantation, The Cure, and Nick Cave are on my list as well. Good to see you back.

[@zoobify112]

Love the list and happy to have you back! Will be checking out many of these. I know it’s a bit basic, but I was really surprised to not see Magdalena Bay on the list, that one’s my #1 of the year. Some of the catchiest hooks, most beautifully orchestrated instrumentals with gorgeous harmonies, plus these proggy elements throughout that kind of catch you off guard in the best way right when you start to get used to the bright, glittering synth pop. Would love to know your thoughts on it!

[@MinkyBoodle44]

I came here to say the same thing! Imaginal Disk is one of the best blends of quality synth pop and otherworldly psychedelic production I have ever heard.

[@deepcuts]

I thought it was a cool record, but it just didn’t hit for me in the same way Mercurial World did. It was tough to do a list this year, there’s just been too many gems

[@PhuongTran-nx8tw]

So glad that you're back. I've got into your videos around a year ago, and thought the channel has gone frozen already. You're one of my fav music critic.

[@vb2388]

The Man, The Myth, The Legend.. The Universe has missed you Chosen One ☝🏻

[@macarrionesconqueso]

YES I almost screamed when I saw your number 1 pick, it's such a great and amazing album that's been flying under the radar of a lot of people and I hope this gives it more listeners. It's as unique as it gets, and yet despite its weirdness it's poignant in how it captures grief and suffering. Vida Blue is something special. And great list overall! A few artists I thought were gonna make your cut where Magdalena Bay, Cindy Lee, Chat Pile, Mount Eerie and Nicolas Jaar, but I really agree with most of your choices and excited to listen to the ones I didn't know before. What a great year of music it's been, glad to have you back even for just one list :)

[@tjebbedonckers]

Tbh, I completely forgot about you, but great to see you back mate. Always love your recommendations and analyses. 🤘

[@deepcuts]

Two years will do that!

[@jamesnetwall1193]

Omg! Welcome back. You have been missed still my favorite channel❤. I miss the hell out of your deep Dives and your excellent taste in music

[@deepcuts]

Big love for being here ❤ I’d love to do another deep dive sometime

[@TheWonkyAngle]

did not expect the first pick on this list to be that new Bibio thing that just came out, I was almost gonna skip that one thanks to my not thinking the first Phantom Brickworks had enough to it to really merit a sequel, but you convinced me to check it out anyway and it turned out to be a fair bit better than the first! thanks for that always happy to see you upload anytime

[@readymade83]

I didn't have a Cure album or another Deep Cuts video on my bingo card for 2024 so that's great. Excellent list as expected, cheers!

[@educostanzo]

So happy to see this popping up in my feed man, you have no idea. I have albums from other aoty lists you did that I listen to regularly. Thank you! EDIT: I would add 2 of my personal favorites: Julia Holter - Something In The Room She Moves Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja

[@deepcuts]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@peterram9]

20. Bibio - Phantom Brickworks (LPII) 1:34 19. Cloud Nothings - Final Summer 2:51 18. Vince Staples - Dark Times 3:36 17. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown 4:31 16. Colin Stetson - It’s the Love it took to Leave You 5:34 15. Skee Mask - Resort 6:40 14. Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 7:47 13. Nala Sinephro - Endlessness 9:24 12. Charlie XCX - Brat 10:25 11. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World 11:40 10. Fontaines DC - Romance 12:47 9. Xiu Xiu - 13” Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn grips 14:06 8. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God 15:25 7. Geordie Greep - The New Sound 17:11 6. Nilufer Yanya - My Method Actor 18:37 5. Kelly Moran - Moves in the Field 19:42 4. Thou - Umbilical 21:10 3. Glass Beach - Plastic Death 22:33 2. Naima Bock - Below a Massive Dark Land 23:55 1. Mamaleek - Vida Blue 25:26

[@wyattxhim]

Holy crap was not expecting to see Mamaleek on a year’s end of list let alone your #1

[@sboogbloog1004]

oh hey its wyattxhim, the guy who put me on to mamaleek

[@wheelsofmercury]

Wyattxhim on a Deep Cuts comment section?! Huh, cool.

[@deepcuts]

I didn’t expect it either, but it’s just that good isn’t it

[@educostanzo]

Absolutely in love with this album after this video

[@johnmavroudis2054]

@@deepcuts THANK YOU for the list! I’m an older guy who is ALWAYS looking for new music to check out. Your #1 pick REALLY intrigues me, as I’m from the Bay Area, too… and I’m old enough to remember Vida Blue (a FANTASTIC pitcher who played for the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants. He recently passed away, so that might be a great vehicle to tie to this album… I will DEFINTELY check it out. Happy New Year!

[@nicolefegan]

Great to see another video from you! Somehow completely missed there was a new Thou album this year; now that I live in New Orleans, I feel like they're essential listening. My heart was with the Magdalena Bay, Adrianne Lenker, and Cindy Lee albums this year, surprised to see none of them on your list!

[@brandonehrecke8186]

Those are literally my top 3 for the year! Didn't think I'd see them all here but thought one of them would pop up. Happy to see xiu xiu crack the top 10 though!

[@SonicBroham]

lived in New Orleans for a long time and loved seeing Thou there. different genres, but take any chance you can to see Slowhole and Julie Odell locally!

[@deepcuts]

Thanks Nic! Oh man I genuinely did enjoy Imagjnal Disk and Diamond Jubilee, but there was lots I had to omit off the list this year - blame all these brilliant artists for releasing too much good stuff

[@stuarttrotter9811]

Welcome back Oliver, 2024 has been a great year for music, here are my favourites. Future Islands- People who aren't there anymore Real Estate- Daniel Jane Weaver- Love in constant spectacle The Decemberists- As it ever was, so it will be again Philip Wilkerson- Whenever now finds you Roman Angelos- Tropical Nites Warriors of the dystotheque- Its a beautiful thing Markus Guentner- Kontrapunkt Nick Cave and the bad seeds- Wild God The Soundcarriers- Through other reflections Julia Holter- Something in the room she moves Ride- Interplay The High Llamas- Hey Panda Public Service Broadcasting- The Last Flight Phosphorescent- Revelator Pye Corner Audio- The Endless Echo

[@morgwn2377]

I appreciate that you do you. Cheers for another year.

[@Merikon]

So glad to have you back. Your lists always open up new avenues for me to explore that I don’t come across anywhere else.

[@estebansins]

Return of the King

[@brennanchaudhry8925]

So happy to see Mamaleek taking the top spot here, my favourite active band and my album of the year. Funnily enough, in your last AOTY video, from 2022, I actually recommended their last record "Diner Coffee", another superb album, so I have to say I'm quite pleased to see them top your list this year.

[@niallcraven7623]

Glad to see you back!

[@Slabfish]

Its really cool to see Thou here, I completely missed the album where I've not listened to much this year but been listening to them for ~7 years now

[@dub_symphony]

I see deep cuts I click! Your music journalism is always insightful and nutritious

[@browk2512]

Adrianne Lenker, Vampire Weekend, Magdalena Bay, and especially Mount Eerie gotta be on the list for me. But I also just haven't been listening to too much music released this year. I'd only heard 4 of the albums listed here! There's just an infinite amount of stuff from decades past I haven't heard yet.

[@freekkwak]

Glad to see u back here! Always a treat

[@Daaanieeel123]

Glad to see you back. My faves which weren't mentioned are Moor Mother, The Body/Dis Fig, Chelsea Wolfe, Sugar Horse, Los Campesinos!, Eros, Keeley Forsyth, Clinic Stars, and Mount Eerie

[@eoinhanlon1516]

A fantastic list and wonderful to have you back. The Beth Gibbons record has been a highlight for me in particular, such a beautiful and somber album. I’m surprised that Magdalena Bay’s Imaginal Disk isn’t on here though, or Marika Hackman’s Big Sigh. Those have been absolute standouts in a year awash with fantastic releases!

[@kobewilson2655]

THE KING RETURNS. hopefully for more than just this vid

[@fpl_krakow7295]

Good to see you back Oliver! deep cuts, forever

[@briansolomon2969]

Thank you for coming back!

[@esmevelezt]

GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK!!

[@zanecherniak8431]

This just made my day, man. Good to see you!

[@crypticnut]

i have legitimately missed your input and your unique insight on music!

[@5DollarGaming]

I think about this channel pretty regularly. Ecstatic to see this upload. Hope all is well!

[@therulerofsquids531]

saw mamaleek open for chat pile this novemeber and I have been absolutely transfixed by them ever since. their vocals have so much more impact live than they do in the studio, which is definitely saying something. amazing stuff and I hope that vida blues success means more music to come. I've heard whispers of a headlining tour as well, which I will absolutely see if they come near my area

[@davidb9531]

Wonderful intelligent discussions on art, great to see Nilifur on the list, great great album

[@thisiscjshandle]

The beautiful thing to me about this list is it shows that you can be a year into your music career or 50 years into it and still have the capacity to produce beautiful, inventive, exciting new music

[@Slowdive52]

Bro remembered the login🙏🙏

[@wingding27]

Good to see you again mate ❤

[@moxvoid5926]

I'm really happy to see you back! Also Mamaleek was unexpected! Great great record

[@moselaw2]

So happy to see you dude

[@cyberdynamix]

My favourite click of the year! Welcome back!

[@carterjamba3273]

Definitely surprised to see Mamaleek at #1, as I just learned of them this year since they opened for the Have a Nice Life concert in Seattle. Great show all around!

[@pwhrr]

Holy shit finally someone appreciating Mamaleek's Vida Blue, i love this thing so much

[@patrom0406]

So pleasing to see your top not being trying to be echoing only the most highlighted albums or oppositely, trying to avoid putting mainstream albums on the list, but being a pure personal top, explained with your words and feelings. Your channel as always been a great place to discover, learn, discuss, argue around music in the best way possible. I hope we'll keep you sharing about music. Your work is awesome. Have a great holiday time

[@explodeaphant]

Thanks for always making such great and thoughtful content. Waking up to this video was a welcome surprise!

[@erinw28]

THANK YOUUU, vida blue is so under appreciated and god it's incredible

[@jeronimocastro737]

Thank you for coming back to confirm I still have good taste 🙏 I got to see mamaleek and chat pile on their tour and I was so touched by their performance I’ve been listening to record ever since on repeat

[@lukeblue2089]

Vida Blue is absolutely phenomenal! I'm glad to see it getting some love, especially from the GOAT. I went back and listened to all their stuff after Vida Blue, and feel in love with Diner Coffee and especially Come and See. Was curious how you felt on the new Jlin album? I remember revisiting Black Origami after it was on your year-end list, and it has become one of my all-time favs, and Akoma is super, super cool as well! Awesome to see a video from you, man!

[@kevinleon8605]

Glad you're back Oliver! I've always loved your videos mate, cheers 🐱

[@fluidpower43]

Vida (Vydah) Blue was a major league baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, thus the autographed baseball on the cover

[@johnmavroudis2054]

I’m old enough to have seen him pitch… He recentlly passed away, so might be a perfect vehicle for this album, which I’m now VERY intrigued to hear!

[@filsmartins]

Welcome back, hope we hear from you more frequently. Long time fan

[@docsportello5833]

What a nice surprise, welcome back and thank you for your list. Children of the moon by State Faults is my aoty. I really enjoyed Autechre‘s Lyon set too.

[@zucchinisurprise6347]

9:18 They also performed it seamlessly, front to back, on the supporting tour. Amazing show, it really just made me appreciate the album even more! I haven't made a ranked AOTY list but we have a fair bit of overlap. A few heavy records I feel deserve a mention include: Wormed - OMEGON Knoll - As Spoken Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God SUMAC - The Healer (probably my AOTY) Convulsing - Perdurance (tied for personal fav)

[@sumitshetty42]

Omg omg he's back!!!

[@csoloway3121]

Great to see you back! You've helped me to discover many a new artist via these year-end videos, I am looking forward to checking out some of your top 20. I usually run a year or two behind in checking out new music, but of the albums I've purchased, here are my top 6 (for what it's worth): Thanks! 1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God 2. Future Islands - People Who Aren't There Anymore 3. Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes 4. Tindersticks - Soft Tissue 5. The WAEVE - City Lights 6. The Smile - Wall of Eyes

[@RatchetSly]

I own two of these - the Future Islands and The Smile albums - and I fully agree with both! I've listened to PWATA many times this year.

[@csoloway3121]

@@RatchetSly Nice! It's great to hear from another fan. Future Islands are such an underrated band. I had the pleasure of seeing them in concert this year and, much like Oliver said about Nick Cave's "Wild God", you form a much deeper appreciation for their works when you see them performed live.

[@microwave1119]

That mamaleek record I listened to and didn’t find much in and so didn’t really come back to. After hearing your take and relistening I totally get you, great record

[@deepcuts]

Glad I convinced you to relisten!

[@samuzII-V-I]

always a treat to listen to you speaking about music, oliver. i can always count on you to find something i hadn't heard of before, in this case your no. 1 spot. i agree that this year was the gift that kept on giving and the 2016 comparison feels apt. hoping 2025 is also a good year for you and for music!

[@bobleeswagger1774]

glad you are doing this again!

[@apostolov80]

Glad to see you back

[@aguamoose]

Only channel I have the bell rung for. Good to have you back bruv

[@WhatYouShouldBeListeningTo]

Welcome Back!!!!! You have been missed my man.

[@curly_wyn]

My faves of this year are: 1. The Lemon Twigs - A Dream is All We Know 2. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch 3. Mk.gee - Two Star and the Dream Police 4. Liana Flores - Flower of the Soul 5. The Reflectors - Going Out of Fashion 6. Clairo - Charm 7. Sam Evian - Plunge 8. Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes 9. Daniel Romano - Too Hot to Sleep 10. Prelude to Ecstacy - The Last Dinner Party 11. Charlie XCX - BRAT 12. Liquid Mike - Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot 13. Rosie Tucker - UTOPIA NOW! 14. Redd Kross - Redd Kross 15. Luna Li - When a Thought Grows Wings ❤

[@anyanikolaeva9619]

So good to see you back, Oliver!

[@arnabghosh9257]

I've waited so much for this! Thank you Oliver for enriching my music library yet again. Cheers!

[@nathan0939]

Soooo glad youre back!! I always enjoyed your content! Greetings from Argentina

[@chris6699]

DUUUDE! When we needed you most!!! Glad you’re back

[@ACanOfJustice]

So glad to have you back! Can’t wait to dive into your picks I haven’t heard yet

[@KingKrubba]

KZbin’s best creator is back for his yearly visit. Just wanted to say your Fugazi video last year got me into the band, and their music defined the last year of my life. Great video and I can’t wait to check out some of these I hadn’t heard of.

[@Nervilis]

Getting the notification for this video made me so excited, I was just recently telling myself that there probably wouldn't be one for this year either. Excited to have a listen to the ones I haven't heard yet.

[@stuartfishman1044]

Welcome back. You were missed. Always appreciate your perspective.

[@mrpinguimninja]

I don't know I feel a connection to Oliver similar to the one I have with my childhood friends (I only seem them once a year as well) Good to see you doing well!

[@flederboy]

Amazing mix of records I agree are great (Fontaines, Charli, Blood Incantation) and quite a few I haven't heard but I'm gonna check out for sure! Especially happy to see some love for Kelly Moran! Your commentary is always so wonderful and unique in its perspective

[@erik_gerhard]

Nala Sinephro!!! Glad to see she's getting her flowers. 😊

[@dr1k]

my favorite time of the year is when deep cuts uploads

[@mfduality]

The goat is back

[@UlyssesJonah]

woah nth gets me excised as finally seeing deep cuts notification, I was waiting for this to catch up, as it has been my worst year listening to music, with the genocide in Gaza

[@lolus8974]

This brings so much joy

[@pauldenby878]

Hey Oliver! Great to have you back!

Oh, god knows how much I've been waiting for you to return 👑

[@MessOfTheVoid]

SO glad to see Mamaleek here, they were my #1 too.

[@munch_muzak]

Yess!! First time I comment here, but you’re the one who made me discover Really From, which I never got bored of. So I’ll watch this with great interest :).

[@sp00nf0rks]

absolutely psyched for your return

[@dadjacobs8977]

I check this channel randomly, and i haven't for a while. I assumed the channel was dead, which would obviously be a loss, but i couldn't believe it when i saw a best of 2024 list. I'm about to watch it.. cheers Oliver!

[@PieroCampalani]

From Bolzano (Italy): I salute you. Welcome back!

[@lizana6337]

This is the best early Christmas gift I could ask for. Thanks a lot.

[@김총둘]

Welcome back!!!!

[@oscarjones-romeo4582]

Your videos take me so long to watch because I’m always pausing to go and listen, you have a way with your words that is really refreshing

[@JukeboxHistory]

Hey Oliver, just wanted to say Deep Cuts has been a huge inspiration for me. I started my channel a few years ago because of yours so it’s always fantastic to see a new video from you. Hope you have a good holiday

[@anotherindiekid]

Clicked on your channel an hour ago. Sucked in and subbed :)

[@JukeboxHistory]

@ hey thanks for checking out the channel and subscribing!

[@deepcuts]

Love to read that, I'll check the channel out!

[@JukeboxHistory]

@ 🤠

[@_CoasterNinja]

Good to see you dude! Hope you’re well! All the best in 2025!

[@ريّان-ذ4ت]

I love these lists, cause I'm never in the habit of actively looking for music to listen to, so these always give me an opportunity to discover artists I would've otherwise never ever heard of. I already added 9 of these albums to my library to listen to later!