The Best Albums of 2024... so far | Vinyl Records

[@lovepulse]

The new James really surprised me how good it was. Amazing production too. Really enjoying this Topographies album now that you introduced me to it.

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

New to your channel, some great music. The Modu Moctar behind you is a favorite of this year. Have you listened to Glass Beams. I like them better than Krumgbin, great music coming out of Australia. Look forward to your end of year list. I been working on mine for over a month, so much good music this year.

[@jeremysette3657]

Great list! My fav of it would be Musgraves, for sure. Looking forward to checking out the rest. My top 24 albums of '24 so far: 1. The Lemon Twigs- "A Dream is All We Know" 2. Francis of Delirium- "Lighthouse" 3. Lizzy McAlpine- "Older" 4. Josh Garrels- "Seek Hi Seek Lo" 5. Aquilus- "Bellum II" 6. Caligula's Horse- "Charcoal Grace" 7. Imminence- "The Black" 8. Kacey Musgraves- "Deeper Well" 9. Zach Bryan- "The Great American Bar Scene" 10. Benjamin Francis Leftwich- "Some Things Break" 11. Arooj Aftab- "Night Reign" 12. The Decemberists- "As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again" 13. MGMT- "Loss of Life" 14. Taylor Armstrong- "When it Rains" 15. Angus & Julia Stone- "Cape Forestier" 16. The Dead Tongues- "Body of Light" 17. JJ Grey & Mofro- "Olustee" 18. Hot Water Music- "VOWS" 19. Dr. Dog- "Dr. Dog" 20. ALMO- "Reconciliation" 21. Tyler Ramsey- "New Lost Ages" 22. Sykofant- "Sykofant" 23. Psychic Temple- "Doggie Paddlin' Thru The Cosmic Consciousness " 24. Andrew Bird- "Sunday Morning Put-On"

[@valentinlira1567]

Thanks , im big james fan and its news They have new album

[@LADOBMELOMANOS]

I need to check out Whitelands. I’m sure I’ll like it as we have VERY similar music tastes. "Deeper Well" is one of the most beautiful songs of the year (along with Beth Gibbons' "Floating on a Moment"). Do you like Chelsea Wolfe? Her new album is my favorite album of the year so far. I’m sure you’ll love it if you haven’t heard it yet as it's right up your alley 😊

[@carlosalenduran4630]

Hello you know I can't tell you enough how much I love and enjoy your channel you have the most magnificent music taste. I love modern English and thank you so much for letting me know that they have a new album I love the cover is killer

[@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog]

Thank you very much, Carlos!

[@carlosalenduran4630]

@@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog absolutely

[@timchromecast]

Looking forward to your definitive list of 2024! Hope there will be Xmal Deutschland cd-reissues as well (The Sound early 2025 + vinyl already released). Here's my list, at the moment still in random order, hoping to have a complete top 100 by the end of the year :) 01. Isaac Roux: Troubled Waters (Mayway Records) 02. Sylvie Kreusch: Comic Trip (Sony) 03. Ão - Ão Mar (late 2023) (Mayway Records) 04. Magdalena Bay: Imaginal Disk (Mom+Pop) 05. Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us (Columbia) 06. Bolis Pupul: Letter to Yu (Deewee) 07. Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well (Interscope) 08. Edouard van Praet: Mascarades (Dogless Cats) 09. Telenova: Time Is a Flower (EMI) 10. Nilüfer Yanya: My Method Actor (Ninja Tune) 11. Faye Webster: Underdressed at the Symphony (Secretly Canadian) 12. Drahla: Angeltape (Captured Tracks) 13. St. Vincent: All Born Screaming (Total Pleasure Records) 14. Aili: Nandakke (Eskimo Recordings) 15. Phoebe Go: Marmalade (Phoebe Go) 16. Sarah Kinsley: Escaper (Kinsley Music) 17. Fontaines D.C.: Romance (XL Recordings) 18. Friedberg: Hardcore Workout Queen (Clouds Hill) 19. Gavin Turek: Diva of the People (Mama Gold Recordings) 20. Calicos: Sugarcoat It (Mayway Records) 21. Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft (Interscope) 22. Bluai: Save It for Later (Mayway Records) 23. Jessica Pratt: Here in the Pitch (City Slang) 24. Cure: Songs of a Lost World (Polydor) 25. Meltheads: Decent S😂x (Mayway Records) 26. Father John Misty: Mahashmashana (Bella Union) 27. Kali Uchis: Orquideas (Geffen) 28. Reinel Bakole: Healing Exhaustion (1878589 Records DK2) 29. Ravyn Lenae: Bird's Eye (Atlantic) 30. Nala Sinephro: Endlessness (Warp) 31. Lemon Twigs: A Dream Is All We Know (Captured Tracks) 32. Paul White: Peace in Chaos (R&S) 33. English Teacher: This Could Be Texas (Universal-Island) 34. Katy J. Pearson: Somday, Now (Heavenly Recordings) 35. Maggie Rogers: Don't Forget Me (Capitol Records) 36. The Last Dinner Party: Prelude to Ecstacy (Last Dinner Party) 37. Honeyglaze: Real Deal (Fat Possum) 38. Khruangbin: A La Sala (Dead Oceans) 39. The Smile: Wall of Eyes - Cutouts (XL) 40. Ibibio Sound Machine: Pull the Rope (Merge) 41. Yard Act: Where's My Utopia (Universal-Island) 42. Hurray for the Riff Raff: The Past Is Still Alive (Nonesuch) 43. Norah Jones: Visions (Blue Note) 44. Amatorski: Curves and Bends (Crammed) 45. David Gilmour: Luck and Strange (Legacy) 46. Sprints: Letter to Self (City Slang) 47. Nubya Garcia: Odyssey (Concord Jazz) 48. Sabrina Carpenter: Short n Sweet (Island) 49. Diane Birch: Flying on Abraham (Légère Recordings) 50. Rosie Frater-Taylor: Featherweight (Cooking Vinyl) 51. Michael Kiwanuka: Small Changes (Polydor) 52. Leon Bridges: Leon (Columbia) 53. Ramkot: Rosa (V2 Records) 54. Holly Macve: Wonderland (Loving Memory Rec) 55. Rah Band: Orkestronique (Shocking Records) 56. Fabiana Palladino: S/T (XL) 57. Still Corners: Dream Talk (Wrecking Light Rec) 58. Blu DeTiger: All I Want Is Everything (Capitol) 59. Lo Moon: I Wish You... (strngr rec) 60. Beabadobee: This Is How Tomorrow Moves (Dirty Hit) 61. London Grammar: The Greatest Love (Ministry of Sound) 62. Rosegarden Funeral Party: From the Ashes (Young & Cold) 63. Wunderhorse: Midas (Communion) 64. Nick Lowe: Indoor Safari (Yep Roc) 65. Irène Drésel: Rose Fluo (Onze) 66. DC Salas: To the places I call(ed) home (Echocentric rec) 67. Clairo - Charm (Clairo Records) 68. Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More (4AD) 69. Drea Dury: Palmera Nights (Labrea - Turenne Music) 70. Nicolas Michaux: Vitalisme (Capitane Records) 71. Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown (Domino) 72. Eefje De Visser: Heimwee (Sony) 73. Queenie: New Moult (Cheersquad) 74. Purple Disco Machine: Paradise (Columbia) 75. Empire of the Sun: Ask That God (EMI) 76. Marina Allen: Eight Pointed Star (Fire Records) 77. Kelly Lee Owens: Dreamstate (dh2) 78. Lauren Mayberry: Vicious Creatures (EMI) 79. Ivy Falls: Sense & Nonsense (Unday) 80. Floating Points: Cascade (Ninja Tunes) 81. The Jesus and Mary Chain: Glasgow Eyes (Fuzz Club) 82. Bobbie: The Sacred in the Ordinary (TG8 records) 83. Hazel English: Real Life (Hazel English) 84. Janelane: Love Letters (Kingfisher Bluez) 85. DIIV: Frog in Boiling Water (Fantasy) (will certainly end up in my definitive top 50!) Best of reimagined: Novastar: The Best Is Yet to Come (live from Abbey Road) EPs: Eosine: Liminal Marley Chaney: Windows

[@pequalsa]

Nice list, I need to check out some of them. My favorite so far is Below the Waste by Goat Girl. This band really continues to grow from a rough debut, to varied catchy more melodic songs on their 2nd album, now onto an album with a great flow and atmosphere.

[@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog]

Right on. Thanks for sharing your favorite!

[@StaffsOwl]

Hi Bret , i intended checking the Anja Huwe album out after reading an article in Record Collector , so I will now! Ive just ordered a copy of the Whitelands album while it's still available (it seems to be rising in price already). I bet I could have got a copy from the Sonic Cathedral stall in Kings Cross when Jesse was over.

[@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog]

Hey John! I hope you enjoy the Anja Huwe & Whitelands!

[@Axel_Foley1970]

I grabbed the Topographies also. It is so great! One I think you would love is the band called SPECTRES and the album name is Presence. I love the 2nd song Old Regime. There sounds is so 80s but just makes me happy and smile. I am not sure how I missed that Modern English. I will have to grab that. Also wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying the Audra - Going to the theatre that I got a few months back.

[@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog]

Great to hear you're enjoying the Topographies album too! I think I have a 7" single from Spectres that I've had in the collection for many years. I think they're from Portland, OR? And THANK YOU about the Audra album!!

[@Axel_Foley1970]

@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog SPECTRES are from Vancouver BC but I am sure they must have been around Portland some. You have to check it out and let me know what you think.

[@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog]

Ah yes, Vancouver. That's the same band then. Thanks for mentioning them - I do remember enjoying that single, but haven't checked anything else out.

[@maxdarling868]

I’m a new Swiftie after not “getting her” music for years. I really love Tortured Poets. What are your favorite Taylor albums, Bret?

[@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog]

Hmm... I'm gonna have to ponder that. But I can say that 2 of my favorite songs are "Mirrorball" from Folklore and "This Love" from 1989. :)

[@douglasdunn4809]

Same here just getting into Taylor. Funny thing is metal is probably my favorite genre. I love her new album. I got the Target exclusive with the bonus tracks.

[@seangens954]

Redd Kross - Redd Kross

[@BretHelmsLifeOnThisPlanetBlog]

Oh dang. Still need to give it a listen.