i am proud of the fact that i never created noises to kill
All the best for 2026, folks!
Well, it’s only 2 weeks late, but here we go…
Personally, 2024 was an utterly incomprehensible year for me, where I barely listened to any new music at all. Of what I did find time to listen to, this is what stuck out. In no real order — top music stuff of 2024:
(Strangely enough, too - this is my 200th post in the blog. Way to fucking go...)
There’s no real theme to this year, it’s pretty much all over the place! And there’s a Youtube playlist for a change.
I’ve officially been doing this for 20 years now, which is terrifying…
Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8nmUR4E97Q&list=PLeVEodo8uiGjj3I1hocDt4C-mBeBTK6Vg
It’s been a very odd year for me and music. Post pandemic life is still solidifying, and the commute has been sporadic, but more frequent, meaning more time for music. But I seem to have been focused on listening to things from 2020 / 2021, rather than new music. But, with that in mind, here’s my top picks released in 2022…
Lack of commute, and becoming a Da' for the second time has meant not much time for music. But anyway, here it is, just before the death of 2021...
μ-Ziq - Secret Garden
The Bug - Fire
Dorian Electra - My Agenda (Deluxe)
BABii - MiiRROR
serpentwithfeet - DEACON
Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark
Pye Corner Audio - The Spectral Corridor
Sega Bodega - Romeo
Mogwai - As The Love Continues
Koreless - Agor
Smerz - Believer
HEALTH - DISCO4+
Xiu Xiu - Oh No
What a year, eh! In amongst the madness, I somehow found time to listen to a bunch of new music, my favourites of which are, in no particular order:
Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now
Rian Treanor - File Under UK Metaplasm
SPARKLE DIVISION - To Feel Embraced
Elroy - Demonslayer
John Frusciante - Maya
HEALTH - DISCO4 :: PART I
Special Request - Zero Fucks
Nordvest - Grondval
Arca - KiCk I
Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die ***RIP Juice WRLD***
Autechre - SIGN
Com Truise - In Decay, Too
DJ Python - Mas Amable
The Bug featuring Dis Fig - In Blue
Christoph De Babalon - Recurring Horrors
J Hus - Big Conspiracy
SALEM - Fires in Heaven