Underworld, Strawberrry Hotel
An album that arrived a bit too late to be considered in the best of the year list, Strawberry Hotel by Underworld is a solid effort. Their …
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2024 Albums of the Year #1: Bolis Pupul, Letter To Yu
Bolis Pupul (the stage name of Boris Zeebroek) is an artist on Soulwax’s Deewee label. “Letter to Yu” is his debut album, …
2024 Albums of the Year #2: Waxahatchee, Tigers Blood
“Tiger’s Blood” is a glorious bundle of songs that writhe with brains and heart, with love and friendship, and many other …
2024 Albums of the Year #3: Acopia, Acopia
Acopia are a band from Melbourne Australia with that time honoured line up of one girl and two guys. This eponymous album is their second …
2024 Albums of the Year #4: Adrianne Lenker, Bright Future
One album that’s lurking in the periphery of my understated classics series is “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You” …
2024 Albums of the Year #5: Il Quadro di Troisi, La Commedia
It’s interesting that an album sung entirely in Italian ended up being one of my favourites of the year, but perhaps not surprising …
2024 Albums of the Year #6: Total Blue, Total Blue
What do you think of when you think of the colour blue? The sea? Perhaps the sky? Maybe it makes you think of blue stones like sapphires, or …
2024 Albums of the Year #7: MGMT, Loss Of Life
I don’t know very much about MGMT these days. I haven’t read any interviews about their albums. The video to the single …
2024 Albums of the Year #8: Pet Shop Boys Nonetheless
Nonetheless is the fifteenth album by the Pet Shop Boys. As seems to be a common theme with this top 10 so far, it’s an album that …
2024 Albums of the Year #9: Cassandra Jenkins, My Light, My Destroyer
The first time I listened to this album, I was still off work sick with Covid, but well enough to go out for a walk on what was too hot a …
2024 Albums of the Year #10: Yard Act, Where's My Utopia?
Yard Act are a post-punk band from Leeds. “Where’s My Utopia?” is their second album. I first encountered Yard Act in a …
2023 Albums: Honourable Mentions
A quick list of ten other albums I considered to be among the best of last year. I either listened to these less, or in the cases of …