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Last year (see: viewtopic.php?t=70835) there was a little bit of interest in this, and I'm willing to give it another go. This was always one of my favorite things about this forum every year and a great way to find hidden gems from the past 12 months.

Just like before, if you want to post a top ten, or however many, favorite, best, etc. albums, eps, singles, re-releases, whatever; I'll figure out how to tabulate something and I'll put up a post in a few weeks summarizing the responses. Of course, the real fun is listening to all the new records everybody enjoyed.

And I apologize, January was a bit of a chaotic month so, sorry this is so late in 2025. Maybe let's call it enough time to reflect on late 2024 records.

My picks for 2024:

Erik Friedlander - Dirty Boxing https://erikfriedlander.bandcamp.com/album/dirty-boxing
God Bullies - As Above So Below https://god-bullies.bandcamp.com/album/ ... so-below-2
Jesus Lizard - Rack https://thejesuslizard.bandcamp.com/album/rack
Latrala - Latrala https://latrala.bandcamp.com/album/latrala
Low Flying Hawks - Make Believe https://lowflyinghawks.bandcamp.com/album/makebelieve-2
Saagara - 3 https://waclawzimpel.bandcamp.com/album/3
Satyasena - Satyasena https://satyasena.bandcamp.com/album/satyasena-2
Shellac - To All Trains https://shellac.bandcamp.com/album/to-all-trains
Tristan Perch - Open Symmetry https://erasedtapes.bandcamp.com/album/open-symmetry
Tub Ring - Last And First Men https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=O ... E4lspqAnkw

I think JL's Rack and the new Big'n record are the only new
ones I listened to this year.

Rack was ok, the Big'n Record is awesome.

Vibracobra wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:55 pm the Big'n Record is awesome.

Oh wow, I had no idea they had a new record out, I'm definitely enjoying giving it a listen.

Tusks - Gold
Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More
Willow Smith - empathogen
Feven Yoseph - GIZE
Clairo - Nomad
Kit Sebastian - New Internationale

Wasn't a lot happening for me this year, proportionally speaking. Several anticipated things that didn't deliver, albums with only two good songs, lots of that kinda thing, but these stayed with me.

Vibracobra wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:55 pm I think JL's Rack and the new Big'n record are the only new
ones I listened to this year.

Rack was ok, the Big'n Record is awesome.

Not only that I think its the best Big'n album.

Owen wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 12:02 pm

Vibracobra wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:55 pm I think JL's Rack and the new Big'n record are the only new
ones I listened to this year.

Rack was ok, the Big'n Record is awesome.

Not only that I think its the best Big'n album.

Dunno, I'm a big Cutthroat fan. But this new one sounds spectacular and I prefer it over the second LP.

Here is an alphabetical list of my thirty favorite albums of 2024.

My favorite album of the year is The Cure's Songs of a Lost World. Alan Sparhawk's White Roses, My God is a close second.

- Arab Strap: I'm totally fine with it don't give a fuck anymore
- Arsenal Mikebe: Drum Machine
- Beak>: >>>>
- Bluff City Vice: S2PID
- Consumer Electronics: Surge
- Cowboy Sadness: Selected Jambient Works, Vol. 1
- The Cure: Songs of a Lost World
- Ghost Dubs: Damaged
- Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown
- GloRilla: Ehhthang Ehhthang
- Godflesh: A World Lit Only By Dub
- Ike Yard: 1982
- Jlin: Akoma
- Kendrick Lamar: GNX
- Mint Mile: Roughrider
- Nekoface: Silent Hill Ascension - Original Soundtrack
- Ogive: Opalescentia
- The Pernice Brothers: Who Will You Believe
- Pharmakon: Maggot Mass
- Previous Industries: Service Merchandise
- claire rousay: sentiment
- Scotch Rolex, Shackleton, & Omutaba: The Three Hands of Doom
- Shellac: To All Trains
- Nala Sinephro: Endlessness
- Sarah Sommers: HeartCore
- Alan Sparhawk: White Roses, My God
- Vince Staples: Dark Times
- Techlado: Techlado
- Isaac Turner: Grand Prairie
- Akira Yamaoka: Silent Hill The Short Message - Original Soundtrack

Dovira wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 11:45 am Willow Smith - empathogen

Ah, this is a good reminder to listen to her album. A song of hers came up in a mix and I was really blown away by it.

Dovira wrote: Sat Feb 22, 2025 11:45 am Kit Sebastian - New Internationale

I dug this one quite a bit

Jacques wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 11:47 am - Arsenal Mikebe: Drum Machine
- Scotch Rolex, Shackleton, & Omutaba: The Three Hands of Doom

I'm definitely interested in giving these two a deeper listen.