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Ljubinko Zivkovic
January 01, 2025

The 50 best albums of 2024

From Bill Ryder-Jones and Cindy Lee to Nadine Shah and Wunderhorse, these are Far Out Magazine's 50 best albums of 2024, ranging from avant-garde to indie pop.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-50-best-albums-of-2024/?mc_cid=3ec2b5076c&mc_eid=3771370cab

Post-Trash's Year In Review: The Best of 2024 — POST-TRASH

We present Post-Trash’s Year In Review, featuring 150+ of our favorite releases throughout 2024. It’s been a great year for discovering new music and we hope you find something you love. Dig in and explore.

post-trash.com/news/2024/16/15/post-trashs-year-in-review-the-best-of-2024?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

Viking's Choice: The year in catharsis and calm : All Songs Considered

NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich turns us on to lesser known corners of music from 2024: blooming drone-folk, richly textured jazz, Somali garage-rock, medieval metal and a bittersweet farewell from a beloved Athens psych-pop band. You can find more adventurous music and mixtapes via Lars' newsletter, vikingschoice.org.

www.npr.org/2024/12/31/1222340404/vikings-choice-2024-year-in-review-catharsis-and-calm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

10 lyrics that defined 2024

2024 has been and gone, and with it have come plenty of highs and lows. These lyrics represent all aspects of what has been a chaotic trip around the sun.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-lyrics-that-defined-2024/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The 40 Best Debut Albums of 2024

www.pastemagazine.com/music/debut-albums/the-40-best-debut-albums-of-2024?mc_cid=92e87cae77&mc_eid=2e9df9deca&utm_source=PMNTNL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=241230&md5=b29b66f4370c21faca8e1fc9e233d084

Best Boxed Sets, Collections & Reissues of 2024 - Best Classic Bands

Our roundup of the best archival rock music boxed sets, reissues and collections includes the Beatles, Dylan, CSN&Y and dozens more.

bestclassicbands.com/2024-music-boxed-sets-reissues-best-11-23-24/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The Incomparable Allee Willis - Rock and Roll Globe

Even if you don’t know Allee Willis’s name, you probably know her work. Like many people in the music business, Willis was well known by her peers even

rockandrollglobe.com/films/the-incomparable-allee-willis/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

40 Of The Best Guitar Riffs Of All Time

The best guitar riffs have become part of the cultural fabric, shaping the face of music and influencing axe legends down the generations.

www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-riffs

Elephant 6: the psychedelic art group that revived the 1960s

The Elephant 6 Recording Company birthed some of the 1990s and 2000s' strangest psychedelic albums. Read more about their history here.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/elephant-6-art-collective-1960s/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LjubinkoZiv2tpu%2Fmagazine%2FMy+music

The Year in Books

Our Book Review staff on the best of 2024.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/podcasts/the-daily/2024-best-books.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/bookreview