Better late than never! Here's my favorite albums from 2024, in alphabetical order rather than ranked this year. There may be no ranking, but there are still some standout albums, so I've put a little 👑by those ones.
👑Adult Jazz - So Sorry So Slow👑
Top Tracks: Marquee, I Was Surprised
Aili - Nandakke?
Top Tracks: Babychan, Yubikiri
Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
Top Tracks: Raat Ki Raani, Saaqi
👑Doechii - Aligator Bites Never Heal👑
Top Tracks: Boiled Peanuts, Death Roll
Future Islands - People Who Aren't There Anymore
Top Tracks: The Tower, The Thief
Helado Negro - PHASOR
Top Tracks: Echo Tricks Me, I Just Want To Wake Up With You
KAETO - INTRO
Top Tracks: U R MINE, YOMM
Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement
Top Tracks: Dream State, Road To Self (KO)
Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate
Top Tracks: Dark Angel, Higher
Lola Young - This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway
Top Tracks: Messy, Wish You Were Dead
👑Meshell Ndegeocello - No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin👑
Top Tracks: Love, What Did I Do?
Remi Wolf - Big Ideas
Top Tracks: Soup, Kangaroo
Samora Pinderhughes - Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears
Trop Tracks: Inertia, Slow Time
👑Shabaka - Percieve Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace👑
Top Tracks: Insecurities, Living
👑St. Vincent - All Born Screaming👑
Top Tracks: Sweetest Fruit, Hell Is Near
Tasha - All This and So Much More
Top Tracks: Living, So Much More
The Narcotix - Dying
Top Tracks: The Sun, The Lovers
👑Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA👑
Top Tracks: I Killed You, Thought I Was Dead
And here's the playlist that goes along with the albums
Plus a playlist of all the songs I liked in 2024
