2024 Listens

These are albums that I first discovered in 2024. I've spun them all frequently.

  1. O.O.O

    My daughters are giant K-Pop fans, so I vowed to find some good K-Rock. This is very good K-Rock!

  2. Fleet Foxes

    Just turned this on. I'm sure it'll be good, yeah?

  3. Mei Semones

    A good little jam I found via Martin Griffiths.

  4. Lake Street Dive

    For as much as I loved Obviously, I really don't groove with this one. There's something about the production that just doesn't work for me. I suspect this band would be a great fun live, but some bands just have trouble translating that to a studio recording.

  5. Vampire Weekend

    I like. The whole family is going to a concert in July. This album should fit in nicely with the set.

  6. Decemberists, but with Squirrel Nut Zippers horns at times. Every song is "normal" length…and then we get to the 70's prog rock closer.

  7. Maggie Rogers

    Pretty good! If I'm being honest, I'm not fully-grabbed by it yet. This fantastic interview led me here.

  8. Maaya Sakamoto

    This is all over thematically. I might like that?

  9. This album feels like it has always been there. I had to double check that the songs weren’t all covers of tunes that I just hadn’t heard before.

    Basically listening to this on repeat.

  10. Corinne Bailey Rae

    This was not what I was expecting!

  11. Ben Platt

    Getting ready to attend his concert with the family at the end of June. Honey.

  12. Kacey Musgraves

    Succinct.

  13. Billie Eilish

    As always, Eilish's albums sound great. Nothing has grabbed me so far. Well, except for "LUNCH". 😆

  14. Surprisingly surprised by enjoying this one. Morning View is one of my favorites from the time, and there are some nice differences here.

  15. François-Xavier Roth, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Strauss

    Purty.

  16. Illiterate Light

    It's rock. Rock and roll!

  17. Metric

    I mean also, like the next album…yeah!

  18. Metric

    On repeat today. Some of these songs hit very effectively. (Looking at you, "Nothing Is Perfect.")

  19. Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, Gustav Mahler

    This is a very nice rendition.

  20. Olivia Dean

    This has kind of been on repeat as I try to figure out search ads for another product we're working on. Sad that this great music will be tied to search ads in my head! (h/t Adam Wood)

  21. Andrea

    Listened once and put in my work concentration playlist for the year.

  22. Sarah Jarosz

    Jarosz is so good. Favorite is "Columbus & 89th". When the soft bass drum kicks in near the end. 🧑‍🍳😘 That song is the reason to own good headphones.

2024 Listens is an album list curated by Barry:

I'm one of the co-creators of Album Whale. I like music.

You can find me at bjhess.com.

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