TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2024 AND MORE

 

TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2024

Links to my Louder Than War reviews where there is one...

1. Moor Mother - The Great Bailout 

2. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World

3. Chrystabell & David Lynch - Cellophane Memories REVIEW

4. Avi C. Engel - Too Many Souls REVIEW

5. Wire Worms - The First to Come In REVIEW

6. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead

7. Shellac - To All Trains

8. Coded Marking - Coded Marking

9. Michelle Gurevich - It Was The Moment

10. The Lovely Eggs - Eggsistentialism REVIEW

11. Shit And Shine - Rum And Coke REVIEW

12. Goat Girl - Below The Waste REVIEW

13. Cowtown - Fear Of... REVIEW

14. Objections - Optimistic Sizing REVIEW

15. Tristwch Y Fenywod - Tristwch Y Fenywod

16. Primitive Knot - Revelation REVIEW

17. Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat

18. Kathodos - Parasomnia: Pavor Nocturnus

19. Nappy Nina & Swarvy - Nothing Is My Favorite Thing

20. Einstürzende Neubauten - Rampen (apm: alien pop music)

Top 10 Other Releases of 2024 (EPs/ Compilations/ Other)

1. Various Artists - When I Survive (comp)

2. Chloe Slater - You Can't Put A Price On Fun (EP)

3. Tiger Island - Looka Looka Looka (EP) REVIEW

4. Hang Linton - Demonstrations (EP)

5. Pound Land - Live At New River Studios/ Worried (live album)

6. Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Eazy Peazy (EP)

7. Guruguru Brain - Guruguru Brain Wash 2 (comp)

8. The Great Park - Chapel (live album)

9. KRM & KMRU - Otherness (EP)

10. Beige Palace - Live For The Very Last Time (live album)

All available on Bandcamp.

Top 10 Gigs of 2024

1. Pedro The Lion - Lakes - 18/09/24 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. Incredibly emotional and powerful performance. Hearing Criticism As Inspiration live was really, really special. Gig of the year.

Review: https://louderthanwar.com/pedro-the-lion-brudenell-social-club-leeds-live-review/

2. Alan Sparhawk - Game Program - 04/11/24 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. Innovative music and a cathartic performance  - Mr Sparhawk delivered it all. So good.

Review: https://louderthanwar.com/alan-sparhawk-brudenell-social-club-leeds-live-review/

3. Waxahatchee - Anna St Louis - 29/07/24 - Leeds Irish Centre. Beautiful songs and a life-affirming show.

Review: https://louderthanwar.com/waxahatchee-leeds-irish-centre-live-review/

4. Pissed Jeans - Jade Hairpins -  04/04/24 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. Always killer live. The PJs know how to take care of business.

Review: https://louderthanwar.com/pissed-jeans-brudenell-social-club-leeds-live-review-4/

5. Cowtown - Irked - Lo Egin - 17/05/24 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. Cowtown launched their ace new LP, Irked played a blinder and... Lo Egin were absolutely mind blowing.

6. Endless Spite All-Dayer - Cowtown - Eternal Vape - Machiavellian Art - The Sex Maniacs - Ox Scapula - Tiger Island - Cellar Messiah - The Breedling - 7/12/24 - Kirkgate Centre, Shipley An all-dayer stuffed to the gills with great music!

Review: https://louderthanwar.com/endless-spite-kirkgate-centre-shipley-festival-review/

7. Russell Crow's Indoor Garden Party - Kuill - Lorraine O’Reilly - 25/07/24  - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds Easily the biggest surprise of the year - suffice to say, I was highly entertained.

Review: https://louderthanwar.com/russell-crowes-indoor-garden-party-live-review/

8. WITCH - Flat Moon - Hutch - 30/07/24 - Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds. Joy, energy and inspiration wrapped up in some brilliantly funky aftobeat.

Review: https://louderthanwar.com/witch-belgrave-music-hall-leeds-live-review/

9. The Research - Buen Chico - 14/01/24 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. The return of one of Leeds' finest indie pop bands - I smiled, I swooned, I sang along. Missed these guys.

10. Man Woman Chainsaw -  Kiosk - Bathing Suits - 13/09/24 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. I decided to go to this at the very last minute and every act was phenomenal - chaos, noise and fun on a Friday.

And here's a MASSIVE YouTube playlist with a load of my favourite music from 2024:

Spectacular 2024 Playlist Extravaganza - YouTube