My 2024 Top 20(ish)
This year has been particularly notable for the long-awaited return of Tears For Fears with “Songs For A Nervous Planet” to The Cure’s “Songs Of A Lost World,” we’ve seen legendary artists continuing to push boundaries.
The progressive rock scene has been especially vibrant with strong releases from Frost*, Pure Reason Revolution, and The Pineapple Thief. What’s particularly striking about 2024’s releases is the diversity of sounds - from Underworld’s electronic landscapes in “Strawberry Hotel” to Orville Peck’s unique take on country music with “Stampede.” The year has demonstrated that established artists can still innovate while staying true to their core sound.
If you’re interested in exploring my complete vinyl collection and purchases throughout 2024, don’t forget to check out my detailed tracking at this link https://www.russ.fm/wrapped/2024.
In no particular order, here are what I dug in 2024 …
- Tears For Fears - Songs For A Nervous Planet
- Frost* - Life In The Wires
- Crowded House - Gravity Stairs
- Crippled Black Phoenix - The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature
- The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World
- Pure Reason Revolution - Coming Up To Consciousness
- The The - Ensoulment
- David Gilmour - Luck And Strange
- The Pineapple Thief - It Leads To This
- Underworld - Strawberry Hotel
- The Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again
- The Staves - All Now
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