The Best of 2024

Here they are, the 30 best albums of the year. When I say “best” - it should go without saying, but still… - I mean the ones that ended up either on my stereo, in my car, in my earbuds, or on my mind more than any other. Nothing more complicated than that.

What I’ve noticed over the last few years, but what has especially come to the fore in 2024, is that the album as an art form is returning. Through the 2000s and into the 2010s, the focus turned to EPs and singles (just like the pre-Beatles er...