Clara La San - "Run To You"

British singer Clara La San channels Aaliyah and trip-hop on the breathless track "Run To You." 

SAULT - "I Look For You"

On Christmas day, British experimental R&B group SAULT surprise released their latest record Acts of Faith. Opening track "I Look For You" unhurriedly floats on a jazzy, ambient undercurrent.

The Innocence Mission - "A Different Day"

The Innocence Mission has been crafting intricate, evocative folk-pop for five decades and continues with their latest record Midwinter Swimmers. The closing track "A Different Day" is a diaphanous journey of guitar, piano, and whispering percussion, with Karen Peris' childlike, dreamlike vocals. You will love this band if you enjoy The Sundays and Beach House.

Skeleten - "Viagra"

Russ Fitzgibbon's Skeleten project drops the Mentalized album next month. The sleek, dance-centric track was released in October but will be featured on the record.

Celeste - "Everyday"

British singer Celeste drops a surprise single called "Everyday." The dark and brooding track samples Death In Vegas' song "Dirge." 

trauma ray - "U.S.D.D.O.S."

 Happy New Year! We're in that odd period where few new tracks and albums are released; as such, I am digging into deep cuts from favorite records from the past year. Fort Worth metalgazers trauma ray released a killer record called Chameleon, and the epic closing track "U.S.D.D.O.S." ends things in a dreamlike, meditative way. 

2024 Top 50 Albums

As 2024 comes to a close, here are my 50 favorite albums of the year. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!

1. Charli XCX - Brat

2. The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World

3. Phantogram - Memory Of A Day

4. topographies - Interior Spring

5. Hildegard - Jour 1596

6. Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor

7. Lesser Care - Heel Turn

8. Trauma Ray - Chameleon

9. Boycomma - Stress Starving EP

10. Voyeur - Something Becomes You EP

11. Molchat Doma - Belaya Polosa

12. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us

13. Matte Blvck - Vows

14. Two Shell - Two Shell

15. Caribou - Honey

16. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Opus

17. Vitesse X - This Infinite

18. Fontaines D.C. - Romance

19. Empress Of - For Your Consideration

20. RÜFÜS DU SOL - Inhale/Exhale

21. Lola Young - This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway

22. Balance And Composure - with you in spirit

23. Clinic Stars - Only Hinting

24. Jamie xx - In Waves

25. Tinashe - Quantum Baby

26. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven

27. SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING

28. Blushing - Sugarcoat

29. Floating Points - Cascade

30. Metz - Up On Gravity Hill

31. Joe Goddard - Harmonics

32. Kim Gordon - The Collective

33. bdrmm - I Don't Know

34. The Bug - Machine

35. Orlando Voorn - Boom Boom EP

36. Rachel Chinouriri - What A Devastating Turn Of Events

37. Normani - Dopamine

38. Belong - Realistic IX

39. Kneecap - Fine Art

40, Fat Dog. - WOOF.

41. julie - My Anti-Aircraft Friend

42. Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull The Rope

43. Midland - Fragments Of Us

44. Half Waif - See You At The Maypole

45. Depart - Yours Truly

46. Porter Robinson - SMILE! :D

47. Horse Jumper Of Love - Disaster Trick

48. Tender - Flux

49. Erika de Casier - Still

50. Amiture - Mother Engine