We’ve reached David Letterman’s favorite spot – the top ten. Let’s see who made the cut this year.
#`10: Dummy – Free Energy
This blast of shoegaze rock is bright in all the right spots and massive in all the others. I hadn’t heard them until 2024 and they ended up being my favorite shoegaze discovery of the year.
#9: New Age Healers – The Spin Out
This is cool psychedelia from the northwest. The album’s cover is indicative of what you experience while listening to it: A swirling mind trip down into strange places, or a mystical wind lifting you up from the ground and into the night sky. It’s your choice.
#8: Aaron Frazer – Into the Blue
Made after he transferred from the east coast to the west coast, Frazer created a second album of great, soulful R&B that’s both honoring and elevating the genre.
#7: Operator Music Band – Four Singles EP
It’s amazing this album even exists when you consider one of the band members nearly died after falling through a skylight before they were ever in the studio. The fact that they made a solid electro post-punk EP afterward is a testament to their commitment to each other.
#6: Meatbodies – Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom
Meatbodies easily are one of the best bands I discovered in 2024. This album is a great mix of psychedelic and garage-punk that immediately left me wanting more from them. I was also lucky enough to see them live twice, and they crushed it each time.
Who’s in the top five? Come back tomorrow to see!
Keep your mind open.
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