albums

i'm still not sure exactly how to approach this page. in my earlier attempts i realized that i'm passionate about way too many albums and no longer really have a "GOAT" list. but music is too important for me not to share my favorites, so i'm going to do my best to have some restraint on this list.


fyi, i'm definitely an album person. even streaming i tend to listen to albums start to end, and i've dedicated a lot of time to crafting my playlists to progress in the same way a good album does. so a lot of my favorites here don't have to do so much with how each artist ranks for me generally, or even my favorite music from them. i'm looking at the entire album as a work of art: individual songs, track order, production, lyrics and themes, etc, etc.


i think this will just be a list of albums, and eventually i'll have each one link to its own little essay or something... also be aware that i'm a vibes-driven individual, and albums will be added and removed over time.


and if you ever have any thoughts on what i've shared here, feel free to lmk in my chatbox!


( ok, take me home. )



2024


in no particular order, here are some of my favorite albums of 2024.


Charli XCX — Brat

Kendrick Lamar — GNX and all the diss tracks

Magdalena Bay — Imaginal Disk

Beyonce — Cowboy Carter

Childish Gambino — Bando Stone and the New World flawed but good

Doechii — Alligator Bites Never Heal

The Marías — Submarine

IDLES — TANGK

MJ Lenderman — Manning Fireworks

Julia Holter — Something in the Room She Moves

Cindy Lee — Diamond Jubilee

Amen Dunes — Death Jokes / Death Jokes II

Being Dead — Eels

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE — You'll Have To Lose Something

Hiatus Kaiyote — Love Heart Cheatcode


honorable mention:


Ariana Grande — eternal sunshine

Trent Reznor — Challengers score


still need to listen:


Geordie Greep — The New Sound

KGATLW — Flight B741

2023


in no particular order, here are some of my favorite albums of 2023.


André 3000 — New Blue Sun

Mitski — The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Yves Tumor — Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)

Geese — 3D Country

Janelle Monáe — The Age of Pleasure

Jessie Ware — That! Feels Good!

Caroline Polachek — Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

Wilco — Cousin

100 gecs — 10,000 gecs

Squid — O Monolith

King Krule — Space Heavy

Mandy, Indiana — i've seen a way

billy woods and Kenny Segal — Maps

Animal Collective — Isn't It Now?


still need to listen:


L'Rain — I Killed Your Dog

Noname — Sundial

boygenius — The Record (didn't finish, relisten)

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