Top 40 Albums of 2024
Grouped alphabetically in 4 groups below.Diamond Cut
There were 5 albums that stood above the rest. 3 are homages to dance music: 80s disco (PDM), the 90s rave scene (JXX), and current scene (FA). But there is also pop-funk (Chromeo) and indie-folk-pop (LG). All are amazing and creative from start to finish.
Chromeo – Adult Contemporary
Fred Again… – USB
Jamie XX – In Waves
London Grammar – The Greatest Love
Purple Disco Machine – Paradise
Platinum Set
These 10 albums, coming from very distinct genres, are almost flawless and I could not get enough of them:
Artemas – yustyna
Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor – Sensory Blending
Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER
Caribou – Honey
Billie Eilish – HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
Kendrik Lamar – GNX
Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee
Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism
Pet Shop Boys – Nonetheless
The The – Ensoulment
Gold Circle
Amyl and the Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
Laurie Anderson – Amelia
Bakermat – High Above
Donny Benét – Infinite Desires
The Blessed Madonna – Godspeed
David Bruno – Paradise Village
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World
Crazy P – Any Signs of Love
Julien Doré – IMPOSTEUR
Peggy Gou – Back to One
Michael Kiwanuka – Small Changes
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Opus
Yard Act – Where’s My Utopia?
Silver Line
Johnny Cash – Songwriter
The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy
Lucky Daye – Algorithm
Fountaines D.C. – Romance
Gossip – Real Power
Mimicat – Peito
Tyla – Tyla
Underworld – Strawberry
St. Vicent – All Born Screaming
Kamasi Washington – Fearless Movement
Jack White – No Name
Best Live Album of 2024
Rita Lee – Uma Noite no LUNA PARK ao vivo em Buenos Aires
Best Box Set of 2024
Bryan Ferry – Retrospective: Selected recordings 1973-2023
Best Remaster of 2024
The Ink Spots – If I Didn’t Care
Best EPs of 2024
Two EPs were on rotation a lot, with more good tracks than many albums:
Tom Misch – Six Songs
DJ Meme – Clássicos Reboot Vol. 2 – Lado A
Top 100 Tracks of 2024
The best way to display this is via a Spotify list which also includes the remixes below at the end. I created the list to be listened to in the order shown, but can also be listened to at random of course:
Top 20 Remixes and Edits of 2024
So many great remixes and edits this year. There were definitely 6 above the rest, which took the original into another place of excellence. All remixes, edits and mashups below elevate the originals either into a whole different place, a distilled essence, or simply make it work so well on the dance floor. It is great when a track has two great lives, which is a remix at its best:
Amyl and the Sniffers – U Should not be Doing That (Chris Lorenzo Remix)
Bronski Beat - Why? feat. Neil Tennant (Superchumbo Mix)Jamiroquai - Canned Heat (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
London Grammar - You And I (Patrick Topping Remix)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming (FISHER Rework)
Megatronic feat. Stavros - The World (Kiko Navarro Remix)
The remaining awesome remixes alphabetically:
79.5 - Our Hearts Didn't Go That Way (JKriv Remix)
Aluna & MK - Kiss it Better (SONIKKU Remix)
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy feat. Perfume Genius (The Knocks Remix)
Gal Costa - Azul (llusionize & Linkage Remix)
Disclosure - She's Gone, Dance On (Carlita Remix)
Dua Lipa - Illusion (Honey Dijon Remix)
Fever Ray - Kandy (Tiga Remix)
Frejat & Cassia Eller - Malandragem (DJ Meme Spacedisco Mix)
Gossip - Give it up for Love (Tripolism Remix)
Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (FISHER Rework)
Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring (New Pet Shop Boys Version)
Purple Disco Machine - W.T.P feat. Metronomy (Purple Disco Machine Club Dub)
St Germain - So Flute (Blackchild 2024 Remix)
Teddy Swims - The Door (CYRIL Remix)
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