PopMatters' 10 Best Folk Albums of 2024

The year's best folk albums transcend genre boundaries, yet each entry remains firmly grounded in the folk ethos of connection and storytelling.

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# 1

Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 2

Dunya by Mustafa

Album • Sep 27 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 3

Patterns in Repeat by Laura Marling

Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 4

Keeper of the Shepherd by Hannah Frances

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Progressive Folk

# 5

Revelator by Phosphorescent

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 6

Folk & Anchor by Rising Appalachia

Album • May 17 / 2024

# 7

Love in Constant Spectacle by Jane Weaver

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Psychedelic Pop Art Pop

# 8

TE-KWARO ALANGO-EKUKU by Ekuka Morris Sirikiti

Album • Aug 09 / 2024

# 9

Visitor by John Moreland

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 10

The Liberated Woman's Songbook by Dawn Landes

Album • Mar 29 / 2024