SPIN's Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)

In a year filled with great albums by major superstars, the left-of-center releases have been great too. Here are the best albums of 2024, so far

Published: June 03, 2024 12:59 Source

# 1

Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 2

Jump Rope by Buffalo Tom

Album • May 31 / 2024

# 3

My Life In Subtitles by Carpool

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Emo-Pop

# 4

The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow by Charles Lloyd

Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Post-Bop

# 5

Brainbox by Chuck Ellis

Album • Mar 23 / 2024

# 6

Underdressed at the Symphony by Faye Webster

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Soft Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 7

Three by Four Tet

Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Downtempo

# 8

WE DONT TRUST YOU by Future + Metro Boomin

Album • Mar 20 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 9

Rationale by Glitterer

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Indie Rock Power Pop Post-Hardcore

# 10

Blu Wav by Grandaddy

Album • Feb 16 / 2024 Psychedelic Pop Indie Pop Slowcore

# 11

VOWS by Hot Water Music

Album • May 10 / 2024 Alternative Rock Punk Rock

# 12

The Past Is Still Alive by Hurray for the Riff Raff

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 13

Hex by Jon McKiel

Album • May 03 / 2024 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 14

Fearless Movement by Kamasi Washington

Album • May 03 / 2024 Spiritual Jazz Jazz Fusion

# 15

I Got Heaven by Mannequin Pussy

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 16

Untame the Tiger by Mary Timony

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 17

Funeral for Justice by Mdou Moctar

Album • May 03 / 2024 Tishoumaren Psychedelic Rock

# 18

Ki moun ou ye by Nathalie Joachim

Album • Feb 16 / 2024 Post-Minimalism

# 19

Dark Matter by Pearl Jam

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Alternative Rock Hard Rock

# 20

Interplay by Ride

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Alternative Rock

# 21

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran by Shakira

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Dance-Pop Latin Pop

# 22

The Moon Is In The Wrong Place by Shannon & The Clams

Album • May 10 / 2024 Pop Soul Surf Rock Pop Rock

# 23

Prelude to Ecstasy by The Last Dinner Party

Album • Feb 02 / 2024 Indie Rock Pop Rock Glam Rock

# 24

All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade by The Libertines

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 25

Wall of Eyes by The Smile

Album • Jan 26 / 2024 Art Rock Post-Rock

# 26

Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 27

empathogen by WILLOW

Album • May 03 / 2024 Art Pop Indie Rock Jazz Pop