The Wire's Records of the Year 2024
Bumper double issue . On the cover: 2024 Rewind: the Year in Underground Music , including the Top 50 Releases of the Year ; the Top 50 Archive Releases of the Year ; Critics’ Reflections : our writers discuss their memorable cultural experiences of the past 12 months. Columnists’ Charts : our specialist critics delve deep into their musical niches from noise to modern composition. Plus: YATTA : the New York based artist fuses noise, pop and improv with a spiritual sensibility. By Stephanie Phillips; Music Ex Machina : the epic history of algorithmic music is surveyed at a new exhibition in Lausanne. By Robert Barry; Bridget Hayden : the Vibracathedral Orchestra member swaps free rock for folk on a stark new album. By Lucy Thraves; Sakina Abdou : Ground and improvisation. By Stewart Smith; Oranssi Pazuzu : Mutant metal. By Derek Walmsley; Black Rain : Neo- Neuromancer . By Phil Freeman; Michael J Schumacher : Living space sounds. By Kurt Gottschalk; Invisible Jukebox: Pat Thomas : will the pianist and improvisor have a grand time with The Wire ’s mystery record selection? Tested by Seymour Wright; Global Ear: Zurich : the peripatetic noise scene resists gentrification in Switzerland’s biggest city; Unlimited Editions : tape label Strategic Tape Reserve prepare to fail. By Antonio Poscic; The Inner Sleeve: Pamela Z on Robert Rauschenberg’s Talking Heads cover; Epiphanies : Rafael Toral learns that music is the boss; 40 pages of reviews and much more.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Spectral Evolution | Rafael Toral | Feb-23-2024, Ambient |
| #3 | Solo Throat | Elaine Mitchener | May-10-2024, |
| #4 | The Great Bailout | Moor Mother | Mar-08-2024, Poetry |
| #5 | If I Dont Make It, I Love U | Still House Plants | Apr-12-2024, Experimental Rock |
| #7 | You Never End | Moin | Oct-25-2024, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | The Collective | Kim Gordon | Mar-08-2024, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #9 | Queda Livre | Caxtrinho | Aug-22-2024, |
| #10 | There Is A Garden | Beings | Jun-07-2024, |
| #12 | Orchards of a Futile Heaven | The Body, Dis Fig | Feb-23-2024, Death Industrial |
| #14 | The Thief Next to Jesus | KA | Sep-19-2024, Drumless |
| #15 | In E | Water Damage | Apr-12-2024, Drone |
| #16 | Absolute Elsewhere | Blood Incantation | Oct-04-2024, Death Metal |
| #17 | To All Trains | Shellac | May-17-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #18 | Atlas of Green | Dialect | Sep-20-2024, Progressive Electronic |
| #19 | The Solar Model of Ibn Al - Shatir | Pat Thomas | Sep-06-2024, Free Improvisation |
| #20 | S.T.A.R.V.E | Cappo | Aug-30-2024, |
| #21 | Untame the Tiger | Mary Timony | Feb-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Life Is Funny That Way | Fay Victor, Herbie Nichols SUNG | Apr-05-2024, |
| #23 | High Tide | Able Noise | Nov-01-2024, Post-Rock |
| #24 | All Life Long | Kali Malone | Feb-09-2024, Drone |
| #25 | Scream if You Don't Exist | Richie Culver | Nov-24-2023, Glitch |
| #26 | Something About Shirley | Fatboi Sharif, Roper Williams | Feb-14-2024, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #27 | Love Is a Flame In the Dark | Karl D'Silva | Oct-04-2024, |
| #28 | Machines I - V | The Bug | Oct-04-2024, |
| #29 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #30 | Rong Weicknes | Fievel Is Glauque | Oct-25-2024, Progressive Pop |
| #31 | Estradas | Nídia & Valentina | Sep-13-2024, |
| #32 | Singeli Ya Maajabu | Sisso, Maiko | May-10-2024, Singeli |
| #33 | Milton + esperanza | Milton Nascimento, Esperanza Spalding | Aug-09-2024, Chamber Jazz |
| #34 | Amelia | Laurie Anderson | Aug-23-2024, Modern Classical |
| #35 | Not Like Us | Kendrick Lamar | May-04-2024, |
| #36 | Invincible Shield (Deluxe Edition) | Judas Priest | Mar-08-2024, Heavy Metal |
| #37 | SIHR | Frederic D. Oberland, Grégory Dargent, Tony Elieh, Wassim Halal | May-24-2024, |
| #38 | In the Merry Month of May | Tony Conrad, Jennifer Walshe | May-24-2024, |
| #39 | Telyn Wrachïod | Rhodri Davies | Apr-26-2024, |
| #40 | Ghost Bros OST | Trigger Object | Jul-11-2024, |
| #42 | Disconnect | KMRU, Kevin Richard Martin | Jun-14-2024, Spoken Word |
| #44 | I Got Heaven | Mannequin Pussy | Mar-01-2024, Indie Rock |
| #45 | Bleed | The Necks | Oct-18-2024, Ambient |
| #46 | Palm Wine | YATTA | Oct-25-2024, |
| #47 | World of Work | Clarissa Connelly | Apr-12-2024, Progressive Folk |
| #48 | By the North Sea | Robin Mackay | Sep-13-2024, |
| #49 | Evil Does Not Exist | Eiko Ishibashi | Jun-28-2024, |
| #50 | Sentiment | claire rousay | Apr-19-2024, Slowcore |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Spectral Evolution | Rafael Toral | Album, Feb-23-2024, Ambient |
| #3 | Solo Throat | Elaine Mitchener | Album, May-10-2024, |
| #4 | The Great Bailout | Moor Mother | Album, Mar-08-2024, Poetry |
| #5 | If I Dont Make It, I Love U | Still House Plants | Album, Apr-12-2024, Experimental Rock |
| #7 | You Never End | Moin | Album, Oct-25-2024, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | The Collective | Kim Gordon | Album, Mar-08-2024, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #9 | Queda Livre | Caxtrinho | Album, Aug-22-2024, |
| #10 | There Is A Garden | Beings | Album, Jun-07-2024, |
| #12 | Orchards of a Futile Heaven | The BodyDis Fig | Album, Feb-23-2024, Death Industrial |
| #14 | The Thief Next to Jesus | KA | Album, Sep-19-2024, Drumless |
| #15 | In E | Water Damage | Album, Apr-12-2024, Drone |
| #16 | Absolute Elsewhere | Blood Incantation | Album, Oct-04-2024, Death Metal |
| #17 | To All Trains | Shellac | Album, May-17-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #18 | Atlas of Green | Dialect | Album, Sep-20-2024, Progressive Electronic |
| #19 | The Solar Model of Ibn Al - Shatir | Pat Thomas | Album, Sep-06-2024, Free Improvisation |
| #20 | S.T.A.R.V.E | Cappo | Album, Aug-30-2024, |
| #21 | Untame the Tiger | Mary Timony | Album, Feb-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Life Is Funny That Way | Fay VictorHerbie Nichols SUNG | Album, Apr-05-2024, |
| #23 | High Tide | Able Noise | Album, Nov-01-2024, Post-Rock |
| #24 | All Life Long | Kali Malone | Album, Feb-09-2024, Drone |
| #25 | Scream if You Don't Exist | Richie Culver | Album, Nov-24-2023, Glitch |
| #26 | Something About Shirley | Fatboi SharifRoper Williams | Album, Feb-14-2024, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #27 | Love Is a Flame In the Dark | Karl D'Silva | Album, Oct-04-2024, |
| #28 | Machines I - V | The Bug | Album, Oct-04-2024, |
| #29 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Album, Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #30 | Rong Weicknes | Fievel Is Glauque | Album, Oct-25-2024, Progressive Pop |
| #31 | Estradas | Nídia & Valentina | Album, Sep-13-2024, |
| #32 | Singeli Ya Maajabu | SissoMaiko | Album, May-10-2024, Singeli |
| #33 | Milton + esperanza | Milton NascimentoEsperanza Spalding | Album, Aug-09-2024, Chamber Jazz |
| #34 | Amelia | Laurie Anderson | Album, Aug-23-2024, Modern Classical |
| #35 | Not Like Us | Kendrick Lamar | Single, May-04-2024, |
| #36 | Invincible Shield (Deluxe Edition) | Judas Priest | Album, Mar-08-2024, Heavy Metal |
| #37 | SIHR | Frederic D. OberlandGrégory DargentTony EliehWassim Halal | Album, May-24-2024, |
| #38 | In the Merry Month of May | Tony ConradJennifer Walshe | Album, May-24-2024, |
| #39 | Telyn Wrachïod | Rhodri Davies | Album, Apr-26-2024, |
| #40 | Ghost Bros OST | Trigger Object | Album, Jul-11-2024, |
| #42 | Disconnect | KMRUKevin Richard Martin | Album, Jun-14-2024, Spoken Word |
| #44 | I Got Heaven | Mannequin Pussy | Album, Mar-01-2024, Indie Rock |
| #45 | Bleed | The Necks | Album, Oct-18-2024, Ambient |
| #46 | Palm Wine | YATTA | Album, Oct-25-2024, |
| #47 | World of Work | Clarissa Connelly | Album, Apr-12-2024, Progressive Folk |
| #48 | By the North Sea | Robin Mackay | Album, Sep-13-2024, |
| #49 | Evil Does Not Exist | Eiko Ishibashi | Album, Jun-28-2024, |
| #50 | Sentiment | claire rousay | Album, Apr-19-2024, Slowcore |