Uproxx: Steven Hyden’s Favorite Albums of 2024

From Cindy Lee to Vampire Weekend, a round-up of the year's best music according to Uproxx's Culture Critic.

Published: December 05, 2024 15:22 Source

# 1

Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 Alt-Country Slacker Rock

# 2

Mahashmashana by Father John Misty

Album • Nov 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Baroque Pop Chamber Pop

# 4

Lived Here For a While by Good Looks

Album • Jun 07 / 2024

# 5

Paul Bunyan's Slingshot by Liquid Mike

Album • Feb 02 / 2024

# 6

Bite Down by Rosali

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Folk Rock Indie Rock

# 7

Live Vol. 1 by Billy Strings

Album • Jul 12 / 2024

# 8

Box for Buddy, Box for Star by This Is Lorelei

Album • Jun 14 / 2024 Indie Pop Indie Folk Indie Rock

# 9

Frog In Boiling Water by DIIV

Album • May 24 / 2024 Shoegaze

# 10

Here in the Pitch by Jessica Pratt

Album • May 03 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 12

Resuscitate! by Bill Callahan

Album • Jul 26 / 2024 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 13

Where we've been, Where we go from here by Friko

Album • Feb 16 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 14

Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee

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

# 15

Triple Seven by Wishy

Album • Aug 16 / 2024 Shoegaze Indie Rock

# 16

Dulling the Horns by Wild Pink

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Indie Rock Heartland Rock

# 17

Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Indie Rock Chamber Pop

# 18

The Hard Quartet by The Hard Quartet

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 19

Catching Chickens by Nourished by Time

EP • Mar 22 / 2024 Bedroom Pop Alternative R&B

# 20

Harm's Way by Ducks Ltd.

Album • Feb 09 / 2024 Jangle Pop Indie Pop

# 21

Rose Main Reading Room by Peel Dream Magazine

Album • Sep 04 / 2024 Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 22

Waves for a Begull by Lee Baggett

Album • Nov 01 / 2024

# 23

Real Time by Styrofoam Winos

Album • Sep 27 / 2024

# 24

Vertigo by Wand

Album • Jul 26 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock Psychedelic Rock

# 26

Funeral for Justice by Mdou Moctar

Album • May 03 / 2024 Tishoumaren Psychedelic Rock

# 27

Dreamstate by Kelly Lee Owens

Album • Oct 18 / 2024 Progressive House