So. There was a whole lot of music this year. I barely know how to start this. We saw releases from plenty of artists, both well-established and new to the art form. There were a lot of solo and side ventures from members of popular bands, and a couple bands regrouping and making music again (whether it went well or not is a different story). But now is the time to pick the very best of the best. Of the hundreds of projects of the year, which did I, a random person on the internet, consider to be the best?
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Jack White - No Name
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Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
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Fontaines D.C. - Romance
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Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead"
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The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
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Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
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Joanna Wang - Hotel La Rut
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Geordie Greep - The New Sound
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Charli XCX - brat
I was gonna write detailed reasons for all the placements on the list, but ultimately I could not be bothered.