HEALTH spent 2024 touring behind their December 2023 album Rat Wars and also expanded upon it by rolling out the bonus tracks for the Ultra Edition, which includes collaborations with Filter, Lauren Mayberry, Bad Omens, and Swarm, as well as a Deftones cover. (They also contributed a remix to Lamb of God’s Ashes of the Wake 20th anniversary reissue, following LOG guitarist Willie Adler’s appearance on Rat Wars highlight “Children of Sorrow.”) With the year winding down, HEALTH’s John Famiglietti has now told us about his 10 favorite albums of 2024.
John’s list includes everything from heavy stuff (Knocked Loose, Blood Incantation, Candy) to electronic (Jamie xx, Brutalismus 3000) to video game soundtracks to Charli XCX to Fontaines D.C. to viral sensation Big Daddy Marc. And if you want even more, he also put together a playlist with his favorite 40 songs of the year. Head below to see what he had to say about his top 10 albums.
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John Famiglietti’s (HEALTH) 10 Favorite Albums of 2024
1. Brutalismus 3000 – Goodbye Salo (EP)
Hardstyle + Pop (Berlin style) = Neue Deutsche Harte II? Get in now while you can.
2. Knocked Loose – You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To
The new gold standard of maximum-dog HEAVY. It’ll rip your dick off.
3. Charli XCX – Brat
Finally the world has caught up to Charli and it’s a sight to see. Brat will go down as the nu template of music marketing in the modern era.
4. Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere
You like Hawkwind? Pink Floyd? Extreme Metal? Well this is made to your exact specifications. Feat. Tangerine Dream (FR!)
5. Jamie xx – In Waves
The King of tasteful dance music. Made for the dual income childless party-till-dawn set. Perfect for your next wine tasting.
6. FromSoftware Sound Team – Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree OST
The DLC so good they gotta change the rules so it can run for Game Of The Year. Those stripped of the Grace of Gold shall all meet death. In the embrace of Messmer’s Flame.
7. Atlus Sound Team – Metaphor: ReFantazio Special Soundtrack
Perfect soundtrack to the heroic adventure that is Metaphor: ReFantazio. The playable anime that will warm your blackened heart.
8. Candy – It’s Inside You
Need more dog after Knocked Loose? Here you go motherfucker. More!? They put out an EP this year too.
9. Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Something is happening in Ireland and it kinda sounds like Primal Scream with some brogue mans rapping on it. Everybody loves it.
10. Big Daddy Marc – Not Like Us: Hip-Hop Cover Songs Album, Pt. 2
2.0.2.4. belongs to Big Daddy Marc. From the wrestling ring to Tik Tok, from the bottom to the tip top. A Star Is Born: In Marc We Trust.
Want more recommendations? Check out JOHNNY’s TOP 40 PLAYLIST: