Jawbox played just two shows this year (Las Vegas’ Best Friends Forever Fest and a Lancaster, PA show, both in October), but singer/guitarist J. Robbins released a new solo album, Basilisk, and drummer Zach Barocas’s chamber music group Zach Barocas New Freedom Sound released a new album, Two Freedoms, which J plays piano on. And now, J has shared with us a list of his favorite things of 2024, including albums, live shows, a film, and a deck of tarot cards.
J’s list includes longtime peers like Scream, Bob Mould, and The Messthetics (members of Fugazi), as well as everything from Einstürzende Neubauten to Colin Stetson to Hello Mary. See his full list below.
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J. Robbins’ Top 10 of 2024
1. Einstürzende Neubauten – Rampen A.P.M.
2. Humane (film, dir. Caitlin Cronenberg)
3. Colin Stetson – The Love It Took To Leave You
4. Bob Mould live solo electric
5. Scream live at Fest, Gainesville FL
6. The Messthetics live
7. Elbow – Audio Vertigo
8. Hello Mary – Emita Ox
9. Leonora Carrington – ‘Major Arcana’ cards (Fulgur Press)
10. Nada Surf – Moon Mirror