Nashville chaotic hardcore band Thirdface returned in November with their sophomore LP Ministerial Cafeteria, and we since named it one of the 50 best punk albums of 2024. (It’s #23; see the top 25 in the free BrooklynVegan digital magazine, where you can also read a new Q&A with Thirdface.) Thirdface members Kathryn Edwards (vocals), David Reichley (guitar), and Maddy Madeira (bass) have now also told us about their favorite albums of the year, which include recent tourmates Chat Pile, as well as Couch Slut, Gouge Away, Lip Critic, Oranssi Pazuzu, and more. Read on to see their full list and what they had to say about each one.
Thirdface also talked to us about their 10 favorite horror film scores earlier this year.
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Thirdface’s Favorite Albums of 2024
David’s picks:
Overall a solid year of established crews keeping quality up to standards.
Oranssi Pazuzu – Muuntautuja – Thick dark synth presence and hypno riffs galore.
Chat Pile – Cool World – Groovy and sad as hell, it takes it out of you.
Mamaleek – Vida Blue – Beautiful in every regard.
Krallice – Inorganic Rites – The next thrilling installment in the krallice-verse.
Couch Slut – You Could Do It Tonight – Still upsetting after all these years.
Straw Man Army – Earthworks – Verbose and noodle-y, more pleasing punk plucking.
Maddy’s picks:
Straw Man Army – Earthworks – Lyrics on point as always.
Mamaleek – Vida Blue – Evil as fuck yet so comforting. This album will carry me through the winter.
Kathryn’s picks:
Gouge Away – Deep Sage – We love a good comeback story, worth the wait. Let’s rock n roll guys.
Dummy – Free Energy – What an exciting layering of sounds!
Lip Critic – Hex Dealer – Weirdo rock, it’s the soundtrack to you leaving your house at 8:15 AM and trying to get to work by 7:50AM, cool live show too!
Infinity Song – Metamorphosis Complete – This has some previously released songs on it but technically this collection was this year. It’s modern The 5th Dimension, and if that rings a bell for you, ENJOY.