We look forward to the year end lists from longtime music blogger Gorilla vs Bear ever year; with his distinct style and tone, they’re always unique from everything else out there and worth checking out. Like the last few years, he’s not including releases from his Luminelle label (Jane Penny, Georgia Bets By, Sea Lemon) on this year’s list, but it does include albums from Burial, Nourished by Time, MJ Lenderman, Merce Lemon, Dorothea Paas, Mk.gee, Astrid Sonne, Erika de Casier, Cindy Lee, Mach-Hommy, Nilufer Yanya, Tyla, Broadcast, Jessica Pratt, Charli XCX, Hildegard, Skee Mask, Being Dead, Fievel is Glaque, Fabiana Palladino, Armand Hammer, Magdalena Bay, and more.
See the top 25 below, and find the full list at Gorilla vs Bear.
GORILLA VS. BEAR’S TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2024
25. Broadcast – Spell Blanket / Distant Call
24. Burial – Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above
23. Fabiana Palladino – Fabiana Palladino
22. Sam Morton – Daffodils & Dirt
21. Tyla – Tyla
20. F.G.S. – Tinker Bell’s Cough
19. Nourished by Time – Catching Chickens
18. Astrid Sonne – Great Doubt
17. Hildegard – Jour 1596
16. Naemi – Dust Devil
15. Armand Hammer – BLK LBL
14. MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks
13. Jack J – Blue Desert
12. Nilufer Yanya – My Method Actor
11. Night Tapes – Assisted Memories
10. Dean Blunt & Joanne Robertson – Backstage Raver
9. Charli XCX – brat
8. Skee Mask – Resort
7. Magdalena Bay – Imaginal Disk
6. Fine – Rocky Top Ballads
5. Mach-Hommy – #RICHAXXHAITIAN
4. Jessica Pratt – Here in the Pitch
3. Being Dead – Eels
2. Mk.Gee – Two Star & the Dream Police
1. Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee