Vinod S
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my favorite album of 2024: Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive #bestalbumsof2024 i’m not familiar with any of their other records, but couldn’t stop listening to this with its rich lyricality about coming to terms with one’s past and present, and for being enjoyably catchy
December 31, 2024 at 11:14 PM
my favorite album of 2024: Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive #bestalbumsof2024 i’m not familiar with any of their other records, but couldn’t stop listening to this with its rich lyricality about coming to terms with one’s past and present, and for being enjoyably catchy
my 2nd favorite album of 2024: Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us #bestalbumsof2024 #icecreampiano last few VW albums took time to grow on me, this was immediate and felt smart, complex, urgent, and had rhythm that hits hard. Couldn’t be more into it
December 31, 2024 at 5:15 AM
my 2nd favorite album of 2024: Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us #bestalbumsof2024 #icecreampiano last few VW albums took time to grow on me, this was immediate and felt smart, complex, urgent, and had rhythm that hits hard. Couldn’t be more into it
my 3rd favorite album of 2024: St. Vincent - All Born Screaming #bestalbumsof2024 #stvincent an album of destruction and attraction and recklessness. Dancing to the end of love
December 30, 2024 at 5:31 PM
my 3rd favorite album of 2024: St. Vincent - All Born Screaming #bestalbumsof2024 #stvincent an album of destruction and attraction and recklessness. Dancing to the end of love
my 4th favorite album of 2024: Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown #bestalbumsof2024 #bethgibbons here’s a voice you might not realize you needed back again, but she returned with a trippy, sad, beautiful, triumphant record
December 29, 2024 at 9:25 PM
my 4th favorite album of 2024: Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown #bestalbumsof2024 #bethgibbons here’s a voice you might not realize you needed back again, but she returned with a trippy, sad, beautiful, triumphant record
my 5th favorite album of 2024: The Cure - Songs of a Lost World #bestalbumsof2024 #thecure I thought I had to find some cool new acts to make my list more exciting, but then heard the new Cure and was like ‘whatever’. Put another dinosaur on my list. It’s classic Cure intensified, almost industrial
December 28, 2024 at 10:33 PM
my 5th favorite album of 2024: The Cure - Songs of a Lost World #bestalbumsof2024 #thecure I thought I had to find some cool new acts to make my list more exciting, but then heard the new Cure and was like ‘whatever’. Put another dinosaur on my list. It’s classic Cure intensified, almost industrial
my 6th favorite album of 2024: The Smile - Cutouts #bestalbumsof2024 #thesmile #windows95 when Thom and Jonny release stuff, of course I’m gonna love it. This one has longer songs which stretch out more and breath and change and feel like little journeys
December 28, 2024 at 4:46 AM
my 6th favorite album of 2024: The Smile - Cutouts #bestalbumsof2024 #thesmile #windows95 when Thom and Jonny release stuff, of course I’m gonna love it. This one has longer songs which stretch out more and breath and change and feel like little journeys
my 7th favorite album of 2024: The Smile - Cutouts #bestalbumsof2024 #thesmile #windows95 when Thom and Jonny release stuff, of course I’m gonna love it. This one really grooves in a quiet sort of way
December 27, 2024 at 6:06 PM
my 7th favorite album of 2024: The Smile - Cutouts #bestalbumsof2024 #thesmile #windows95 when Thom and Jonny release stuff, of course I’m gonna love it. This one really grooves in a quiet sort of way
my 8th favorite album of 2024: Arooj Aftab - Night Reign #bestalbumsof2024 #aroojaftab wiki says this album is ‘Pakistani folk music and bebop jazz,’ a combination only Aftab knew we needed, I guess. And she was right!
December 27, 2024 at 5:19 AM
my 8th favorite album of 2024: Arooj Aftab - Night Reign #bestalbumsof2024 #aroojaftab wiki says this album is ‘Pakistani folk music and bebop jazz,’ a combination only Aftab knew we needed, I guess. And she was right!
my 9th favorite album of 2024: Hannah Frances - Keeper of the Shepherd #bestalbumsof2024 #hannahfrances #woolgathering a highly crafted and impressive magic spell, it kind of treats folk music as classical.
December 26, 2024 at 4:37 PM
my 9th favorite album of 2024: Hannah Frances - Keeper of the Shepherd #bestalbumsof2024 #hannahfrances #woolgathering a highly crafted and impressive magic spell, it kind of treats folk music as classical.
my 10th favorite album of 2024: Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT #bestalbumsof2024 #billieeilish there’s a lot on this record, but I think it all fits and moves and flows together like a classic album medley. Never feels like too much. Amazing production
December 24, 2024 at 4:45 AM
my 10th favorite album of 2024: Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT #bestalbumsof2024 #billieeilish there’s a lot on this record, but I think it all fits and moves and flows together like a classic album medley. Never feels like too much. Amazing production
my 11th favorite album of 2024: Grace Cummings - Ramona #bestalbumsof2024 #gracecummings Grace, with a voice that will floor you, and the songs too. Her most laidback album but still seethingly intense and dramatic. She has become a favorite, and love rec’ing her to people
December 23, 2024 at 7:26 AM
my 11th favorite album of 2024: Grace Cummings - Ramona #bestalbumsof2024 #gracecummings Grace, with a voice that will floor you, and the songs too. Her most laidback album but still seethingly intense and dramatic. She has become a favorite, and love rec’ing her to people
my 12th favorite album of 2024: Kaytranada - TIMELESS #bestalbumsof2024 #kaytranada a rad collection of funk, R&B, pop, electronic headlined by a parade of amazing guest singers
December 22, 2024 at 7:20 PM
my 12th favorite album of 2024: Kaytranada - TIMELESS #bestalbumsof2024 #kaytranada a rad collection of funk, R&B, pop, electronic headlined by a parade of amazing guest singers
my 13th favorite album of 2024: Gruff Rhys - Sadness Sets Me Free #bestalbumsof2024 #gruffrhys love the blend of irony, sad stuff, catchy melody, and glam
December 21, 2024 at 6:24 AM
my 13th favorite album of 2024: Gruff Rhys - Sadness Sets Me Free #bestalbumsof2024 #gruffrhys love the blend of irony, sad stuff, catchy melody, and glam
my 14th favorite album of 2024: Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer #bestalbumsof2024 #cassandrajenkins #petco some fantastic tunes on this album with a little jazziness, a lot of loneliness, and outer space
December 20, 2024 at 5:58 AM
my 14th favorite album of 2024: Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer #bestalbumsof2024 #cassandrajenkins #petco some fantastic tunes on this album with a little jazziness, a lot of loneliness, and outer space
my 15th favorite album of 2024: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings- Woodland #bestalbumsof2024 #gillianwelchanddavidrawlings #hashtag even after all these years as a giant fan, their music still comforts, calms, and soars
December 19, 2024 at 6:23 AM
my 15th favorite album of 2024: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings- Woodland #bestalbumsof2024 #gillianwelchanddavidrawlings #hashtag even after all these years as a giant fan, their music still comforts, calms, and soars
my 16th favorite album of 2024: Phosphorescent - Revelator #bestalbumsof2024 #phosphorescent #impossiblehouse I’m a long long time fan of Phosphorescent and they released what is probably the chillest album of the year
December 18, 2024 at 4:28 AM
my 16th favorite album of 2024: Phosphorescent - Revelator #bestalbumsof2024 #phosphorescent #impossiblehouse I’m a long long time fan of Phosphorescent and they released what is probably the chillest album of the year
my 17th favorite album of 2024: Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore #bestalbumsof2024 #futureislands I’ve not been the hugest FI fan before this, they’re fine, but this one clicked for me. It’s overly dramatic and very groovy, fun to play loud
December 17, 2024 at 5:09 AM
my 17th favorite album of 2024: Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore #bestalbumsof2024 #futureislands I’ve not been the hugest FI fan before this, they’re fine, but this one clicked for me. It’s overly dramatic and very groovy, fun to play loud
my 18th favorite album of 2024: Leyla McCalla - Sun Without the Heat 🌞🚫♨️ #bestalbumsof2024 #leylamccalla just some deep, uplifting, lovely songs; folksy but drifts into other styles (dig the Os Mutantes rave one hits on)
December 16, 2024 at 5:56 AM
my 18th favorite album of 2024: Leyla McCalla - Sun Without the Heat 🌞🚫♨️ #bestalbumsof2024 #leylamccalla just some deep, uplifting, lovely songs; folksy but drifts into other styles (dig the Os Mutantes rave one hits on)
my 19th favorite album of 2024: Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free #bonnylighthorseman #bestalbumsof2024 long album, lags at times, but the staggering breadth of folk music is on full display by the best folk band out there
December 14, 2024 at 10:04 PM
my 19th favorite album of 2024: Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free #bonnylighthorseman #bestalbumsof2024 long album, lags at times, but the staggering breadth of folk music is on full display by the best folk band out there
my 20th favorite album of 2024: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Wild God “a laudatory and epigrammatic paean to the cosmos as we sometimes find it, a cosmos tilting towards love and rebelling in its own insistent beauty” #bestalbumsof2024 #nickcaveandthebadseeds #wildgod
December 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM
my 20th favorite album of 2024: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Wild God “a laudatory and epigrammatic paean to the cosmos as we sometimes find it, a cosmos tilting towards love and rebelling in its own insistent beauty” #bestalbumsof2024 #nickcaveandthebadseeds #wildgod
my 21st favorite album of 2024: Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West 👀👉🏽👀👈🏾 #bestalbumsof2024 #cameraobscura #sugaralmond after a long break and the death of member, Camera Obscura is still kicking with an album of heartstrings and pedal-steel bops
December 12, 2024 at 6:26 AM
my 21st favorite album of 2024: Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West 👀👉🏽👀👈🏾 #bestalbumsof2024 #cameraobscura #sugaralmond after a long break and the death of member, Camera Obscura is still kicking with an album of heartstrings and pedal-steel bops
my 22nd favorite album of 2024: Allie X - Girl with No Face 🧒🚫 #bestalbumsof2024 #alliex #girlwithnoface even I find my list so far a little staid, so here’s some rad Canadian synth bombs to juice it up
December 11, 2024 at 4:03 AM
my 22nd favorite album of 2024: Allie X - Girl with No Face 🧒🚫 #bestalbumsof2024 #alliex #girlwithnoface even I find my list so far a little staid, so here’s some rad Canadian synth bombs to juice it up
my 23rd favorite album of 2024: Rosali - Bite Down #musicsky #bestalbumsof2024 #rosali #bitedown some throwback rock songs, but with a naturally easy and cool vibe. The cover belies a more serious set of songs
December 10, 2024 at 4:04 AM
my 23rd favorite album of 2024: Rosali - Bite Down #musicsky #bestalbumsof2024 #rosali #bitedown some throwback rock songs, but with a naturally easy and cool vibe. The cover belies a more serious set of songs
my 24th favorite album of 2024: Iron & Wine - Light Verse #musicsky #ironandwine #lightverse #bagofcats impeccable
December 8, 2024 at 6:44 PM
my 24th favorite album of 2024: Iron & Wine - Light Verse #musicsky #ironandwine #lightverse #bagofcats impeccable
my 25th favorite album of 2024: Katherine Priddy - The Pendulum Swing as you’ll see for the next few posts, I’m a sucker for folk music + strings. A couple cloying songs here and there, but fine, after 2 records I’m now a fan of Priddy and her music. #katherinepriddy #musicsky #bestalbumsof2024
December 7, 2024 at 4:45 AM
my 25th favorite album of 2024: Katherine Priddy - The Pendulum Swing as you’ll see for the next few posts, I’m a sucker for folk music + strings. A couple cloying songs here and there, but fine, after 2 records I’m now a fan of Priddy and her music. #katherinepriddy #musicsky #bestalbumsof2024