2024 New Music Summary

2024 releases that tilted the ear & mind - compiled without hierarchy. The list is organized by albums I collected (purchased) and continues by genre for all the others I appreciated. I collect music and buy tickets to live music because it keeps music alive. My most valued vote in this country is how I choose to spend my money. Visit your local record shop or Bandcamp or discogs. Go see live music.


2024 New to my collection 

  • King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - bootleg gizzard (ROCK)
  • Tinsley Ellis - Naked Room (BLUES)
  • Colby T. Helms - Tales of Misfortune (BLUEGRASS)
  • Mike Frazier - Secrets of Atlantis (ROCK) 
  • R.B. Morris - Going Back to the Sky (FOLK)
  • Man Man - Carrot on a String (ROCK) 
  • Phish - Evolve (ROCK)
  • The Means of Production - self titled (CREATIVE IMPROVISED MUSIC jazz)
  • Winged Wheel - Big Hotel (ROCK)
  • Elkhorn - Live at the Milwaukee Psych Fest (ROCK indie)
  • Gilad Hekselman - Life at the Village Vanguard (CREATIVE IMPROVISED MUSIC jazz)
  • Pat Keen - I saw a Bug (ROCK indie)
  • Skyjack - Light Cycle (CREATIVE IMPROVISED MUSIC jazz)
  • Chris Kasper - Sunlight in an Empty Room (ROCK pop)
  • Gov’t Mule - Peace … like a river (ROCK)
  • Justin Townes Earl - All In (FOLK posthumous)
  • David Nance - David Nance & Mowed Sound (ROCK)
  • Seawind of Battery - East Coast Cosmic Dreamscaper (ROCK indie)
  • Los Days / Tommy Guerrero - Dusty Dreams (ROCK indie)
  • Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - The Way Out of Easy (CREATIVE IMPROVISED MUSIC jazz)
  • Timo Lassy & Jukla Eskola - Nordic Stew (CREATIVE IMPROVISED MUSIC jazz)
  • Amaro Freitas - Y’Y (CREATIVE IMPROVISED MUSIC jazz) 
  • Andrew Tuttle / Michael Chapman - Another Tide Another Fish (FOLK) 
  • Liam Bailey - Zero Grace (WORLD reggae)

Creative Improvised Music
  • Jasper Høiby - 3elements Earthness 
  • Amanda Whiting - The Liminality of Her
  • Julian Lage - Speak to Me
  • Jeff Coffin - Only the Horizon
  • Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement 
  • Angelo Outlaw - Axis of Time
  • Etienne Charles - Creole Orchestra 
  • Greg Foat et. al - Live at Villa Maximus Mykonos 
  • The New Mastersounds - Old School
  • Linda Sikhakane - iLadi
  • QOW Trio - The Hold Up

Rock / Pop / Blues
  • Hermanis Gutiérrez - Sonido Cosmico
  • Goat - Goat
  • SML - small medium large 
  • Chuck Prophet, feat. ¿Qiensave? - Wake the Dead
  • Delicate Steve - Delicate Steve sings 
  • Sam Lewis - Superposition 
  • Jontavious Willis - West Georgia Blues
  • Ginger Root - SHINBANGUMI
  • Helado Negra - Phasor
  • Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee 
  • Karate Boogaloo - Hold Your Horses
  • Wolf Jett - Time Will Finally Come
  • The Rare Sounds - Introducing The Rare Sounds 

Country / Alt Country / Americana / Bluegrass / Folk
  • Jeffrey Foulcault - The Universal Fire
  • Gillian Welch and David Rawlings - Woodland Studios
  • Johnny Blue Skies - Passage du Desir
  • Wyatt Ellis - Happy Valley
  • Cris Jacobs - One of these Days
  • Billy Strings - Live volume 1
  • Pokey LaFarge - Rhumba Country
  • Will Kimbrough - For the Life of Me
  • Kevin Gordon - The In Between 
  • Todd Snider - Aimless Records Presents all the LPs recorded at the Purple Building
  • Muireann Bradley - I Kept These Old Blues
  • AJ Lee & Blue Summit - City of Glass
  • Jim Lauderdale - My Favorite Place
  • Andrew Marlin - Phthalo Blue
  • Brenna MacMillan - Dear Life

R&B / Rap / Hip-Hop
  • DJ Harrison - Shades of Yesterday
  • Previous Industries - Service Merchandise 
  • Anderson Paak - Why Lawd
  • Raw Poetic - Wayward Skies
  • PJ Morton - Capetown to Cairo 

World
  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn - Chain of Light
  • Addict Ameba - Caosmosi
  • Saigon Soul Revival - Môi Luong Duyên
  • Roots Architects - From Then Til Now




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