KLOF Mag's 2024 Albums of the Year
Enjoy our extensive 2024 Albums of the Year and our review team's end of year Top 10 albums.
It’s that time of year again when we look back at what has been and share some of our favourite musical moments of 2024.
All the end-of-year lists have now been published on KLOF Mag (all linked below), and some complimentary mixtapes and playlists will also be available shortly.
Editor’s 2024 Albums of the Year
This ‘Year in Review’ features the albums I revisited the most in 2024. The net has been cast wide on this longer-than-usual list to reflect the breadth of music we’ve covered (in reviews, articles, and playlists), including folk, jazz, experimental, avant-garde, and field recordings. Take some time to explore and listen; this isn’t one to rush through.
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Reviewer Top 10 Lists
Glenn Kimpton’s Top 10 albums of 2024 included releases from Charles ‘Poppy Bob’ Walker, Ben Nicholls, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Ava Mendoza, Nathan Bowles Trio, Laura Jane Wilkie, Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock and more.
Thomas Blake’s Top 10 albums of 2024 included releases from Daisy Rickman, Milkweed, Elijah Minnelli, Jacken Elswyth, Isik Kural, Laura J Martin, Shovel Dance Collective, Myriam Gendron, Tucker Zimmerman, Landless and Folklore Tapes Ceremonial Counties Series.
Danny Neill’s Top 10 albums of 2024 included releases from Leyla McCalla, Josienne Clarke, The Decemberists, Yasmin Williams, Ac Sapphire, Jerron Paxton, Niamh Bury, AJ Woods, Kronos Quartet and Richard Thompson.
David Pratt’s Top 10 albums of 2024 included releases from Aboubakar Traoré & Balima, Aziza Brahim, Blair Dunlop, Danny & The Champions of the World, Dogo du Togo, Newen Afrobeat and compilations from Soundway, Analog Africa and Bongo Joe Records.
Mike Davies’ Top 10 albums of 2024 included releases from Luke Jackson, Julian Taylor, Norman Paterson, Amy Speace, C. Daniel Boling, Zachary Lucky, Malachy Tallack, Mary Lee Kortes, Lizzie No and Ruth Theodore.
Bob Fish’s Top 10 albums of 2024 included releases from Amy Aileen Wood, Bonny Light Horseman, David Berkeley, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Lankum, Linda Thompson, Msaki x Tubatsi, Northern Resonance, Rezo, Sean R. McLaughlin & The Wind-Up Crows and a sneaky addition.
More very soon.