My Top Ten Albums of 2024
For anyone interested in music (particularly indie rock), here is my yearly list of top 10 favorite albums of the year. I've noticed that most of my top ten every year is filled by many of the same bands. My goal in 2025 is to listen to some new artists! (The list is followed by my top ten list from every year since 2009.)
2024
1. Blind Pilot - In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain
2. WHY? - The Well I Fell Into
3. The Decemberists - As it Ever Was, So Will it Be Again
4. Elbow - Audio Vertigo
5. Islands - What Occurs
6. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
7. Eels - Eels Time!
8. The Avett Brothers - The Avett Brothers
9. Future Islands - People That Aren’t There Anymore
10. Foster the People - Paradise State of Mind
2023
1. Belle & Sebastian - Late Developers
2. Islands - And That’s Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs
3. The National - The First Two Pages of Frankenstein
4. Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big Day
5. Metric - Formentera II
6. Portugal. The Man. - Chris Black Changed My Life
7. We Are Scientists - Lobes
8. The Gaslight Anthem - History Books
9. Blondshell - Blondshell
10. Boygenius - The Record
2022
1. Shout Out Louds - House
2. Stars - From Capelton Hill
3. Arcade Fire - WE
4. Death Cab for Cutie - Asphalt Meadows
5. Metric - Formentera
6. Andrew Bird - Inside Problems
7. The Head and The Heart - Every Shade of Blue
8. Belle & Sabastian - A Bit of Previous
9. Band of Horses - Things Are Great
10. Tegan and Sara - Crybaby
2021
1. Islands - Islomania
2. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
3. CHVRCHES - Screen Violence
4. The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
5. Twenty One Pilots - Scaled And Icy
6. The Killers - Pressure Machine
7. The Fratellis - Half Drunk Under A Full Moon
8. tUnE-yArDs - Sketchy
9. St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
10. The Black Keys - Delta Kream
2020
1. Future Islands - As Long As You Are
2. The Killers - Imploding the Mirage
3. Plants And Animals - The Jungle
4. Surfer Blood - Carefree Theater
5. Tennis - Swimmer
6. Bahamas - Sad Hunk
7. Wolf Parade - Thin Mind
8. Grouplove - The Healer
9. The Front Bottoms - In Sickness And In Flames
10. CocoRosie - Put The Shine On
2019
1. Andrew Bird - My Finest Work Yet
2. Metronomy - Metronomy Forever
3. The National - I Am Easy To Find
4. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
5. Tegan & Sarah - Hey, I'm Just Like You
6. Generationals - Reader As Detective
7. The Head and the Heart - Living Mirage
8. Mumford and Sons - Delta
9. Silversun Pickups - Widow's Weeds
10. Two Door Cinema Club - False Alarm
2018
1. Matt & Kim - Almost Everyday
2. Chvurches - Love Is Dead
3. Death Cab for Cutie - Thank You For Today
4. Metric - Art of Doubt
5. Moon Taxi - Let The Record Play
6. The Decemberists - I'll Be Your Girl
7. Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises
8. The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Wild
9. Okkerville River - In The Rainbow Rain
10. Belle and Sabastian - How to Solve Our Human Problems
2017
1. Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
2. Future Islands - The Far Field
3. Mew - Visuals
4. Alt-J - Relaxer
5. The Shins - Heartworms
6. Portugal. The Man - Woodstock
7. Foster the People - The Sacred Hearts Club
8. The National - Sleep Well Beasts
9. Shout Out Louds - Ease My Mind
10. Arcade Fire - Everything Now
2016
1. Radical Face - The Leaves
2. Cloud Cult - The Seeker
3. Islands - Taste
4. The Strumbellas - Hope
5. Tegan and Sara - Love You To Death
6. The Head And The Heart - Signs Of Light
7. The Avett Brothers - True Sadness
8. The Lumineers - Cleopatra
9. Frightened Rabbit - Painting of a Panic Attack
10. Empire of the Sun - Two Vines
2015
1. Mowgli's - Kids In Love
2. Twenty One Pilots - Blurry Face
3. Matt And Kim - New Glow
4. Metric - Pagans In Vegas
5. Death Cab For Cutie - Kintsugi
6. Belle And Sabastian - Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance
7. Walk Off The Earth - Sing It All Away
8. Mew - + -
9. Decemberists - What A Terrible World, What A Wonderful World
10. Chvurches - Every Open Eye
2014
1. Future Islands - Singles
2. Passenger - Whispers
3. Bishop Allen - Lights Out
4. Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield
5. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Mended With Gold
6. Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow
7. Spoon - The Want My Soul
8. Foster the People - Supermodel
9. Broken Bells - After the Disco
10. Manchester Orchestra - Cope
2013
1. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
2. Radical Face - Family Tree: The Branches
3. Twenty One Pilots - Vessel
4. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
5. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
6. Shout Out Louds - Optica
7. Crystal Fighters - Cave Rave
8. The Sounds - Weekend
9. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
10. Little Green Cars - Absolute Zero
2012
1. Radical Face – The Family Tree: The Roots
2. Passion Pit - Gossamer
3. Mumford And Son – Babel
4. Miike Snow – Happy To You
5. Imagine Dragons – Night Visions
6. Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon
7. Metric – Sythetica
8. Dr. Dog – Be The Void
9. Of Monsters And Men – My Head Is An Animal
10. The Avett Brothers – The Carpenter
2011
1. Death Cab For Cutie – Codes And Keys
2. The Sounds – Something To Die For
3. Architecture In Helsinki – Moment Bends
4. Decemberists – The King Is Dead
5. The Strokes – Angles
6. The Head And The Heart – The Head And The Heart
7. Brett Dennen – Loverboy
8. Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math
9. I’m From Barcelona – Forever Today
10. The Rural Alberta Advantage – Departing
2010
1. The National – High Violet
2. Vampire Weekend – Contra
3. Shout Out Louds – Work
4. Mumford And Sons – Sigh No More
5. Mates Of State – Crushes
6. Dr. Dog – Shame Shame
7. Rogue Wave – Permalight
8. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
9. Matt & Kim – Sidewalks
10. Tokyo Police Club – Champ
2009
1. The Sounds – Crossing The Rubicon
2. Passion Pit – Manners
3. Metric – Fantasies
4. Animal Collective – Merryweather Post Pavilion
5. Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
6. The Rural Alberta Advantage – Hometowns
7. Silversun Pickups – Swoon
8. We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
9. Islands – Vapours
10. Mew – No More Stories Are Told…
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