I’m going to do a play-through of my 2024 AOTY list and see how I feel about it.
Full playlist is here: https://l.hughz.net/2024
Up first, Charcoal Grace by Caligula's Horse
https://insideoutmusic.bandcamp.com/album/charcoal-grace-24-bit-hd-audio
Having a 25 album #aoty2024 list is a bit much, so here’s my top 9 (in no particular order):
Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood
Opeth - The Last Will and Testament
Thou - Umbilical
Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere
Houle - Ciel Cendre et Misère Noire
Hamferð - Men Guðs hond er sterk
The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
DVNE - Voidkind
A Burial at Sea - Close to Home
They were fairly easy choices TBH, though narrowing down or ranking any further would be tough. If I *had* to pick my #1, JC would probably just take it.
The full list (all of which I like a lot) is in this thread: https://metalhead.club/@brh/113512216936080577
#AOTY #AOTY2024 #GroupMetalAOTY2024
1. Soft Kill - Escape Forever
Prolific post-punk revivalists at top of their game. Favourite track: Come Hang from the Rooftops
2. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
Needs no introduction. Fave: Drone:Nodrone
3. Ride - Interplay
Shoegaze legends, were no 2 until The Cure turned up. Fave: Last Frontier
4. Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope
Raw, feminist riot grrl. Fave: Dress Yourself
5. Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches...
Raw, feminist electronic. Fave: Unseen World
