I genuinely loved more than 200 singles this year, and checked out countless more. Nevertheless here's my Top 50 Singles of 2024. #LupariCountdown
Rather than my usual semi-journalism squashed into a skeet, I'm going to let the songs do the talking...
Counting down from #50 to #1 then...
Rather than my usual semi-journalism squashed into a skeet, I'm going to let the songs do the talking...
Counting down from #50 to #1 then...
December 22, 2024 at 3:05 PM
I genuinely loved more than 200 singles this year, and checked out countless more. Nevertheless here's my Top 50 Singles of 2024. #LupariCountdown
Rather than my usual semi-journalism squashed into a skeet, I'm going to let the songs do the talking...
Counting down from #50 to #1 then...
Rather than my usual semi-journalism squashed into a skeet, I'm going to let the songs do the talking...
Counting down from #50 to #1 then...
#46. Evil Love - Kate Pierson
"Locked together in a desperate pain
But we both love that crying game
You can't say no when you have no shame
And someone's left with the mark of Cain."
#LupariCountdown #KatePierson #TheB-52s
"Locked together in a desperate pain
But we both love that crying game
You can't say no when you have no shame
And someone's left with the mark of Cain."
#LupariCountdown #KatePierson #TheB-52s
December 22, 2024 at 3:22 PM
#46. Evil Love - Kate Pierson
"Locked together in a desperate pain
But we both love that crying game
You can't say no when you have no shame
And someone's left with the mark of Cain."
#LupariCountdown #KatePierson #TheB-52s
"Locked together in a desperate pain
But we both love that crying game
You can't say no when you have no shame
And someone's left with the mark of Cain."
#LupariCountdown #KatePierson #TheB-52s
24. Unt – Pinhead Gunpowder
Providing an outlet to Billie Joe Armstrong for a rawer punk rock edge in the 1990s, Pinhead Gunpowder's back catalogue reissues prompted a full band reunion, and the result is an energetic slab of short, sharp, fuzzy, scuzzy California punk.
#LupariCountdown
Providing an outlet to Billie Joe Armstrong for a rawer punk rock edge in the 1990s, Pinhead Gunpowder's back catalogue reissues prompted a full band reunion, and the result is an energetic slab of short, sharp, fuzzy, scuzzy California punk.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
24. Unt – Pinhead Gunpowder
Providing an outlet to Billie Joe Armstrong for a rawer punk rock edge in the 1990s, Pinhead Gunpowder's back catalogue reissues prompted a full band reunion, and the result is an energetic slab of short, sharp, fuzzy, scuzzy California punk.
#LupariCountdown
Providing an outlet to Billie Joe Armstrong for a rawer punk rock edge in the 1990s, Pinhead Gunpowder's back catalogue reissues prompted a full band reunion, and the result is an energetic slab of short, sharp, fuzzy, scuzzy California punk.
#LupariCountdown
#04. The House Always Wins - Grace Petrie
"The biggest con-man came and we were looking down at heel
A land of milk and honey boys, an oven-ready deal
And every single architect is richer since we left
Our workers and our industries bereft"
#LupariCountdown #GracePetrie
"The biggest con-man came and we were looking down at heel
A land of milk and honey boys, an oven-ready deal
And every single architect is richer since we left
Our workers and our industries bereft"
#LupariCountdown #GracePetrie
December 22, 2024 at 10:54 PM
#04. The House Always Wins - Grace Petrie
"The biggest con-man came and we were looking down at heel
A land of milk and honey boys, an oven-ready deal
And every single architect is richer since we left
Our workers and our industries bereft"
#LupariCountdown #GracePetrie
"The biggest con-man came and we were looking down at heel
A land of milk and honey boys, an oven-ready deal
And every single architect is richer since we left
Our workers and our industries bereft"
#LupariCountdown #GracePetrie
05. Songs of a Lost World – The Cure
After 16 years of keeping us waiting, The Cure finally returned with a new album. The oceans of time melted away as Robert Smith and the boys finally delivered us a deeply melancholic reflection on life and death, youth and old age. Blissful.
#LupariCountdown
After 16 years of keeping us waiting, The Cure finally returned with a new album. The oceans of time melted away as Robert Smith and the boys finally delivered us a deeply melancholic reflection on life and death, youth and old age. Blissful.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
05. Songs of a Lost World – The Cure
After 16 years of keeping us waiting, The Cure finally returned with a new album. The oceans of time melted away as Robert Smith and the boys finally delivered us a deeply melancholic reflection on life and death, youth and old age. Blissful.
#LupariCountdown
After 16 years of keeping us waiting, The Cure finally returned with a new album. The oceans of time melted away as Robert Smith and the boys finally delivered us a deeply melancholic reflection on life and death, youth and old age. Blissful.
#LupariCountdown
#Top50AlbumsOf2024 #LupariCountdown
I listened to over 100 new albums released this year. Of those, I enjoyed over 70 of them, and these are my personal Top 50.
I listened to over 100 new albums released this year. Of those, I enjoyed over 70 of them, and these are my personal Top 50.
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
#Top50AlbumsOf2024 #LupariCountdown
I listened to over 100 new albums released this year. Of those, I enjoyed over 70 of them, and these are my personal Top 50.
I listened to over 100 new albums released this year. Of those, I enjoyed over 70 of them, and these are my personal Top 50.
50. Rip up the Rulebook – Betty Boo
We waited almost three decades for the return of Alison Clarkson’s rapid-fire bubblegum rap alter-ego to return. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait much longer for a sophomore instalment of her second act.
#LupariCountdown
We waited almost three decades for the return of Alison Clarkson’s rapid-fire bubblegum rap alter-ego to return. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait much longer for a sophomore instalment of her second act.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
50. Rip up the Rulebook – Betty Boo
We waited almost three decades for the return of Alison Clarkson’s rapid-fire bubblegum rap alter-ego to return. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait much longer for a sophomore instalment of her second act.
#LupariCountdown
We waited almost three decades for the return of Alison Clarkson’s rapid-fire bubblegum rap alter-ego to return. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait much longer for a sophomore instalment of her second act.
#LupariCountdown
#25. Lucifer - Terrorvision
"Well, I bought a lucky hatter and a crystal ball
Saw my opportunity with this Madame Fall
I asked the spirits, bless me, forgive all my sins
I was so damn sexy, I didn't need a damn thing"
#LupariCountdown #Terrorvision
"Well, I bought a lucky hatter and a crystal ball
Saw my opportunity with this Madame Fall
I asked the spirits, bless me, forgive all my sins
I was so damn sexy, I didn't need a damn thing"
#LupariCountdown #Terrorvision
December 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM
#25. Lucifer - Terrorvision
"Well, I bought a lucky hatter and a crystal ball
Saw my opportunity with this Madame Fall
I asked the spirits, bless me, forgive all my sins
I was so damn sexy, I didn't need a damn thing"
#LupariCountdown #Terrorvision
"Well, I bought a lucky hatter and a crystal ball
Saw my opportunity with this Madame Fall
I asked the spirits, bless me, forgive all my sins
I was so damn sexy, I didn't need a damn thing"
#LupariCountdown #Terrorvision
02. Humble as the Sun – Bob Vylan
Slightly dialling down the punk rock in favour of dance and grime elements, and interestingly, not featuring the band's full time drummer Bobbie, Humble as the Sun nevertheless sees Bobby triumphant, defiant, and still starting fires. Vital.
#LupariCountdown
Slightly dialling down the punk rock in favour of dance and grime elements, and interestingly, not featuring the band's full time drummer Bobbie, Humble as the Sun nevertheless sees Bobby triumphant, defiant, and still starting fires. Vital.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
02. Humble as the Sun – Bob Vylan
Slightly dialling down the punk rock in favour of dance and grime elements, and interestingly, not featuring the band's full time drummer Bobbie, Humble as the Sun nevertheless sees Bobby triumphant, defiant, and still starting fires. Vital.
#LupariCountdown
Slightly dialling down the punk rock in favour of dance and grime elements, and interestingly, not featuring the band's full time drummer Bobbie, Humble as the Sun nevertheless sees Bobby triumphant, defiant, and still starting fires. Vital.
#LupariCountdown
42. Out of the Woods – Miranda Sykes
Facing the 2020 lockdowns with a cancer diagnosis, folk icon Miranda Sykes wasn't sure she'd make it through the other side. Thankfully, she emerged triumphant and her zeal for life is captured brilliantly on her latest longplayer.
#LupariCountdown
Facing the 2020 lockdowns with a cancer diagnosis, folk icon Miranda Sykes wasn't sure she'd make it through the other side. Thankfully, she emerged triumphant and her zeal for life is captured brilliantly on her latest longplayer.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
42. Out of the Woods – Miranda Sykes
Facing the 2020 lockdowns with a cancer diagnosis, folk icon Miranda Sykes wasn't sure she'd make it through the other side. Thankfully, she emerged triumphant and her zeal for life is captured brilliantly on her latest longplayer.
#LupariCountdown
Facing the 2020 lockdowns with a cancer diagnosis, folk icon Miranda Sykes wasn't sure she'd make it through the other side. Thankfully, she emerged triumphant and her zeal for life is captured brilliantly on her latest longplayer.
#LupariCountdown
44. kannatused ehk külakiigel pole stopperit - 5MIINUST & Puuluup
Estonian hip-hop clashed with Estonian nu-folk for a Eurovision collaboration, but then went on to produce a fascinating hybrid album that sounds like nothing else on earth and pulls you into its warm folds.
#LupariCountdown
Estonian hip-hop clashed with Estonian nu-folk for a Eurovision collaboration, but then went on to produce a fascinating hybrid album that sounds like nothing else on earth and pulls you into its warm folds.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
44. kannatused ehk külakiigel pole stopperit - 5MIINUST & Puuluup
Estonian hip-hop clashed with Estonian nu-folk for a Eurovision collaboration, but then went on to produce a fascinating hybrid album that sounds like nothing else on earth and pulls you into its warm folds.
#LupariCountdown
Estonian hip-hop clashed with Estonian nu-folk for a Eurovision collaboration, but then went on to produce a fascinating hybrid album that sounds like nothing else on earth and pulls you into its warm folds.
#LupariCountdown
#49. Alone - The Cure
"And the birds falling out of our skies,
And the words falling out of our minds,
And here's to love, to all the love, falling out of our lives,
Hopes and dreams are gone - the end of every song."
#LupariCountdown #TheCure
"And the birds falling out of our skies,
And the words falling out of our minds,
And here's to love, to all the love, falling out of our lives,
Hopes and dreams are gone - the end of every song."
#LupariCountdown #TheCure
December 22, 2024 at 3:13 PM
#49. Alone - The Cure
"And the birds falling out of our skies,
And the words falling out of our minds,
And here's to love, to all the love, falling out of our lives,
Hopes and dreams are gone - the end of every song."
#LupariCountdown #TheCure
"And the birds falling out of our skies,
And the words falling out of our minds,
And here's to love, to all the love, falling out of our lives,
Hopes and dreams are gone - the end of every song."
#LupariCountdown #TheCure
22. Abomination – Lynks
Opening with the clearing of his throat before a dissertation on why he needs to shag more men, Lynks' long awaited debut album is full of the masked electro-pop rapper's trademark wit and debauchery, while also challenging societal norms and bigotry.
#LupariCountdown
Opening with the clearing of his throat before a dissertation on why he needs to shag more men, Lynks' long awaited debut album is full of the masked electro-pop rapper's trademark wit and debauchery, while also challenging societal norms and bigotry.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
22. Abomination – Lynks
Opening with the clearing of his throat before a dissertation on why he needs to shag more men, Lynks' long awaited debut album is full of the masked electro-pop rapper's trademark wit and debauchery, while also challenging societal norms and bigotry.
#LupariCountdown
Opening with the clearing of his throat before a dissertation on why he needs to shag more men, Lynks' long awaited debut album is full of the masked electro-pop rapper's trademark wit and debauchery, while also challenging societal norms and bigotry.
#LupariCountdown
13. Lives Outgrown – Beth Gibbons
As any Portishead fan will remind you, Beth Gibbons doesn't rush things. So when she releases her second solo album 22 years after her first, and only her 5th studio work in 30 years, it's going to be worth the wait. Phenomenal chamber art rock.
#LupariCountdown
As any Portishead fan will remind you, Beth Gibbons doesn't rush things. So when she releases her second solo album 22 years after her first, and only her 5th studio work in 30 years, it's going to be worth the wait. Phenomenal chamber art rock.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
13. Lives Outgrown – Beth Gibbons
As any Portishead fan will remind you, Beth Gibbons doesn't rush things. So when she releases her second solo album 22 years after her first, and only her 5th studio work in 30 years, it's going to be worth the wait. Phenomenal chamber art rock.
#LupariCountdown
As any Portishead fan will remind you, Beth Gibbons doesn't rush things. So when she releases her second solo album 22 years after her first, and only her 5th studio work in 30 years, it's going to be worth the wait. Phenomenal chamber art rock.
#LupariCountdown
#12. Start Again - Grace Petrie
"Now all we have is flesh and bone
But we won't make it on our own
And we weren't meant to be alone
And even as this barren state
Tries to turn your fear to hate
Blank pages of our history wait
It's not too late"
#LupariCountdown #GracePetrie
"Now all we have is flesh and bone
But we won't make it on our own
And we weren't meant to be alone
And even as this barren state
Tries to turn your fear to hate
Blank pages of our history wait
It's not too late"
#LupariCountdown #GracePetrie
December 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM
#12. Start Again - Grace Petrie
"Now all we have is flesh and bone
But we won't make it on our own
And we weren't meant to be alone
And even as this barren state
Tries to turn your fear to hate
Blank pages of our history wait
It's not too late"
#LupariCountdown #GracePetrie
"Now all we have is flesh and bone
But we won't make it on our own
And we weren't meant to be alone
And even as this barren state
Tries to turn your fear to hate
Blank pages of our history wait
It's not too late"
#LupariCountdown #GracePetrie
01. Build Something Better – Grace Petrie
We're living in an age ripe with protest songs. Petrie has written many herself. What sets Build Something Better apart is something so many forget to cling onto: HOPE. A blistering summary of the fight we face and a mantra to keep going.
#LupariCountdown
We're living in an age ripe with protest songs. Petrie has written many herself. What sets Build Something Better apart is something so many forget to cling onto: HOPE. A blistering summary of the fight we face and a mantra to keep going.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
01. Build Something Better – Grace Petrie
We're living in an age ripe with protest songs. Petrie has written many herself. What sets Build Something Better apart is something so many forget to cling onto: HOPE. A blistering summary of the fight we face and a mantra to keep going.
#LupariCountdown
We're living in an age ripe with protest songs. Petrie has written many herself. What sets Build Something Better apart is something so many forget to cling onto: HOPE. A blistering summary of the fight we face and a mantra to keep going.
#LupariCountdown
03. Anti-Fun Propaganda – Gen and the Degenerates
Sounding very much like a Germ Free Adolescents for Gen-Z, Anti-Fun Propaganda is hilariously flippant, blackly comedic, furiously political, casually self-depreciative & uproariously carefree. THIS is how you make a debut.
#LupariCountdown
Sounding very much like a Germ Free Adolescents for Gen-Z, Anti-Fun Propaganda is hilariously flippant, blackly comedic, furiously political, casually self-depreciative & uproariously carefree. THIS is how you make a debut.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
03. Anti-Fun Propaganda – Gen and the Degenerates
Sounding very much like a Germ Free Adolescents for Gen-Z, Anti-Fun Propaganda is hilariously flippant, blackly comedic, furiously political, casually self-depreciative & uproariously carefree. THIS is how you make a debut.
#LupariCountdown
Sounding very much like a Germ Free Adolescents for Gen-Z, Anti-Fun Propaganda is hilariously flippant, blackly comedic, furiously political, casually self-depreciative & uproariously carefree. THIS is how you make a debut.
#LupariCountdown
04. What a Life – The Meffs
After two blisteringly brilliant EPs, The Meffs finally unleashed their utterly essential debut album. Fast, loud, and politically savvy, there's venom for bigots and distrust of those in power, but also cathartic release as a means to fight back.
#LupariCountdown
After two blisteringly brilliant EPs, The Meffs finally unleashed their utterly essential debut album. Fast, loud, and politically savvy, there's venom for bigots and distrust of those in power, but also cathartic release as a means to fight back.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
04. What a Life – The Meffs
After two blisteringly brilliant EPs, The Meffs finally unleashed their utterly essential debut album. Fast, loud, and politically savvy, there's venom for bigots and distrust of those in power, but also cathartic release as a means to fight back.
#LupariCountdown
After two blisteringly brilliant EPs, The Meffs finally unleashed their utterly essential debut album. Fast, loud, and politically savvy, there's venom for bigots and distrust of those in power, but also cathartic release as a means to fight back.
#LupariCountdown
06. There Goes the Neighbourhood – Kid Kapichi
Like Madness before them - and Suggs has a stonking cameo here - Kapichi's happy go lucky tongue in cheek bops have political bite. The alt rockers know when to have fun but also unleash furious fire on a Britain that isn't so great.
#LupariCountdown
Like Madness before them - and Suggs has a stonking cameo here - Kapichi's happy go lucky tongue in cheek bops have political bite. The alt rockers know when to have fun but also unleash furious fire on a Britain that isn't so great.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
06. There Goes the Neighbourhood – Kid Kapichi
Like Madness before them - and Suggs has a stonking cameo here - Kapichi's happy go lucky tongue in cheek bops have political bite. The alt rockers know when to have fun but also unleash furious fire on a Britain that isn't so great.
#LupariCountdown
Like Madness before them - and Suggs has a stonking cameo here - Kapichi's happy go lucky tongue in cheek bops have political bite. The alt rockers know when to have fun but also unleash furious fire on a Britain that isn't so great.
#LupariCountdown
07. Skinwalker – Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard
On stage in Manchester this autumn, BBB's frontman Ed Rees said this record was when he finally decided to get serious. It shows: mostly ditching the band's earlier jaunty whimsy for dark, horror-tinged Scary Monsters style art rock.
#LupariCountdown
On stage in Manchester this autumn, BBB's frontman Ed Rees said this record was when he finally decided to get serious. It shows: mostly ditching the band's earlier jaunty whimsy for dark, horror-tinged Scary Monsters style art rock.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
07. Skinwalker – Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard
On stage in Manchester this autumn, BBB's frontman Ed Rees said this record was when he finally decided to get serious. It shows: mostly ditching the band's earlier jaunty whimsy for dark, horror-tinged Scary Monsters style art rock.
#LupariCountdown
On stage in Manchester this autumn, BBB's frontman Ed Rees said this record was when he finally decided to get serious. It shows: mostly ditching the band's earlier jaunty whimsy for dark, horror-tinged Scary Monsters style art rock.
#LupariCountdown
08. Audio Vertigo – elbow
After a genteel 9th album in 2021, the Bury blokes return to the trajectory of 8th, but get a little bit weirder in the process. Highly poetic and casually flamboyant, with latter-era jazz-Bowie soundscapes that demand attention. Their best yet? Maybe.
#LupariCountdown
After a genteel 9th album in 2021, the Bury blokes return to the trajectory of 8th, but get a little bit weirder in the process. Highly poetic and casually flamboyant, with latter-era jazz-Bowie soundscapes that demand attention. Their best yet? Maybe.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
08. Audio Vertigo – elbow
After a genteel 9th album in 2021, the Bury blokes return to the trajectory of 8th, but get a little bit weirder in the process. Highly poetic and casually flamboyant, with latter-era jazz-Bowie soundscapes that demand attention. Their best yet? Maybe.
#LupariCountdown
After a genteel 9th album in 2021, the Bury blokes return to the trajectory of 8th, but get a little bit weirder in the process. Highly poetic and casually flamboyant, with latter-era jazz-Bowie soundscapes that demand attention. Their best yet? Maybe.
#LupariCountdown
09. Wake Up Shut Up Work – Millie Manders and The Shutup
At turns uplifting autobiographical, and others distressingly so. At times furiously political, at others flippantly carefree. MMATSU's second album is filled with ska-tinged punk rock anthems that know how to work a crowd.
#LupariCountdown
At turns uplifting autobiographical, and others distressingly so. At times furiously political, at others flippantly carefree. MMATSU's second album is filled with ska-tinged punk rock anthems that know how to work a crowd.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
09. Wake Up Shut Up Work – Millie Manders and The Shutup
At turns uplifting autobiographical, and others distressingly so. At times furiously political, at others flippantly carefree. MMATSU's second album is filled with ska-tinged punk rock anthems that know how to work a crowd.
#LupariCountdown
At turns uplifting autobiographical, and others distressingly so. At times furiously political, at others flippantly carefree. MMATSU's second album is filled with ska-tinged punk rock anthems that know how to work a crowd.
#LupariCountdown
10. A Psalm for Emily Salvi – Nerina Pallot
The ever reliable multi-talented Nerina Pallot returns with her strongest album in years. Stark honesty, self-depreciating wit and raw emotional beauty permeate a record that perfectly encapsulates the dilemma of the mid-life crisis.
#LupariCountdown
The ever reliable multi-talented Nerina Pallot returns with her strongest album in years. Stark honesty, self-depreciating wit and raw emotional beauty permeate a record that perfectly encapsulates the dilemma of the mid-life crisis.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
10. A Psalm for Emily Salvi – Nerina Pallot
The ever reliable multi-talented Nerina Pallot returns with her strongest album in years. Stark honesty, self-depreciating wit and raw emotional beauty permeate a record that perfectly encapsulates the dilemma of the mid-life crisis.
#LupariCountdown
The ever reliable multi-talented Nerina Pallot returns with her strongest album in years. Stark honesty, self-depreciating wit and raw emotional beauty permeate a record that perfectly encapsulates the dilemma of the mid-life crisis.
#LupariCountdown
11. Saviors – Green Day
Some critics hailed this as a return to form for the stadium rockers. Those who have been paying attention know it's a continuation of the 50s rock n roll vibes the band have been playing with for several years. What we're all agreed on is: it's fab.
#LupariCountdown
Some critics hailed this as a return to form for the stadium rockers. Those who have been paying attention know it's a continuation of the 50s rock n roll vibes the band have been playing with for several years. What we're all agreed on is: it's fab.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
11. Saviors – Green Day
Some critics hailed this as a return to form for the stadium rockers. Those who have been paying attention know it's a continuation of the 50s rock n roll vibes the band have been playing with for several years. What we're all agreed on is: it's fab.
#LupariCountdown
Some critics hailed this as a return to form for the stadium rockers. Those who have been paying attention know it's a continuation of the 50s rock n roll vibes the band have been playing with for several years. What we're all agreed on is: it's fab.
#LupariCountdown
12. Still + Bright – Amythyst Kiah
Self proclaimed as "funny talking, sci-fi loving, queer Black", Kiah's long waited third solo album is a captivating blend of southern gothic country and acoustic political pop rock. Americana never sounded so vital.
#LupariCountdown
Self proclaimed as "funny talking, sci-fi loving, queer Black", Kiah's long waited third solo album is a captivating blend of southern gothic country and acoustic political pop rock. Americana never sounded so vital.
#LupariCountdown
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
12. Still + Bright – Amythyst Kiah
Self proclaimed as "funny talking, sci-fi loving, queer Black", Kiah's long waited third solo album is a captivating blend of southern gothic country and acoustic political pop rock. Americana never sounded so vital.
#LupariCountdown
Self proclaimed as "funny talking, sci-fi loving, queer Black", Kiah's long waited third solo album is a captivating blend of southern gothic country and acoustic political pop rock. Americana never sounded so vital.
#LupariCountdown