I realized that I haven't listened to any albums from 2024 yet so I downloaded a bunch, this is my playlist for today, it'll be my first time hearing each album, what am i in for?
also, i tried to comment in this and instead it allowed me to edit your post, OP. I was able to delete this post, on my end. Or it looked like it any way.
I won't shit on your taste except to note that I completely dont understand why so many people like taylor swift... but I'd have high hopes for the khruangbin, I've been hearing some on the radio and liking it, and theres at least some very catchy tracks from vampire weekend, if not amazing IMO, but I haven't listened to the album through or anything.
In no way is any of my musical taste superior, I also am into extremely vapid shit. My vapid shit is just EDM rather than pop. I wasn't judging just pointing it out.
Jacob Collier - Djesse vol 4 (not for everyone but it's exactly my shit)
Lucy Rose - This ain't the way you go out
Catpack - both their singles are killer and their debut album comes out in June.
Cory Wong - The Lucky One (vinyl came out 2024 still counts even tho released late 2023)
Milton + Esperanza is prolly gonna be my album of the year, comes out soon and the first single is called "Outubro" out now.
Magdalini - For Spring (pretty good, world music with great harmony and rhythms)
Lawrence - Family Business (not out yet, check out their last album Hotel TV though.
Feel Better, Pt. 3 - Abbi Berry
I haven't listened to that many 2024 albums, but I like a bunch:
Stereopolina - Песни для хорошего настроения (synthpop)
Judas Priest - Invincible Shield (heavy metal)
Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She (atmospheric industrial)
Allie X - Girl with No Face (synthpop - great production)
Rampen (apm: Alien Pop Music) is probably good too, since it's by Einstürzende Neubauten. I haven't had the occasion to listen to the whole thing yet though.
I got this list by searching a torrent tracker for albums released this year, and sorting by most snatched. Most of these artists, I haven't listened to a full album of theirs before. So this list isn't representative of my usual taste in music. I do listen to Squarepusher, Justice, and Kamasi Washington though, and I liked Green Day's and Pearl Jam's 90s stuff. I'm listening to Billie Eilish's new album now and I'm liking it.
No idea why these other posters felt the need to shit on your selection, sure half of it is pretty mainstream pop music but the rest of it is a fair mix of electronica and indie and the likes (maybe those other posters just don't recognize any names other than the mainstream pop artists and feel the need to compensate by being dicks)
but is it the same group of folks that have loved her the whole time or is it just every new 13 - 15 year old cohort? maybe a mix of both but from what i've heard of her songs I can't imagine too many people in their 20s and 30s really want to hear songs about breaking up with boys
I don't think we listen to the same type of music so the only one of these albums I went through was the new Justice. It was kind of mid, but I think Afterimage is a banger.
dang I need to listen to the new Khruangbin. their live album with Men I Trust (from 2023) was killer, served up incredibly great vibes for the afterglow stage of a mushroom experience
As a half-assed fan of both, Four Tet's and St. Vincent's releases didn't do much for me. It looks like I've only "liked" one track this year; Training Season, and I'm not usually into pop.
Only thing I've heard of this list so far is the ariana grande album and i found it pretty forgettable, but I also am probably just not into pop music as much as I used to be. It's certainly no sweetener anyway.
I feel like at least for stuff im into this year has been really weak for releases so far
Try 'We Buy Diabetic Test Strips' by Armand Hammer.
I don't think it's their best offering in their discog but it's some good left wing-ish experimental rap. Billy Woods solo stuff is better imo but he last dropped in 2023, and I'd say his magnum opus was Aethiopes or Hiding Places.
To be honest, 2024 hasn't been all that great for music so far for me. I thought 2023 was a great year for it though.
You could also try TANGK, by IDLES if that sort of new-punk is your thing - their new album has some interesting electronic elements too. Again though, they've had better bangers.