New Bands for Old Heads

New Bands for Old Heads

The Best Albums for Old Heads of 2024, Pt. 3

The penultimate anti-list of best new music is here, and it features 13 albums that deserve to be on a top 10 list. I'm confused, too!

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Dec 03, 2024
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Now it’s really getting exciting, isn’t it?

We’ve reached the part of this non-countdown countdown that would make me, as a reader, both nervous and confused.

Why are there more than ten albums in your top ten list?

You still haven’t mentioned my favorite album — are you ever going to?

What about all of the albums that came out after you started writing this whole series?

IT’S A WHIRLWIND OF EMOTIONS.

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I’m going to take the coward’s way out and tell you that I’ll tackle these questions later. For now I’ll just remind you that this isn’t actually a top ten list; it’s a list of albums that are worthy of being in a top ten list.

Recall…

The End-of-Year Schedule

  • Week of November 17th: Noteworthy Releases

  • Week of November 24th: Albums Worthy of a Top 50 List

  • Week of December 1st: Albums Worthy of a Top 10 List

  • Week of December 8th: Albums Worthy of a #1 Slot

I might be a little bit late this week (sorry!) but I’m deli…

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