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Best of 2024 Entertainment - Favourite Albums, Songs, Movies and TV Shows

31 December 202410:00

Stefan Karlsson

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Best of 2024 Albums and Songs

2024 Best Movies

2024 Leading TV Shows

In previous years I’ve endeavoured to rationalise and explain my various choices. While it mostly boils down to what you were exposed to, and what sort of emotion that art elicited! Also how much time you have to pour through all the different choices and options. I tend to often work in split screen mode - and in particular for graphic work - I can watch a programme or listen to music at the same time. I tend to prefer dubbed films nowadays - as I rarely have the time or the necessary attentions span to read the subtitles - I know it’s not perfect - but it kinda works for me most of the time!

My tastes are relatively eclectic - and so there should be something here for most everyone. Peruse these selections as you see fit - and hopefully this will help you with your choices - even if it’s just to be in a poisition to eliminate and distil whatever choices are being presented. Each of these citations had some impact on me this year. Some of the top placements are relevant in their relative positions - while it’s often tricky to ascribe a tier ranking and position for each of these choices - there are some obviously cultural milestones - but largely this is all just personal subjective choice!

30+ Albums

There's a trio of Soulful House albums at the head of this selection - that's most of what I've been listening to for the latter half of this year - while Allie X dominated the first half - as did the Desire - Escape (2022) reissue which doesn't qualify. I did sneak in Barry Can't Dance though - which album was from October of last year - I alas overlooked it in 2023 - but it's been massive for me this year as part of my soulful house trifecta! Fred Again, Jamie XX, and Barry Can't Swim's Joshua Mainnie are surely the leaders of that movement!

Lots of different genres covered here - with some leftfield choices in the mix too! Hopefully something for everyone - no jazz or classical this year though!

1 : Jamie XX - In Waves

2 : Fred Again - Ten Days

3 : * Barry Can't Swim - Where Will We Land [* late 2023]

4 : Allie X - Girl With No Face

5 : Fabiana Palladino - Fabiana Palladino

6 : Peggy Gou - I Hear You

7 : Kim Gordon - The Collective

8 : Sophie - Sophie

9 : IglooGhost - Tidal Memory X

10 : Tyla - Tyla

11 > 30+ Albums

Rema - Heis
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
JPEGMAFIA - I Lay Down My Life For You
St Vincent - All Born Screaming
Kiasmos - II
Monolake - Studio
Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate
Fontaines D.C. - Romance
Magdalena Bay - Imaginary Disk
Empire Of The Sun - Ask That God
Lola Young - This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
Nia Archives - Silence Is Loud
Serpentwithfeet - Grip
Carli XCX - Brat
A.G. Cook - Britpop
Dua Liba - Radical Optimism
Fat Dog - Woof.
David Gilmour - Luck and Strange
Jack White - No Name
Mk.gee – Two Star & the Dream Police
The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World
Bring Me The Horizon - Post Human : New Gen

50+ Songs

As always I kind of got carried away with the singes / tracks / songs part of the music coverage. So much to love this year - and really eclectic for sure. There are some themes and patterns within this selection - but some fairly random entries too - mostly good clean fun though! While some of the hip-hop is somewhat sweary!

1 : Jamie XX - Life, Daffodil, Baddy On The Floor

2 : Fred Again - Places To Be, Peace U Need, Adore U

3 : Barry Can't Swim - Still Riding, Kimbara

4 : Allie X - You Slept On Me, Off With Her Tits, Galina

5 : Fabiana Palladino - Stay With Me Through The Night, Deeper, I Can't Dream Anymore, I Care

6 : IglooGhost - New Species, Coral Mimic, Alloy Flea

7 : Tyla - Jump, Push 2 Start, No.1

8 : St. Vincent - Big Time Nothing, Broken Man, Flea

9 : Lola Young - Messy, Flicker of Light, Outta My Mind, Wish You Were Dead

10 : Kendrick Lamar - TV Off, Squabble Up, Not Like Us

11 > 50+ Songs

Jane Paknia + Hagop Tchaparian - Alice in Orchidverse, Orchid Underneath, Whirlpool
Kim Gordon - Bye Bye, The Candy House, Psychedelic Orgasm, ECRP
Charli XCX - Girl, So Confusing (Remix), 360 / 365, B2b, Von dutch
A.G. Cook - Britpop, You Know Me, Emerald, Soulbreaker
Nia Archives - Forbidden Feelingz, Crowded Roomz, Silence Is Loud
Burial - Dreamfear, Phoneglow
Shygirl - Encore, Mr Useless
Nidia & Valentina - Rapido, Nasty, Sicilia
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!, Femininomenon, Red Wine Supernova, HOT TO GO!
Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso, Taste, Please Please Please
Empire Of The Sun - AEIOU, Changes, Cherry Blossom, Music On The Radio
Rosé feat + Bruno Mars - APT
Fontaines D.C. - Starburster, Favourite, Here's The Thing, Bug
Magdalena Bay - Image, Death & Romance, That's My Floor
JPEGMafia - I scream this.., Sin Medo, I'll Be Right There
Fcuckers - Bon Bon, Homie Don't Shake
Sofi Tucker - Hey Homie, Bread, Woof
Melt-Banana - Code, Puzzle, Whisperer
GloRilla - TGIF, Whatchu Kno About Me, Hollon
Asake + Travis Scott - Active
Doechii - Alter Ego
Verraco - Godspeed >
Objekt - Ganzfeld (Djrum Remix)
Olof Dreijer - Coral
Floating Points - Key103
Justice - Generator
Kassie Krut - Reckless
asterixhibit - HOODBYAIR
Lola Brooke + Jeremih - No One Else
Skaiwater - Rain
Camilla Cabello - I LUV IT
St. Paul - Colder (Belters Only RMX)
Jade - Angel of My Dreams
Empress Of - Lorelei
Nick León and Erika de Casier – Bikini
Yaeji - Booboo
Porter Robinson - Cheerleader
Fat Dog - Wither, Peace Song, All The Same, Running, King of the Slugs
Amyl and The Sniffers - U Should Not Be Doing That
The Cure - Alone, A Fragile Thing, And Nothing Is Forever
Knocked Loose + Poppy - Suffocate

20 Movies

I seemed to have watched a lot of trash films this year as I struggled to come up with a quality 20 - but feel I finally got there - just by the skin of my teeth! Some interesting choices as always - and I went with the heartwarming nostalgia of The Holdovers, rather than the rather modern and post-modernist bravado take on the Serial Killer trope - Strange Darling - both would have been worthy winners - while The Holdovers is more family-friendly - and probably leaves you feeling a little better about yourself overall!

1 : The Holdovers

2 : Strange Darling

3 : Poor Things

4 : Dune II

5 : Longlegs

6 : Alien Romulus

7 : The Bikeriders

8 : Maxxxine

9 : Furiosa : A Mad Max Saga

10 : Civil War

11 > 20 Movies

Gladiator II
The Zone of Interest
The Fall Guy
Monkey Man
Deadpool & Wolverine
Late Night with the Devil
Wolfs
The Substance
Wicked
Abigail

60+ TV Shows

I kind of struggled to order and rank these - and indeed the order has changed several times. While I feel that Baby Reindeer was the most culturally significant International TV hit of the year, Mr Bates vs the Post Office obviously key for us Brits - but lower here because of the lack of actual resolution still to-date - there need to be reparations - which incredibly haven't happened yet!

Overall The Day of the Jackal was for me the most fun of those shows - and really polished in its production values - with plenty of intrigue, action and some spectacular chase scenes - I really loved it! Fallout obviously was a big hit for Amazon - and rightly so! While Apple TV+'s Silo is slightly more sophisticated sci-fi - but there is still no natural heir to The Expanse though - I really miss that show!

Netflix sometimes feels somewhat flooded with some substandard fare - as do all of the streamers at times - while there has been some really decent stuff out this year! And very eclectic!