tripping balls.411 Not loving my allies on this: Album Of The Year 2024

This week: what it says on the tin. We're counting down our top five albums of 2024.Also: colonial appendage swinging, bad grime and Dua Lipa, second chance draws, we heard what you said about us, process over results, midfield divebombs, gratuitous namedrops, Bobby Bragg, representative examples of the marque, finding your fastball,  Double J inflight magazines, not understanding what EDM is, falling off a cliff, less is more, more is less, backyard bands, different approaches to melancholy, not safe for all ages, period-correct solos, popping off, pure legacy, no bonus credits, everyone else’s AOTYs, Brat nuclear winter, misguided longing for shared experience, don’t get music recs from NBA writers, boomers in disguise and old school recordings. Next week: our second annual incursion into Gen X nostalgia bait with our fantasy draft of the best albums of 1995, which is now thirty (30) years ago, allegedly.Spotify playlists: All 2024 albums | 2024 mixtape | Playlist archiveThe database: Review albums since 2015 and year-end top 5 listsFind us on: Spotify Podcasts | Apple Podcasts | Omny StudioRSS feeds: Just sports | Just music | EverythingSocials: Beeso on Bluesky | Doc on BlueSky | Pod Facebook | Pod emailSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.