Year-End Lists

The Alternative: Best 50 Releases of 2024

1. Charli XCX
   Brat
2. Oso Oso
   life till bones
3. Waxahatchee
   Tigers Blood
4. Half Waif
   See You at the Maypole
5. Wild Pink
   Dulling the Horns
6. Liquid Mike
   Paul Bunyan's Slingshot
7. Ekko Astral
   Pink Balloons
8. Mannequin Pussy
   I Got Heaven
9. MJ Lenderman
   Manning Fireworks
10. Fontaines D.C.
    Romance
11. Origami Angel
    Feeling Not Found
12. Vince Staples
    Dark Times
13. This Is Lorelei
    Box for Buddy, Box for Star
14. Knocked Loose
    You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
15. Balance and Composure
    With You In Spirit
16. Lip Critic
    Hex Dealer
17. Macseal
    Permanent Repeat
18. Magdalena Bay
    Imaginal Disk
19. Kendrick Lamar
    GNX
20. Combat
    Stay Golden
21. GloRilla
    Ehhthang Ehhthang
22. The Story So Far
    I Want To Disappear
23. Wishy
    Triple Seven
24. Jimmy Montague
    Tomorrow's Coffee
25. Vampire Weekend
    Only God Was Above Us
26. Amyl and The Sniffers
    Cartoon Darkness
27. Megan Thee Stallion
    Megan
28. The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
    The Iliad and the Odyssey and the Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
29. Foxing
    Foxing
30. Middle Kids
    Faith Crisis Pt 1
31. One Step Closer
    All You Embrace
32. Bleachers
    Bleachers
33. Your Arms Are My Cocoon
    Death of a Rabbit
34. Kai Tak
    Designed In Heaven Made In Hong Kong
35. $uicideboy$
    New World Depression
36. Allie X
    Girl With No Face
37. Wildflower
    Green World
38. Latto
    Sugar Honey Iced Tea
39. Onsloow
    Full Speed Anywhere Else
40. Charly Bliss
    Forever
41. Crack Cloud
    Red Mile
42. Make Them Suffer
    Make Them Suffer
43. Been Stellar
    Scream from New York, NY
44. red sun
    best buds :)
45. Riley!
    Keep Your Cool
46. Counterparts
    Heaven Let Them Die
47. Lia Kohl
    Normal Sounds
48. Starflyer 59
    Lust for Gold
49. Skandal
    Melodi
50. Kneecap
    Fine Art