good morning!
We’re in the final days of the year, which means it’s time to do some reflecting. As promised in my Wrapped a few weeks ago, it’s time to look at my favourite song of 2024.
This year was sneaky good to me. There weren’t as many albums that I felt like I had to get, but there’s a good number of songs that I absolutely love. So much so that I’m doing a Top 20 Countdown.
This list will obviously be subjective to my own tastes and will not feature some artists like Charlie XCX. Doesn’t mean she isn’t great. Just means it’s not my taste. With that out of the way, let’s get to the countdown.
A late entry because I thought another song by another artist was from 2024. Turns out that song was from 2011. So this one, which would’ve been an honourable mention, now makes the list.
This is an interesting group but I’m digging em. I like the electro-synth pop elements to it, and that makes this an interesting inclusion.
I’m a sucker for a classic rocker song. This fits the bill exceptionally well.
This is the first song that really hit me this year. It’s insanely catchy with a wonderful hook filled with a dark humour that’s classic Decemberists.
The only jazz entry on this list, but it’s a great one.
MJ Lenderman got a lot of love this year from reviewers and fellow musicians like. I really dig this one. It gives me mellower Pavement vibes.
Ah, how I missed the sound of Vampire Weekend. Classical is one of two singles released ahead of their 2024 record Only God Was Above Us.
Wow. What a song. I wasn’t expecting anything like this from Nick Cave when he released his later album.
Glad to see Beabadoobee got some love this year! They’ve been indie darlings for a couple years now and pulled out a wonderful soft rock song for 2024.
I mean, it’s summer in a song. A lovely, funk and disco pop song. It’s never boring to listen to. Throw on your shades, roll down the windows and turn the volume up baby !!
Fitzie’s track of the day: Espresso, by Sabrina Carpenter
And now for your links:
The Atlantic: ‘Nick Cave’s revised rules for men’
Pitchfork’s Top 100 songs of 2024