Although I continue to enjoy listening to music, in recent years I have simply not had the time or inclination to discover, explore, and immerse myself in the latest releases as I have done in the past. It was too much to keep up with, and I gradually became aware that I was rarely able to savor the music I already knew to be enjoyable and pleasing to my tastes and interests. It's not that I pay no attention whatsoever to the new music coming out, but I'm far more selective in what I choose to investigate, and in general I am more "passive" in my music listening habits at this point. Strikingly, I have over the past couple of months begun to listen more to audio books and podcasts than to music when I'm driving, and those who know me at all will realize what a significant shift that is!
All that being said, even with my more passive approach, there were new albums over this past year that not only managed to pique my interest but to capture my attention and endear themselves to me for future listening enjoyment. And so, for what it's worth, I share my top forty favorite albums from 2024 below. A number of these actually snuck up on me and caught me by pleasant surprise. They're listed roughly in order of my preference, but that tends to hold more true for the first part of the list than it does in the case of the latter entries. For those who use Spotify and are interested, you can find these albums collected here.
1. Luke Combs - Fathers & Sons
2. Stephen Wilson Jr. - Son of Dad
3. Aaron Lewis - The Hill
4. Myles Kennedy - The Art of Letting Go
5. The Script - Satellites
6. Uncle Kracker - Coffee & Beer
7. Skillet - Revolution
8. Cody Jinks - Change the Game
9. Black Country Communion - V
10. Will Hoge - Tenderhearted Boys
11. Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors - Strangers No More, Vol. 2
12. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Dirt On My Diamonds, Vol. 2
13. Brantley Gilbert - Tattoos
14. Firewind - Stand United
15. Scott Stapp - Higher Power
16. Chase Rice - Go Down Singin’
17. HammerFall - Avenge the Fallen
18. Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
19. Wade Bowen - Flyin’
20. Sheryl Crow - Evolution
21. Saxon - Hell, Fire and Damnation
22. Mat Kearney - Mat Kearney
23. The Avett Brothers - The Avett Brothers
24. The Secret Sisters - Mind, Man, Medicine
25. American Aquarium - The Fear of Standing Still
26. Accept - Humanoid
27. Kings of Leon - Can We Please Have Fun
28. American Authors - Bon Voyage
29. Brooks & Dunn - Reboot II
30. Amos Lee - Transmissions
31. Lindsey Stirling - Duality
32. George Strait - Cowboys and Dreamers
33. Sister Hazel - Sand, Sea & Crash Derbis
34. Flatland Cavalry - Flatland Forever
35. OneRepublic - Artificial Paradise
36. Avery Anna - Breakup Over Breakfast
37. Kassi Ashton - Made from the Dirt
38. Cody Johnson - Leather Deluxe
39. Linkin Park - From Zero
40. Bon Jovi - Forever
As a bonus, again for those who use Spotify, here is a playlist of my top 100 favorite songs from 2024, many of them (not surprisingly) from the above albums.
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