As we wind down towards New Year, enjoy our Albums of the Year 2024 playlist. It’s an eclectic offering featuring over 11 hours of music, taking in folk, jazz, avant-garde and experimental music.
Covering folk, jazz, experimental, avant-garde, field recordings and more, KLOF Mag’s editor takes us on an eclectic meander through their 2024 Albums of the Year.
Bob Fish shares his Top 10 albums of 2024, including releases from Amy Aileen Wood, Bonny Light Horseman, David Berkeley, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Lankum, Linda Thompson, Msaki x Tubatsi, Northern Resonance, Rezo, Sean R. McLaughlin & The Wind-Up Crows and a sneaky addition.
Mike Davies shares his Top 10 albums of 2024, including releases from Luke Jackson, Julian Taylor, Norman Paterson, Amy Speace, C. Daniel Boling, Zachary Lucky, Malachy Tallack, Mary Lee Kortes, Lizzie No and Ruth Theodore.
David Pratt shares his Top 10 albums of 2024, including releases from Aboubakar Traoré & Balima, Aziza Brahim, Blair Dunlop, Danny & The Champions of the World, Dogo du Togo, Newen Afrobeat and compilations from Soundway, Analog Africa and Bongo Joe Records.
Danny Neill shares his Top 10 albums of 2024, including releases from Leyla McCalla, Josienne Clarke, The Decemberists, Yasmin Williams, Ac Sapphire, Jerron Paxton, Niamh Bury, AJ Woods, Kronos Quartet and Richard Thompson.
Thomas Blake shares his Top 10 albums of 2024, including releases from Daisy Rickman, Milkweed, Elijah Minnelli, Jacken Elswyth, Isik Kural, Laura J Martin, Shovel Dance Collective, Myriam Gendron, Tucker Zimmerman, Landless and Folklore Tapes Ceremonial Counties Series.
Glenn Kimpton shares his Top 10 albums of 2024, including releases from Charles ‘Poppy Bob’ Walker, Ben Nicholls, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Ava Mendoza, Nathan Bowles Trio, Laura Jane Wilkie, Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock and more.
Following our other End of Year lists, here are the best Folk and Alternative EPs, Compilations, Live Albums and Reissue selections chosen by Folk Radio’s editor.
The Editor of Folk Radio shares their top 100 Best Folk and Alternative albums of 2023. A year in review capturing a diverse selection of albums and reflecting the breadth of music covered over the past year.
Bob Fish shares his Top 10 Album choices of 2023 that include All the Bees, Complete Mountain Almanac, This is the Kit, Spirit Fest, Spencer Cullum, King Creosote, Nico Paulo and more.
Danny Neill shares his Top 10 Albums of 2023, including Kassi Valazza, Shana Cleveland, Lisa O’Neill, Mick Flannery, Brigid Mae Power, The Circling Sun, Lankum, Ron Sexsmith and more.
