Best of 2024
The process of creating and absorbing new music is one of the most profound and basic of human experiences, and each year there are countless incredible songs and albums released into the world. The fact of the matter is that artistic expression requires bravery and vulnerability, as well as an unbelievable amount of time and effort. Because of this, we have always aimed to not be another website built to be overly critical of expression, but to share, celebrate, and discuss that which moves us and that we are genuinely excited about. In the age of streaming, the sheer volume of new music that is released into the world each year is astonishing, and 2024 was no exception to this, so naturally we were not able to cover everything that we felt connected to. To remedy that, we polled all of our contributors to share the music that we loved from this year, and compiled year end lists representative of what resonated with us the most, both as CHARM and as individual contributors to this platform. You can find all of these lists below, and we truly believe that there is something for everyone be found here. We thank you for an incredible and busy year, and can’t wait to see what is in store for all of us in 2025.
10. Balance And Composure
With You In Spirit
9. Counterparts
Heaven Let Them Die
8. No Cure
I Hope I Die Here
7. Tyler, The Creator
CHROMAKOPIA
6. One Step Closer
All You Embrace
5. Charli xcx
BRAT
4. Sabrina Carpenter
Short n’ Sweet
3. Knocked Loose
You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To
2. Kendrick Lamar
GNX
The Story So Far
I Want To Disappear
Silent Planet - Mindframe
Charli xcx - Spring breakers
Missing Link - New York Minute
Movements - Afraid To Die
Thursday - Application For Release From The Dream
Combat - Stay Golden
Taylor Swift - I Look In People’s Windows
Balance And Composure - closer to god
The Cure - Alone
Action/Adventure - Real Juicer Hours