My 2024 in Music

Image: my most listened-to albums of 2024, though not all of them came out this year. My full Last.fm year-end report is here . I listen to new music obsessively, and I’m still dedicated to albums over algorithmic playlists. I read reviews, follow a few new-music newsletters (especially Philip Sherburne and Shawn Reynaldo ), get release-update emails from the wonderful Boomkat , and keep up with…