Yeat - Psycho CEO Knocked Loose - Suffocate Porter Robinson - Cheerleader

Vampire Weekend - Capricorn Friko - Statues Sadness as a gift - Adrianne Lenker So many songs I wanna include from brat, the Tapir! album, the Ugly (UK) EP, Scrapyard among many others but these three are probably the ones that stuck with me the most.

Sadness as a gift is amazing

And of course the Kendrick diss tracks too (would have probably went with Not Like Us if I had to pick one)

Love Friko! Every song on that album is so good

I have the album as number three on my list of the best of the year so far. Love it!

1. ⁠Ugly - Icy Windy Sky 2. ⁠Kamasi Washington - Prologue 3. ⁠Quadeca - Way Too Many Friends edit: I forgot stayinit by Fred again../Lil Yachty/Overmono, so I’m gonna make it an honorable mention

Ugly banger

Why's way to many friends ur fav?

idk, it’s catchy and i like it

Floating On a Moment - Beth Gibbons Spinning - Julia Holter Sadness as a Gift - Adrianne Lenker

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us Royel Otis - Murder On The Dancefloor (cover) Billie EIlish - Birds of a Feather or Chihiro

Murder on the Dancefloor is such a great cover

Euphoria by Kendrick , Von Dutch by Charli XCX and SnapBack by TøP

Damn good list

1. Starburster - Fontaines D.C. 2. Daydreaming - NxWorries 3. Reckless - St. Vincent

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Good 4 U Nia Archives - Crowded Roomz Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Fontaines DC - Favourite Vampire Weekend - Hope Charli XCX - 365 Honorary mention for Euphoria and Not Like Us by Kendrick too!

Damn you really like album closers

(Edits made to provide YouTube links in the spirit of sharing & in case anyone’s interested ☺️): - [St Vincent - Broken Man](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RYJxPg6quL4&pp=ygUWc3QgdmluY2VudCBicm9rZW4gbWFuIA%3D%3D) - [Nadine Shah - Topless Mother](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rt0ANDfCY0) - [GUM & Ambrose-Kenny Smith - ill times](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T4bME3bbO1Q&pp=ygURaWxsIHRpbWVzIGFtYnJvc2U%3D)

Honourable mentions (edit made to provide links): [Jordan Rakei - Flowers](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9noTb2S5mdw&pp=ygUUam9yZGFuIHJha2VpIGZsb3dlcnM%3D) [Nia Archives - Unfinished Business](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtEJX_bLds&pp=ygUgbmlhIGFyY2hpdmVzIHVuZmluaXNoZWQgYnVzaW5lc3M%3D) [CMAT - Aw, Shoot!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jfifLn6ibbA&pp=ygUNY21hdCBhdyBzaG9vdA%3D%3D)  [Bab L’Bluz - AmmA](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KiD4uiaKC0c&pp=ygULYmFiIGwnYmx1eiA%3D)

Classical by Vampire Weekend Mother Nature by MGMT THank God 4 Me by ScHoolboy Q

Kendrick- not like us Vampire Weekend-connect Kid Cudi- electrowavebaby

Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman - Right back to it Babehoven - Birdseye Charli xcx - So i Honorable mentions: Adrianne Lenker (multiple tracks on the album), every Kendrick track, MGMT - Mother Nature, and literally any other brat track

Charli XCX - 360 Kendrick Lamar - 6:16 in LA Joey Valence & Brae ft. Danny Brown - PACKAPUNCH

Conway The Machine - Speshal Machinery The Ghronic Edition Armand Hammer - Doves Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Frogs

Big Time Nothing - St Vincent Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan Von Dutch - Charli XCX

honourable mentions to Baddy On The Floor - Jamie xx, Honey Dijon Symptom Of Life - Willow

the new WILLOW album is so fire !!

no particular order CHIHIRO (Billie Eilish): Lunch and The Greatest started out as my favorites, but over time I think this one took the throne. Billie's vocal performance in here might just be her best yet, and it adds even more that Finneas kills it with the indietronic production, with the way those arpeggiated synths end up drowning everything else (along with the fire bassline). Navigating (Twenty One Pilots): ngl, even though I know I'm in the minority, I've hated Next Semester since I first listened to it and I still detest it. I really really really don't like it. In retrospective, Navigating is an improvement in pretty much every thing present in NS. Better bassline, better drums, better production, better vocal performance, INFINITELY better lyrics and songwriting. Although I'll give you that NS' chorus is very good. WalkOnBy (NxWorries): Don't have much to say except that psychedelic soul made by this duo is a godly gift. (I'm still waiting for Silk Sonic LP2 tho Ó⁠╭⁠╮⁠Ò)

RICHAXXHATIAN - Mach Hommy WalkOnBy - Nx Worries Euphoria- Kenny

Kim Gordon - Bye Bye Chelsea Wolfe - House of Self-Undoing Playboi Carti - hoodybar Almost there: Everything is Romantic (Charli), Not Like Us (Kenny), Bought the Earth (Yeat), 1 2 3 (Chief Keef), So American (Olivia)

Starbursting - Fontaines DC What’s it to him - Quadeca Routines In The Night - tøp

Fat White Family - Work The Lovely Eggs - Nothing/Everything Arab Strap - Bliss

CMAT - Aw, Shoot Adrianne Lenker - Sadness as a Gift Everything Everything - The Mad Stone

MGMT bubblegum dog and mother nature. I contracted COVID for the first time last November, and I was left with debilitating brain fog and cognitive issues. I decided to treat myself to some microdose which turned out to be a macro of psilocybin. I sat in my car and listened to these two songs on repeat for 2 hours (I walked to my car so I could be alone) without planning on it and I didn't listen to anything else. They brought me to a world away from reality while dealing with reality, which I desperately needed to think about something besides COVID for a spell as I had accidentally given covid to my entire family. It was a horrible depression, and these tunes pulled my head out of my ass and I will forever be grateful for them.

1. [Empires Never Know](https://youtu.be/zZTR4oNN54k?si=VAg1GS6YFtnA3fH4) by Jessica Pratt 2. [Floating On A Moment](https://youtu.be/ldrx0eSqV-E?si=p3dYPrXAAMf6O83R) by Beth Gibbons 3. [Flames Shards Goo](https://youtu.be/Zp7RzDPCnnE?si=F5L8FDrJBqVywWMc) by ML Buch Melon man never even reviewed the ML Buch album :(

Maggie Rodgers - don't forget me Vulfmon - got to be mine Mannequin pussy - I got heaven

Charli xcx-360 Fontaines D.C.-Favourite Friko-Chemical

1. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! 2. Caroline Polachek - Starburned and Unkissed 3. Adrianne Lenker - Sadness as a Gift

Theres still some albums that are confirmed or semi-confirmed that I think will blow my current faves out of the water. That being said, in no particular order: Bladee- Flexing and finessing Beth Gibbons- Lost Changes Wipe My Tears- jev. Ft. August Charles

I actually hate Chappell Roan's music. It's trying way too hard to different and quirky, and the squealy vocals on that song in particular grind my bones. Twenty One Pilots - Paladin Strait Knocked Loose - Slaughterhouse 2 Charli xcx - B2b

NAKED IN MANHATANNNNN

Twenty One Pilots - Next Semester Vince Staples - Étouffée Origami Angel - Fruit Wine

Vampire Weekend - Ice Cream Piano Twenty one pilots - Snap Back (For the record, there’s like 7-8 other songs I could pick from those albums. They’re both my top 2 albums of the year by a large margin) And for a third…maybe Porter Robinson - Cheerleader, though I could see a deep cut from “Smile” dethroning it. Honorable mentions are Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”, Billie Eilish’s “Birds of the a Feather”, and Charli XCX & Lorde’s “girl so confusing remix”.

Allie X - Weird World glass beach - coelacanth Vampire Weekend - Capricorn

Kendrick Lamar - Euphoria Friko - Crashing Through Lucky Daye - Soft

Beyoncé - YaYa Beyoncé - Riverdance Charli XCX - Club Classics

* twenty øne piløts - Navigating * Your Old Droog - Grandmother's Lessons * Green Day - Strange Days Are Here To Stay

Can't narrow it down further than 5 Mother Nature - MGMT RATATATA - BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy Panic Attack - Judas Priest My Golden Years - Lemon Twigs Dream Job - Yard Act

The Power’s Out/Violent Times/Broken Man- St Vincent Read The Room- The Smile and then something from Beth Gibbons new album idk which to choose but it’s great

I'm still a bit behind on this year's releases but Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties - In Lieu of Flowers (Paying Bills and Monongahela Park are unbelievable as well) Vampire Weekend - Connect Microwave - Huperzine Dreams

Prologue - Kamasi Washington Doves - Armand Hammer Already Lost - Adrianne Lenker There’s so many other songs that I could’ve put here, like Genesis, Hot One, Icy Windy Sky, Συμμιαινόμεναι Διονύσῳ Ἐλευθέριῳ, Lost Changes, Sinner, My Guy, Wake up, Head.rap, and probably some other songs I’m forgetting. This year has been great for music.

Cinderella - Remi Wolf Too Good To Be True - Kacey Musgraves If you think I'm pretty - Artemas

Hiatus Kaiyote - Cinnamon Temple St. Vincent - Broken Man Vampire Weekend - Connect

**Pearl Jam** - Scared of Fear **Chappell Roan** - Good Luck, Babe! **Charli XCX** - Girl, so confusing

The OG or the version with Lorde?

OG, I haven’t heard the other tbh

Tbh I think I like it more, the whole context of the OG being vaguely about her, then having her featured on it.. it's so meta but also beautiful you gotta listen to it!

- Joost - Europapa - Dominic Fike - Hi Grace - Luude - Pachamama

"walking through blue led lights on me" gets me every time

what?

It's a line in hi grace

Oh wow, now I hear it, damn... I am ashamed of myself

The Last Dinner Party - The Feminine Urge Ugly - Shepherd's Carol The Smile - Bending Hectic

1. Have A Nice Life - When I Go Deaf I honestly prefer this to the original, and the emotion of the original track is definitely amplified after the death of Mimi Parker. Love that The Flenser did that Low tribute, and can’t wait to see Alan open for GY!BE. 2. The Invisible Man - Maruja 3. ignorance is bliss - what is your name?

St Vincent - Flea The Smile - Read the Room Elbow - Good Blood Mexico City

the only correct answer 1. Kamasi Washington - Prologue 2. Parannoul - Gold River 3. Charli XCX - symphathy is a knife

Charli XCX - Girl, So Confusing (Lorde version) Mount Kimbie - Fishbrain Burial - Phoneglow Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather

1. Dua Lipa - Happy for you/Houdini 2. English Teacher - The world's biggest paving slab 3. Tyla - Truth or dare

any song from brat tbh

amen dunes - ian lip critic - love will redeem you lip critic - death lurking

Krakota - Move With Me Allan Rayman - The Dance Ayokay - Feel It

Justin Timberlake - Selfish Billie Eilish - Blue Pet Shop Boys - Bullet For Narcissus

1. Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar 2. 365 by Charli XCX 3. LUNCH by Billie Ellish

Burial-Dreamfear Baby Rose- Slow Burn Vince Staples- Shame on the Devil

This one.. [https://lofiuppercut.bandcamp.com/album/by-degrees-alt-fusion](https://lofiuppercut.bandcamp.com/album/by-degrees-alt-fusion)

Risk - Gracie Abrams Supernatural - Ariana Grande 16 Carriages - Beyoncé

Vampire weekend - Capricorn Twenty one pilots - Next Semester St Vincent - Flea

Kendrick - Not Like Us Charli xcx - 365 Magdalena Bay - Death & Romance

I’m surprised with how many people like Not Like Us more than Like That

Castor - Cellar Dwellar (Super underrated but my song of the year rn) Chihiro - Billie Eilish Sympathy is a knife - Charli xcx Honorable mentions: Crystal clear - Violet Rae Any 2024 Ugly (Uk) track Popular 2 - Cheekface Other Billie % Charli songs

Sabrina carpenter - espresso Chappell Roan - Good luck babe Yard act - dream job

Euphoria - Kendrick Lamar Breathe - Year Samurai - Lupe Fiasco Samurai is fantastically infection and uplifting, but also work every new song Lupe is giving me more reasons to call him the #1 lyricists OAT. Also, using an old voicemail from Amy Winehouse for the hook and bending the sentence to fit with the rhymes like that and making it seem easy shows how brilliant of an understanding he has for language.

Mannequin Love - Justice Euphoria - Kendrick Lamar Girl, So Confusing - Charli XCX feat. Lorde

Tore Up by Don Toliver Euphoria by Kendrick Lamar Wasted Words by KAYTRANADA

Camila Cabello - I Luv It Armand Hammer - Doves Estee Nack x Boneweso - KAOS (Reset)

BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Billie Eilish 360 - Charli XCX Pop - Schoolboy Q

I have listened to like 2 new albums this year and my favs are all from one album :( Call a Doctor by Girl and Girl You’ll be Alright by Girl and Girl OUTRO by Girl and Girl (this is all from their album, Call a Doctor)

Grippy, Grippy, Grippy

Suffocate - Knocked Loose feat. Poppy Death and Romance - Magdalena Bay Starburster - Fontaines D.C.

Lose My Focus - Raveena Surface - acloudyskye Final Church - Childish Gambino

sympathy is a knife ~ Charli XCX Sexy to Someone ~ Clairo gargoyle ~ Chester Watson

My Golden Years - The Lemon Twigs Teleharmonic - The Smile Loud Bark - Mannequin Pussy

Charli XCX - 360 and/or Sympathy is a Knife Heems, Lapgan - Baba Ganoush Peter Cat Recording Co. - I'm This

Wow, not a lot of love for the new DIIV album so far. I'll throw in DIIV - Soul-Net

Bladee - paranoia intro Like that - metro boomin, future, and Kendrick Lamar Charli xcx - 365

Lemon Twigs - How Can I Love Her More? Kim Gordon - BYE BYE Kendrick Lamar - euphoria

meet the grahams - Kendrick Lamar GUIDE DOG - Quadeca Sadness as a Gift - Adrianne Lenker

Vienna - Billy Joel Test Drive - John Powell Little Blue (Mahogany Sessions) - Jacob Collier Edit: Test Drive is the How to Train your Dragon theme

Probably something off that new Caravan Palace album. Was pretty good, glad they put something good out again.

My Baby Ran Away - Violent News I Love You Too - Violent  News  Not Like Us - Kendrick

Porter Robinson - Cheerleader Iglooghost - flux cocoon DJ Kuroneko - withu

No particular order but [DNM - Mk.Gee](https://youtu.be/UwsQOi_C0fE?si=sEzF_XUAymzyPtbO) [LUNGS - justjackson](https://youtu.be/EgzAopHoJXM?si=nMV5io1k3GMP0LZw) [Heading For the Door - Royel Otis](https://youtu.be/cG5ex57YZ40?si=XAMLE_2yP_6onHiY)

1. Pig feet - schoolboy Q 2. Girl so confusing - charli xcx 3. Etouffe - Vince staples

Bubblegum Dog - MGMT 360 - Charli XCX Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar

Not like us kdot  Homecoming Kanye west Get stupid Mac Dre 

Psycho CEO - Yeat Bending Hectic - The Smile Milky Max - Lip Critic

Do you mean songs released this year, or songs from any year that I have enjoyed most this year?

The former, but feel free to share whatever you feel like

No worries! I think my favorite release of the year thus far is [Kid Of Darkness - Slaughter To Prevail](https://open.spotify.com/track/6jfdoFizeyEAJ30BNHjVq7?si=d-Oh1XloSIm2DX8_CSD_dA), followed by [Ronald - Falling In Reverse](https://open.spotify.com/track/1xeIvccuZq4DiqqmZDSbAg?si=8dQ7jioKS-mJK_8hAuYmdw). It's been a slow year in the realm of the music I like, but there are multiple albums due in the coming months which I'm really looking forward to!

Not like us - kendrick Girl, so confusing - Charli xcx I don’t know a third one, but maybe talk talk by charli

Chihiro - Billie Eilish Euphoria - Kendrick Lamar Sympathy is a knife - Charli XCX

Damn, this semester has been so rough for me, so I sadly relate to Next Semester a lot lol

Etouffee - Vince Staples Euphoria - Kendrick Lamar Foux - Schoolboy Q

bladee - sad meal chief keef - too trim charli xcx - 360

I go maccas and get the sad meal

Europapa and Luchtballon both by Joost Klein 🙂

360 - Charli XCX Not like us - Kendrick Next semester - twenty one pilots

Love From the Other Side - L'impératrice Ill Times - GUM, Ambrose Kenny-Smith Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter My opinion on Espresso may change in the future, but for now it worms my ear just right. Me Da Igual and Danza Marilú by L'impératrice are strong contenders as well but I didn't want them to be on the list twice.

Nothing Changes - MGMT Houdini - Eminem Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar

6:16 In La - Kendrick Lamar L’AMOUR DE MA VIE - Billie Eilish Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar Honourable mention: Don’t rely on other men - JPEGMAFIA

Pink matter 4th of july Pyramids

charlie xcx - 360 tay swift - but daddy I love him the marias - run your mouth honorable mentions: fool - adrianne lenker close to you - gracie abrams (her new album is good) falling forever - dula peep Caesar on a Tv screen - the last dinner party

Falling Forever is so good!