*here's the top 20 list of our most essential albums from 2024*
p.s.
the postmodern radio special edition show with the
albums chart countdown of 2024 will have its broadcast premiere
this wednesday - new year's day - january 1 at 5pm (cet) / 11am (est) on
Kool Rock Radio ...
and shortly afterwards also
on-demand via mixcloud / hearthis ...
#indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica
1.
The Cure [England/London] - Songs Of A Lost World
(Ficton/Polydor)
Genre : Alternative Rock / Post Punk
*their first full length in 16years!
a timeless masterpiece.
musically between the albums 'disintegration' (1989) & 'wish' (1992).
epicly beautiful, dark and melancholic!
https://shop.thecure.com/dept/songs-of-a-lost-world
https://thecure.lnk.to/SongsOfALostWorldYT
2.
RIDE [England/Oxford] - Interplay
(Wichita Recordings)
Genre: Indie Rock, Shoegaze, Psychedelia
*seventh studio album by the shoegaze legends.
an elegant shoegazy psychedelia album with brilliant pop hooks!
https://ride.ffm.to/interplay-album
https://rideox4.bandcamp.com/album/interplay
3.
Genre: Indie Rock / Shoegaze / Madchester Rave / Baggy
*groovy & hypnotic with a acidic house aftertaste - rave on !
https://idol-io.ffm.to/smokemirrors
https://bryanmagictears.bandcamp.com/album/smoke-and-mirrors
4.

Genre: Indie Rock / Shoegaze
*a blend of alternative rock & shoegaze - sometimes powerful and agressive but off and on romantic and dreamy!
https://beenstellar.ffm.to/screamfromnewyorkny
https://beenstellar.bandcamp.com/album/scream-from-new-york-ny
HYLA [Australia/Melbourne] - In The Green Shade
(CD Baby)
Genre: Indie Rock /Shoegaze / Dreampop / Psychedelia
*an album full of terrific dreamy pop melodies in the cloack of shoegaze and psychedelia - produced by Flyying Colours frontman Brodie J Brümmer
https://linktr.ee/hylamusic
https://hyla.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-green-shade
6.

(Parlophone)
Genre: Synthpop / 80s
*fifteenth studio album from Neil Tennent & Chris Lowe produced by
James Ford.
it finds them refining and updating their late 80s heyday sound ...
https://petshopboys.lnk.to/nonetheless
7.

(Nothing But Love/Virgin)
Genre: Indie Rock /Alternative Pop / Britpop
*eighteenth studio full length full of warmth and salvaged.
the manchester heroes never disappoint!
https://james.tmstor.es/
8.

*solid sixth studio album from the 90s britpopper - full of hymns!
9.

(Trouble In Mind Records)
Genre: Indie Rock / Psychedelia / Shoegaze / Baggy
*kaleidoscope shoegazy psych-pop album from the indie quartet ...
https://linktr.ee/notdummy
https://notdummy.bandcamp.com/album/free-energy
10.

(Virgin Music)
Genre: Electronica / Techno
*eleventh album from
Karl Hyde & Rick Smith.
68minutes - melodic, warm, enveloping, propulsive - classic Underworld!
https://linktr.ee/underworldlive
https://underworld.lnk.to/strawberryhotel
11.
The Rills [England/Lincoln] - Don't Be A Stranger
(The Orchard Enterprises)
Genre: Indie Rock
*solid and melodic noughties inspired britrock debut album with
youthful energy and a real streak of romanticism ...
https://republicofmusic.lnk.to/DontBeAStranger
12.
(XL Recordings)
Genre: Indie Rock / Post Punk
*fourth studio album from the irish post punk band.
they stepped away from the darkness into 90s and early 2000 indie & britpop ...
https://fontainesdc.x-l.co/bio
https://fontainesdc.x-l.co/heresthething
13.
(Funhouse Recordings/Universal)
Genre: Indie Rock / Post Punk
*a nicely polished record full of above average post punk tracks ...
https://theblinders.lnk.to/beholder
https://linktr.ee/theblinders
14.
(Shellshock / Lemonpop Recs)
Genre : Indie / Shoegaze / Dreampop
*fine lo-fi shoegaze/psychedelia album co-produced by
Ride mastermind Mark Gardener !
https://linktr.ee/magic_seas
https://www.magicseas.net/music
15.
Hamish Hawk [Scotland/Edinburgh] - A Firmer Hand(So Recordings)
Genre: Indie Rock /Sophisticated Britpop
*3rd studio full length from the scottish indie artist.
the record was produced by
Idlewild's Rod Jones and inspired by some of Hawk's personal relationships ...
https://ffm.to/hhmlw
https://ffm.bio/hamishhawk
16.
(Fierce Panda Records)
Genre: Indie Rock / Post Punk
https://linktr.ee/desperatejournalist_nohero
17.

(BMG)
Genre: Indie Rock / Neo Psychedelia
*their first album in 8 years gives Bobby Gillespie's acid dipping grooves a funky & cinematic sheen ...
https://primalscream.lnk.to/ComeAheadID
https://primalscreamband.bandcamp.com/album/come-ahead
18.

Genre: Alternative Rock / Post Punk
*the album feature a diverse collection of tracks ranging from social and political messages to deeply personal reflections - powerful & emotionally intensive!
https://newmodelarmy.lnk.to/unbrokenID
19.

(Decay Discques)
Genre: Indie / Dreampop /Shoegaze
*15 beautiful dreamy tracks with high recognition value ...
https://diffidentdaffodils.bandcamp.com/album/indifferent
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/7H1T58jwGfPxqpogQjVsML
20.

(Fire Records)
Genre: Indie / Artpop / Psychedelia
*a complex artpop record influenced from 60s pop, krautrock, psychedelia and occult sounds ...
https://memorialsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/memorial-waterslides
https://memorialsband.lnk.to/MeWa