| jesper's top 50 albums of 2024 |
| 50 |  | Grazer
I Always Follow
hello everyone |
| 49 |  | Dummy (USA-CA)
Free Energy
it is time for my favourite albums of this year |
| 48 |  | Priori
This But More
per tradition i will not be talking about these albums but instead i'll just yap about my year lol |
| 47 |  | somesurprises
Perseids
it's been a pretty good year i think |
| 46 |  | Julia Holter
Something in the Room She Moves
better than 2023 |
| 45 |  | Touche Amore
Spiral in a Straight Line
(not just for music) |
| 44 |  | Poppy
Negative Spaces
uhhh let's do some random highlights |
| 43 |  | Interlaker
Interlaker
did a lot of fun traveling this year |
| 42 |  | The Last Dinner Party
Prelude to Ecstasy
peak trips were my balkan speedrun (tirana/skopje/sofia in like 5 days) |
| 41 |  | whyohwhy
Bruises
my long summer europe crossing (innsbruck/bratislava/przemysl/prague) |
| 40 |  | Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard and Soft
and every single time i encountered a mountain (special shoutout to hiking up and down the schilthorn in switzerland) |
| 39 |  | Ellis
No Place That Feels Like
i also did a lot of teaching again that was fun |
| 38 |  | Cloud Cafe
Gift Horse
tho tbh the older i'm getting, the more disillusioned i'm getting w academia |
| 37 |  | Webbed Wing
Vol. III
like i love teaching i love research but jesus everyone is depressed and there's zero funding and the hierarchical bs ughh anyway we're still doing highlights |
| 36 |  | Marika Hackman
Big Sigh
right yes another highlight is the making of videos i'm still doing, lots of fun lots of stupidness |
| 35 |  | Quivers
Oyster Cuts
also co-organised a handful of art fundraisers for palestinian evacuation funds, raised over 4000 euros in total |
| 34 |  | Chat Pile
Cool World
also attended a lot of cool concerts so here are some of my favs i guess |
| 33 |  | Francis of Delirium
Lighthouse
big|brave were so loud it was beautiful, the story so far had 0 energy and the crowd had 110 energy, jimmy eat world and pup were adorable, quivers were the adorablest, alcest were ethereal, ethel cain was the etherealest, boston manor in prague was so fucking hot that the band starting throwing buckets filled with ice cubes into the crowd lmao, crywank was hilarious |
| 32 |  | Knocked Loose
You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
what else |
| 31 |  | Bathe Alone
I Don't Do Humidity
let me think |
| 30 |  | You Wish
Lathe
oh yeah my proudest sputcomplishment this year has to be being the only critic mentioned in remo drive's latest album's "critical reception" section lol rip that band |
| 29 |  | The Story So Far
I Want to Disappear
other than that i'm srsly impressed at this website's continued existence in spite of... everything yk |
| 28 |  | Hovvdy
Hovvdy
met a lot of lovely sputters again, special shoutout to quickly hopping over to london to do twice karaoke lmao |
| 27 |  | Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties
In Lieu of Flowers
someone still hasn't slept on my two couches smh |
| 26 |  | fauxdeep
Then You’ll Go Home
pan has in fact sat on at least one of those two couches |
| 25 |  | Julia-Sophie
Forgive Too Slow
oh yeah my dating life has been pretty hilarious this year |
| 24 |  | Tusks
Gold
very tldr: failed attempted situationship (ew) of half a year, some of the worst first dates of my life, start dating someone n their life falls apart, start dating someone after that and their life falls apart (yes i realise the common denominator), thank you |
| 23 |  | Ha Vay
Baby I'm The Wolf
other less great stuff includes attempting to find a new place to live in the absolutely horrific current housing market here |
| 22 |  | Interpersonal
The Long Bright Dark
the good news is that i eventually succeeded and we are moving early next year to a deeply deeply expensive rental house. but it is a house and has two bathrooms fsr so yay? |
| 21 |  | Mannequin Pussy
I Got Heaven
nice side effect of the stress inducing five months of trying to find something: no chance for seasonal depression to hit |
| 20 |  | Why Bonnie
Wish on the Bone
(dw it's hitting now tho, jesus christ i haven't seen a single ray of sunlight in months) |
| 19 |  | Kelly Lee Owens
Dreamstate
should rly start downing vitamin d |
| 18 |  | DIIV
Frog In Boiling Water
oh well it is okay |
| 17 |  | Alcest
Les Chants de L'Aurore
because early january i will be going on my annual seasonal depression cure trip to southern spain |
| 16 |  | Midwife (USA)
No Depression In Heaven
and i'm hopping on a plane to skopje later today |
| 15 |  | Trauma Ray
Chameleon
where the sun's supposed to be shining?? hell yeah bb |
| 14 |  | Newmoon
Temporary Light
going there with my best friend to avoid having to spend my birthday and nye in the netherlands lol |
| 13 |  | Chelsea Wolfe
She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
i don't rly like the netherlands |
| 12 |  | One with the Riverbed
Succumb
but yeah turning 26 tomorrow, that's fun? idk |
| 11 |  | Coals
Sanatorium
all in all i'm pretty happy with life tho |
| 10 |  | Charli XCX
Brat
even if i'm probably feeling the most "lost" i have in quite a while |
| 9 |  | Wishy
Triple Seven
no idea where i'll be five years from now but honestly that's ok |
| 8 |  | Phoebe Go
Marmalade
life is fun traveling is nice friends are good food is great music is enjoyable |
| 7 |  | Leifur James
Magic Seeds
i always struggle spacing these out correctly |
| 6 |  | Ceres
Magic Mountain (1996—2022)
so i think i've run out of things to say |
| 5 |  | Slow Connection
The Dog
happy new year, i hope you're all doing well |
| 4 |  | Balance and Composure
with you in spirit
don't forget to drink enough water |
| 3 |  | Domestic Terminal
Sanctuary
and listen to more shoegaze |
| 2 |  | Big|Brave
A Chaos of Flowers
ok see u |
| 1 |  | Iress
Sleep Now, In Reverse
bye x |
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