Jazdoc's 2024 Favorite Rock & Pop Releases

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In alphabetical order....
Levi Burr "Another Domino Map"
Common Saints "Cinema 3000"
Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs "Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits"
Fantastic Negrito "Son of A Broken Man"
The Hanging Stars "On a Golden Shore"
Susanna Hoffs "The Lost Record"
Chris Kasper "Sunlight in anEmpty Room"
Los Yesterdays "Frozen in Time"
Orville Peck "Stampede"
Cleo Sol "Gold"
Tindersticks "Soft Tissue"
YNYS "Dosbarth Nos"

 

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Levi Burr "Another Domino Map"

Debut instrumental LP of a psychedelic Americana. Killer recording.

Levi Burr

 

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Common Saints "Cinema 3000"

Solo soul LP. 45 rpm vinyl

 

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Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs "Vagabonds, Virgins and Misfits"

Another fun LP by Tom Petty's guitarist/collaborator.

 

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Fantastic Negrito "Son of A Broken Man"

From Bandcamp: When you listen to Fantastic Negrito, you’re invited to hear the story of life after destruction. Each song is a real story about a musician from Oakland who experienced the highs of a million-dollar record deal, the lows of a near fatal car accident that left him in a coma, and is now in the midst of a rebirth that took him from the streets of Oakland to the world stage.

 

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The Hanging Stars "On A Golden Shore"

New to me UK group with a psychedelic country vibe. Well recorded.

 

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Susanna Hoffs "The Lost Record"

I still have a crush on the former Bangles singer...sigh

 

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Chris Kasper "Sunlight In An Empty Room"

Another Bandcamp find. Philly singer songwriter. LP has killer sonics.

 

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Los Yesterdays "Frozen in TIme"

Chicano flavored LA Soul

 

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Orville Peck "Stampede"

Punk drummer turned country singer’s 3rd release and it's a killer collection including multiple duets. The duet with Willie Nelson got the most attention but my favorites are the Margo Price and Elton John duets. Great sonics.

 

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Cleo Sol "Gold"

Technically a 2023 release but the outstanding 45rpm vinyl came out in 2024.

 

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The TIndersticks "Soft Tissue"

More brooding than recent releases. Well recorded.

 

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Jack White "No Name"

Strong comeback LP after a couple disappointing releases by the former White Stripes' frontman.

 

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YNYS "Dosbarth Nos"

Did not have a Celtic power pop band as one of my favorites on the 2024 scorecard but here we are. Gyda Ni might be my favorite 2024 single.