By Joshua Gutierrez - Editor
With Charli XCX's "Brat" remix album, Tyler, The Creator's "Chromokopia" and Coldplay's "Moon Music," there was no shortage of big albums by big artists in October.
But, I wasn't the biggest fan of any of them. Perhaps I am in end of the year mode, but all these listed albums felt so dense and very, very niche. I also had COVID, which knocked me out for essentially two weeks and yes, this blog suffered.
Yet, there was some excellent music I added to my playlist.
Bon Iver's magical "SABLE" EP carried my imagination all month, Wild Pink's "Dulling The Horns" will most likely be a Top 10 Below Radar AOTY and Geordie Greep's "The New Sound" alongside Chat Pile's "Cool World" provided some well needed heaviness to balance out my 2024 playlist.
In my non-vocal category, Godspeed You! Black Emperor's "NO TITLE..." provided some great political discourse and Oliver Coate's "Throb, shiver, arrow of time" brought this cinematic levity I have adored these past few weeks.
I will begin in earnest to start my 2024 year-end lists, which sort of feels surreal. 2024 has felt like a pivotal year in music and could very well be a cornerstone for the decade ahead in terms of cultural impact. I'm sort of sad to see it go!!!
But let's collect some great music in November!!!!
1 Million + Albums of the Month
Artists With Above 1 Million Monthly Listens On Spotify
Below Radar Albums of the Month
Artists With Between 1M-100K Monthly Listens On Spotify
Hidden Gem Albums of the Month
Artists With Below 100K Monthly Listens On Spotify
Ambient & Instrumental Albums of the Month
Regardless of Monthly Listens On Spotify
