Lists of a 2024 type nature

Generally more books and albums, less TV and Film. Your guess is as good as mine as to why.

As usual the lists are chronologically chronicled, top of the list Jan etc etc.

BOOKS 2024

M.R. Carey – The Fall Of Koli

Alastair Reynolds – Chasm City

Terry Hayes – The Year Of The Locust

Sebastian De Castell – The Malevolent Seven

Scott Lynch – The Lies Of Locke Lamora / Red Seas Under Red Skies / The Republic Of Thieves 

Sebastian De Castell – Traitor’s Blade / Knight’s Shadow / Saint’s Blood / Tyrant’s Throne

Chris Brookmyre – Places In The Darkness

Nicholas Binge – Ascension

Terry Pratchett – Making Money

M.R. Carey – Someone Like Me

David Lagercrantz – The Girl Who Lived Twice

Rachel Clarke – Breathtaking

Jay Kristoff – Nevernight / Godsgrave / Darkdawn

Mariana Mazzucaro & Rosie Collington – The Big Con

Mick Herron – The Secret Hours

Simon Winstanley – Rez Point 2

John Higgs – Love And Let Die (Bond, The Beatles and the British Psyche)

Adrian Tchaikovsky – Empire In Black And Gold / Dragonfly Falling / Blood Of The Mantis / Salute The Dark / The Scarab Path / The Sea Watch / Heirs Of The Blade / The Air War / War Master’s Gate /  Seal Of The Worm

Alastair Reynolds – Aurora Rising / Elysium Fire / Machine Vendetta

M. R. Carey – Echo Of Worlds

Stephen Markley – The Deluge

Neal Stephenson – Fall or, Dodge In Hell

George Monbiot & Peter Hutchinson – The Invisible Doctrine 

H. R. Hawkins – Archipelago

Justin Cronin – The Passage / The Twelve / The City Of Mirrors

Erin Kelly – He Said / She Said

Will Smith – Mainlander

John Crowley – Engine Summer

Stephen Donaldson – The Real Story / Forbidden Knowledge/ A Dark And Hungry God Arises / Chaos And Order / This Day All Gods Die

Chris Brookmyre – The Cracked Mirror

Paul Murray – The Bee Sting 

Nick Harkaway – Titanium Noir

David McClosky – Damascus Station

Samantha Harvey – Orbital

Christopher Paolini – Fractal Noise

John Higgs – I Have America Surrounded

Adrian Tchaikovsky – Days Of Shattered Faith

Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor – AI Snake Oil

Erin Kelly – The Sick Rose

Martin MacInnes – In Ascension

Paul A. Dixon – Carpathians

M.R. Carey – Fellside

ALBUMS 2024

Shakti – This Moment 

Simple Minds – Live In The City Of Light

U2 – War

Jethro Tull – RökFlöte

Madison Cunningham – Who are You Now / Revealer

John Martyn – The Apprentice 

The Smile – Wall Of Eyes

Erykah Badu – Live

The Pineapple Thief – It Leads To This

Trifecta – Fragments

Sarah Jerosz – Blue Heron Suite / Polaroid Lovers

Brad Mehldau – Largo

Sarah Jarosz – Build Me Up From Bones / Undercurrent 

I’m With Her – See You Around

Sarah Jarosz – World On The Ground

The The – Soul Mining / Infected / Mind Bomb / Dusk

Everything Everything – Mountainhead

Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road / Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy / Tumbleweed Connection / Madman Across The Water / Honky Chateau / Don’t Shoot Me I’m The Piano Player / Caribou

Shelby Lynne – I Am Shelby Lynne

Sheryl Crow – Tuesday Night Music Club / Sheryl Crow

Scott McKeon – Can’t Take No More

Shelby Lynne – Love, Shelby

The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards

Elbow – Audio Vertigo / Asleep At The Back / Cast Of Thousands / Leaders Of The Free World

Guy Garvey – Courting The Squall

Sting – The Bridge

Doves – Lost Souls

Glass Beams – Mirage EP / Mahal EP

Eric Johnson and Alien Love Child – Live And Beyond

Queens Of The Stone Age – In Times New Roman

Gong – Unending Ascending 

Free Form Funky Freqs – Urban Mythology vol.1 / Bon Vivant / Hymn Of The Third Galaxy

Gong – Shapeshifter / Gazeuse / Rejoice I’m Dead / I See You / Shamal

Robert Fripp – Exposure 

Daryl Hall – Sacred Songs

Robert Fripp – God Save The Queen – Under Heavy Manners / The Gates Of Paradise

Astrud Gilberto – Ipanema Girl

Moodswings -Moodfood

Pearl Jam – Dark Matter

David Lee Roth – Eat Em And Smile

The The – NakedSelf

St. Vincent – All Born Screaming

Vennart – Forgiveness And The Grain

Jesus Christ Superstar – Original Concept Recording

John Mayer Trio – Try! Live

John Coltrane – A Love Supreme / The Best Of

Sunn o))) – Life Metal

Wayne Shorter – Speak No Evil

John Mayer – Where The Light Is ( Live in L.A.)

Pink Floyd – Piper At The Gates Of Dawn / A Saucerful Of Secrets / More / Ummagumma / Atom Heart Mother / Obscured By Clouds

Paul Weller – Stanley Road / Saturns Return / 22 Dreams

/ Wake Up The Nation / Heavy Soul / On Sunset / Sonik Kicks

Duran Duran – Danse Macabre 

Scritti Politti – Cupid And Psych ‘85

Janelle Monae – The Age of Pleasure

Stone Temple Pilots – Tiny Music / No. 4 / Shangri La Dee Da

Steven Wilson – Transience

Sarah McLachlan – Bloom (remixes) / Mirrorball (Live)

Big Big Train – Summer Shall Not Fade / Empire / A Stone’s Throw From The Line / A Flare On The Lens

Guthrie Trapp and Tom Bukovac – In Stereo

The Human League – Dare

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Architecture And Morality

Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks – True

Janek Gwizdala – It Only Happens Once

It Bites – Once Around The World

Queensryche – Take Cover

Christian Kleine – Touch And Fuse

Wayne Shorter – Celebration vol.1

Meshell Ndegeocello – Plantation Lullabies / Peace Beyond Passion / Bitter / Cookie 

Jonathan Wilson – Eat The Worm / Dixie Blur / Fanfare

David Gilmour – Luck And Shadow

Jasdeep Singh Degun – Anomaly

Genesis – We Can’t Dance

Ride – This Is Not A Safe Space / Interplay

Big Big Train – A Flare On The Lens

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party – Chain Of Light

Floating Points – Cascade

Tim Bowness – Powder Dry

Laurie Anderson – Big Science

Rupert Hine – Surface Tension (The Studio Recordings 1981-1983)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor – No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead

The Smile – Cutouts

Thomas Dolby – The Golden Age Of Wireless (deluxe edition)

Duran Duran – Danse Macabre deluxe 

Public Service Broadcasting – The Last Flight / Bright Magic

Sophos – Sending Signals / Tales From Urania / Oceanica / La Arquitectura Del Tiempo / Mueon

Duran Duran – The Crystal Ship (live 93)/ Transmission Impossible (live 82/83/89/93)

System 7 – Depth Disco

U2 – War

Underworld – Strawberry Hotel

Mirror System – Route 77

Mark Kelly’s Marathon

Biffy Clyro – Ellipsis / A Celebration Of Endings / The Myth Of The Happily Ever After

Marillion. – This Strange Engine (Deluxe) 

Jean-Michel Jarre – Zoolook (1985 release)

The Radicant – We Ascend EP

Gerry Rafferty – City To City

The Cure – Mixed Up / Pornography / The Top / Wish / Bloodflowers / 4:13 Dream 

 Meshell NDegeocello – Comfort Woman / The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Oc The Infidel / The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams / Weather / Comet, Come To Me / Ventriloquism / The Omnichord Real Book / No More Water : The Gospel of James Baldwin

Ash Ra Tempel – Ash Ra Tempel / Schwingungen / Seven Up (with Timothy Leary)

Brian Blade – Mama Rosa

Ozric Tentacles – Curious Corn / The Hidden Step / Swirly Termination / The Floor’s Too Far Away / The Yum Yum Tree

Aphex Twin – Spyro / Music From The Merch Desk (2016-2023)

Go – Go / Live from Paris / Go Too

Nala Sinephro – Endlessness / Space 1.8

Black Midi – Cavalcade / Schlagenheim / Hellfire

Sun Ra – Sleeping Beauty

Janek Gwizdala – The Space In Between / One Way Out

TV 2024

Berlin

NASCAR Full Speed

Drive To Survive S6

The Octopus Murders

Moto GP

Mammals

The Expanse S6

Jack Ryan S4

Wayne Shorter – Zero Gravity

Clarkson’s Farm S2/3

Tour De France Unchained S2

3 Body Problem

The Terminal List

Reacher S2

Leverage: Redemption S2

Slow Horses S2

Silo S1

Slow Horses S3 / 4

The Solar System 

Asia

The Day Of The Jackal

Kaos

FILMS 2024

Free Solo

Fine Lines

The Alpinist

Race To The Summit

Bitconned

The Antisocial Network

The Killer

The 355

Ford vs. Ferrari 

The Beach Boys

How To Rob A Bank

Count Me In

January 5, 2025 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 2024, books, film, lists, music, tv | Leave a comment