Brazilian singer Luiza Brina’s album Prece features a lyrical command to embrace danger, and to be taught from the journey upon which it units you.
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As we wrap up our protection of the 12 months in music, we’re publishing lists of the music liked greatest by particular person members of NPR Music’s staff. For extra, try the total staff’s picks for the 124 greatest songs and 50 greatest albums of 2024.
Luiza Brina’s Prece, my favourite album of the 12 months, comprises this straightforward, but highly effective couplet: “Arriscar / Fazer um risco / Percorrer / Correr o risco.” A lot of the music that spoke to me in 2024 wound down paths that had been mossy and smart (Starflyer 59), surprising (Kim Gordon), unknown (Blood Incantation), elegant (Barbara Hannigan), historic (Mekit Dolan Muqam Group), alien (Soften-Banana) and warmly warped (Nonetheless Home Vegetation). What Brina sings, in essence, it is that not solely essential to take a danger however to be taught from its journey — these data and songs had been my soundtrack alongside the best way.
My high 10 albums of 2024
- Luiza Brina, Prece
- Blood Incantation, Absolute Elsewhere
- Kim Gordon, The Collective
- Tierra Whack, World Large Whack
- Myriam Gendron, Mayday
- Nonetheless Home Vegetation, If I do not make it, I like u
- Mekit Dolan Muqam Group, Bayawan
- Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, The Method Out of Straightforward
- Soften-Banana, 3+5
- Muro, Nuevo Dogma
My high 10 songs of 2024
- Deerlady, “Masterpieces”
- Starflyer 59, “YZ80”
- The Rheingans Sisters, “Devils”
- Damien Jurado & The Everett Meeting, “I’ve By no means Identified Alice”
- Haley Heynderickx, “Foxglove”
- Fuubutsushi, “New Flora”
- Hurray for the Riff Raff, “Colossus of Roads”
- SABIWA, Queimada, Nathan L., “Nothing blue”
- Model Pussy, “Loud Bark”
- Barbara Hannigan, “Jumalattaret”
