The Brighton Film Club's Albums of the Year 2024

Another year where the number of albums in the below list has had to be bumped up and still doesn't do justice to what's been released.

I present to you, after the customary squabbles and more shuffles than a Vegas casino, The Brighton Film Club’s Albums of the Year 2024:

35. Charly Bliss - Forever

34. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet

33. Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven

32. Everything Everything - Mountainhead

31. IDLES - TANGK

30. illuminati hotties - POWER

29. skaiwater - #gigi

28. Mk.gee - Two Star & The Dream Police

27. Nilufer Yanya - My Method Actor

26. Faye Webster - Underdressed at the Symphony

25. Bleachers - Bleachers

24. Beyonce - COWBOY CARTER

23. St. Vincent - All Born Screaming

22. Been Stellar - Scream from New York, NY

21. Oso Oso - life till bones

20. Bring Me The Horizon - POST HUMAN: NeX GEn

19. Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk

18. Fat Dog - WOOF.

17. Fontaines D.C. - Romance

16. Chanel Beads - Your Day Will Come

15. Friko - Where we've been, Where we go from here

14. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us

13. Glass Animals - I Love You So F***ing Much

12. Jack White - No Name

11. beabadoobee - This Is How Tomorrow Moves

10. Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA

9. Wunderhorse - Midas

8. MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks

7. The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World

6. Master Peace - How To Make A Master Peace

5. KNEECAP - Fine Art

4. Father John Misty - Mahashmashana

3. Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee

2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God

1. Charli xcx - BRAT

There’s also been a smattering of excellent EP’s this year worth checking out if you’ve exhausted the above: Little Simz, Bombay Bicycle Club, Mary In The Junkyard, Picture Parlour, Metronomy, Good Neighbours, Bon Iver, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Master Peace and Yannis & The Yaw to name a few.

I also need to save a full paragraph for a comment on the Lil' Dicky release Penith, the long-awaited soundtrack to the incredible TV show Dave.

Wait, there’s more: Kendrick Lamar, Sprints, Marika Hackman, Future Islands, The Smile, Ariana Grande, Bolis Pupul, Waxahatchee, Maggie Rogers, Taylor Swift, Porij, Hovvdy, Big Special, Billie Eilish, Wallows, The Last Dinner Party, Kasabian and Jamie xx were a few of the others fighting for inclusion on this list and are also worth a spin amongst what seems like countless others this year!

Have a fantastic festive season and roll on 2025.