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KRCL programmers recently submitted their half-year best of 2024 so far lists. I had a hard time keeping it to 10! And honestly that 10 would change day to day. There were a ton of great records released (check the Past section on my Upcoming Releases page) but these are the ones I found myself coming back to.
Sticking to albums released Jan 1 - May 31, 2024.
Here is my initial top 10:
- Emily Nenni / Drive & Cry
- Adeem the Artist / Anniversary
- Lizzie No / Halfsies
- Luke Callen / Also Going Nowhere
- The Montvales / Born Strangers
- Sierra Ferrell / Trail of Flowers
- Humbird / Right On
- Charley Crockett / $10 Cowboy
- John Craigie / TK & The Holy Know-Nothings - Pagan Church
- Charlie Parr / Little Sun
The next 10:
- Brit Taylor - Kentucky Bluegrassed
- Stoll Vaughan - Dream in Color
- Chad Meers - A Place in My Mind
- Shawn Hess - Wild Onion
- Willi Carlisle - Critterland
- Blaine Bailey - Home
- Spencer Burton - North Wind
- The Secret Sisters - Mind, Man, Medicine
- Waxahatchee - Tiger’s Blood
Even more worth checking out
- Kimmi Bitter – Old School
- John Moreland – Visitor
- Kelsey Waldon – There’s Always A Song
- Corb Lund – El Viejo
- Hannah Kaminer - Heavy on the Vine
- Woody Woodworth & The Piners - Rebels & Dreamers
- The Lostines - Meet the Lostines
- Kyshona - Legacy
- Pi Jacobs - Soldier On
- Thomas Csorba - Windchimes
- Lynn Drury - High Tide
- Sam Morrow - On The Ride Here
I'm sure I'm missing others that I'd like to include, and there are so many others worth listening to. The great thing is there continues to be so much great music being released, and I look forward to curating the best Americana and Roots music being released.