Best of 2024 - The Singles

2024 was a remarkable year for music, delivering a vibrant mix of genres that defined the soundscape of the year. Iconic artists returned with chart-topping hits, reminding us why they’ve stood the test of time, while newcomers brought bold innovation, shaking up the music scene with fresh sounds and perspectives. Here's a collection of the very best tracks from 2024 and a Happy New Year!!

01. Georgia Gets By - Madeline (Also EP of the year, Split Up)
02. Holy Wire - I Still Feel Alone All The Time 
03. Bon Iver - Things Behind Things Behind Things
04. Nick Cave & Wild Seeds - Wild God
05. Allie X - Bon Voyage
06. The Cure - Alone
07. Depeche Mode - Before Dawn
08. Magdalena Bay - Death & Romance
09. The The - Cognitive Dissident
10. Billie Eilish - Birds of Feather
11. Ride - Monaco
12. Jamie XX fr Robyn - Life
13. Suki Waterhouse - OMG
14. Telenova - Power 
15. Nadine Shah - Greatest Dancer
16. Geneva Jacuzzi - Scene Ballerina
17. Fountains D.C. - Starbuster 
18. MGMT - Nothing to Declare
19. Fat White Family - What's That You Say
20. Pet Shop Boys - Dancing Star
21. FKA twigs - Perfect Stranger 
22. Allie X - Off With Her Tits
23. Kim Wilde - Trail of Destruction
24. Sharon van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Afterlife
25. James Blake - Like The End 
26. Empire of the Sun - Changes
27. Sade - Young Lion
28. Ronnie Stone - The Diamond
29. Manic Street Preachers - Hiding in Plain Sight
30. Cool Heat - Not My Fault
31. Nightbus - Average Boy
32. The Horrors - The Silence That Remains
33. The Last Dinner Party - Feminine Urge
34. Fountains D.C. - Here's The Thing
35. The Wombats - Blood On The Hospital Floor
36. MGMT ft. Christine and the Queens - Dancing In Babylon
37. Male Tears - S.O.D.
38. Ride - Peace Sign
39. Rose Gray - Free 
40. The Smile - Friend of a Friend 
41. Holy Wire - The Ending of an Age
42. Primal Scream - Love Insurrection
43. Future Islands - Say Goodbye
44. Beth Gibbons - Reaching Out
45. Houses of Heaven - Deserve
46. John Cale - How We See the Light
47. SG Lewis ft Tove Lo - Busy Girl
48. Bryan Ferry ft Amelia - Star 
49. TR/ST - Performance
50. Kirin J. Callinan - It's The Truth

WATCH: Soap&Skin - Girl Loves Me

"Girl Loves Me" is the second single for the Austrian singer Anja Plaschg who records under the name Soap&Skin. This and the cover of the song "Mystery of Love" which we already announced here are featured on her album Torso that was released on November 22nd. 

 

The Wombats - Blood on the Hospital Floor

The Wombats have released a brand new single titled "Blood on the Hospital Floor". This song will be featured on their upcoming studio album Oh! The Ocean scheduled for February 2025.

Sade - Young Lion

Sade has released her first single in six years, titled "Young Gun".This song is part of Transa:Selects compilation that celebrates the spiritual journey of trans people. It also features tracks by Perfume Genius, Fleet Foxes, Moses Sumney and many others.

 

Retrovision: Blue Zone - On Fire

 "On Fire" was a third single release for the UK trio Blue Zone led by Lisa Stansfield. Shortly after the release of the single on 18 November 1987, fire broke at King's Cross St Pancras tube station. It killed thirty-one people and hundred were taken to hospital, nineteen with serious injuries. Just as the single was climbing up the charts, it was withdrawn by the record company in the UK in the wake of this disaster.

Manic Street Preachers - Hiding in Plain Sight

Manic Street Preachers have returned with two new singles, "Decline and Fall" and "Hiding in Plain Sight." The latter track features vocals by the bassist Nicky Wire and Catherine Anne Davies. Their forthcoming studio album, Critical Thinking, is set for release on January 31, 2025.

WATCH: Allie X - Bon Voyage

Allie X has released a new single titled "Bon Voyage". Earlier this year she released her third studio album Girl with No Face. This songs promotes the album's Deluxe edition which features album tracks in a different arrangements.

  

Instant Hit: The Glove - Like An Animal

The Glove released their debut single, "Like an Animal," in August 1983. As a side project of Robert Smith from The Cure and Steve Severin from Siouxsie and the Banshees, the project allowed both musicians to take a break from their where they recruited Jeanette Landray to take on lead vocal duties for the song. The band released one-off album, Blue Sunshine, before disbanding, with Smith and Severin returning to their original bands.

Out Today: The Cure - Songs of The Lost World

 The Cure have released their fourteenth studio album Songs of The Lost World today. The album was already promoted with the string of singles including the their latest, "All I Ever Am". It is their first new material since their album 4:13 Dream which was released back in 2008 which was originally intended to be released in 2019. Last month, we also featured here the first single "Alone". 

Best of 1994 - The Singles List

In the music world, the year 1994 is mostly remembered for the tragic death of Kurt Cobain, who committed suicide on April 5th. Cobain's death marked a pivotal moment for the grunge movement, which had dominated the early '90s. With his passing, grunge reached its peak but also began to slowly dissolve.

During this time, punk rock experienced a resurgence, thanks in large part to bands like Green Day and The Offspring. Green Day's album Dookie and The Offspring's Smash brought punk energy back into the mainstream with a new twist, most notable as skate punk and pop punk.

Across the Atlantic, the Britpop movement was in full swing, with bands like Oasis, Blur, and Pulp leading the charge. Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe, which sold 100,000 copies within just four days of release, earning them the record for the fastest-selling debut album in British history.

Nine Inch Nails also made a significant impact in 1994 with the release of The Downward Spiral, pushing industrial rock into mainstream consciousness and becoming a landmark album in the genre.

In January 1994, Bryan Adams made history by becoming the first major Western music star to perform in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War, symbolizing a significant moment in cultural diplomacy.

Wet Wet Wet's cover of "Love Is All Around," from the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, dominated the UK Singles Chart, staying at number #1 for fifteen weeks, making it the second-longest consecutive run at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart history.

Woodstock '94 celebrated the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival and featured notable performances, including Green Day's infamous mud fight with the crowd on Day 3, a moment that has since become legendary.

Overall, 1994 was a year of significant transitions and memorable events in the music world, with new movements emerging and others evolving, marking the end of an era and the beginning of new trends in music.

Below is the list of 50 songs that defined the landscape of 1994. It is a mix of some of the favorites back then and the ones I am still listening today.

#30YearsAnniversaryof #1994 #TheSinglesList

01. The Cranberries - Linger
02. Prodigy - No Good
03. Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds
04. Oasis - Live Forever
05. Blur - Girls and Boys
06. Nine Inch Nails - Closer
07. Mazzy Star - Fade into You
08. Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You 
09. Depeche Mode - In Your Room
10. Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
11. Kylie Minogue - Confide in Me
12. R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth
13. Madonna - Secret 
14. Pink Floyd - High Hopes
15. Jeff Buckley - Grace
16. Seal - Kiss from the Rose
17. Beastie Boys - Sabotage 
18. Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
19. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around 
20. Sinead O'Connor - Fire on Babylon

The Horrors - The Silence That Remains

 The Horrors have released a brand new single titled, "The Silence That Remains". The song will be featured on their sixth studio album Night Life, which is set for release on March 25th 2025.

The Cure - Alone

 The Cure have released "Alone", their first single release in 16 years. The song will be featured on their next studio album Songs of the Lost World which is due on November 1st.