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

WAW: 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 Just as the single was climbing up the charts, it was withdrawn by the record company in the UK in the wake of this disaster.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.

WAW: 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".