The Sound of 2024: 15 Tracks of the Year’s Greatest Music

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wild God
recording of:
Wild God
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Warren Ellis (Australian musician and score composer)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds5:20
2Death Kink
assistant engineer:
Samuel Borst
engineer:
Anthony Cazade
producer and mixer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)
guitar:
Grian Chatten
synthesizer [Yamaha CP Reface]:
Carlos O’Connell
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Conor Deegan
recorded at:
La Frette in La Frette-sur-Seine, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 2023-11)
recording of:
Death Kink
lyricist:
Grian Chatten
composer:
Grian Chatten, Tom Coll, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III and Carlos O’Connell
Fontaines D.C.2:23
3Empty Trainload of Sky
recorded at:
Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Americana Performance nominees (number: 2025)
recording of:
Empty Trainload of Sky
writer:
David Rawlings (American guitarist, singer and producer) and Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings3:22
4That’s How I’m Feeling
additional engineer:
Josh Smith (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Dan Mancini and Shibby Poole
engineer:
Bill Skibbe (American engineer and musician)
producer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
mixer:
Bill Skibbe (American engineer and musician) and Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records) (in 2024)
recorded at:
Third Man Studio (Jack White's studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 2023 until 2024)
part of:
Best of 2024: ALT CTRL (number: 18)
recording of:
That’s How I’m Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Jack White (rock & blues multi‐instrumentalist, The White Stripes, Third Man Records)
publisher:
Third String Tunes (Jack White's publishing society)
Jack White43:10
5Kravitz
Mabe Fratti3.34:32
6Freeze
Richard Thompson3:19
7Reaching Out
bass clarinet, cello, flute, guitar, piano, pipa [Chinese jute], recorder, snare drum [marching snare], synthesizer [synth piano], trombone and trumpet:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)
bass saxophone, clarinet, frame drum, shawm [mizmar] and tenor saxophone:
Howard Jacobs (multi-instrumentalist and session musician)
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang)
percussion:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco), Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang) and Howard Jacobs (multi-instrumentalist and session musician)
viola and violin:
Raven Bush (composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist)
background vocals:
Senab Adekunle and Beth Gibbons
vocals:
Beth Gibbons
recording of:
Reaching Out
writer:
Beth Gibbons
Beth Gibbons44:14
8Read the Room
recording of:
Read the Room
writer:
Jonny Greenwood (English musician and score composer), Tom Skinner (drums) and Thom Yorke
The Smile4.055:13
9Beautiful Horses
Christopher Owens5:02
10Nothin’ to Lose
Grandaddy4:55
11New Auspicious
mixer:
BASIC (USA ambient/experimental guitar band) and Jeff Zeigler
baritone guitar and drum machine:
Nick Millevoi (guitarist) (until 2024-01-05)
electronic instruments and percussion:
Mikel Patrick Avery (jazz drummer) (until 2024-01-05)
guitar:
Chris Forsyth (until 2024-01-05)
recorded at:
Uniform Recording in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (until 2024-01-05)
recording of:
New Auspicious (on 2024-01-05)
publisher:
Mikel Patrick Avery (jazz drummer)
composer:
Mikel Patrick Avery (jazz drummer), Chris Forsyth and Nick Millevoi (guitarist)
publisher:
Mikel Patrick Avery ([no label], Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) and Prospect Heights Music
BASIC6:53
12If Tomorrow Starts Without Me
recording of:
If Tomorrow Starts Without Me
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bill Ryder-Jones
Bill Ryder-Jones3:06
13M M M
recording engineer:
Shaun Crook (engineer / musician) (in 2023) and Darren Clark (engineer) (in 2023)
mixer:
Darren Clark (engineer) (in 2023) and Shaun Crook (engineer / musician) (in 2023)
drums (drum set):
David Kennedy (drummer, member of Still House Plants)
guitar:
Finlay Clark
vocals:
Jess Hickie‐Kallenbach
recorded at and mixed at:
Lockdown Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2023)
recording of:
M M M
Still House Plants5:47
14Hungry Are We
BEAK>5:01
15Night Horns (edit)
Sarah Davachi8:18