I didn’t list what I listened to in real time during 2024 but I did track everything via Last.fm. Here’s my top artists and some of my favourite releases of the year.

Top artists

  • Protest the Hero
  • Emma Ruth Rundle
  • Babe Haven
  • Amyl and the Sniffers
  • Jesswar

Rundle basically lives in my most-played lists. Protest the Hero were a blast from the past but a welcome one.

Jesswar’s 2022 mixtape, LIFE’S SHORT, LIVE BIG, was on repeat for a solid month as well.

Favourite releases

  • Cartoon Darkness by Amyl and the Sniffers. Another punk classic from one of my favourite Aussie bands.
  • Human Universe by Hayato Sumino. Gorgeous piano.
  • IN BELLY WE TRUST by Agung Mango. Aussie hip-hop is having a moment.
  • Nuisance by Babe Haven. 2024 was a year of women-led punk and goddamn did I get obsessed with the title track of this album.
  • Heretic – EP by Esther Rivers. A friend of mine released this EP and I loved it.