MCCh 2024: February 14

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MCCh 2024: February 14

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The best albums of 2024 (February 14 update)

The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in parentheses, the raw average and number of ratings (out of 31 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula ((Y-21)*(1/3)+X) that includes the raw average of ratings (X) and the number of sources that have rated the album (Y).

The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Dansende Beren; Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; NME; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Beats Per Minute; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar

Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…

New Opening Act
Demoted Album
New or promoted Headliner
Headliners with new reviews and a better score
Headliners with new reviews and a worse score

Opening Acts:

21: Tapir! - The Pilgrim, Their God and the King of My Decrepit Mountain: 70.33 (75 / 7)
20: Nailah Hunter - Lovegaze: 70.62 (75.29 / 7)
19: Ty Segall - Three Bells: 71.78 (73.12 /17)
18: Vera Sola - Peacemaker: 72.48 (77.14 / 7)
17: Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry: 72.65 (74.31 / 16)
16: Torres - What an Enormous Room: 72.94 (73.94 / 18)

Headliners:

15: Gruff Rhys - Sadness Sets Me Free: 73.33 (77.33 / 9)
Highlights: Bad Friend – Celestial Candyfloss – Sadness Sets Me Free
Singer-Songwriter


14: Madi Diaz - Weird Faith: 74.23 (77.90 / 10)
Highlights: Don’t Do Me Good – Same Risk – Obsessive Thoughts
Singer-Songwriter


13: Future Islands - People Who Aren't There Anymore: 74.78 (72.78 / 27)
Highlights: King of Sweden – Peach – Give Me the Ghost Back
Synthpop


12: Ducks Ltd. - Harm's Way: 75.33 (80.00 / 7)
Highlights: The Main Thing - Hollowed Out – Heavy Bag
Jangle Pop, Indie Pop, Indie Rock


11: IDLES - TANGK: 76.03 (79.70 / 10)
Highlights: Grace – Gift Horse - Dancer
Post-Punk, Art Punk


10: Sleater-Kinney - Little Rope: 76.24 (76.24 / 21)
Highlights: Don’t Feel Right – Hell – Hunt You Down
Indie Rock


09: Helado Negro - Phasor: 77.00 (80.00 / 12)
Highlights: I Just Want to Wake Up With You – Best For You and Me – LFP (Lupe Finds Oliveros)
Indietronica, Neo-Psychedelia


08: Brittany Howard - What Now: 77.25 (80.25 / 12)
Highlights: What Now – Prove It to You – Power to Undo
Psychedelic Soul


07: Marika Hackman - Big Sigh: 77.43 (77.09 / 22)
Highlights: No Caffeine – Big Sigh - Blood
Singer-Songwriter, Indie Rock


06: Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She: 77.67 (80.00 / 14)
Highlights: Dusk – Whispers in the Echo Chamber – Tunnel Lights
Darkwave, Post-Industrial


05: Kali Uchis - ORQUÍDEAS: 78.65 (79.32 / 19)
Highlights: Igual Que un Ángel – Muñekita – Te Mata
Contemporary R&B, Latin Pop


04: Sprints - Letter to Self: 79.00 (79.00 / 21)
Highlights: Adore Adore Adore – Heavy – Up and Comer
Garage Punk, Post-Punk


03: Bill Ryder-Jones - Iechyd da: 80.17 (81.17 / 18)
Highlights: This Can’t Go On – If Tomorrow Starts Without Me – Nothing to Be Done
Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Pop


02: The Smile - Wall of Eyes: 84.37 (82.37 / 27)
Highlights: Bending Hectic – Read the Room – Friend of a Friend
Art Rock, Post-Rock


01: The Last Dinner Party — Prelude to Ecstasy: 86.61 (85.28 / 25)
Highlights: Caesar on a TV Screen – The Feminine Urge – Nothing Matters
Glam Rock, Indie Rock
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Awesome! Thank you!!
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Thanks for this Soltair!
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Re: MCCh 2024: February 14

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Here is the updated playlist:



The IDLES album isn't released yet, but coincidentally all the highlights have, so I have them on the playlist. I'll replace them with the album versions later.

It's still a small list, but that makes it all the more notable that with 6 new entries on a list of 15 none made it to the top 5.
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Re: MCCh 2024: February 14

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Thank you!
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Listened to Tapir! yesterday because none of the top 15 I haven't heard yet appealed to me and it gave me a great dose of 00s indie, didn't realise I needed that so much !
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Re: MCCh 2024: February 14

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MCCh 2024: February 28

Six new albums in the top 20!

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