Anjela Pauletta

Top Music Albums 2024. From punk rock to shoegaze and more, these are alternative press' favorite albums of the year. Music reviews, ratings, news and more.

For this survey, we considered albums from 2024 with release dates no later than may 31. We humbly present the 30 best albums of 2024 so far, a list of the music that’s wowed us over the year’s first half.