In this week’s episode, Wyndham, Jeremy, and Christian re-emerge after a long hiatus of record deep diving to give their picks for the best albums of 2024. The brothers discuss the year in music and culture, including some of their favorite live acts of the year, before plunging into their meticulously-crafted and questionably-calculated Top 21 Albums list. 

Our albums of the year include (in alphabetical order):

Bill Ryder-Jones, Iechyd Da

Charli XCX, Brat

Cindy Lee, Diamond Jubilee

Dehd, Poetry

Doechii, Alligator Bites That Never Heal

Father John Misty, Mahashmashama

Fontaines D.C., Romance

Friko, Where we’ve been, where we go from here

Gustaf, Package Pt. 2

Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Past Is Still Alive

Jessica Pratt, Here in the Pitch

Kendrick Lamar, GNX

Mannequin Pussy, I Got Heaven

MJ Lenderman, Manning Fireworks

Rosali, Bite Down

This Is Lorelei, Box for Buddy, Box for Star

Tyler, the Creator, Chromakopia

Vampire Weekend, Only God Was Above Us

Waxahatchee, Tiger’s Blood

Wild Pink, Dulling the Horns

Let us know what we missed on X @thebrotherpod and stay tuned for more episodes in 2025!