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The albums of 2024 hit us hard and soft, all year long. In coming up with the best album list, each of Messed!Up’s staff music writers felt 2024 brought an embarrassment of riches from which to choose. There are pop albums that defy all expectations, indie rock records that shouldn’t work but do, metal albums that are made of everything but …

Voted on by over nine Messed!Up music writers, we celebrate the year’s best tracks from The Cure to The Reytons and beyond. ********** The Cure: ”All I Ever Am” The Drowns: ”Ketamine & Cola” Sunnan: ”My Love For You” Creepy Nuts: ”Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” King Hannah : ”New York, Let’s Do Nothing” Another Sky: “The Pain” Amyl And The Sniffers: ”Big Dreams” …

Our much adored Slam Dunk Festival has officially announced the complete line-up for next year’s big alternative music weekend – and it’s stacked from top to bottom. Previously announced heavy-hitters like A Day To Remember, Neck Deep, Electric Callboy, Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, and The Used had already set the bar high. Now, even more names have been added to …

  In times of chaos, music can be a place of escape or comfort. The best albums of 2023 devised a wealth of helpful solutions and coping mechanisms for our everyday problems. Must-hear albums kept piling up at an insane rate, and with a few noted exceptions (including Miley Cyrus, Drake, and the, um, Rolling Stones), this wasn’t a huge …

10. Gang Of Youths “angel in realtime.” ***** __________________________________________________________________________________ 09. Madrugada “Chimes At Midnight” ***** It’s 12 songs over 58 minutes that is musically easy on the ear and the typical fan can’t help but fall for the sense of deja-vu which glues Madrugada’s records together, their unique brand of dark, country rock has carried out through their discography. On …

Yes, it’s has arrived, the playlist with the tracks that defined this bizarre year. The only consistent thing this year was terrible news and terrific music to get us through it. This was the year the music would not stop. This is probably the weirdest playlist you will listen to this year, which happens when you put pop punkers, punk …