Nominees: 2024 Album of the Year

Holy hell, what a year for music. I've tried to keep my nominees lists short in recent years, but this time ... not gonna happen. I did work to move as many down to my Honorable Mentions list as I could, though. Here goes!

Nominees

Adrianne Lenker -- Bright Future

Charlie Parr -- Little Sun

Future Islands -- People Who Aren't There Anymore

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings -- Woodland

The Innocence Mission -- Midwinter Swimmers

Loma -- How Will I Live Without a Body?

MJ Lenderman -- Manning Fireworks

Original Cast of Stereophonic -- Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)

Sierra Farrell -- Trail of Flowers

Waxahatchee -- Tigers Blood

Honorable Mention

Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham -- Cunningham Bird

Billie Eilish -- HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

Billy Strings -- Highway Prayers

Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Nathan Salsburg & Tyler Trotter -- Hear the Children Sing

Hurray for the Riff Raff -- The Past is Still Alive

Jessica Pratt -- Here in the Pitch

Kim Deal -- Nobody Loves You More

Laura Marling -- Patterns in Repeat

Olivia Chaney -- Circus of Desire

Sleater-Kinney -- Little Rope

St. Vincent -- All Born Screaming

The Cure -- Songs of a Lost World