Unlike the rest of the world, it seems, the best music of this year is defined by its desire to move out of the immovable and the doctrinaire: Artists in different spheres are mixing things up, defying constraints of category, cross-pollinating. Of all the notable albums released in 2024, many of the most original and memorable have been acts of hybridization in one way or another: Mabe Fratti’s multicultural chamber rock; Meshell Ndegeocello’s experimentation in music and historical text; Chappell Roan’s gutsy art pop; and Tyler, the Creator’s street-savvy avant-gardism, among many others. Here are 10 of my favorites, the music I’ve enjoyed and admired most this year (in alphabetical order).
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