KCRW's annual Best Of recognizes the music that broke through the din and made us think, feel, and move in 2024. These are the artists and works that continually innovate and inspire, while pushing culture forward; not a competition but a celebration. Explore the standouts from the past year.
Best Albums
We screamed, cried, danced, and caught feels throughout the year–and that’s just from listening to good music. Here’s our Top Albums list, hand-picked and wrapped by our very human DJs.
KCRW’s Favorite Songs of 2024
These aren’t the “best” songs of 2024… but they’re our very favorites, the ones that are worth writing home about (errr, make that spamming your groupchats and jamming your personal…
Breakthrough Artist
Milkmaid serenity and improvised chaos combine for fearless, euphoric thrills unlike anything else out there. No wonder they’re LCD Soundsystem’s go-to opener.