Best of 2024
Consumed some content this year.
The arts! Life is about balance and while I love to be out doing activities, I also deeply enjoy sinking into the couch, chair, bed, floor, what have you and watching, reading, listening to the content. I mean, there is so much to choose from - I think back to being child when media and the link was so monolithic. Now, the landscape is more of a neighborhood - each little area has it’s own vibe or specialty. Here are some of my favorite items consumed this year (not all came out in 2024, just completed within the year). Hopefully you can find a good recommendation on here.
Music (all came out in 2024)
Favorite albums:
Starflyer 59 - Lust for Gold (sludgy, shoegaze, modern rock)
Balance and Composure - with you in spirit (ambient, moody, melancholy)
Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven (garage punk, dynamic, angsty, beautiful)
Favorite songs:
Grace - Idles (technically this was released in 2023)
Movies:
A Quiet Place: Day One (really, it is all about the cat!)
Red Rocket (did not come out this year, but I enjoyed this movie so much I watched it twice)
TV:
Shameless (I never watched the show while it was current; watched all 11 seasons, loved it; Lip!)
The Night Of (5/5 stars, absolutely a flawless incredible piece of art, must watch if you have not)
Season one of True Detective (similar review to the above, stayed with me for weeks after watching, broke my heart)
Books: (disclaimer: I do not read very much but I enjoyed a few books this year!)
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain <3
Someone Who Isn’t Me - Geoff Rickly (one of the best books I’ve read in awhile, Geoff is a talented writer)
