The Albums We’re Most Looking Forward to in 2024

Mid-January can be pretty miserable. All of the holiday reverie is officially in the rearview mirror, the weather sucks (even when it’s unseasonably warm, it still manages to be gray and rainy), there are resolutions to stick to, and if you’re observing Dry January, you can’t even drown your sorrows with a nice stiff drink. But if there’s one shred of good news, it’s the fact that we’ve officially made it through the music industry’s most barren release dates and exciting new albums are finally on the horizon.

There’s still plenty to be announced later in the year, of course, but so far Q1 is shaping up to be pretty stacked. The first few months of 2024 will feature new LPs from old favorites like Green Day and Sleater-Kinney, solo efforts from Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard and Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis and even a Talking Heads tribute album that features Paramore’s take on “Burning Down the House.”

To help you keep track of it all, we’ve rounded up our most highly anticipated releases of the year so far. Mark your calendars accordingly.

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