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Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2024

It's a SPB tradition to formally "pass the mic" to our artist and label friends to tell us about their year in music. What albums did they enjoy? What shows did they see? What are they looking forward to for the new year?

We're joined this year by a host of folks: Frank Turner, Justin Pearson, Tobias Jeg, Body Stuff, Tsunami Bomb, Locrian, the Bollweevils and more to tell us about 2024 in music and how they experienced it.

Here are a few choice quotes from some of our friends about 2024 in music:

"[2024 was] a year I’ll remember as incredibly dynamic and refreshing. At the same time, we can mark 2024 in history as the year AI truly and officially entered the music industry. "

– Erinc Guzel (Caz Plak)

Or alternatively, here's Justin blazing righteously on politics: 

What I'm really looking forward to is an alien invasion, not the right-winged "illegal" ones, but otherworldly ones. I'm ready for humanity to get its ass handed to itself. An arrogant backbiting species with no respect for this planet or themselves does not even deserve music and art at this juncture.

– Justin Pearson (Deaf Club / Planet B / Satanic Planet / Three One G Records)

Or if you prefer, here's Will talking about the resurgence of major-label music:

2024 was the year the major labels all came back with a vengeance. 2020-2023 were truly the years that small labels and DIY thrived and with the economy on the downswing and big bands being back on tour, DIY is a bit put aside.

– Will Butler (To Live A Lie Records)

Want more? Read on below, and use the page links to browse each of our artist/label respondents. Let's pass the mic!