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Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2024

Words: Loren • January 4, 2025

Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2024
Photo by Jack Sharp

Fink (Angel Face)

photo by BB Clark

What are your top five albums that were released in 2024? (In order 1-5)

  1. The Saints - I’m Stranded box-set
  2. Shakane - Big Step
  3. Terry Stamp - Fatsticks
  4. various artists - A Good Thing Going!
  5. Hammersmith Gorillas - Why Wait ‘ Till Tomorrow 

 

What band did you discover in 2024 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? How so?

Middle Edge

How will you remember 2024 (in terms of music)?

The price of vinyl records has skyrocketed to the point of ridiculousness. Someone please tell me why!

What can we look forward to from you in 2025?

Records to return to previous prices.

And someone please discover how to make records quickly and cheaply.

What records are you looking forward to most in 2025?

That is, of course, good records at price you can easily afford. 

That was a bit dull. Personally, I'd like to see old soul and R&B records re-released at a reasonable price. Even reissues are more expensive than new releases now. I don't understand why.

How do you try to get your news to fans as media platforms and algorithms change?

It would be nice to make a good record and have everyone listen to it at a low price.

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Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2024
Photo by Jack Sharp

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  1. Opening page
  2. Frank Turner
  3. Jon Snodgrass
  4. Fink (Angel Face)
  5. Seth Gile (Arms Aloft)
  6. Curran Reynolds (Body Stuff)
  7. Erinc Guzel (Caz Plak)
  8. Charles Kieny (CKRAFT)
  9. Scott Pasch aka Mr. P (DCxPC Live (The x is silent))
  10. Brian Amalfitano (Deaf Club)
  11. Justin Pearson (Deaf Club / Planet B / Satanic Planet / Three One G Records)
  12. Lo'Spider (Destination Lonely / Magnetix² / Swampland studio)
  13. Shahab Zargari (GC Records)
  14. Adam Carroll (Good Friend)
  15. Colin Dawson (Haunted Horses / Snakey Dublay / Daisyheroin)
  16. Heaty Beat
  17. Rainer Fronz (Learning Curve Records / Caterwaul)
  18. Terence Hannum (Locrian / The Holy Circle / Axebreaker)
  19. Heavy Halo (McKeever)
  20. Shauners (Middle-Aged Queers)
  21. Jiffy Marx (Night Court / Autogramm)
  22. Eli Hansen (Real Numbers)
  23. Tobias Jeg (Red Scare Industries)
  24. Andy Pohl (Sell The Heart Records / Tsunami Bomb)
  25. Shell and Shag (Shellshag / Starcleaner Records)
  26. Chuck Coffey (aka Charlie Continental) (Snappy Little Numbers / SPELLS / Chap)
  27. Robby Vena (Spanaway)
  28. Dr. Daryl (The Bollweevils)
  29. Will Butler (To Live A Lie Records)
  30. Matt & Jake Derting (Venus Twins)

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