You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.

Music Discoveries: Fcukers (Lo-fi, languidly electro-sleazy NYC ravers.) Chalk (Intense storm squall of Belfast post-punk dance.) Nectar Woode (British-Ghanaian newcomer's jazzy soul is smart, ...