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Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Beyoncé... what a year for divas! Our critic's top 10 albums of 2024


As the year draws to a close, the Mail's music critic gives 2024's best releases another listen and picks the ones that delighted him most...

A smart lyricist who plays most of the instruments himself, his songs combine the discordant guitars of indie-rockers Pavement with the craft of Neil Young — with knowing nods to Ozzy Osbourne and The Band. Having embraced soft harmonies on 2021’s Daddy’s Home, she toughened up on All Born Screaming, deploying glam-rock riffs that nodded to David Bowie and funkier rhythms with shades of Prince. Tuneful pop and blue-eyed soul dominated, while the catchy title track told the true story of an eight-foot-tall fibreglass gorilla stolen from a Scottish garden centre.

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