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The best songs of 2024 … that you haven’t heard
From singing about a smoke break to an unusual tribute to John Grant, Guardian writers pick the greatest songs of the year with the smallest of followings
It’s a louche, deeply sexy track that’s also embittered and sad, a one-sided plea for a secret situationship to go public: “Let’s go out and spend our money / Make some fun pretending we are lovers / I’m getting tired of the situation / Getting closer and then pulling away,” he sings, enunciating every word like his mouth is forever stuck in a pout. Listing its assemblage of lesser-known talents – Billy Lemos, Binki and $quib – might make me feel hopelessly old (it’s reminiscent of the iconic Curtains for Zoosha tweet) but their mix of cool, low-level speak-singing and higher energy strumming is undeniable, no matter your age. His debut album, this summer’s Zero – recorded in said shed and also written in Porto and Iceland – has been years in the making, after Law came up through the UK new music incubator Future Bubblers, released a 2020 EP on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label and became a touring member of Esa’s Afro-Synth band.
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