Not world music so much as pop, punk, country, jazz, and offbeat rock from around the globe. Please see the original 31 Songs from 2024 for the full “best-of” list. This video playlist is as close as I could get to that!
Enjoy!
120 Minutes of 31 Songs from 2024
Track by track, with artist
- Slave to the Rhythm (ft. Grace Jones) *
TREVOR HORN – PRINCE’S TRUST - Say It Like You Mean It
SLEATER-KINNEY – LITTLE ROPE - Listen A Little Less *
OH LAND – SINGLE - Hands Off My Money
YONAKA – WELCOME TO MY HOUSE - Big Black X
X – SMOKE & FICTION - Run Run Run
THE LIBERTINES – ALL QUIET ON THE EASTERN ESPLANADE - Runaway *
LEATHERS – ULTRAVIOLET - Cold Reactor
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING – MOUNTAINHEAD - Turn The Car Around
GAZ COOMBES – TURN THE CAR AROUND - Adore Adore Adore
SPRINTS – LETTER TO SELF - Kleptocracy
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK – BAUHAUS STAIRCASE – DIGITAL DELUXE - Food For Fuel
NADINE SHAH – FILTHY UNDERNEATH - He’s a Man
BOB VYLAN – HUMBLE AS THE SUN - Stey Blessed *
GENESIS OWUSU – STRUGGLER - Nothing/Everything *
THE LOVELY EGGS – EGGSISTENTIALISM
- Broken Man
ST. VINCENT – ALL BORN SCREAMING - All in My Head
THE LINDA LINDAS – NO OBLIGATION - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning *
RICHARD THOMPSON – RUMOR AND SIGH - Borned In Ya
MELISSA CARPER – BORNED IN YA - What I Lost
COWBOY JUNKIES – SUCH FEROCIOUS BEAUTY - The Dream of Delphi
BAT FOR LASHES – THE DREAM OF DELPHI - Day By Day
SAMARA JOY – PORTRAIT - Wasterpiece
THE KILLS – GOD GAMES - My Kink Is Karma
CHAPPELL ROAN – THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS - Beautiful People (Stay High) *
THE BLACK KEYS – OHIO PLAYERS - Dancer
IDLES – TANGK - We Make Hits
YARD ACT – WHERE’S MY UTOPIA? - After Destruction
DESCARTES A KANT – AFTER DESTRUCTION - ALLIIGATOR TEARS
BEYONCÉ – COWBOY CARTER - Caroline
LAURA MARLING – PATTERNS IN REPEAT - Millions of Heartbeats
KATE NASH – 9 SAD SYMPHONIES
* video chosen is another great cut from the album but isn’t the official 31 selection as we couldn’t find the corresponding video
