ACL 2024 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

This year, A Closer Listen received thousands of submissions and reviewed hundreds; today our international staff chooses twenty.  Three former chart-toppers appear on this year’s list, while one artist appears for the fifth time, but half are new, while our

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Experimental

Perhaps the greatest joy found in a year-end list of experimental music is that it rewards not only the experimentalism, but the overall appeal.  This is the landing spot for albums that stand out for being different, yet are embraced