W.S. Walcott Medicine Show

01. Hurray For The Riff Raff – The Past Is Still Alive As hard as this top albums of the year was for me in 2024, my choice for number one was neer really in doubt.  Hurray For The Riff Raff’s sixth official LP (Alynda Segura has self released several others via bandcamp), The Past…

02. Ducks LTD – Harm’s Way I’m pretty confident that when all is said and done with 2024, Harm’s Way will be one of my most listened to albums of the year.  Some of that had to do with Duck’s LTD. fitting smack dab in the middle of whatever algorithm my listening habits have directed…

03. MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks What can I possibly say about MJ that hasn’t already waxed poetic about this album since it was released.  Back in 2022 when Boat Songs came out, I will be the first to admit, that despite including it in my top 20, that I more or less slept on…

04. Waxahatchee – Tiger’s Blood Katie Crutchfeld has been on some kind of roll these past couple of years.  Picking up right where 2020’s breakout LP, Saint Cloud left off, Waxahatchee has not only hit their stride but that stride is setting the pace for a veritable entire genre of alt-country/indie female singer-songwriters.  Tiger’s Blood…

05. Todd Farrell Jr. – Might As Well Be Ghosts Todd might be a southerner at heart but there’s no denying that his version of rock and roll, especially his metal guitar fills are straight out of the heartland.  I’ve probably said it here before but I will put Todd’s ability to capture the essence…

06. Frank Turner – Undefeated I make no qualms about it, I am a tried and true Frank Turner fanboy.  That being said, Undefeated to my ears is easily his best album since 2013’s Tape Deck Heart.  That’s not to say, he’s been putting out bad albums for the past decade.  On the contrary, he’s…

07. Trevor Beld Jimenez – Wild Blues Yonder This album from Trevor Beld Jimenez is one of those great albums which could easily slip through the cracks.  Jimenez, who hails from Riverside, CA. writes light and breezy California style pop.  If he’d been around during the early to mid 70’s he would have fit right…

08. Fightmilk – No Souvenirs It could easily be understood if No Souvenirs didn’t make it onto this list.  It was only released less than a month ago, giving it very little time to get fairly digested.  However, after listening to it the first time through, I immediately knew that I wanted to keep listening…

09. Healees – Coin De L’ceil Healies are another one of my “off the beaten path” artists who put out a terrific album in 2024.  As one might expect with a album titled Coin De L’ceil, Healees are a Paris based foursome that create beautiful floating dreamscapes with a mix of jangly guitars combined with…