The 20 best songs of 2024, ranked
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ‘Speyside’ – Bon Iver “Speyside”, the first single from Bon Iver’s EP SABLE, is startling in its simplicity – a welcome reminder of Justin Vernon’s mastery of understated indie-folk. “Sexy to Someone”, arguably the record’s standout track, is a particular joy – a tight, soulful and quietly sad indie-pop composition about wanting to be desired. ‘Starburster’ – Fontaines DC Frontman Grian Chatten gasps for air in between his end-of-days rap on Fontaines DC’s thrilling, ominous single “Starburster”. ‘Bed Chem’ – Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso” might have been the song of the summer, but “Bed Chem”, also from Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth album Short n’ Sweet, is the apotheosis of her pop star magnetism.
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