We're happy to present "Post-Trash's Staff Picks: The Best of 2024" as voted by the site’s wonderful contributors (including their individual lists). With 25 of our writers submitting their votes, we had 372 different records nominated and only the top four records received a collected score of sixty or higher.
7xvethegenius — “Love” for the uninitiated — has one of rap’s unique flows. Poetic in rhythm and biting in delivery, 7xve’s wordplay is like a prize fighter, ducking jabs and delivering knock out blows. She spoke with Post-Trash’s Benji Heywood about perseverance, technology, and her new album, Death Of Deuce.
It takes a lot of chutzpah for a band to dub themselves the progenitors of a new genre, but Seattle’s Black Ends are up to the task, trading in what they call “gunk pop.” A sideways inversion of pop-punk, deep from the Pacific Northwest ethos of bluesy, heavy grunge and raucous, righteous Riot Girl.
Horse Jumper of Love continue to push boundaries, both musical and emotional. This release veers more fully into earnestness, and it’s their best album as a result. As noted, the LP marks a new period of sobriety for Dimitri Giannopoulos, who quit drinking prior to the recording, and the album bears clear traces of this turn.
