2024 has left us with countless albums to be enjoyed. Some of our staffers at KRUI picked which of these albums were their favorites or held the most beauty in their eyes.
With the end of 2024, some of the KRUI staff made a playlist of their favorite songs released in the past year. Here are the tracks they picked along with why these songs were their favorite.
Origami Angel’s most recent album “Feeling Not Found” affirms their chops as emo, pop-punk stars and offers some jams for the internet age.
Chicago band Any Two Words’ debut album “Double Vision” tugs at the main themes of the genre of Midwest Emo. Its’ 13 song run is a mass of casual poetry.
Based on Rachel Yoder’s book of the same name, “Nightbitch” has been making its rounds at film festivals ahead of its December 2024 theatrical release.
The student group Young Americans for Freedom once again were allowed by the university to host another transphobic speaker at the Iowa Memorial Union. The lecture was met with protests outside by students and those in the Iowa City community who showed up to support trans people.
Iowa’s first NCAA win since 2001 has set the foundation for more success in the coming years.
Sam Kienzle fills you in on each team of the NIT semifinals. (Image: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America)
Iowa defeated Illinois, 63-55, on Tuesday night. Perhaps the Hawkeyes are still in NCAA tournament conversation after all.
Iowa kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a 72-51 win over Minnesota on Sunday.
Iowa defeated Wisconsin on Saturday night, 70-66, to improve to 13-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten.
Sam Kienzle previews Iowa vs. Wisconsin and discusses Badger head coach Bo Ryan’s calculated, successful approach to basketball. (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America)
KRUI contributor Sam Kienzle recaps the Iowa men’s and women’s teams’ dominance of their in-state foes.
Devyn Marble and Aaron White paced Iowa in its 66-36 win over Howard with 22 and 16 points respectively.
Mike Gesell posted 15 points and 4 assists to lead Iowa past Central Michigan on Monday night.
