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.
Read here about what is grinding my gears this week (photo via: urbandictionary.com)
Read all about another reason for my RBF (Photo via: qz.com)
Come check out what is pissing me off this week (photo via buzzed.com)
Come check out Basement’s enchanting new album “Promise Everything!” (photo via: youtube.com)
Come check out my latest adventure into the Iowa City music scene!
Check out this week’s tune “Unsteady” by X Ambassadors
Read all about Sleep Study’s new album, “Nothing Can Destroy.”
Read all about Every Time I Die’s tour with Straight up! and Silent Hope. (Photo via: Modern Vinyl)
Read all about Born Ruffians fourth full-length album “Ruff”
Latest music review on the To Those Left Behind tour that visited Des Moines on November 14th, 2015.
