It seems our beleaguered nation was given two options in 2024: a non-horrifying presidential election, or a treasure trove of top-tier pop girlies. We made our choice. That much is clear upon a quick scan of the bestselling new vinyl releases at Paradise Found Records and Music (1646 Pearl St.), which finds all the big names — Charli, Billie, Taylor, et al. — holding down most of the major real estate. Presidents may come and go, but brat is forever.
1. Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
2. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft
3. Charli XCX - brat
4. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n’ Sweet
5. Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere
6. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
7. Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir
8. The Smile - Cutouts
9. Billy Strings - Highway Prayers
10. Jack White - No Name
Staff Picks
Prelude to Ecstasy by The Last Dinner Party
- Shay Castle, editor-in-chief
Here in the Pitch by Jessica Pratt
- Carter Ferryman, special projects manager
Box for Buddy, Box for Star by This Is Lorelei
- Jezy J. Gray, arts and culture editor
brat by Charli XCX
- Kaylee Harter, reporter.
Big Ideas by Remi Wolf
- Tyler Hickman, reporter
Shinbangumi by Ginger Root
- Chris Sawyer, graphic designer.
From Chappell Roan to Brooks and Dunn, click here for a playlist featuring (almost) every music artist interviewed in the pages of Boulder Weekly in 2024.
Check out the rest of this year's Found Sounds here.