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Conor O’Brien of Villagers’ favourite songs of 2024

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Conor O’Brien released his sixth Villagers album That Golden Time this year, along with new single ‘Mountain Out Of A Molehill’.

There are upcoming shows in Glasgow, Paris, Geneva and Cornwall.



Nala Sinephro – ‘Continuum 6’

Continuum 1

A peak moment from one of the dreamiest albums of 2024 Endlessness.


Broadcast – ‘Colour Me In (Demo)’


Broadcast - Colour Me In [Demo] (Official Audio)

An intimate, tape-hissy early demo version of the opening track from 2003’s expansive ‘Haha Sound’. An absolute treasure of a recording.


Camera Obscura – ‘We’re Going to Make It in a Man’s World’

Camera Obscura - We're Going to Make It in a Man's World (Official Audio)

Yet another classy and concise slice of timeless pop brilliance from the ever wonderful Camera Obscura.


Fontaines D.C. – ‘Favourite’

Fontaines D.C. - Favourite (Official Video)

Instant nostalgia and also its opposite; an instant classic from a brilliant band.


Kendrick Lamar – ‘Reincarnated’

Kendrick Lamar - reincarnated (Official Audio)

No one writes about internal conflict better than Kendrick. In a binary world his multitudes shine bright.


Cassandra Jenkins – ‘Devotion’

Devotion

I play this song on loop quite often – it knocks me out; the lyrics, arrangement, production, mix… it’s got it all.


Beth Gibbons – ‘Whispering Love’

Whispering Love

The kind of song that sounds like it has always existed; rooted, graceful, true and transcendent.


Thom Yorke – ‘Knife Edge’

Thom Yorke – Knife Edge (Official Video – taken from Confidenza official soundtrack)

Sometimes it feels like he can go inside my brain and extract my thoughts and feelings.


MGMT – ‘Nothing to Declare’

MGMT - Nothing To Declare (Official Music Video)

A sense of weightlessness; floating through the abyss as it swallows your identity with its beguiling melody. 


Father John Misty – ‘Summer’s Gone’

Father John Misty - Summer's Gone (Official Visualizer)

Yearning melancholy with an existential twist. Beautiful recording.


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