The beginning of the year can be quiet for new music, but there’s already lots to look forward to in 2024. Take a look at the albums we’re anticipating the most here at KGNU:
January 19, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Daudi Matsiko | The King of Misery | Really Good | Indie, Indie Folk | |
| Delasi | Audacity of Free Thought | Brownswood | Neo-Soul, Eclectro | |
| Don Melody Club | Zonder Pardon | Les Disques Bongo Joe | Indie | |
| E. Lundquist | Art Between Minds | KingUnderground | Funk, Soul | |
| Kiledjian | The Otium Mixtape | UNDERDOG | Eclectro | |
| Marcel Bonfim | Farewell / Despedida | Shifting Paradigm | Brazilian Jazz | |
| Mariachi Los Camperos | Sones de Mariachi | Smithsonian Folkways | Mariachi | |
| Mary Halvorson | Cloudward | Nonesuch | Avant Garde, Jazz | |
| Oliver Patrice Weder | The Shoe Factory | Moderna | Experimental, Ambient, Electronic | |
| TAMTAM | Ramble In The Rainbow | PPU | Indie | |
| YĪN YĪN | Mount Matsu | Glitterbeat | Funk |
January 26, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Doctor Bionic | Terrestrial Radio | Chiefdom | Soul Jazz | |
| Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel | The Room | Real World | Jazz | |
| Konkolo Orchestra | Future Pasts | Rocafort | Funk | |
| New Visionaries | Roadmaps | Lovemonk | Soul, Funk | |
| R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura | the First Fist to Make Contact When We Dap | Alpha Pup | Hip-Hop | |
| Sarah Jarosz | Polaroid Lovers | Rounder | Americana | |
| Saramaccan Sound (Suriname) | Where The River Bends Is Only The Beginning | Glitterbeat | Field Recordings | |
| Tess Hirst | HERstory | jazz re:freshed | Jazz, Drum & Bass | |
| The Smile | Wall of Eyes | XL | Indie | |
| The Tibbs | Keep It To Yourself | Record Kicks | Soul, Funk, R&B | |
| Ty Segall | Three Bells | Drag City | Indie | |
| Yussef Dayes | Live from Malibu | Brownswood | Jazz |
February 2, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Ariel Kalma, Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer | The Closest Thing To Silence | International Anthem | Experimental | |
| Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations | I Came From Love (Live from the Roundhouse) | Transgressive | Indie | n/a |
| divr | Is This Water | We Jazz | Experimental Jazz | |
| Ëda Diaz | Suave Bruta | Airfono | Latin | |
| Numa Gama | A Spectral Turn | bié | Electronic | |
| Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey | Compassion | ECM | Jazz | n/a
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February 9, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| ARN4L2 | Caribe (Colombian Singles Series Vol. 3) | Galletas Calientes | Latin, Afrobeat | |
| Brittany Howard | What Now | Brittany Howard | Indie |
n/a
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| Helado Negro | Phasor | 4AD | Indie | |
| Kali Malone | All Life Long | Ideologic Organ | Modern Classical | |
| Loving | Any Light | Last Gang | Indie | |
| Missy Raines | Highlander | Compass | Bluegrass | |
| Orgone | Chimera | 3 Palm | Funk | |
| Rosie Frater-Taylor | Featherweight | Cooking Vinyl | Indie | |
| The Sorcerers | I Too Am A Stranger | ATA | Jazz | |
| Various Artists | Merengue Tipico : Nueva Generacion ! | Les Disques Bongo Joe | Latin |
February 16, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Les Amazones d’Afrique | Musow Dance | Real World | Global Beats, African | |
| Natascha Rogers | Onaida | No Format! | Afrocuban | |
| SHYGUY | Wait, What. Now? | Tru Thoughts | Indie, Lo-Fi | |
| Various Artists | Discomoda Salsa de Venezuela 1964-1977 | Olindo | Latin, Salsa, Venezuela |
February 23, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Aziza Brahim | Mawja | Gliiterbeat | Desert Blues | |
| Church Chords | elvis, he was Schlager | Otherly Love | Indie, Experimental Rock | |
| Daymé Arocena | Alkemi | Brownswood | Afropop, Latin | |
| Ghost Funk Orchestra | A Trip To The Moon | Colemine | Funk | |
| Hurray For The Riff Raff | The Past Is Still Alive | Nonesuch | Indie | |
| Laetitia Sadier | Rooting For Love | Drag City | Indie | |
| Liam Bailey | Zero Grace | Big Crown | Indie, Reggae | |
| Otis Sandsjö | Y-OTIS TRE | We Jazz | Experimental Jazz, Avant Garde | |
| Real Estate | Daniel | Domino | Indie | |
| Revival Season | Golden Age Of Self Snitching | Heavenly | Hip-Hop, Rap |
March 1, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Amaro Freitas | Y’Y | Psychic Hotline | Brazilian Jazz | |
| Jahari Massamba Unit | YHWH is LOVE | Law of Rhythm | Funk | |
| nubo | Planetary Vision / 惑星のビジョン | Western Vinyl | Ambient, Electronic | |
| Shay Hazan | Wusul وصول | Batov | Spiritual Jazz, Tel Aviv |
March 8, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band | BRSB | Big Crown | Steel Funk | |
| Lamplight | Lamplight | Western Vinyl | Indie, Indie Folk |
March 15, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Janek van Laak | Circle of Madness | Sonar Kollektiv | Jazz |
March 22, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Aoife O’Donovan | All My Friends | Yep Roc | Folk, Americana | |
| Cor.Ece & Bad Colours | Been Here Before | Bastard Jazz | R&B/Soul, Hip-Hop, Eclectro | |
| Logic1000 | Mother | Because | Electronic |
April 5, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Jose James | 1978 | Rainbow Blonde | Jazz, Afrolatin | |
| Khruangbin | A LA SALA | Dead Oceans | Funk |
April 19, 2024
| Artist | Album | Label | Genre | Link |
| Various Artists | Live on Mountain Stage: Outlaws & Outliers | Oh Boy |
Folk, Americana
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n/a |
