Guest “Best of 2024”: Staff and Roster at Punkerton Records

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Curious what notable personalities in the scene think was great this year? So is TGEFM! So we reached out to some of our favorite luminaries ranging from musicians, label personnel, and more for their “Best of 2024” lists. Now, listen: TGEFM is not a taskmistress. Contributors can write these out however they want. So if it doesn’t actually look or read like a list… and sometimes it really is just a list with no other observations! Who cares?

Punkerton Records Top Albums of 2024: Roster Picks & Staff Favorites

As 2024 comes to a close, the artists and crew at Punkerton Records have compiled their favorite albums of the year. From punk and ska to hip hop and alt-rock, this eclectic mix reflects the diverse tastes and inspirations of each individual member of the label’s roster and crew. Here’s what the team has been spinning:

Punkerton Records Crew
Brandon Alan Lewis: KNIVES One Cut Away From Love
Kalee: Middle-Out Middle-Out
Nate: The Drowns “Blacked Out”

BAD YEAR (Latest Release: Fate’s Reverie: Que Sera, Sera Refrain EP – 5/10/24)
Mike: Middle-Out “Middle-Out”
Chonk: Kendrick Lamar “GNX”
Austin: Sincere Engineer “Cheap Grills”

The Boy Detective (Latest Release: Exhibition & “I Renounce Verdukianism!” –
11/8/24)
Benny: Less Than Jake Uncharted
Nic: Charly Bliss Forever
Geridan: Childish Gambino Bando Stone & the New World
Ricky: Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties In Lieu of Flowers
Emily: Enej Vesna
Zach: The Aquabats! Finally!
Seth: Mother Night Hungry Ghosts

The Downstrokes (Latest Release: Better Late Than Never [Split LP] – 12/6/24)
Gerry: X Smoke and Fiction
Robin: Quivers Oyster Cuts
Greg: Charlie Parker Bird in Kansas City
Josh: Nile The Underworld Awaits Us All

Half Dizzy (Latest Release: “Split 7 Inch” [with The Boy Detective] – 12/6/24)
Dizzy: Blink-182 One More Time… Part 2
Dan: The Stress More Than You’ll Ever Be
Mitchell: Jesse Welles Hells Welles
Mina: Alkaline Trio Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
Mason: Jack Kays DEADBEAT!

KNIVES (Latest Release: One Cut Away from Love – 11/15/24)
Adam: Blink-182 One More Time… Part 2
Josh: Balance and Composure With You in Spirit
Brenden: The Story So Far I Want to Disappear
Danny Attack: Blink-182 One More Time… Part 1

Middle-Out (Latest Release: Middle-Out – 5/21/24)
Dan: Drug Church PRUDE
Matt: Eminem The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
DJ: The Dopamines 80/20

Matt Wixson (Latest Release: “Signaling the Virtue” feat. Dabbledob (Single) –
5/10/24)
Matt Wixson: Bob Vylan Humble as the Sun

Modern Angst (Latest Release: Part X – 9/6/24)
Jared: Lobby Boxer Head, Shoulders, Knuckles, Floor
Dave: Knocked Loose You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To
Brandon: State Champs State Champs
Nick: Eminem The Death of Slim Shady

Panther Revival (Latest Release: Animality – 6/19/24)
Kennedy: Tyler, The Creator Chromakopia
Chris: Better Lovers – Highly Irresponsible
Sam: The God Awful Truth – All That Dark & All That Cold

Prime Directive (Latest Release: The Fallout – 10/18/24)
Bryan: Sum 41 Heaven :x: Hell
Rory: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Wild God
Johnny Dredd: Ghost Rite Here Rite Now
Nick: The Chugs Hey Neighbor!

The Prozacs (Latest Release: Better Late Than Never [Split LP] – 12/6/24)
J Prozac: The Yum Yums Poppin’ Up Again
Greg: Drug Church PRUDE
Mark: The Bonstones East Bay Elegy

steelboy (Latest Release: …or whatever EP – 5/17/24)
Sage: May Forth Germination
Yani: Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department
Ryan: DeeCracks & Andrea Manges Brain Drain
Chris: No Man Glitter and Spit

Tired of Fighting (Latest Release: “Castles” (Single) – 12/20/24)
Nic: Benjamin Francis Leftwich Some Things Break
Kev: Blood Incantation Absolute Elsewhere
George: Better Lovers Highly Irresponsible

Tony & Gravel (Latest Release: Now What (Rough Demo) – 6/21/24)
Tony: Haggus No End in Suffering

Yard Sign (Latest Release: “Bookstore” (Single) – 10/31/24)
Scott: Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department

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