IN REVIEW: 2024

Hi, everyone. Today I have a short, but very special little blog to finally say goodbye to 2024 with. Thank you all for reading. We did a lot of stuff this year and I can't wait for all the things to come. So much incredible music and so many friends. Just lots of wonderful things and I am feeling so grateful. Send music shit to [ fosterhildingmusic@gmail.com ] or DM me on Instagram.

These are MOUTHS MADE WORDLESS' top 25 albums of the year in order:

These rankings are based on all of our reviews. Many of these have become favorites of mine outside of just this year, and I'm positive I'll be listening for many years to come. Here they are in list form, along with their rating and a link to our review:

1. February - Febuary 10/10. Read the full review here.

2. Breakup Songs - GXLLIUM 10/10. Read the full review here.

3. Vida Blue - Mamaleek 10/10. Read the full review here.

4. Demo - Ted Williams 10/10. Read the full review here.

5. What Happened To The Heart? - AURORA 10/10. Read the full review here.

6. Cool World - Chat Pile 9.5/10. Read the full review here.

7. A Fenestrated Fantasy - silk 9.5/10. Read the full review here.

8. I Will Turn, I Will, I Will - Sesame 9.5/10. Read the full review here.

9. journal - journal 9.5/10. Read the full review here.

10. garden snakes - steven shoelace 9.5/10. Read the full review here.

11. An Exit Exists - Blind Girls 9/10. Read the full review here.

12. Pt. Of Things To Come - Mildred 9/10. Read the full review here.

13. three songs - BLOUSE 9/10. Read the full review here.

14. Waiting on Time to Fly - Euphoria Again 9/10. Read the full review here.

15. Fear of the Fall - sinema 9/10. Read the full review here.

16. Resting for Years, Decades, Centuries - Feedbacker 9/10. Read the full review here.

17. leaving behind everything you love - agile 9/10. Read the full review here.

18. SOON - Kind of Like Spitting 9/10. Read the full review here.

19. SPLIT w/ BRUCELEE - Exposed Nerves 9/10. Read the full review here.

20. Won’t Hold Me Much Longer - INCARI 9/10. Read the full review here.

21. fire dOve / xO - OLTH 8.5/10. Read the full review here.

22. Bled Out and Painted Blue - Clay Birds 8.5/10. Read the full review here.

23. Celestial Body - Senza 8.5/10. Read the full review here.

24. No Depression in Heaven - Midwife 8.5/10. Read the full review here.

25. Alexander, I am Not a Saltlick - Alexander Gregory Kent 8.5/10. Read the full review here.

It's been a struggle trying to fit in and cover all that we could this year, so naturally there was a lot that we missed. Here are some honorable mentions that we (mostly just me...) loved but couldn't get to:

1. BLACK MASK - HERNIA.

2. Pilot - Denko.

3. Disaster Trick - Horse Jumper of Love.

4. YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING - SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE.

5. I'm Leaving - Taciturn.

6. where the fuck are my keys - amorebeautifulversionofyou.

7. split with silk - BLOUSE.

8. 30 Million Windows - Catcher.

9. Today I Witnessed a Car Crash as a Pedestrian - Crochet.

10. S/T - Exposed Nerves.

11. And the Pony - Feed.

12. IDGAG - Guck.

13. towards an end - hanoi traffic.

14. Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament - herlovebeheadsdaisies and edith pike.

15. AGATHOCLES SPLIT OFFICIAL - Hyperemesis.

16. Forever ends today - Kiowa.

17. Torn - Monette.

18. SHAME - meth..

19. Umbilical - Thou.

20. Rosemary/Recovering - tokillafly.

21. Lorelei - Trains.

22. Magic Win Day - Yeateam.

Technically, this is also the 50th IN REVIEW post so far! More to come soon. Thanks again, guys. This blog has truly been a blast. Can't wait to share more with you all. Check out the blog for all the other albums that didn't make the top 25.

-Foster