This week, we’re taking a step back and looking at the sound of 2024 through the songs that defined it. Joined by DT Carel, host of the YouTube program SpaceCastle, we’re crafting a carefully curated playlist of 20 essential songs from 2024 — tracks that captured the mood, creativity, and musical conversations of the year.

From widely celebrated releases to personal favorites that stayed on repeat, this episode explores how 2024’s music landscape took shape across genres, scenes, and platforms. We dig into why these songs mattered, what they reveal about the state o ...