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From feats of graphic-design genius to inventively staged portraits, the best album covers of 2024 complete artistic statements of intent.

List & Guides

The best reissues of 2024 are bringing classic albums back to life in ways fans have never seen nor heard before.

In Depth

From previously unreleased demos to rare remixes, New Order’s ‘Brotherhood: Definitive Edition’ reissue is full of essential listens.

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Pioneering downtempo and chillout music, the best Air songs demonstrate why the French duo’s ambient pop is so ethereally timeless.

In Depth

A collaboration between New Order and NYC producer Arthur Baker, the band’s fifth single, Confusion, proved Blue Monday was no fluke.

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With the digital age dawning, Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer World’ album offered an uncanny foresight into the anxieties of the present day.

In Depth

Guided by their faith in the universe, Coldplay’s team-up with Avicii on A Sky Full Of Stars saw the planets align for a galaxy-sized hit.

List & Guides

Incendiary live recordings and an unreleased David Bowie album are essential purchases among the best Record Store Day 2024 vinyl releases.

In Depth

Electronic’s third album was also their swansong, but ‘Twisted Tenderness’ contained some of Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner’s finest songs.

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New Order’s 1983 hit Blue Monday has inspired a spate of ‘fake fighting’ videos to go viral in the latest TikTok dance challenge.

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