Credit: Jezy J. Gray

It seems our beleaguered nation was given two options in 2024: a non-horrifying presidential election, or a treasure trove of top-tier pop girlies. We made our choice. That much is clear upon a quick scan of the bestselling new vinyl releases at Paradise Found Records and Music (1646 Pearl St.), which finds all the big names — Charli, Billie, Taylor, et al. — holding down most of the major real estate. Presidents may come and go, but brat is forever. 

1. Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department

2. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft

3. Charli XCX - brat 

4. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n’ Sweet

5. Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

6. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World

7. Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir

8. The Smile - Cutouts

9. Billy Strings - Highway Prayers

10. Jack White - No Name 

Prelude to Ecstasy by The Last Dinner Party 
- Shay Castle, editor-in-chief 

Here in the Pitch by Jessica Pratt
- Carter Ferryman, special projects manager 

Box for Buddy, Box for Star by This Is Lorelei
- Jezy J. Gray, arts and culture editor 

brat  by Charli XCX
- Kaylee Harter, reporter.  

Big Ideas by Remi Wolf
- Tyler Hickman, reporter

Shinbangumi by Ginger Root
- Chris Sawyer, graphic designer.  

From Chappell Roan to Brooks and Dunn, click here for a playlist featuring (almost) every music artist interviewed in the pages of Boulder Weekly in 2024.

Check out the rest of this year's Found Sounds here.

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