FORM’S 2024 Highlights
What a year it’s been! We’ve had the pleasure of hosting over 500 live shows across the UK, as well as celebrating our biggest editions to date of Pitchfork London and Mutations Festival. Looking back on the year, the FORM team have narrowed down their top album picks, tracks and live shows in 2024 – celebrating artistic talent across a full range of genres. Check out the playlist HERE, who made your EOY list?
CHRIS LOWE
Top 10 Albums of the Year
From Indian Lakes – Head / Void
Nala Sinephro – Endlessness
Cassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer
Chappel Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Chat Pile – Cool World
Friko – Where we’ve been, Where we go from here
Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee
Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood
Kiasmos – II
Willie Carlisle – Critterland
Top 10 Songs of the Year
Chappel Roan – Hot to Go
Cassandra Jenkins – Omakase
Bad Moves – Hallelujah
Taylor Swift & Post Malone – Fortnight
Bleachers – Modern Girl
Julie – Feminine Adornment
Foxing – HELL 99
Famous – Love will find a way
Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman – Right Back To It
Leif Vollebekk – MoonDog
Best FORM gig of the year
Jon Hopkins – The Corn Exchange, Brighton
Best non-FORM gig of the year
Taylor Swift – Wembley Stadium
Best Festival
Mutations Festival, Brighton
Best new discovery
From Indian Lakes
TV show of the year
Shogun
Movie of the year
All of Us Strangers
Best venue
The Prince Albert
JOE FORD
Top 10 Albums of the Year
Mannequin Pussy – I Got Heaven
Gouge Away – Deep Sage
Babehoven – Water’s Here In You
Wishy – Triple Seven
Half Waif – See You At the Maypole
Dummy – Free Energy
Bnny – One Million Love Songs
Allegra Krieger – Art of the Unseen Infinity Machine
Merce Lemon – Watch Me Drive them Dogs Wild
Midwife – No Depression in Heaven
Top 10 Songs of the Year
Destroy Boys (Ft. Mannequin Pussy & Scowl) – You Hear Yes
Phantogram – Happy Again
Confidence Man – I Can’t Lose You
Magdalena Bay – Image
Quivers – Never Be Lonely
Camera Obscura – We’re Going to Make it in A Man’s World
Lunar Vacation – Tom
Ducks Ltd – Heavy Bag
Rubblebucket – The Sorrow That Comes With Loving You
Illuminati Hotties – Didn’t
Best FORM gig of the year
Mannequin Pussy @ Chalk, Brighton
Best non-FORM gig of the year
Palehound – Oslo, London
Best new discovery / ones to watch
jasmine 4.T
Movies of the year
I Saw the TV Glow
The Substance
My Favourite Cake
Sing Sing
Robot Dreams
Best venue
Moth Club (SAVE MOTH CLUB!)
BRYONY HOLDSWORTH
Top 10 Albums of the Year
Charli XCX – BRAT
Mk.gee – Two Star & The Dream Police
This Is Lorelei – Box for Buddy, Box for Star
Jamie xx – In Waves
Jessica Pratt – Here in the Pitch
claire rousay – The Bloody Lady
I JORDAN – I AM JORDAN
Brittany Howard – What Now
Bill Ryder Jones – Iechyd Da
Magdalena Bay – Imaginal Disk
Astrid Sonne – Great Doubt
Top 10 Songs of the Year
365 – Charli XCX
ROCKMAN – Mk.gee
Dancing in the Club – This Is Lorelei
Baddy On The Floor – Jamie xx, Honey Dijon
Bon Bon – Fcukers
Talk To Me – FKA Twigs
Clams Casino – Cassandra Jenkins
Hell of a Ride – Nourished by Time
Slow Down – Miso Extra
Underdressed at the Symphony – Faye Webster
Best FORM gig of the year
Jessica Pratt – Union Chapel
Best non-FORM gig of the year
Jamie xx – Alexandra Palace
Best Festival
Glastonbury
Best new discovery / ones to watch
Total Blue
TV show of the year
Industry
Movie of the year
La Chimera
Best venue
EartH Theatre
Best collaboration
I think about it all the time featuring Bon Iver – Charli XCX, Bon Iver
MAGDALENA ZEHETMAYR
TOP 10 ALBUMS
The Black Keys – Ohio Players
Gurriers – Come and See
TANGK – IDLES
Fontaines DC – Romance
Soft Play – Heavy Jelly
The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World
Father John Misty – Mahashmashana
Deadletter – Hysterical Strength
Gaffa Tape Sandy – Hold My Hand, God Damn It
Fat Dog – WOOF.
TOP 10 SONGS
The Cure – A Fragile Thing
Only Love Matters – The Black Keys
IDLES – Gratitude
Soft Play – Isaac Is Typing…
Father John Misty – She Cleans Up
The Smile – Bodies Laughing
Fontaines DC – Starburster
Prophecy of the Dragon – The Voidz
Deadletter – More Heat!
Sorry – Waxwing
TOP FORM GIG
Fat Dog @ Patterns, Brighton
BEST FESTIVAL
Pitchfork Festival London 2024
BEST NON-FORM GIG(S)
Massive Attack @ Rock En Seine, Paris
The Cure @ Troxy, London
BEST VENUE
Troxy, London
BEST NEW DISCOVERY
Gurriers
BEST COLLABORATION
Charli xcx & Billie Eilish – Guess
DAN MONSELL
Top 10 albums of the year
Magdalena Bay – Imaginal Disk
Cassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer
Tyler The Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Mk.Gee – Two Star and The Dream Police
Jessica Pratt – Here in the Pitch
The Smile – Cutouts
Charli XCX – Brat
Nala Sinephro – Endlessness
Kendrick Lamaar – GNX
Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood
Honourable mentions:
Shabaka Hutchings
Clairo
Nick Cave
AG Cook
The Jesus Lizard
Claire Rousay
Adrienne Lenker
Bill Ryder Jones
The Cure
Cindy Lee
Top songs of the year
Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman – Right Back to To It
Father John Misty – I guess time just makes fools of us all
Jessica Pratt – Life is
Wishy – Love on The Outside
Bassvictim – Alice
Kendrick Lamaar – Not Like Us
Magdalena Bay – Death & Romance
Hitech – Spank
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
AG Cook – Britpop
Laura Marling – Patterns
Mk Gee – Rocketman
This Is Lorelei – Im all Fucked Up
Chanel Beads – Police Scanner
Cassandra Jenkins – Only One
Clairo – Juna
Adrienne Lenker – Sadness as A Gift
Best FORM gig of the year
All 500+ of them. No skips !
Best non-FORM gigs of the year
Bruce Springsteen at Wembley Stadium
Madonna at the O2 split-win
Best Festival
Pitchfork Festival London 2024
Best TV show
It’s a 3 x way tie between Shogun, The Penguin & Fall Out
Honourable mentions – Day of the Jackal, Ripley, Mr and Mrs Smith, Colin from Accounts
BOWIE BARTLETT
Top 10 Albums of the Year
Tapir! – The Pilgrim, Their God and the King of My Decrepit Mountain
Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
Maximilian – Surrender
Nadine Shah – Filthy Underneath
Lime Garden – One More Thing
Famous – Party Album
bird house – Sleep House
Jessica Pratt – Here in the Pitch
Kiran Leonard – Real Home
Nilüfer Yanya – My Method Actor
Top 10 Songs of the Year
Sheherazaad – Dhund Lo Mujhe
jasmine.4.t – Elephant
Tesni – Savoury
Ugly – The Wheel
Ideal Living – Loving and Still
Sex Week – Toad Mode
bird house – Today I will restring my guitar
Jamie Broughton – to: icarus
Glasshouse Red Spider Mite – Thorns In My Mouth
Kiran Leonard – The Kiss
Best FORM gig of the year
Jessica Pratt and Joanna Sternberg @ Union Chapel
Best non-FORM gig of the year
Skydaddy @ Arminius, Left of the Dial Festival
Best Festival
Left of the Dial, Rotterdam
Best new discovery / ones to watch
bird house
TV show of the year
The Bear
Movies of the year
The Substance
All of us Strangers
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Inside Out 2
Best venue
Occii – Amsterdam
Best collaboration
Michael Cera x CeraVe
CATHERINE NEILSON
Top 10 Albums of the Year
Gaffa Tape Sandy – Hold My Hand, God Damn It 🙂
Sega Bodega – Dennis
Green Day – Saviors
MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks
Mannequin Pussy – I Got Heaven
Four Year Strong – analysis paralysis
Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine
NewDad – MADRA
Microwave – Let’s Start Degeneracy
Being Dead – EELS
Top 10 Songs of the Year
This Is Lorelei – I’m All Fucked Up
Black Foxxes – Carsaig
Ariana Grande – The Boy Is Mine
Jasmine.4.t – Elephant
Four Year Strong – maybe it’s me
Charli XCX – Sympathy is a knife
Fat Dog – All the Same
Indoor Pets – London (Love to Hate)
The River – Petey
Kelly Lee Owens – Higher
Best FORM gig of the year
Fat Dog @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
Best non-FORM gig of the year
Green Day @ Wembley Arena
Best Festival
Mutations Festival, Brighton
Best new discovery / ones to watch
Jasmine.4.t
TV show of the year
Fallout
Movies of the year
Alien Romulus
Spaceman
Monkey Man
The Substance
Best venue
Chalk, Brighton
Best collaboration
Home Alone House 2 – Owen, PETEY
