Will Hermes has been writing about music and culture for nearly 40 years. He writes for Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Pitchfork, and Uncut. He’s a contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered and he’s the author of “Love Goes To Buildings On Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever” and “Lou Reed: The King of New York.” This year, he launched a Substack e-newsletter. Will's 2024 Playlist on Spotify.
Artist - Album - “Song Played (where applicable)”
Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood - “Right Back to It”
MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks - “She’s Leaving You”
Aoife O’Donovan - All My Friends - “America, Come”
Mentioned: Rosali - Bite Down
Mentioned: Madi Diaz - Weird Faith
Mentioned: Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs
Lizzie No - Halfsies - “The Heartbreak Store”
Mentioned: Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet – The Way Out Of Easy
SML - Small Medium Large - “Window Sill Song”
Mentioned: Alabaster DePlume - (EP) Prologue to a Blade
Mentioned: Nubya Garcia - Odyssey
Nala Sinephro - Endlessness - “Continuum 1” ft. Nubya Garcia
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti and Frank Rosaly - MESTIZX - “DESTEJER”
Various (Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis) - Warriors - “Same Train Home” (performed by Shenseea)
Mentioned: Sabrina Carpenter - Short n’ Sweet
Mentioned: Chappelle Roan - The Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess (September 2023)
Mentioned: Charlie XCX - Brat
Mentioned: Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine
Mentioned: Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
Mentioned: Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
Nia Archives - Silence is Loud - “Cards on the Table”
Tyla - Tyla+ - “Truth or Dare”
Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us - “Mary Boone”
Jack White - No Name - “That’s How I’m Feeling”
Joshua Idehen - Mum Does the Washing - “Mum Does the Washing”
