Taking a page from fantasy sports, Jake and Chris pick their favorite songs from their favorite albums of 2024 draft-style.

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/49mW1fEAjT2NAg0m0Ju6rO?si=8fba6481d14a44ad

Songs/Albums:
Pedro the Lion, "Modesto" (Santa Cruz)
Alkaline Trio, "Bad Time" (Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs)
Fontaines D.C., "Starburster" (Romance)
Brother Bird, "suburbs" (another year)
Laura Marling, "Patterns" (Patterns)
Jacob Collier, Madison Cunningham, Chris Thile, "Summer Rain" (Djesse Vol. 4)
Cursive, "Dark Star" (Devourer)
Elijah Fox, "Wyoming" (Wyoming)
The Cure, "A Fragile Thing" (Songs Of A Lost World)
Dustin Kensrue "Death Valley Honeymoon (feat. Cat Clyde)" (Desert Dreaming)
Bon Iver, "S P E Y S I D E" (SABLE,)
Middle Kids, "Petition" (Faith Crisis Pt 1)
Frances Quinlan, "Another Season" (Another Season)
Karate, "Fall to Grace" (Make It Fit)
Sinai Vessel, "Laughing" (Laughing)
Green Day, "Dilemma" (Saviors)
Anthony Green, "Numb, But I Still Feel It (Title Fight cover)" (Doom. Spun.)
Vulfmon, Evangeline, "Got to Be Mine" (Dot)

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