As vaguely hinted in yesterday’s Drew’s 2024 Mix liner notes, I put together a kind of runners up list of songs that I liked from 2024 (that is, of songs that were mostly new to me in 2024). I thought liner notes on these might be even more interesting than the main list, as there are some personal bugaboos that kept these tunes from making final cut. I still like these songs, but find myself focusing on the bits I didn’t love. Maybe sharing those here will exorcise them, or maybe I’ll just pass on my nits to you, so proceed with caution. Here’s the playlist: