Record Roundup: 2024 Rock, Folk, Etc. In Focus

In advance of "Best Of" season, the In Focus series continues with song-based genres.

When I published the first “In Focus” entry, focusing on classical music, in June, I had hopes of wrapping up the whole series by the end of July at the latest. But those plans were dashed, as they so often are, by what John Lennon referred to as “life.” So here we are, on the verge of “best of” season and I’m just getting to this crucial roundup. Most …