RIFF’s best albums of 2024 include Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Magdalena Bay, Allie X, Kim Gordon, ScHoolboy Q, Kali Uchis, Adrianne Lenker, Knocked Loose and Clairo. If you haven’t read it yet, you should start at the beginning of our countdown. Caught up? Part two includes some big names…

Marina Diamandis performs at The Masonic in San Francisco on Oct. 5, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Marina and the Diamonds has always been a solo act. Vocalist and songwriter Marina Diamandis tacked on the bejeweled name for artistic effect and had said that the Diamonds weren’t…