Best Music 🎵 of 2023!

[Wes C. Attle]

Through the first 2 and half months of 2023 and I have purchased 3 albums from this year so far:

Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
The Men - New York City
Shame - Food For Worms

am I missing anything?

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[musicjunkiegreg]

Week 10 Update!

0 albums dropped off the list...
1 album added to the list!
The other 11 albums remained on the list for another week.

Spoiler: Week 10 Update

Listed in alphabetical order by the artist:

Algiers - Shook (2.24.23)
Arnault Pavle - Transylvanian Glare (1.20.23)
En Attendant Ana - Principia (2.24.23)
Haken - Fauna (3.3.23)
Klone - Meanwhile (2.10.23)
Model/Actriz - Dogsbody (2.24.23)
Nicole Dollanganger - Married In Mount Airy (1.6.23)
Paramore - This Is Why (2.10.23)
RAYE - My 21st Century Blues (2.3.23)
Sleaford Mods - UK Grim (3.10.23)
Spektral Quartet, Julia Holter, Alex Temple - Behind The Wallpaper (3.3.23)
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy (2.3.23)

Albums in Green are newly added

Week 9 Update
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Week 7 Update
Week 6 Update

 

[hatfieldpdx]

Through the first 2 and half months of 2023 and I have purchased 3 albums from this year so far:

Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
The Men - New York City
Shame - Food For Worms

am I missing anything?

It's only Shame for me thus far, though I did pre-order the new one from Kassi Valazza.

Really enjoying the new YLT but trying to decide if it's a must have on vinyl. Still need to check out The Men's latest.

 

[avecigrec]

Through the first 2 and half months of 2023 and I have purchased 3 albums from this year so far:

Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
The Men - New York City
Shame - Food For Worms

am I missing anything?

I've acquired:

Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel
Raye - My 21st Century Blues
And The Men - New York City, thanks to you

The new James Brandon Lewis is one other major thing I feel like I need to get my hands on and the Brad Mehldau and CIVIC albums are both ones I would very much like.

 

[Bohnjaggs]

Through the first 2 and half months of 2023 and I have purchased 3 albums from this year so far:

Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
The Men - New York City
Shame - Food For Worms

am I missing anything?

I love the new Young Fathers and bought that, along with Tennis, Gorillaz, King Tuff (probably my favorite album of the year so far) and I have the new Unknown Mortal Orchestra on the way.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I love the new Young Fathers and bought that, along with Tennis, Gorillaz, King Tuff (probably my favorite album of the year so far) and I have the new Unknown Mortal Orchestra on the way.

I need to check out that King Tuff.

 

[Turbo]

We talking about 2023 new release purchases so far?

To date, I picked up: The Men, Sunny War, Billy Nomates and Gorillaz.

EDIT: And Everything But The Girl and Yves Tumor are pre-ordered.

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

I need to check out that King Tuff.

It's really good. All I have is the Paramore this year, but The Men is on standby from Paladin to be shipped with another preorder (FR Pedestrian Verse).

 

[wokeupnew]

Best of 2023

Initial list. I would be shocked if any of these are in my top 10 at the end of the year. They're good albums but nothing has really blown me away so far.

1. Tennis - Pollen
2. Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
3. Jedu Heart - Derealised
4. The Muder Capital - Gigi's Recovery
5. White Reaper - Asking For A Ride
6. Trillion - So Soon Now
7. Parannoul - After the Magic
8. Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers
9. Italia 90 - Living Human Treasure
10. Andy Shauf - Norm
11. The Men - New York City
12. Fucked Up - One Day

Updates in bold

1. Tennis - Pollen
2. Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
3. Jedu Heart - Derealised
4. The Muder Capital - Gigi's Recovery
5. Narrow Head - Moments of Clarity
6. Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers
7. White Reaper - Asking For A Ride
8. Trillion - So Soon Now
9. Parannoul - After the Magic
10. Steady Holiday - Newfound Oxygen
11. Shame - Food For Worms
12. Italia 90 - Living Human Treasure
13. M83 - Fantasy
14. Andy Shauf - Norm
15. The Men - New York City
16. Fucked Up - One Day

 

[wokeupnew]

I highly recommend this Narrow Head album if you love shoegaze and/or 90s alternative. I've been craving some heavy shoegaze for a while and this hits the spot. RIYL: Catherine Wheel, Nothing, Swervedriver, Melvins

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Updates in bold

1. Tennis - Pollen
2. Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
3. Jedu Heart - Derealised
4. The Muder Capital - Gigi's Recovery
5. Narrow Head - Moments of Clarity
6. Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers
7. White Reaper - Asking For A Ride
8. Trillion - So Soon Now
9. Parannoul - After the Magic
10. Steady Holiday - Newfound Oxygen
11. Shame - Food For Worms
12. Italia 90 - Living Human Treasure
13. M83 - Fantasy
14. Andy Shauf - Norm
15. The Men - New York City
16. Fucked Up - One Day

Did the Shame record grow on ya a bit?

 

[wokeupnew]

Did the Shame record grow on ya a bit?

not really that much. It's like a 7/10 album. I haven't listened to it for a couple of weeks though.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

not really that much. It's like a 7/10 album. I haven't listened to it for a couple of weeks though.

You must have just REALLY liked the first two albums then.

 

[wokeupnew]

You must have just REALLY liked the first two albums then.

pretty much yeah. I mean, it's not bad, just not grabbing me like their other stuff has

 

[Rip_City]

not really that much. It's like a 7/10 album.

I think this is generous, but I understand it.
As I noted before, they (mostly) stopped with the talk-punk style. They're almost dead to me because of it singlehandedly.

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

I think this is generous, but I understand it.
As I noted before, they (mostly) stopped with the talk-punk style. They're almost dead to me because of it singlehandedly.

I basically agree with this

 

[EvanBenner]

It fills me with joy knowing there's a new JFDR album on the way so soon (4/23).

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Week 11 Update!

• 3 albums dropped off the list...
• 0 albums added to the list (nothing stood out to me this week worthy enough to be added here)
• The other 9 albums remained on the list for another week.

Spoiler: Week 11 Update

Listed in alphabetical order by the artist:

En Attendant Ana - Principia (2.24.23)
Haken - Fauna (3.3.23)
Klone - Meanwhile (2.10.23)
Model/Actriz - Dogsbody (2.24.23)
Nicole Dollanganger - Married In Mount Airy (1.6.23)
Paramore - This Is Why (2.10.23)
RAYE - My 21st Century Blues (2.3.23)
Sleaford Mods - UK Grim (3.10.23)
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy (2.3.23)

No new albums were added this week

Week 10 Update
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Week 8 Update
Week 7 Update
Week 6 Update

 

[nolalady]

It fills me with joy knowing there's a new JFDR album on the way so soon (4/23).

This is lovely. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Bohnjaggs]

The new Unknown Mortal Orchestra album is excellent. Maybe my second favorite from them after Multi-Love.