Best Music 🎵 of 2023!

[nolalady]

Week 7 Update!

One album dropped off the list, but three
RBFs were added to the list. The other four albums remained on the list for another week.

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Spoiler: Week 7 Update

Listed in alphabetical order by the artist:

Klone - Meanwhile (2.10.23)
Nicole Dollanganger - Married In Mount Airy (1.6.23)
Paramore - This Is Why (2.10.23)
RAYE - My 21st Century Blues (2.3.23)
The Abbey - Word Of Sin (2.17.23)
The Jordan - Nowhere Near The Sky (2.10.23)
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy (2.3.23)

Albums in Green are newly added

Oooohh new music for me to listen to on Monday!!!!

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Oooohh new music for me to listen to on Monday!!!!

 

[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

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

I'm going to try to keep up with what I'm enjoying this year, and keep a list of everything I've liked:

1. Parannoul-After The Magic
2. Paramore-This Is Why
3. Raye-My 21st Century Blues
4. Young Fathers-Heavy Heavy
5. Lil Yachty-Lets Start Here
6. Belle And Sebastian-Late Developers

Still want to listen to:
-Yo La Tengo
-Rozi Plain
-Oddisee
-Margo Price
-King Tuff
-Mac DeMarco
-The Men
-The Arcs
-Macy Gray

This is what I'm all enjoying so far this year!

1. King Tuff-Smalltown Stardust
2. Parannoul-After The Magic
3. Raye-My 21st Century Blues
4. Paramore-This Is Why
5. Yo La Tengo-This Stupid World
6. Young Fathers-Heavy Heavy
7. The Men-New York City
8. Lil Yachty-Lets Start Here
9. Rozi Plain-Prize
10. Oddisee-To What End
11. Belle & Sebastian-Late Developers
12. The Arcs-Electrophonic Chronic

 

[Bohnjaggs]

This is what I'm all enjoying so far this year!

1. King Tuff-Smalltown Stardust
2. Parannoul-After The Magic
3. Raye-My 21st Century Blues
4. Paramore-This Is Why
5. Yo La Tengo-This Stupid World
6. Young Fathers-Heavy Heavy
7. The Men-New York City
8. Lil Yachty-Lets Start Here
9. Rozi Plain-Prize
10. Oddisee-To What End
11. Belle & Sebastian-Late Developers
12. The Arcs-Electrophonic Chronic

If you love that King Tuff album, check out Sasami's album Squeeze from last year. She's all over the new KT.... production, vocals, and co-wrote a bunch of the songs

 

[Hollywood]

My favourite albums of February 2023:

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

My favourite albums of February 2023:
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Turned out to be a pretty solid February

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Week 8 Update!

• One album dropped off the list...
• 5 albums added to the list!
• The other six albums remained on the list for another week.

Spoiler: Week 8 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)
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)
Snow Ghosts - The Fell (2.24.23)
The Jordan - Nowhere Near The Sky (2.10.23)
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy (2.3.23)

Albums in Green are newly added

 

[Bohnjaggs]

Week 8 Update!

• One album dropped off the list...
• 5 albums added to the list!
• The other six albums remained on the list for another week.

View attachment 168195

Spoiler: Week 8 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)
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)
Snow Ghosts - The Fell (2.24.23)
The Jordan - Nowhere Near The Sky (2.10.23)
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy (2.3.23)

Albums in Green are newly added

Have you listened to King Tuff?

 

[Nee Lewman]

My top ten so far:

1. Margo Price - Strays
2. Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
3. Kelela - Raven
4. Algiers - Shook
5. Rozi Plain - Prize
6. Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel
7. James Bradon Lewis - Eye of I
8. Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
9. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
10. Lil Yachty - Let's Start Here

 

[jt4527]

Top 10 of 2023, YTD:

1. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
2. BIG|BRAVE - nature morte
3. Marlene Ribeiro - Toquei no Sol
4. John Bence - Archangels
5. Piper Spray & Lena Tsibizova - Leaving Memory
6. Tongue Depressor - Bones For Time
7. Grand River - All Above
8. Attila Csihar - Void Ov Voices : Baalbek
9. Lisa O'Neill - All Of This Is Chance
10. Pita & Friedl - Pita / Friedl

 

[cbl]

in no discernible order yet...

The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery
shame - Food for Worms
Gorillaz - Cracker Island
Complete Mountain Almanac - S/T
Margo Price - Strays
Tennis - Pollen

I really want to like Algiers each time they put out a new album, but something about them just never quite lands for me.

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Have you listened to King Tuff?

Yes and it wasn't my cup o tea

 

[avecigrec]

Spoiler: The List

ALBUMS
James Brandon Lewis – Eye of I
RAYE - My 21st Century Blues
Macy Gray & The California Jet Club - The Reset
M(h)aol – Attachment Styles
Sunny War – Anarchist Gospel
Brad Mehldau - Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles
Algiers – SHOOK
Tianna Esperanza – Terror
Faten Kanaan – Afterpoem

EPs
Ishmael Ensemble & Rider Shafique - New Era
Murs & El Lif - Take It Easy My Brother Murs
Theo Croker - By The Way

 

[Bennnnn]

Paramore (still just super enjoyable)
Caroline Polachek (again very enjoyable and replayable)
Lil Yachty (fun, weird, exciting, the most complete sounding album this year)
Gorillaz (still digging in, but I enjoy this a lot)
The Murder Capital (needing more listens, but I like a lot about this album, the moodiness is great)
Kelela (probably the best sounding album of all of these, still need to listen more though)

That's about it so far for me.

Of course The National are my most anticipated, but I'm also really looking forward to Boygenius, Daughter, and...uh...De La Soul is re-releasing everything does that count?

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Week 9 Update!

• 2 albums dropped off the list...
• 2 albums added to the list!
• The other 9 albums remained on the list for another week.

Spoiler: Week 9 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)
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 8 Update
Week 7 Update
Week 6 Update

 

[Bohnjaggs]

I'm kind of obsessed with this new Youth Lagoon song

 

[wokeupnew]

this new Beach Fossils track is some good shit

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

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?

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Anybody familiar with Dwaal Troupe? They are from Chicago and run in the same circles as Horsegirl. Their debut album Lucky Dog was self-released in 2021 but the physical release just dropped last month.