This list consists of every album and song I’ve played at least 5 times in 2023 and would listen to again. Where applicable, my reviews are linked.
Top 10 albums (in alphabetical order):
Hannah Diamond-PERFECT PICTURE (PC Music)
Beverly Glenn-Copeland- THE ONES AHEAD (Transgressive)
King Krule- SPACE HEAVY (Matador)
Lankum-FALSE LANKUM (Rough Trade)
Olivia Rodrigo-GUTS (Geffen)
Romance & Dean Hurley- I MELT WITH YOU (Ecstatic), Romance-FADE INTO YOU (Ecstatic)
The Tubs-DEAD MEAT (Trouble in Mind)
Underscores- WALLSOCKET (Mom + Pop)
Runners-up:
ABADIR-ISON (SVBKVLT)
Ambrose Akinmusire-OWL SONG (Nonesuch)/BEAUTY IS ENOUGH (Origami Harvest)
André 3000-NEW BLUE SUN (Epic)
Armand Hammer- WE BUY DIABETIC TEST STRIPS (Fat Possum)
Autechre- AE_LIVE_LONDON_B_071022 (Warp)
Kelsea Ballerini-ROLLING UP THE WELCOME MAP (Black River)
bar italia-THE TWITS (Matador)
Jaimie branch-FLY OR DIE FLY OR DIE FLY OR DIE ((WORLD WAR)) (International Anthem)
Chrisman- DOZAGE (Hakuna Kulala)
Clientele-I AM NOT THERE ANYMORE (Merge)
Luke Combs-GETTIN’ OLD (Columbia Nashville)
Divide and Dissolve-SYSTEMIC (Invada)
DJ Blades-A LENDA (Love Funk)
Arnold Dreyblatt-RESOLVE (Drag City)
Fielded-PLUS ONE (Backwoodz Studioz)
John Francis Flynn-LOOK OVER THE WALL, SEE THE SKY (River Lea)
Kristin Hersh-CLEAR POND ROAD (Fire)
Carly Rae Jepsen-THE LOVELIEST TIME (Interscope)
Kate NV-WOW (RVNG Intl)
Sinikka Langeland, WIND AND SUN (ECM)
Jim Legxacy-homeless {N-word} pop music (self-released)
Steve Lehmann & Orchestre National de Jazz-EX MACHINA (Pi Recordings)
James Brandon Lewis-EYE OF I (Anti-)/FOR MAHALIA WITH LOVE (TAO Forms)
H. C. McEntire-EVERY ACRE (Merge)
MC Yallah-YALLAH BEIBE (Hakuna Kulala)
Mendoza Hoff Revels-ECHOLOCATION (TAO Forms)
Model/Actriz-DOGSBODY (True Panther)
Moundabout – AN CROC MOR (Rocket)
MSPAINT-POST-AMERICA (Convulse)
Pink Pantheress-HEAVEN KNOWS (300)
Refree-EL ESPACIO ENTRE (tak:til)
Allison Russell-THE RETURNER (Fantasy)
Ryuichi Sakamoto-12 (Milan)
Scowl-PSYCHIC DANCE ROUTINE (Flatspot)
Yves Tumor-PRAISE A GOD WHICH CHEWS BUT DOES NOT CONSUME… (Warp)
Justin Walter- DESTROYER (Kranky)
Anna Webber-SHIMMER WINCE (Intakt)
White Reaper-ASKING FOR A RIDE (Elektra)
billy woods & Kenny Segal-MAPS (Backwoodz Studioz)
Ziur-EYEROLL (Hakuna Kulala)
40 SINGLES (no overlap with albums):
El Alfa-“Helicoptero” (El Jefe)
Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar-“The Hillbillies” (Columbia)
Bad Bunny-“Me Quiero Va a Casar” (Rimas)
Bizzarap & Shakira-“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” (Dale Play)
Blood Incantation-“Obliquity of the Ecliptic” (Century Media)
Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage-“Sitting on Top of the World” (Atlantic)
Zach Bryan featuring Maggie Rogers-“Dawns” (Warner)
Ken Carson, “Fighting My Demons” (Opium)
Cristale X TeeZandos X Fumez the Engineer-“Plugged In” (self-released)
Cristale-“Roadents” (OVO Sound)
DJ Bosak, MC DA 12 & MC GW featuring MC BIEL PR-“Realidade Extradimensional” (Bruxaria Sound)
DJ Dayeh & DJ K featuring DJ Blades-“Montagem Oculta” (Bruxaria Sound)
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ-“Say What You Mean”(Spells on the Telly)
Lana del Rey-“A&W” (Interscope)
Doja Cat-“Paint the Town Red” (RCA)
Olaf Dreijer-“Rosa Rugosa”(Hessle Audio)
Billie Eilish-“What Was I Made For?” (Interscope)
Everything But The Girl-“Nothing Left To Lose” (Virgin)
Peter Gabriel-“Road to Joy (Bright-Side Mix)” (Realworld)
Al Green-“Perfect Day” (Fat Possum)
Home Front-“Nation” (La Vida Es Un Mus Discos)
Julumba-“Juwway (Toumba remix)” (self-released)
Karol G-“Mi Ex Tenia Razon” (Interscope)
Adrianne Lenker-“Ruined” (4AD)
Mc Menor Geeh, DJ Windows 7 & DJ Montanha OFC-“Fode Fode 2” (Produtora VL)
Megan Thee Stallion-“Cobra” (Hot Girl)
Militarie Gun-“Do It Faster” (Loma Vista)
Mitski-“Bug Like an Angel” (Dead Oceans)
The National-“Tropic Morning News” (4AD)
NewJeans-“Super Shy” (ADOR)
Orbital featuring Penelope Isles-“Are You Alive?” (London)
RAYE, 070 Shake-“Escapism” (Human Resources)
Sampha-“Spirit 2.0” (Young)
LE SSERAFIM-“Eve, Psyche & The Bluebeard’s Wife” (Source)
STAYC-“Bubble” (Kakao Entertainment)
Troye Sivan-“One of Your Girls” (Capitol)
That Mexican OT, Drodi & Paul Wall-“Johnny Dang” (Geffen)
Two Shell-“ghost2”(Mainframe Audio)
Tyla-“Water” (Epic)
ARCHIVAL RELEASES/REISSUES:
Various Artists-ASCEND (NTS)
Various Artists-BLEEPS, BREAKS AND BASS (Mental Groove)
Donald Byrd-LIVE: COOKING WITH BLUE NOTE AT MONTREUX (Blue Note)
Various Artists-CEASE & RESIST – SONIC SUBVERSION & ANARCHO-PUNK (Optimo)
Cloudboy-DOWN AT THE END OF THE GARDEN (Flying Nun)
Come-NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE (Fire Archive)
De La Soul-first three albums (Tommy Boy)
Dream Syndicate-HISTORY KINDA PALES WHEN YOU AND IT ARE ALIGNED (Fire Archive)
Bob Dylan-FRAGMENTS: TIME OUT OF MIND SESSIONS 1996-1997: THE BOOTLEG SERIES, VOL. 17 (Legacy)
Dave Evans-ELPEHANTASIA (Earth)
Marvin Gaye-LET’S GET IT ON: DELUXE EDITION (Motown)
Hidden Cameras-THE SMELL OF OUR OWN (Rough Trade)
Gregory Isaacs-IN PERSON (Doctor Bird)
Laraaji-KALIMBA (Numero Group)
The Mighty Two & Joe Gibbs & the Professionals-100 YEARS OF DUB (Trojan)
Pet Shop Boys-RELENTLESS (Parlophone)
Replacements-TIM: LET IT BLEED EDITION (Sire)
RP Boo-LEGACY, VOL. 2 (Planet Mu)
Rudimentary Peni-CACOPHONY (Sealed)
Arthur Russell-PICTURE OF A BUNNY RABBIT (Audika)
Ryuichi Sakamoto-ONGAKU ZAGAN (WeWantSounds)
Slapp Happy-SORT OF (Weekend)
Dionne Warwick-THE COMPLETE SCEPTER SINGLES 1962-1973 (Real Gone Music)
Akikio Yano-TADAIMA (WeWantSounds)
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