Best Albums 2023 edition
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- face_melter0
Jeromes Dream - The Gray In Between
Connecticut screamo gods swoop in with a raging hurricane of a record. You know how angry Michael Caine gets at Richard Widmark in Swarm? It's *that* angry.The Armed - Perfect Saviors
Weapons-grade 80's DC hardcore-infused synth power-pop built for stadiums and the end of the world by a band who refuse to stand still.
- Gardener1
my 10 fave list I posted earlier with extra reasoning!
Babe, Terror : Teghnojoyg
I have never heard quite anything like this before, maybe when I used to do mushrooms and attempt to push copies of certain prog albums backwards whilst they were still on the turntable perhaps but not since. I also found it incredibly relaxing to drive to, which might be of certain concern to the RAC.Sufjan Stevens : Javelin
I'm a long time fan yet still rue the day I missed him playing support to Lambchop at a local venue over 20 years ago, but I adore his voice when he floats it over such beautiful tunes as these.White Canyon & The 5th Dimension : Gardeners of the Earth
If I was still doing mushrooms and I lived in a desert this would be my soundtrack.Philip Jeck & Chris Watson : Oxmardyke
Grew on me throughout the summer as it seemed to mix other-worldly sounds with the things I hear everyday and occasionally a tune would pop up, my headphones album of the year no contest.Julie Byrne : The Greater Wings
A perfect mixture of beautiful voice, tunes and guitar playing, a Joni for the future.Sulci : Before The Echo
Just one of several beautiful electronic albums I discovered this year released on my favourite new label Bricolage, a Glasgow based imprint who have not put a foot wrong this year and will only improve next.Flaer : Preludes
I bought this short but very sweet album on vinyl to fully appreciate the gentle delicacy of it's folky-ambient pieces and it doesn't disappoint, it don't believe it's just because I have a really good deck.Josephine Foster : Domestic Sphere
I was smitten by Josephine's haunting and ethereal voice and sound when it first wafted my way a few years ago and her immersive third album is one of the most unique recordings I heard this year.Cruel Diagonals : Fractured Whole
In an alternative and quite possibly better universe Megan Mitchell's amazing music would be even more popular than Taylor Swift's.Polypores : Praedormitium
Hitting all my electronica buttons with good tunes and light simple melodies and with occasional surprises, this was another record with the Castles In Space label seal of approval stamped all over it.
- face_melter0
Empire State Bastard - Rivers of Heresy
Kinda slept on this and never gave it the time it deserved until now - mainly because that new SPRINTS album dropped off pretty fucking sharpish after only a couple of listens and i was going through my backlog. Anyway. It's one of those blunt, loud, and fun, rock and roll album that you read about. Plus there's David Lombardo on drums.
- trooperbill-1
GREYWING - POP PUNK GOODNWSS FROM IRELAND