After a few weeks of poking fun at others, I am excited to finally start sharing my favorite music of 2023. Last year, I remarked that it probably makes more sense to share the honorable mentions for my favorite albums of the year before posting about my actual top ten so this year, I’m taking my own advice.
Once again, it was a phenomenal year for new music and narrowing down a list of the best/my favorite was difficult. Next week, I’ll share my top 50 albums and 100 songs of the year and follow-up those lists with my favorite live albums, reissues, EPs, and shows before we officially say goodbye to 2023. For now, you can think of these as albums 51-76 of the year, unranked, in alphabetical order with links to purchase.
They’re all great and ones I listened to a lot over the past eleven and a half months. From metal to jazz, from pop to rock, and hardcore to electronic, hopefully there’s something here that catches your ear.
ARLO PARKS | My Soft Machine
BAR ITALIA | Tracey Denim / The Twits
BARRY CAN’T SWIM | When Will We Land
BILL ORCUTT | Jump On It
BRANDEE YOUNGER | Brand New Life
COUNTRY WESTERNS | Forgive the City
FRANKIE ROSE | Love As Projection
FREAK HEAT WAVES | Mondo Tempo
FROZEN SOUL | Glacial Domination
THE HIVES | The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons
JAMILA WOODS | Water Made Us
JOANNA STERNBERG | I’ve Got Me
JONAH YANO | Portrait of a Dog
MS PAINT | Post-American
MUNYA | Jardin
MYRKUR | Spine
THE NATIONAL | The First Two Pages of Frankenstein
PATIO | Collection
THE REDS, PINKS AND PURPLES | The Town That Cursed Your Name
SPIRIT GHOST | Melting Before Your Eyes
SUPERLESS | Superless
TERRACE MARTIN | Fine Tune
U.S. GIRLS | Bless This Mess
VINES | Birthday Party
WILCO | Cousin