Best of 2023!

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/05/1211225533/best-albums-2023

Nice to see Fito Páez included!

I need I say I say I need the new Mon Laferte rekkid. Also the Latin Dead and Iris Dement

I like the Jessie Ware record….

Any best of 2023 list that doesn't include The Hives - "The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons" is bunk

I'm currently relistening to a bunch of stuff and hopefully will have a top 20 bunk list to post here before I leave for Puerto Rico.

kosmo wrote:
Any best of 2023 list that doesn't include The Hives - "The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons" is bunk

or Cave World by Viagra Boys


and I'm sad to agree Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS is one of the best of the year too


I have heard so few of those albums or the artists on that list, will have to do some homework

Actually a pretty decent music year for those of us who are old farts…

The Feelies – Some Kinda Love (I know, it's a live album of ancient cover songs…but this is stellar. It belongs on here.)
The Damned – Darkadelic (underrated…not a bad song on it, they just played a few too many at the Fillmore)
Slowdive – Everything is Alive
Cherry Glazerr – I Don't Want You Anymore
PJ Harvey – I Inside the Old Year Dying
Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World
The Baseball Project – Grand Salami Time (another greatly underrated LP…a ton of fun)
Drop Nineteens – Hard Light
The Pretenders – Relentless (I have to be in the mood for this because it's pretty dour, but still great)
Belle and Sebastian – Late Developers
The Hives – The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons
Foo Fighters – And Here We Are (the Foos at their most vulnerable…and I really do enjoy this one)
Iggy Pop – Every Loser (silly, not his best, but come on…it's Iggy and he's still kicking)
Everything But the Girl – Fuse
Depeche Mode – Memento Mori (one of the strongest LPs since Violator…doesn't say much, but it's actually good)
Bethany Cosentino – Natural Disaster (she's a great songwriter, beautiful harmonies…this deserved more attention than it got)

Best reissues/new compilations:
Replacements – Tim (Ed Stasium mix)
Heatmiser – The Music of Heatmiser
Husker Du – Tonight Longhorn

Rolling Stone‘s 100 Best Albums of 2023

(if you don't have a sub: get the top 50 @ BV)

I like this list better

https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/allmusics-best-of-2023?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2023-12-08

This list feels less PR driven then most, plus it has actually albums I really enjoyed unlike to show up elsewhere…

https://louderthanwar.com/louder-than-war-albums-of-2023/

*first mention of Space's winter holiday extravaganza

My list.

1. Caroline Polachek-Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
2. Margo Cilker-Vallet of Heart's Delight
3. Puma Blue-Holy Waters
4. Zac Bryan-self-titled
5. Noname-Sundial
6. Beirut-Hansel
7. Scott McMicken and the Ever Expanding-Shabang
8. Jessie Ware-That! Feels! Good!
9. Little Dragon-Slugs of Love
10. Kelelah-Raven
11. Eddie Chacon-Sundown
12. Roisin Murphy-Hit Parade
13. Andy Shauf-Norm
14. Jamila Woods-Water Made Us
15. Feist-Multitudes
16. Laufey-Bewitched
17. Jalen Ngonda-Come Around and Love Me
18. The Arcs-Electrophonic Chronic
19. Mitski-The Land is Inhospitable and So are We
20. Yo La Tengo-This Stupid World
21. Rozi Plain-Prize

this list seems to reflect the boards taste more than any list I've seen
https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/the-50-best-albums-of-2023/

Rizz-hatch wrote:
this list seems to reflect the boards taste more than any list I've seen
https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/the-50-best-albums-of-2023/

Given that there's a mere one album overlap with my list and given that I'm the only one to post a list do far, I'm going to say lack of evidence of truth to your assertion.

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/brooklynvegans-top-55-albums-of-2023/

Sufjan-a well deserved 3 spot

It’s been a long long year…for me

I liked the Belle and Sebastian, YLT,  Jessie Ware, Lucinda Williams albums that came out but nothing knocked me out

The QOTSA was a bit of a return to form

Most disappointed by the Gaz Coombes…and Iggy Pop…and Ian Hunter….

My favorite concerts were YLT, Love and Rockets, Pixies, Luna, Living Colour, Jeff Tweedy, and Los Auténticos Decadentes (my favorite) oh and the Cure

Truth I didn’t go to many shows but just about everything I saw I loved..

Albums

And the Wind (Live and Loose!) - MJ Lenderman
Electrophonic Chronic - The Arcs
This Stupid World - Yo La Tengo
Secret Stratosphere - William Tyler and The Impossible Truth
Isn't It Now? - Animal Collective
Smalltown Stardust - King Tuff
Supernatural Thing - M.Ward

Shows

Yo La Tengo
Phish
Tortoise
Panda Bear/Sonic Boom
Outlaw Music Fest
Jeff Tweedy
JRAD
The Roots
Built to Spill

My lists…meant to cap all at 10, but accidentally put an extra song and then couldn't figure out which to remove so kept it

Favorite Albums:

A Giant dog - Bite
Deerhoof - Miracle-level
Guided by Voices - Welshpool Frillies
Marnie Stern - The Comeback Kid
Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
OSEES - Intercepted Message
Purling Hiss - Drag on Girard
Screaming Females - Desire Pathways
Tee Vee Repairmann - What's On TV?
Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World


Favorite Songs:

A Giant Dog - A Daydream
CIVIC - Blood Rushes
GBV - Mother Mirth
Marine Stern - Working Memory
noname - balloons
Purling Hiss - Baby
Screaming Females - Mourning Dove
Tanlines - The Big Mess
Tee Vee Repairmann - Drownin'
Water From Your Eyes - Barley
Yo La Tengo - - This Stupid World


Favorite Shows:

Black Cat birthday
Guided by Voices at Ottobar
Horsegirl at DC9
Marnie Stern / Blonde Redhead at Howard
Oneida at Rhizome
OSEES at Union Transfer
Screaming Females / Breeders at Fillmore Silver Spring
Sky Ferreira at Fillmore Silver Spring
Snail Mail at Ottobar (night 3, I think?)
Yo La Tengo at 9:30 / Atlantis

Yada wrote:
Albums

And the Wind (Live and Loose!) - MJ Lenderman
Electrophonic Chronic - The Arcs
This Stupid World - Yo La Tengo
Secret Stratosphere - William Tyler and The Impossible Truth
Isn't It Now? - Animal Collective
Smalltown Stardust - King Tuff
Supernatural Thing - M.Ward

Shows

Yo La Tengo
Phish
Tortoise
Panda Bear/Sonic Boom
Outlaw Music Fest
Jeff Tweedy
JRAD
The Roots
Built to Spill

Oh yeah Panda Bear/Sonic Boom…I was at that..was pretty good