Lists starting to pop up. Let's get it. Publication Lists: The Best Music of 2023 So Far The best albums of 2023 so far The Best Songs of 2023 (So Far)
I don’t have a ranking yet but I’ve liked stuff from: Greg Mendez Hot Mulligan Billy Woods Adjy Wednesday Ther Ruston Kelly Free Range LIES Hey I’m outside Lonnie Holley Jim Legxacy Superviolet Parannoul BCNR JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown Boldy James Bony Macaroni Runnner Lil Yachty Hodera Blondshell Navy Blue Mike Indigo De Souza Nick Webber Boygenius
I do have a couple of very anticipated things coming this month, but I’ve pulled my current favorites from my 2023 playlist. Not going to rank them, but I’ll bold the ones I definitely expect to be fighting for a top 10 spot in December Boldy James - Indiana Jones Lil Yachty - Let’s Start Here Keep - Happy In Here Kelela - Raven Paramore - This Is Why True Faith - Go To Ground Narrow Head - Moments Of Clarity Andy Shauf - Norm Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Free Range - Practice Sunnbrella - Heartworn Swim Camp - Steel Country Jehst - Mork Calling Orson Fall Out Boy - So Much For Stardust Navy Blue - Ways Of Knowing Wednesday - Rat Saw God Daughter - Stereo Mind Game Whose Rules - Hasler Niall Summerton - What Am I Made Of? Fruit Bats - A River Running To Your Heart Jim Legxacy - Homeless N*gga Pop Music Mat Kerekes - You Look Like A Stranger Draag - Dark Fire Heresy Billy Woods - Maps Lakes - Elysian Skies Sans Merit - Early Grave UJU - The Sun Is In Our Eyes Jay Nice - Rise & Shine Foo Fighters - But Here We Are Beach Fossils - Bunny McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz? Bully - Lucky For You The Aces - I’ve Loved Your for So Long Wiring - Of Good Fortune And the EPs: Saturdays At Your Place - Always Cloudy Hollywood Slasher - Charmbreaker Crushed - Extra Life James Ivy - Everything Perfect Babygirl - Be Still My Heart Backstep - Almost Isn’t Good Enough Adjy - June Songs Vol. 1 Frown Line - Come Around
this top four are amazing albums. I can’t stop listening and I’ve been obsessed with them: 1. Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden 2. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You 3. 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs 4. The Dirty Nil - Free Rein to Passions these are good too: 5. Babymetal - The Other One 6. Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch 7. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good! 8. Rebecca Black - Let Her Burn 9. Princess Nokia - i love you but this is goodbye 10. Palette Knife - New Game+
1. BABYMETAL - THE OTHER ONE 2. It Was A Good Dream - Rememory 3. VÉRITÉ - love you forever 4. Lights - dEd 5. Hope The Flowers - Sonorous Faith PT.2 6. Ok Goodnight - The Fox and the Bird 7. hubris. - The One Above 8. Aurora Dream - RUBIX 9. HalfPace - The Same Place You've Always Known 10. Ro - Baiagoan EPs: Adjy - June Songs Vol. 1 Exploring Birdsong - Dancing in the Face of Danger Odd - Where the Sun Is Shining
1. Ruston Kelly - The Weakness 2. Mat Kerekes - You Look Like a Stranger 3. Lies - Lies 4. Boygenius - The Record 5. City and Colour - The Love Still Held Me Near My top 5
Key lesson in the "how calendars work" school: Today is the 158th day of the year. If today were "mid-year," the year would only be 316 days long! In fact, we are only 43 percent of the way through the year. Contrary to the belief of many publications, albums released in December of any given year count toward that year's year-end list. You don't just get to bounce them to the next year because you thought it was a good idea to publish your year-end list in October. So, be a good person and wait until the actual mid-year to make a mid-year list.
Nothing in June will change my list so far. The only one in order is Ruston. Everything else moves around at this point. 1) The Weakness - Ruston Kelly 2) Stereo Mind Games - Daughter 3) Drive It Like It’s Stolen - Dave Hause 4) The Valley of Vision - Manchester Orchestra 5) Running out of Miles - Welcome Stranger (EP) 6) The Record - Boy Genius
Mike is technically 2022 but I appreciate the reminder because I definitely did not listen to that enough, record is super good Gave Greg Mendez, Superviolet, and Bony Macaroni each a lil skim - these all sound like things I’ll be into, will be sure to give them a listen!
Shit! Greg Mendez is up there for favorite of the year. Superviolet is Steve and a few other guys from The Sidekicks. Bony Macaroni was just some catchy fun stuff.
In no particular order: Paramore - This Is Why Truth Cult - Walk the Wheel Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World boygenius - The Record Fall Out Boy - So Much (for) Stardust The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein City and Colour - The Love Still Held Me Near Initiate - Cerebral Circus Mat Kerekes - You Look Like A Stranger Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch Wednesday - Rat Saw God Beach Fossils - Bunny Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
Initiate - Cerebral Circus Model/Actriz - Dogsbody JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown - Scaring the Hoes Cran - Nate Gorillaz - Cracker Island
No ranking but this is stuff I've liked this year: JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power Paramore - This Is Why Lil Yachty - Let's Start Here. Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust shame - Food For Worms Gorillaz - Cracker Island The Murlocs - Calm Ya Farm Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch boygenius - The Record Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good! Foo Fighters - But Here We Are Yeat - AfterLyfe SBTRKT - THE RAT ROAD Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews But Does Not Consume... White Reaper - Asking For A Ride Narrow Head - Moments of Clarity DRAIN - LIVING PROOF Unknown Mortal Orchestra - V Meet Me @ The Altar - Past // Present // Future Lil Durk - Almost Healed Skrillex - Quest For Fire August Burns Red - Death Below
I'm sure half of these won't make it in the EOTY rankings, but I'm enjoying them all right now. 1. Suppression with Bastard Noise - Infernal Legions Rezzet - Meant Like This 3D & the Holograms - S/T Cerbère - Cendre HTN - Gut Fill Black Button - Rejoice Dj Würm - Frogs of Confusedness Zorn - S/T Goblin Daycare - Q: EP? A: EP! Tunico - S/T Jonnine - Maritz Perp Walk - The Chain of Infection Emoudu - Can a Cat Count Days? Electric Chair - Act of Aggression Dunza - Vengeant Dividers - One More Expensive Kissoff Suspect - Urge to Extinguish Poison Ruin - Harvest Elmo & Nico Harris - Liquid Fusion 80HD - Destabilize Naci Oğuz - Kirpi İkilemi Nag - Human Coward Coyote Words & Actions - The Snake's Head/A New Dawn Kommand - Death Age Comfort Cure - Not My Taste Marcel Sletten - Mammatus Clouds NNHMN - Circle of Doom Randolph & Mortimer - The Incomplete Truth Saint Abdullah & Jason Nazary - Evicted in the Morning The Stools - R U Saved? Ukandanz - Kemekem Tassel - New Covenant KWC92 - Dreamin' of a Vacation Dalias - Heridas Colony Drop - Casval Das A&O - Les Hommes Boivent Tim Hecker - No Highs Bianca Scout - The Heart of the Anchoress
1. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You 2. Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust 3. Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch 4. Caitlyn Smith - High & Low 5. As Everything Unfolds - Ultraviolet 6. Ellie Goulding - Higher Than Heaven 7. Ling Tosite Sigure - Last Aurorally 8. Enter Shikari - A Kiss for the Whole World 9. Babymetal - The Other One 10. Kamelot - The Awakening Pretty good mid year top 10 for me. Caroline is easily my favourite of the year so far.
I don’t know anything about Caroline Polachek and haven’t heard her new album but all the praise in this thread is making me think I need to fix that
Stuff I've loved so far this year (more or less in order of release, I won't rank until the end of the year.) Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power Paramore - This Is Why Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust Manchester Orchestra - The Valley of Vision boygenius - The Record Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch Foo Figthers - But Here We Are I don't think I have anything on the horizon for the rest of June, unless I discover something.
Quick top 10 so far, with no real order, other than what came to mind first; 1. Tallest Man on Earth - Henry Street 2. Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy 3. Parannoul - After the Magic 4. Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch 5. National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein 6. Enter Shikari - A Kiss for the Whole World 7. Polinski - Telex from MIDI City 8. Boygenius - The Record 9. Black Country New Road - Live at Bush Hill 10. Anti Flag - Lies They Tell our Children