Best Music 🎵 of 2023!

[Hollywood]

The new Unknown Mortal Orchestra album is excellent. Maybe my second favorite from them after Multi-Love.

The album is good and it's growing on me with each subsequent listen

 

[Nee Lewman]

this new Beach Fossils track is some good shit

Is Beach Fossils a boomer version of Beach House?

 

[wokeupnew]

Is Beach Fossils a boomer version of Beach House?

No not at all. Beach Fossils formed in 2009. Beach House formed in 2004. I'd say they're a contemporary band within the same genre more/less.


EDIT: omfg I’m only now getting your joke

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

No not at all. Beach Fossils formed in 2009. Beach House formed in 2004. I'd say they're a contemporary band within the same genre more/less.


EDIT: omfg I’m only now getting your joke

LOL!

 

[avecigrec]

EDIT: omfg I’m only now getting your joke

This was exactly what I needed just now!

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

I basically ignored January, but where Im at is:

Tier 1:
Caroline Polacheck- Desire, I Want to Turn into You
Yves Tmor: Praise a Lord Who Chews

Tier 2:
US Girls: Bless This Mess
Paramore: This is Why

Tier 3:
Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World
Young Fathers: Heavy Heavy

Gonna check out Shame now.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Sent my way by a my musical spirit animal from the college years. Shades of moderm St Vincent.

 

[wokeupnew]

this is my SOTY right now. I think this Wednesday album is going to be massive.

 

[nolalady]

this is my SOTY right now. I think this Wednesday album is going to be massive.

Oooh thanks for this rec! It's really good.

 

[Rip_City]

Last two weeks. Saving tomorrow's drops for Q2 consideration.
Close to rounding out Q1 favorites chart...

• 100 gecs - 10000 gecs [another helping of bite-sized tunes to thrash violently around to]
• deathcrash - Less [yeah...thanks a bunch P4K. Very intriguing slowcore]

• The Daily Bread - Invisible Cinema [thanks, @NateOEB]
• Downfall of Gaia - Silhouettes of Disgust
• H. Hawkline - Milk for Flowers
• Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My [hmm...this has the sound of an album released by a legendary artist within 365 days of their future passing. Knock on wood, I know...]
• Lia Kohl - The Ceiling Reposes
• Kruelty - Untopia [thanks, @musicjunkiegreg]
• mui zyu - Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century
• Sleaford Mods - UK Grim [certainly different, but I don't mind it at all. Far better than Spare Ribs from two years ago]
• Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) [stuck between here and the highest tier. Leaving here for now]

• Fever Ray - Radical Romantics [why do you like this so much, P4K?!?!? I almost thought about moving this down]
• Shalom - Sublimation
• Tei Shi - Bad Premonition (EP) [some OK songs, some dull. It's too safe overall. I still want to see her live tho]
• Theophonos - Nightmare Visions
• Joe Westerlund - Elegies for the Drift

• William Basinski - The Clocktower at the Beach (1979) (archival) [pretty amazing how Basinski still manages to create ambient music that doesn't spark joy for me at all]
• Bub Styles - Outerwear SZN 3
• Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation [bland, but not enough to be outright repulsive]

None.​

 

[avecigrec]

this is my SOTY right now. I think this Wednesday album is going to be massive.

I saw they had one coming soon. But haven't checked this out yet- will have to do so ok the drive home. Their last one was a pleasant surprise for me.

 

[wokeupnew]

I saw they had one coming soon. But haven't checked this out yet- will have to do so ok the drive home. Their last one was a pleasant surprise for me.

the full thing isn't out until April 7th, but there's already 4 songs out from it.

 

[Hollywood]

Last two weeks. Saving tomorrow's drops for Q2 consideration.
Close to rounding out Q1 favorites chart...

• 100 gecs - 10000 gecs [another helping of bite-sized tunes to thrash violently around to]
• deathcrash - Less [yeah...thanks a bunch P4K. Very intriguing slowcore]

• The Daily Bread - Invisible Cinema [thanks, @NateOEB]
• Downfall of Gaia - Silhouettes of Disgust
• H. Hawkline - Milk for Flowers
• Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My [hmm...this has the sound of an album released by a legendary artist within 365 days of their future passing. Knock on wood, I know...]
• Lia Kohl - The Ceiling Reposes
• Kruelty - Untopia [thanks, @musicjunkiegreg]
• mui zyu - Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century
• Sleaford Mods - UK Grim [certainly different, but I don't mind it at all. Far better than Spare Ribs from two years ago]
• Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) [stuck between here and the highest tier. Leaving here for now]

• Fever Ray - Radical Romantics [why do you like this so much, P4K?!?!? I almost thought about moving this down]
• Shalom - Sublimation
• Tei Shi - Bad Premonition (EP) [some OK songs, some dull. It's too safe overall. I still want to see her live tho]
• Theophonos - Nightmare Visions
• Joe Westerlund - Elegies for the Drift

• William Basinski - The Clocktower at the Beach (1979) (archival) [pretty amazing how Basinski still manages to create ambient music that doesn't spark joy for me at all]
• Bub Styles - Outerwear SZN 3
• Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation [bland, but not enough to be outright repulsive]

None.​

Nice to see someone else who appreciates deathcrash!

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

this is my SOTY right now. I think this Wednesday album is going to be massive.

I'm pissed I missed them when they played my favorite small venue in Chicago. Sold out right b4 I was gonna snag tix.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

I knew I was forgetting shit when I posted my list. Shout out to Fever Ray and Slowthai's new albums.

Digging that Shame album too and just beginning the daunting task of absorbing the JPeg & Danny collab.

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Week 12 Update!

0 albums dropped off the list...
3 album added to the list!
The other 9 albums remained on the list for another week!

Spoiler: Week 12 Update

Listed in alphabetical order by the artist:

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love In Exile (3.24.23)
En Attendant Ana - Principia (2.24.23)
Haken - Fauna (3.3.23)
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - Scaring The Hoes (3.24.23)
Klone - Meanwhile (2.10.23)
Lucinda Chua - Yian (3.24.23)
Model/Actriz - Dogsbody (2.24.23)
Nicole Dollanganger - Married In Mount Airy (1.6.23)
Paramore - This Is Why (2.10.23)
RAYE - My 21st Century Blues (2.3.23)
Sleaford Mods - UK Grim (3.10.23)
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy (2.3.23)

New albums added are in GREEN

 

[Hollywood]

My favourite LPs and EPs of the month!

 

[Hollywood]

My favourite LPs and EPs of the month!
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It would appear I forgot about March 31st

 

[Nee Lewman]

Sent my way by a my musical spirit animal from the college years. Shades of moderm St Vincent.

As opposed to vintage St. Vincent?

 

[Bohnjaggs]

As opposed to vintage St. Vincent?

Early St. Vincent definitely has a different sound