My Favorite Releases of 2023 (in no particular order)

There were so many incredible albums released this year across countless genres. Please find below my 50 favorites in alphabetical order along with either a Bandcamp or Spotify link to listen a bit. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting these wonderful artists' work by purchasing a download or some sort of material object like a CD, tape or vinyl record which also likely includes a download code. Looking forward to 2024!

Susan Alcorn - Canto

Joseph Allred - New Jerusalem

Andre 3000 - New Blue Sun

Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings

Vince Clarke - Sounds of Silence

Crossfire Duo - Vellum

Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band - Dancing On The Edge

Deerhoof - Miracle-Level

Alvaro Domene - Rapid Influx

Tashi Dorji - Tashi Dorji

Miriam Elhajli - Brand New Mexican

Peter Epstein - Two Legs Bad

Sandy Ewen - Solo

Jerskin Fendrix - Poor Things (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Kofi Flexxx - Flowers In The Dark

Gazelle Twin - Black Dog

Madison Greenstone - Resonance Studies In Ecstatic Consciousness

Guided by Voices - Welshpool Frillies

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - Saved!

Lonnie Holley - Oh Me! Oh My!

Invisible Guy - I Had A Great Dream

JOBS - Soft Sounds

Darren Johnston - Wild Awake

Knifethrower - Employee of the Moth EP

Ingrid Laubrock - The Last Quiet Place

James Brandon Lewis & Red Lily Quinet - For Mahalia, With Love

Liturgy - 93696

David Lord - Forest Standards Vol. 3

Barney McCall - Emerald Hands

Mendoza Hoff Revels - Echolocation

Anna Meredith & the Ligeti Quartet - Nuc 

Methods Body - Plural Not Possessive

Mike - Burning Desire

Model/Actriz - Dogsbody

The Necks - Travel

Oneohtrix Point Never - Again

Orbiting Human Circus - Quartet Plus Two

Yuma Uesaka, Jessica Ackerley, Colin Hinton - Petting Zoo

Michael Allen Z Prime - Bioelectric Music

Emily Robb - If I Am Misery Then Give Me Affection

Brian Saia - Uneven Oceans

Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12

Joe Santa Maria - Echo Deep

Brandon Seabrook - brutalovechamp

Elijah Shiffer - Star Jelly

Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

Colin Stetson - When We Were That What Wept For the Sea

Steven Van Betten - Friends & Family

Xiu Xiu - Ignore Grief

Jeong Lim Yang - Miss Ambivalent