Izakaya's 2023 so far
the year so far in music releases (with some half-written descriptions). tell me what's incorrect, what I've missed, etc etc |
| 25 |  | Young Fathers
Heavy Heavy
[art pop / neo-psych]
elicits a goofy smile, sometimes that's enough |
| 24 |  | Maara (CAN)
The Ancient Truth
[downtempo / dnb]
dnb with sex appeal (!!), dubby delights |
| 23 |  | Khotin
Release Spirit
[downtempo / ambient]
lovely and warm, reassuringly familiar, we know what we're in for by now |
| 22 |  | Overmono
Good Lies
[uk bass / 2-step]
where are the fookin bangers lads how me and the boys supposed to get silly to this pop shite |
| 21 |  | Rezzett
Meant Like This
[outsider house]
the scuzziest rave, danceable static, house tracks coated in layers of dust and grime |
| 20 |  | Yo La Tengo
This Stupid World
[indie rock]
your mum's long-divorced friend's favourite rock band make a passable attempt at being exciting, aselestine every morning |
| 19 |  | Pan American
In Daylight Dub
[ambient / ambient dub]
hangover cure '23, a slice of serenity |
| 18 |  | Baltra
Where I End
[outsider house]
party bangers, for people who don't get invited to parties |
| 17 |  | Imaginary Softwoods
The Notional Pastures Of Imaginary Softwoods
[ambient]
I drank a lot of coffee to this album |
| 16 |  | Jam City
Jam City Presents EFM
[dance pop / house]
feelgood house-pop, earworm-y, zoomer-friendly (be careful) |
| 15 |  | Vril
Animist
[minimal techno]
thrilling and unnerving, soundtrack to dystopian futures |
| 14 |  | Peter Barclay
I'm Not Your Toy
[ambient pop / art pop]
tender summer pop, tinged with sadness, a lost queer classic |
| 13 |  | DKMA
Boston Boy Vol 3
[deep house]
RIY think they don't make deep house like they used to, make sure to check vol 1 & 2 as well |
| 12 |  | DJ Mudak 2000 & FTL
Braindance
[jungle / dnb]
emotional slammers, dancefloor epiphanies |
| 11 |  | MPU101
MPU103
[ambient / downtempo]
soft and pretty textures, late night listening, Ilian's underbelly |
| 10 |  | n9oc
Memory Allocator
[idm / ambient techno]
headspinning anti-dance music, my favourite hidden gem |
| 9 |  | Traumprinz
Blue Turtle
[ambient trance]
shimmery trancey breakbeats, blissful ambience, cute turtle, it's the master in his element |
| 8 |  | Wednesday
Rat Saw God
[indie rock / alt-country]
yeah can fuzz and scream all you want but you're still yeehaw music can't fool me, large and likeable, the biggest grower so far this year |
| 7 |  | Andrea
Due In Color
[kind of ambient breakbeat electronic musica]
album-of-the-month-core, soothingly brain-pummelling |
| 6 |  | Skee Mask
ISS009
[breakbeat]
the skee mask mission statement, a condensed and digestable encapsulation of what makes him so Important And Exciting, studio 626 gets me davidbyrnedancing |
| 5 |  | Hysterical Love Project
Lashes
[downtempo / dream pop]
beautifully muddied dreamy popsongs, ideal for half-focused listening |
| 4 |  | Avalon Emerson
& the Charm
[indietronica / downtempo]
2023's foremost techno-producer-cum-indie-popstar, catchy & sweet, hating this is like hating kittens |
| 3 |  | Kelela
Raven
[alt-rnb]
slurry blurry r&breakbient queen |
| 2 |  | Fever Ray
Radical Romantics
[art pop / synthpop]
return of the alpha, album cover of the year |
| 1 |  | Earth Trax
Closer Now
[ambient techno]
nocturnal masterpiece from one of the most consistent names doing it, endlessly listenable |
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