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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