2023 stuff- isamixtape
just logging everything i rated from 2023. may give a lil comment about each too idk kinda making it up as i go along. not ranked |
| 1 |  | 100 Gecs
10,000 gecs
2.0
may have to reassess how i rated this one since seeing them live in a cave. had a big "oh i get it" moment
fav song: dumbest girl alive |
| 2 |  | Asian Glow and sonhos tomam conta
dreamglow
3.5
i'ma sucker for all of AG's stuff tbh
fav song: hangthemall |
| 3 |  | bar italia
Tracey Denim
3.0
fav song: missus mortality |
| 4 |  | Bedridden
Amateur Heartthrob
3.5
cool ep. lots of clever lil slacker-ish catchy riffs throughout. rym calls this shoegaze and i disagree
fav song: clara's mouth |
| 5 |  | Blood Incantation
Luminescent Bridge
4.0
fav song: uhhhh the only one? the 13 minute one? who cares |
| 6 |  | Danny Brown
Quaranta
3.5
love this. top 3 danny
fav song: Bass Jam |
| 7 |  | Dream Dolphin
Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2023)
4.0
quite easy to get lost in this
fav song: kaze no fuku tani no mukoude |
| 8 |  | Duster
Remote Echoes
3.5
most 4 band ever finally dropped a 3.5, still some gr8 songs on this
fav song: cigarettes and coffee |
| 9 |  | Eartheater
Powders
4.0
so glad she made an album that sounds like this. probably her best
fav song: Crushing |
| 10 |  | feeble little horse
Girl With Fish
3.5
major grower here, didn't care much for it at first but i keep coming back to it. very fresh sounding w some surprisingly cutting lyrics
fav song: Steamroller (a top of the year song probably, so catchy) |
| 11 |  | Flooding
Silhouette Machine
4.0
was super hyped for this and it delivered. a massive sounding 3 piece slowcore band that fills a lot of space with very little. will always listen to their new stuff
fav song: Slit |
| 12 |  | Gel (USA-NJ)
Only Constant
3.0
derivative taco bell hardcore music. it's fine. 3.0 feels generous in hindsight
fav song: idr. it's like one long song. cool vocals tho |
| 13 |  | George Clanton
Ooh Rap I Ya
4.0
thank u for this one george i was truly lost in it for a few weeks there. you can tell he sits with his songs for a long time
fav song: Justify Your Life (probably? it needs the rest of the songs around it. but in that context it is the best song probably) |
| 14 |  | Harm's Way (USA-IL)
Common Suffering
1.5
hated this! this band used to be good and now it's like ai generated spotify playlist workout music. no life in these chugs |
| 15 |  | Her New Knife
lead dreams/flayed so light
3.5
cool ep, excited to see what this band does next. cool and modern and refreshing alex G pilled stuff
fav song: douglasland.v1 |
| 16 |  | Hotline TNT
Cartwheel
4.0
easily one of my favorites of the year and certainly one of the catchiest. same songwriter as the band Weed. vocal melodies are super charged on this one. band always sounds like theyre playing out of an AM/FM alarm clock radio in a cool way
fav song: beauty filter (i guess? super hard. all of these songs are good) |
| 17 |  | Jeromes Dream
The Gray In Between
4.0
hard as fuck
fav song: whole album fr |
| 18 |  | JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown
Scaring the Hoes
4.0
haven't listened to this that much but i did really like it when i heard it first. probably will come back to it
fav song: lean beef patty |
| 19 |  | Mary Lattimore
Goodbye, Hotel Arkada
4.0
truly just beautiful ambient harp music.. what's not to love? idg how anyone could dislike this tbh
fav song: blender in a blender (a top of the year song contender easily) |
| 20 |  | Midwife and Vyva Melinkolya
Orbweaving
4.0
the hounds of heaven run like hell
fav song: Hounds of Heaven |
| 21 |  | MSPAINT
Post-American
3.5
refreshing cool take on modern hardcore. not one guitar in this band
fav song: hardwired |
| 22 |  | Narrow Head
Moments of Clarity
2.5
yaaawn
fav song: don't care, fell asleep. Caroline, maybe |
| 23 |  | Neggy Gemmy
CBD Reiki Moonbeam
3.5
pleeeease change your name back, i hate reading "neggy gemmy". fun album though
fav song: black ferrari |
| 24 |  | Pale Shade
Darker Days
3.5
massive sounding 3 piece band that sonically errs on the side of shoegaze n drone, super slept on
fav song: garden state |
| 25 |  | Parannoul
After The Magic
3.0
fav song: insomnia |
| 26 |  | Pink Siifu and Turich Benjy
It’s Too Quiet…’!
4.0
wish i had listened to more rap this year but this is def my rap aoty, so good. also pink siifu is from where i live and is one of the coolest to come out of here imo. always wanted an album like this from him
fav song: RIP Brittany Murphy..! |
| 27 |  | Portrayal of Guilt
Devil Music
3.5
glad they rebounded so well after the last one. don't care much for the second half of this but i respect their boldness for trying whatever u call that
fav song: don't remember tbh |
| 28 |  | Shana Cleveland
Manzanita
3.5
fav song: a ghost |
| 29 |  | Slowdive
Everything is Alive
3.5 but possibly a 4.0 soon
really glad this is as good as it is... big grower. didn't like the 2017 return album much and this fully redeems it imo. coming from me, someone who has 2 slowdive albums 5'd
fav song: the slab (honorable mention to Andalucia Plays, super close call) |
| 30 |  | Sleep Token
Take Me Back to Eden
1.0
worst album of the year, they should be banned from making music |
| 31 |  | Sprain
The Lamb As Effigy
4.0
excited to see how this ages, haven't come back to it much since it came out. i think i prefer their older stuff, but still really like this
fav song: reiterations |
| 32 |  | Sword II
Spirit World Tour
4.0
one of my favs of the year. super cool and refreshing. has my song of the year on it. more alex G pilled stuff, u gotta check it out
fav song: First Rule of the Bug (seriously, my #1 song of the year) |
| 33 |  | Tim Hecker
No Highs
4.0 |
| 34 |  | Wednesday
Rat Saw God
3.5
def catch this band live if they tour near u
fav song: Formula One |
| 35 |  | William Basinski
The Clocktower at the Beach (1979)
3.0
i truly don't remember listening to this but i guess i liked it! bet i look reaaaal stupid right about now huh. |
| 36 |  | Worlds Worst
Worlds Worst
3.0
solid indie pop guitar music from a newer band.
fav song: challenger |
| 37 |  | Yo La Tengo
This Stupid World
3.5
saw this band live in 2023 and it was one of the best performances i've ever seen in my life. amazing band. made me like this more, need to revisit. they are the masters of being soft live it's so hard to explain |
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