Another year, another December listening frenzy to get this list together. Tons of mid to great albums this year, but nothing spectacular. AOTY is probably a 8.5/10 -- still great, but wouldn't have even cracked the top 5 in 2022.
I'm kinda surprised I haven't heard some of these. I'm happy to see some love for 5, I think that band's got a lot of potential if they play their cards right.