My goodness, what a horrible year in music.
10. After the Magic by Parannoul--South Korean shoegaze...likely the best record of which you've never heard.
9. Heaven is a Junkyard by Youth Lagoon--dreamy electronic emo-pop from Trevor Powers.
8. This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo--ahhhh...guitar music.
7. Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard by Lana Del Ray--perhaps the finest female songwriter of her generation.
6. everything is alive by Slowdive--more shoegaze from the Brits; perhaps the unlikeliest of all the 1990's shoegaze bands to still be relevant.
5. I Am Not There Anymore by The Clientele--baroque/chamber pop.
4. Motorcycle Madness by Damien Jurado--perhaps the finest male songwriter of his generation.
3. Tim (Let It Bleed Edition) by The Replacements--this was one of my favorite albums of 1985 (and my all time favorite 'Mats album); it is rare (unheard of) that a re-issue would be included on a year-end "best of" list, but here you go.
2. Let's Start Here. by Lil Yachty--the most unique record you will listen to in 2023.
1. Back to Moon Beach by Kurt Vile--a steady hand, KV keeps plugging along with his own inimitable style and rescued an otherwise terrible year in guitar rock.
Dishonorable Mention:
Sufjan Stevens' Javelin
Boy Genius' The Record
Olivia Rodrigo's Guts
Taylor Swift's...what?
Ice Spice, Yves Tumor, SZA, 10000 gecs and countless other artists who would at any other time maybe make it to a fanzine or local newspaper, but in this era of ______ (whatever the zeitgeist actually is) they are "important" and "relevant" "critical darlings" of a badly broken music industry. What an utterly disastrous year in music.
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