Did we ever compile the top 50 albums lists? Like is there a spreadsheet or something?
― what you say is true but by no means (lukas), Thursday, 7 December 2023 22:36 (nine months ago) link
Concrete Islands: https://concreteislands.com/concrete-islands-albums-of-the-year-2023/
― technopolis, Thursday, 7 December 2023 23:03 (nine months ago) link
^ the first list i've seen with the incredible chief adujah album
― kissinger on my list (voodoo chili), Thursday, 7 December 2023 23:24 (nine months ago) link
thanks moka!!
― sean gramophone, Friday, 8 December 2023 05:15 (nine months ago) link
long running music blog,mapped by what surrounded them - 2023 Favorite songshttps://mappedbywhatsurroundedthem.blogspot.com/2023/12/2023-favorite-songs.html?m=1many choices that align with ilm. how many of these 50 will make the ilm top 77. a Spotify playlist link is included.includes tracks from:jesse ware, slowdive, depeche mode, eartheater, kylie, carly rae jepson, tinashe, lloyd cole, blondshell, art school girlfriend, shygirl, alison goldfrapp.
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 08:20 (nine months ago) link
RA 2023 in Review: What's pop got to do with it?https://ra.co/features/4027"Love them or hate them, pop edits were present on the dance floor (and the timeline) this year. We round up some of the best."
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 08:23 (nine months ago) link
Pitchfork - Best Electronic Music of 2023https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-electronic-music-2023/
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 08:26 (nine months ago) link
electronic / dance musicbeatportal the 50 best tracks of 2023https://www.beatportal.com/features/the-50-best-tracks-of-2023/"With the help of our contributors, we celebrate the 50 best tracks of 2023.So, how did we compile this list? None of the songs chosen are based on sales. Instead, we reached out to Beatportal contributors from across the world, and they helped our editorial staff pick the 50 best tracks of 2023, which are listed below in no particular order."
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 08:34 (nine months ago) link
music blogger, Absymal Hymns provides many genre top 10s, including this one covering punkthe Top 10 Punk Albums of 2023https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-top-10-punk-albums-of-2023.html?m=1including Final Gasp who meld metal, hardcore and goth together. The vocalist at times sounds exactly like Jaz Coleman. Highly recommended.3-Final Gasp- "Mourning Moon" "This Boston band, falls back into the late 80s when bands like TSOL and Die Kruzen took a darker turn in a more shadow-drenched direction. They are more aggressive than most bands going in this direction and take me back to a place in music that I hold close to my black heart. "bandcamp:Final Gasp - Mourninghttps://finalgasp.bandcamp.com/album/mourning-moon
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 08:46 (nine months ago) link
Metal Injection Top 20 Albums of 2023https://metalinjection.net/lists/best-of-2023/metal-injections-top-20-albums-of-2023
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 08:50 (nine months ago) link
UK music website/ magazine DIYDIY’S ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2023https://diymag.com/feature/diy-albums-of-the-year-2023Number 1CAROLINE POLACHEK - DESIRE, I WANT TO TURN INTO YOU
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 08:52 (nine months ago) link
^ the first list i've seen with the incredible chief adujah album― kissinger on my list (voodoo chili), Friday, December 8, 2023 12:24 AM (eleven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Listening now, very nice, a similar voice and soul to Lonnie Holley, but more energetic.
― Nabozo, Friday, 8 December 2023 10:57 (nine months ago) link
Creeper's Sanguivore is Metal Hammer's album of the year
https://www.loudersound.com/news/c?utm_content=louder&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com
Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 20231. Creeper - Sanguivore2. Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But A Dream...3. Code Orange - The Above4. Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden5. Metallica - 72 Seasons6. Svalbard - The Weight Of The Mask7. Tesseract - The War Of Being8. Green Lung - This Heathen Land9. Baroness - Stone10. Royal Thunder - Rebuilding The Mountain11. Myrkur - Spine12. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite13. Urne - A Feast For Sorrow14. Empire State Bastard - Rivers Of Heresy15. VV - Neon Noir16. Godflesh - Purge17. Wytch Hazel - IV: Sacrament18. Skindred - Smile19. Katatonia - Sky Void Of Stars20. Primordial - How It Ends21. Vexed - Negative Energy22. Twin Temple - God Is Dead23. Obituarty - Dying Of Everything24. Blood Command - World Domination25. Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current26. Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit27. Enslaved - Heimdal28. Pupil Slicer - Blossom29. Periphery - V: Djent Is Not A Genre30. Grave Pleasures - Plagueboys31. Oxbow - Love's Holiday32. Blackbraid - Blackbraid II33. Ken Mode - Void34. Within Temptation - Bleed Out35. Sylosis - A Sign Of Things To Come36. Maggot Heart - Hunger37. Voyager - Fearless In Love38. Zulu - A New Tomorrow39. Mutoid Man - Mutants40. Orbit Culture - Descent41. KK's Priest - The Sinner Rides Again42. Khanate - To Be Cruel43. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags44. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are45. Spirit Adrift - Ghost At The Gallows46. Ahab - The Coral Tombs47. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium48. Burner - It All Returns To Nothing49. Cannibal Corpse - Chaos Horrific50. Blood Ceremony - The Old Ways Remain
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 12:15 (nine months ago) link
UK music mag, Retro Pop
Retro Pop Magazine - new issue Best of 2023 now on salehttps://x.com/retropopmag/status/1733075764898115847?s=20
Alison Goldfrapp takes album of the year.
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 13:01 (nine months ago) link
Have there really been no lists with Kate NV or Decisive Pink? Been looking and not seen their names anywhere.
― emil.y, Friday, 8 December 2023 13:21 (nine months ago) link
'Wow' was in one list, can't remember which
― blazin' squab (NickB), Friday, 8 December 2023 13:26 (nine months ago) link
the kate nv album was on the crack list and the slant list
― ufo, Friday, 8 December 2023 13:37 (nine months ago) link
latest section from bandcamp
bandcamp The Best Albums of 2023: S – Zhttps://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2023/the-best-albums-of-2023-s-z
coming up todayDecember 8: 2023’s Essential Releases
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 13:49 (nine months ago) link
highly recommended album from the bandcamp review
Temple of Angels - Endless Pursuit
Few albums this year balanced the sweet and sinister quite like Endless Pursuit, Temple of Angels‘s debut album. Melodically, the Austin band resembles a dream pop outfit from the dark side of the moon, reared on Sisters of Mercy’s gothic romance and My Bloody Valentine’s glorious mess. Simultaneously, their spring-tight rhythm section, a byproduct of its members’ hardcore roots, provides the structure and counterbalance necessary to keep those euphoric soundscapes aloft. (Don’t miss the balancing act on “Tangled In Joy.”) Abetted by some of the most in-demand producers and engineers of the moment—Will Yip (Turnstile, Citizen, Title Fight) handled the mix—Temple of Angels have given us radiant guitar music suitable for punks, goths, bloomers, doomers, and everyone in between.
bandcamp link
Temple of Angels - Endless Pursuithttps://templeofangels.bandcamp.com/album/endless-pursuit
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 13:53 (nine months ago) link
Billboard - The 100 Best Songs of 2023: Staff PicksOur 100 favorite songs from a year where "pop" could mean just about anything.https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2023/?curator=MediaREDEF
number 1SZA, "Kill Bill"
number 41Kylie Minogue, "Padam Padam"
why was the picked when tension was far superior?
number 77MUNA, "The One That Got Away"
will this Muna track feature in the top 77 ilm tracks
number 94The Last Dinner Party, "Nothing Matters"
yesterday they were also announced:
The Last Dinner Party: Who are the BRITs Rising Star 2024 winners?https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-last-dinner-party-who-are-the-brits-rising-star-2024-winners/
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 14:09 (nine months ago) link
Slant Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2023https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2158-slant-magazines-50-best-albums-of-2023/
https://www.slantmagazine.com/lists/the-50-best-albums-of-2023/
1. Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
10. Kate NV - WOW
45. Susanne Sundfør - blómi
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 14:15 (nine months ago) link
Seconded on Temple of Angels. They sound like a band that might have once gotten rotation on 120 Minutes (in a good way). Great vocalist.
― Chris L, Friday, 8 December 2023 14:17 (nine months ago) link
NME's Best Albums of 2023https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2161-nmes-best-albums-of-2023/
https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-albums-2023-3554171
Number 1: 1. boygenius - the record
7. Sofia Kourtesis - Madres
25. Loraine James - Gentle Confrontation
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 14:20 (nine months ago) link
popmatters THE 80 BEST ALBUMS OF 2023https://www.popmatters.com/the-best-albums-of-2023
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2160-popmatters-80-best-albums-of-2023/
1. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 14:26 (nine months ago) link
Glad to see Madres placing
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 8 December 2023 14:29 (nine months ago) link
makes a change from 20 years ago when we had that idiot Conor McNicholas in charge of the NME, the bleak landfill years.
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 14:36 (nine months ago) link
That slant list with a rare (and low) placing for Roisin Murphy
― blazin' squab (NickB), Friday, 8 December 2023 14:41 (nine months ago) link
"padam padam" was the hit though i still don't really understand how or why
― ufo, Friday, 8 December 2023 15:03 (nine months ago) link
Still Listening magazine, new music website, that I was previously unaware of.
UK based formed in 2020 https://twitter.com/MagazineStill
still listening magazine - The Top 50 Albums Of 2023https://www.stilllisteningmagazine.com/features/the-top-50-albums-of-2023
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2163-still-listenings-top-50-albums-of-2023/
1) JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - Scaring The Hoes
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 15:06 (nine months ago) link
djmartian, how do you choose your "selected highlights"?
― kissinger on my list (voodoo chili), Friday, 8 December 2023 15:09 (nine months ago) link
just quick notes, personal faves of mine and/or previous ilm faves or artists that others have mentioned on this thread.
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 15:12 (nine months ago) link
Huzzah! Definitely in my top 10. It's so ridiculous and grand and committed to the bit. And hooks in every song.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 8 December 2023 15:17 (nine months ago) link
For those who care about the horserace, LDR has slipped to 5 and Boygenius has taken the lead
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/summary/2023/
― Indexed, Friday, 8 December 2023 15:23 (nine months ago) link
I was not aware that people thought the boygenius record was all that.
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Friday, 8 December 2023 15:42 (nine months ago) link
it got very good reviews so that isn't surprising but i still don't quite understand the hype. it's not as strong or interesting as any of their solo work, less than the sum of its parts
― ufo, Friday, 8 December 2023 15:52 (nine months ago) link
The Best Albums of 2023: Essential Releaseshttps://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2023/the-best-albums-of-2023-essential-releases
these were all the albums mentioned in the article:
Chief AdjuahBark Out Thunder, Roar Out Lightning
Shana ClevelandManzanita
Emahoy Tsege Mariam GebruJerusalem
Liturgy93696
KabeaushéThe Coming of Gaze
KMRUDissolution Grip
L’RainI Killed Your Dog
MC YallahYallah Beibe
Nourished By TimeErotic Probiotic 2
Silicone PrairieVol. II
upcomingAnd next week, our genre columnists weigh in with their picks for the year’s best records.
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 15:54 (nine months ago) link
UK based music website, musicOMH
musicOMH’s Top 50 Albums Of 2023https://www.musicomh.com/features/lists/musicomhs-top-50-albums-of-2023/
1. Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good!
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 16:16 (nine months ago) link
― ufo, Friday, December 8, 2023 9:52 AM (twenty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
yep
― Indexed, Friday, 8 December 2023 16:24 (nine months ago) link
yeah, I thought the consensus was that it was good but not great, which is why it's an odd #1.
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Friday, 8 December 2023 16:29 (nine months ago) link
I think it's more like "very good" than "good" — I count 8 great songs out of 12, which is a lot of great songs — but also I think people just love the idea of Boygenius. Which I do, too.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 8 December 2023 16:34 (nine months ago) link
another music website, i am not previously familiar with;
optimistic underground (david james)
60 Best Albums of 2023https://optimisticunderground.com/2023/12/08/60-best-albums-of-2023/
provides links to bandcamp
seems to be on the same wavelength as The Wire magazine.
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 16:59 (nine months ago) link
tipsy mothra otm ... i think it's half great and half good to meh, but those three *and* those three together is just catnip for so many people ... i'm surprised they haven't run away with the aggregate by now. they're a conceptual (not the right word) juggernaut and unless they make an album that really stinks, people - both critics and norms - are going to eat it up.
― alpine static, Friday, 8 December 2023 17:16 (nine months ago) link
number 41Kylie Minogue, "Padam Padam"why was the picked when tension was far superior?
it's all about the cultural moment Kylie had w/this song, one which i think is vv good, but "Tension" is actually great.
― omar little, Friday, 8 December 2023 17:22 (nine months ago) link
I'm surprised Water From Your Eyes isn't trending; I had thought that would be more of a favorite.
― This field is required (morrisp), Friday, 8 December 2023 17:30 (nine months ago) link
I like Water From Your Eyes, it's 415 on my list currently :)
I tried to get onboard with Creeper's Hollywood goth take on Meatloaf. I like the concept, just wasn't compelled to revisit. It's nice to see Royal thunder, Maggot Heart and Blood Ceremony on another list other than my own. And yes, everyone listen to unpurson's recommendation to check out Spirit Adrift, my #2.
Shindig is the first list to mention my album of the year, Large Plants - The Thorn, as well as my #18, Emile - Spirit. The Beatles-y psych pop of Vanity Mirror and third album from Dentists spinoff The Treasures of Mexico (psych/jangle/power pop) are nice discoveries for me.
The Shindig! Writers' Poll1. The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony2. Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection - 23. The Coral - Sea of Mirrors4. Say She She - Silver5. Mapache - Swinging Stars6. Large Plants - The Thorn7. The Ironsides - Changing Light8. Jonathan Wilson - Eat the Worm9. Belbury Poly - The Path10. Meg Baird - Furling11. Teenage Fanclub - Nothing Lasts Forever12. The Clientele - I Am Not There Anymore13. Shana Cleveland - Manzanita14. Thomas Walsh - The Rest is History15. Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings16. The Evening Sons - Tracks17. Emile - Spirit18. Co-Pilot - Rotate19. Novelty Island - Wallsend Weekend Television20. Uni-Boys - Buy This now!21. Emma Tricca - Aspirin Sun22. Simon Rowe - Everybody's Thinking23. Soft Hearted Scientists - Waltz of the Weekend24. Vanity Mirror - Puff25. The Treasures of Mexico - Burn the Jets26. Pete Molinari - Wondrous Afternoon27. Lael Neale - Star Eaters Delight
Some of my new discoveries in the past week:
1. Upper Wilds – Jupiter (Thrill Jockey) 2. Deeper – Careful! (Sub Pop) 3. Volksempfänger – Attack of Sound (Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube) 4. Death And Vanilla – Flicker (Fire) 5. Catatonic Suns – Catatonic Suns (Agitated) 6. HMLTD – The Worm (Lucky Number) 7. William Tyler & The Impossible Truth – Secret Stratosphere (Merge) 8. Vanity Mirror – Puff (We Are Busy Bodies) 9. The Treasures Of Mexico – Burn the Jets (Spinout Nuggets) 10. En Attendant Ana – Principia (Trouble In Mind) 11. Shredded Sun – Each Dot and Each Line (Shredded Sun) 12. Star 99 – Bitch Unlimited (Lauren3) 13. The Psychotic Monks – Pink Colour Surgery (Vicious Circle3) 14. Coventry – Our Lady of Perpetual Health (Septic Jukebox) 15. Vipertime – Arise (HPBC,) 16. Matt Ulery – Mannerist (Woolgathering) 17. Truth Club – Running From the Chase (Double Double Whammy) 18. Mapache – Swinging Stars (Innovative Leisure) 19. Mos Eisley Spaceport – Further (MES) 20. Soft On Crime – New Suite (Eats It) 21. Musta Huone – Valosaasteen Sekaan (Paa Jotaki) 22. Sun June – Bad Dream Jaguar (Run for Cove) 23. Will Johnson – No Ordinary Crown (Keeled Scales) 24. Holy Tongue – Deliverance And Spiritual Warfare (Amidah) 25. Abstract Concrete – Abstract Concrete (State51 Conspiracy) 26. Sans Merit – Early Grave (Zen 2000) 27. Lorelle Meets The Obsolete – Datura (Sonic Cathedral) 28. Hayden Pedigo – The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored (Mexican Summer) 29. A Certain Ratio – 1982 (Mute) 30. Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society – Dynamic Maximum Tension (Nonesuch) 31. Matthew Halsall – An Ever Changing View (Gondwana) 32. Lost Under Heaven – Something Is Announced by Your Life! (LUH) 33. Thomas Walsh – The Rest is History (Curation) 34. 12 Rods – If We Stayed Alive (American Dreams) 35. Cloth – Secret Measture (Rock Action)
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 8 December 2023 17:38 (nine months ago) link
oh thanks for the heads up about the lost under heaven album, i had no clue they'd put out a new one this year
― ufo, Friday, 8 December 2023 18:11 (nine months ago) link
what is Shindig? googling didn't help much...
― alpine static, Friday, 8 December 2023 18:34 (nine months ago) link
printed music mag
shindig magazinehttps://www.shindig-magazine.com/?page_id=34Shindig! is full of quality journalism, columns, music and film history; exciting new bands and culture. From the most far-out ’60s sounds through country-rock and folk to soul and electronic experimentation. And more. Brought to you with passion and sincerity every month.
― djmartian, Friday, 8 December 2023 18:39 (nine months ago) link
huh. interesting. never heard of it, and it appears to be up my alley (i.e. i am old and like rock music)
― alpine static, Friday, 8 December 2023 18:41 (nine months ago) link
by 'i am old' i mean i still like print publications