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 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten months ago) link
― ufo, Friday, December 8, 2023 9:52 AM (twenty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
yep
― Indexed, Friday, 8 December 2023 16:24 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten months ago) link
number 41Kylie Minogue, "Padam Padam"why was the picked when tension was far superior?
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 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten months ago) link
what is Shindig? googling didn't help much...
― alpine static, Friday, 8 December 2023 18:34 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten months ago) link
by 'i am old' i mean i still like print publications
and thanks DJ! sorry for the three posts that could've been one.
― alpine static, Friday, 8 December 2023 18:42 (ten months ago) link
World of Echo have now published their Hindsight 2023 list
― sawdust lagoon, Friday, 8 December 2023 19:46 (ten months ago) link
Can I just say I absolutely hate the album title 'That! Feels Good!'
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 8 December 2023 19:49 (ten months ago) link
It! Sucks Ass!
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 8 December 2023 19:51 (ten months ago) link
It's better than "Ooh Rap I Ya" at least
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Friday, 8 December 2023 19:55 (ten months ago) link
I hate that one too
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 8 December 2023 20:06 (ten months ago) link
Digging that Large Plants album!
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 8 December 2023 22:55 (ten months ago) link
In my review I said those who like Lankum's latest would like Large Plants, as long as they're open to majestic, progressive psychedelic riffs instead of somewhat tedious drones. RIYL Fairport Convention, Trees and Pentangle, and contemporary artists like Lisa O'Neill, Sam Burton, and the more haunting albums by Lucid Sins, David Eugene Edwards and The Keening.
If yer old enough to struggle with reading tiny type on some of the print magazines even with reading glasses, Shindig is also available on Readly which I read on my Kindle Fire. For just $10/mo I get access to that, Classic Rock, MOJO, Uncut, Metal Hammer, Prog. Rolling Stone, Record Collector, Blitzed, Billboard, Guitar World, Wired, Total Film, Guardian Weekly, The Week, New York, etc. Quite a bargain, so much so that I've renewed my print subscriptions for Decibel, Fistful of Metal and Vive Le Rock out of guilt.
Some brief descriptions I wrote for a friend last night of some of the new discoveries:
Upper Wilds – Jupiter | Noise pop with strong hooks from Brooklyn, solid vocals, if Floor were less bottom heavy, plus Parts & Labor. Really liked Mars (2018) and Venus (2021), and can't believe I just last weekend found they had their fourth album out since July.
Deeper – Careful! | Third album from Chicago post-punk band. They vary their sounds and approaches with some arty experiments on some tracks, but I'm a sucker for the Joy Division influenced droney approach too.
Volksempfänger – Attack of Sound | Netherlands shoegaze/noise pop with bits of Detroit pre-punk, Jesus and Mary Chain bubblegum pop and motorik chugs.
Death And Vanilla – Flicker | Swedish psych pop/dream pop/kosmische.
Catatonic Suns – Catatonic Suns | Third album from Allentown, PA band, satisfyingly heavy, noisy shoegaze like early Ride with some Swervedriver.
Shredded Sun – Each Dot and Each Line | Second from indie/garage punk/surf band from Chicago, formerly The Fake Fictions. May sound twee after listening to the likes of Upper Wilds and Catatonic Suns, but it's charms digs it's hooks in.
Star 99 – Bitch Unlimited | Pop punk with an endearingly scrappy sound you don't hear much in that subgenre these days.
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 9 December 2023 01:50 (nine months ago) link
Peter Gabriel getting shafted on these lists is wild to me
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 December 2023 02:06 (nine months ago) link
I made an album dump playlist of everything from the Shindig list I hadn’t heard before (which is probably about 20 of their 25). Put the whole thing on shuffle while I make dinner and having a grand time this evening. No duds so far.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Saturday, 9 December 2023 02:41 (nine months ago) link
ALBUMISM SELECTS: The 50 Best Albums of 2023https://albumism.com/lists/best-albums-of-2023-index
#1 | Meshell Ndegeocello | The Omnichord Real Book
― djmartian, Saturday, 9 December 2023 15:53 (nine months ago) link
UK based poptimist blogger, Lee Bennett presents:
Teases & Dares’ Top 100 Albums of 2023https://teasesanddares.wordpress.com/2023/12/09/teases-dares-top-100-albums-of-2023/
1. Ricky Wilde X Nina, Scala Hearts2. Jack River, Endless Summer3. Lana Del Rey, Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard4. Tina Arena, Love Saves5. Slayyyter, Starfucker6. Josh Caffe, Poppa Zesque7. Bunny X, Love Minus 808. Tom Rasmussen, Body Building9. Claire Richards, Euphoria10. Louis La Roche, Admittedly11. Cailin Russo, Influx12. Romy, Mid Air13. Alison Goldfrapp, The Love Invention14. Kylie Minogue, Tension15. PYN, Beat Drama16. King IV, Psychopomp17. Maraschino, Hollywood Piano18. Jenny Lewis, Joy’All19. Leela James, Thought U Knew20. PRIZM, Rumours In The Night21. Julie Byrne, The Greater Wings22. Jessie Ware, That! Feels Good!23. U.S. Girls, Bless This Mess24. Tiga & Hudson Mohawke, L’Ecstasy25. Jake Shears, Last Man Dancing26. 79.5, 79.527. Samantha Urbani, Showing Up28. Emm Gryner, Business & Pleasure29. Molly Burch, Daydreamer30. SG Lewis, AudioLust & HigherLove31. Chappell Roan, The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess32. Tensnake, Stimulate33. Michael Medrano, LoveSexDrugs34. Beverley Knight, The Fifth Chapter35. Nuovo Testamento, Love Lines36. Olivia Dean, Messy37. Debby Friday, Good Luck38. Yota, Room 41239. Alan Palomo, World Of Hassle40. L’Avenue, Club Tropez41. Abracadabra, Shapes & Colours42. Lucinda Chua, Yian43. Jayda G, Guy44. Tennis, Pollen45. Laura Groves, Radio Red46. Cub Sport, Jesus At The Gay Bar47. Nabihah Iqbal, Dreamer48. Wolfclub, Desert Hearts49. Dragon Inn 3, Trade Secrets50. Idina Menzel, Drama Queen51. Gretta Ray, Positive Spin52. Jennifer Touch, Midnight Proposals53. Cannons, Heartbeat Highway54. Cherry Cinema, Crystal Clear55. Corine, R56. Katy Steele, Big Star57. Moyka, Movies, Cars & Heartbreak58. Reve, Saturn Return59. YATTE & Duett, The Minute60. Leony, Somewhere In Between61. Drew Sycamore, Superfaith62. Incognito, Into You63. SUPER-Hi, Summer Vol. 164. AC Soul Symphony, Metamorphosis65. Metric, Formentera II66. Sue Clayton, Rookie67. Jessy Lanza, Love Hallucination68. Daddy Squad, All Day All Night Automatic69. Emiliana Torrini & The Colorist Orchestra, Racing The Storm70. The Paper Kites, At The Roadhouse71. Snow Strippers, April Mixtape 372. Jennifer Vanilla, Castle In The Sky73. Tonique & Man, Opening Soon74. Sofia Kourtesis, Madres75. RAYE, My 21st Century Blues76. Mayah Camara & SelloRekt/LA Dreams, Emotions77. Rein, God Is A Woman78. Bella Boo, DreamySpaceyBlue79. Heartracer, The Feel80. MUNYA, Jardin81. Haiku Hands, Pleasure Beast82. Moon Boots, Ride Away83. Poolside, Blame It All On Love84. Seb Wildblood, Separation Anxiety85. Gunship, Unicorn86. Yaeji, With A Hammer87. Mandy, Indiana – I’ve Seen A Way88. Foley, Crowd Pleaser89. Girl Ray, Prestige90. Strange Ranger, Pure Music91. Free Love, Inside92. Le Couleur, Comme dans un penthouse93. Train To Spain, Nothing To Win94. Poppy, Zig95. Avalon Emerson, & The Charm96. Ladytron, Time’s Arrow97. Nothing But Thieves, Dead Club City98. ARXX, Ride Or Die99. GRETA, Portals100. Carly Rae Jepsen, The Loveliest Time
also a link is provided to a Spotify playlist that includes 1 track from each album.
― djmartian, Saturday, 9 December 2023 16:01 (nine months ago) link
Maybe the PG album came out too late
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 9 December 2023 16:04 (nine months ago) link
Pitchfork 2023 Readers’ Pollhttps://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/2023-readers-poll-results/
Top 50 Albums
1.CAROLINE POLACHEKDesire, I Want to Turn Into You
Top 50 Singles
1.LANA DEL REY“A&W”
FEATUREYou can also see top album voted for each US State.
FEATUREFilter the top albums to see how readers like you voted
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― djmartian, Saturday, 9 December 2023 16:12 (nine months ago) link
DIY’S TRACKS OF THE YEAR 2023https://diymag.com/feature/diy-songs-of-the-year-2023
1. THE LAST DINNER PARTY - NOTHING MATTERS
note
8. HEARTWORMS - RETRIBUTIONS OF AN AWFUL LIFE
great textured track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thC-C_Bk8H0
14. CREEPER - FURTHER THAN FOREVER
standout track on the album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8mtjGWJ1Ck
― djmartian, Saturday, 9 December 2023 16:23 (nine months ago) link
There's really no excuse for dropping the ball with the Peter Gabriel album. Every track was released to all platforms between January and November leading up to the official Dec 1 album release. On the other hand I know at least a couple longtime fans who are failing to feel anything when they hear it. I like it, it's in my top 50.
The Abysmal Hymns list is great, happy to see Spiritual Cramp get some love. I've been a fan since their early EPs, saw them live in 2018, and their first official full-length has been a long time coming. Good call on Final Gasp, it was just outside my top 100, but I'm digging it more than ever right now. 1476 is cool along similar deathrock-ish lines. The Dust EP, everything in that list is worth checking out.
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 9 December 2023 16:28 (nine months ago) link
Electronic Sound top 10. There’s a top 50 on their site, but it’s subscribers only.
10 Sleaford Mods - UK Grim9 Vanishing Twin- Afternoon X8 Free Love - Inside7 Kosmischer Läufer - The Secret Cosmic Music of the East German Olympic Programme 1972-1983: Volume 56 John Cale - Mercy5 Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy4 Holy Tongue - Deliverance snd Spiritual Warfare 3 Nabihah Iqbal - Dreamer2 Vince Clarke - Songs of Silence 1 Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - The Nation’s Most Central Location
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 9 December 2023 16:37 (nine months ago) link
Edgar Wright’s top 50, actually 55, tracks of the year.
https://linktr.ee/edgarwright?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 9 December 2023 16:42 (nine months ago) link
People really excited about that boygenius album huh
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 9 December 2023 18:17 (nine months ago) link
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― This field is required (morrisp), Saturday, 9 December 2023 19:16 (nine months ago) link
The tyranny of singer-songwriters continues! The appearance of boygenius on SNL a while back, including their cute cameo in one of the sketches, was a nice boost for their mainstream exposure. I wonder if Foo Fighters will be the last rock band to play the show in the foreseeable future? I wish they would change it up now and then. If not something like Truckfighters or Tomb Mold, how about at least Creeper? That would be fun.
― Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 10 December 2023 15:11 (nine months ago) link
Creeper is the kind of band that an SNL appearance could actually launch to stardom, but sadly only 6 people in the U.S. outside ILX have even heard of them.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 10 December 2023 17:13 (nine months ago) link
Aquarium Drunkard's round-up:https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2023/12/11/aquarium-drunkard-2023-year-in-review/
― Chris L, Monday, 11 December 2023 14:23 (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, December 8, 2023 2:23 AM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink
This is a neat list. Their year-end features are always a highlight for me.
― Indexed, Monday, 11 December 2023 16:27 (nine months ago) link
Kerrang - The 50 best albums of 2023
https://www.kerrang.com/the-50-best-albums-of-2023-foo-fighters-creeper-sleep-token-pupil-slicer-avenged-sevenfold-metallica-jesus-piece-hot-milk-green-lungThe Kerrang! verdict on the 50 albums that shaped 2023.
Kerrang! Reveal Their Choices For The ’50 Best Albums Of 2023′https://www.theprp.com/2023/12/11/news/kerrang-reveal-their-choices-for-the-50-best-albums-of-2023/
Summary
50. Grove Street – “The Path To Righteousness“49. Pierce The Veil – “The Jaws Of Life“48. PVRIS – “Evergreen“47. Waterparks – “Intellectual Property“46. BABYMETAL – “The Other One“45. Corey Taylor – “CMF2“44. Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter – “Saved!“43. Meet Me @ The Altar – “Past // Present // Future“42. Within Temptation – “Bleed Out“41. HEALTH – “RAT WARS“40. Queens Of The Stone Age – “In Times New Roman…“39. Poppy – “Zig“38. URNE – “A Feast On Sorrow“37. Dream Nails – “Doom Loop“36. Fucked Up – “One Day“35. You Me At Six – “Truth Decay“34. The Armed – “Perfect Saviors“33. Graphic Nature – “A Mind Waiting To Die“32. Taking Back Sunday – “152“31. Wargasm – “Venom“30. Beartooth – “The Surface“29. GEL – “Only Constant“28. The Gaslight Anthem – “History Books“27. Voice Of Baceprot – “Retas“26. 100 gecs – “10,000 gecs“25. Bury Tomorrow – “The Seventh Son“24. Zulu – “A New Tomorrow“23. Ville Valo – “Neon Noir“22. Empire State Bastard – “Rivers Of Heresy“21. Dying Wish – “Symptoms Of Survival“20. Code Orange – “The Above“19. Drain – “Living Proof“18. Paramore – “This Is Why“17. Fall Out Boy – “So Much (For) Stardust“16. Blink-182 – “One More Time…“15. Militarie Gun – “Live Under The Gun“14. Skindred – “Smile“13. Baroness – “Stone“12. Svalbard – “The Weight Of The Mask“11. Enter Shikari – “A Kiss For The Whole World“10. Green Lung – “This Heathen Land“09. Hot Milk – “A Call To The Void“08. Jesus Piece – “…So Unknown“07. Metallica – “72 Seasons“06. Avenged Sevenfold – “Life Is But A Dream…“05. Pupil Slicer – “Blossom“04. Holding Absence – “The Noble Art Of Self Destruction“03. Sleep Token – “Take Me Back To Eden“02. Creeper – “Sanguivore“01. Foo Fighters – “But Here We Are“
― djmartian, Monday, 11 December 2023 16:50 (nine months ago) link
Lorraine James Top 40 Albums of 2023https://x.com/LoJamMusic/status/1733912190871036113?s=20
Number 1: Tirzah - Trip9love...???
― djmartian, Monday, 11 December 2023 16:57 (nine months ago) link
Nice
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 11 December 2023 17:01 (nine months ago) link
Music website based in Canada, Northern Transmissions
Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2023https://northerntransmissions.com/northern-transmissions-best-albums-of-2023/
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2175-northern-transmissions-best-albums-of-2023/
1. Beach Fossils — Bunny
― djmartian, Monday, 11 December 2023 17:03 (nine months ago) link
UK based music website set up by ex NME editor Charlotte Gunn
The Forty-Five's Albums of the Year 2023https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/best-albums-2023/
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2170-the-forty-fives-albums-of-the-year-2023/
Number 1
BOYGENIUS – ‘THE RECORD’
Words: Rhian Daly, Charlotte Gunn, Hannah Mylrea, Arusa Qureshi, Alex Rigotti, Jenessa Williams and Lisa Wright.
https://thefortyfive.com/about/The Forty-Five is new music publication, created by a collective of female-led music journalists, creatives and photographers, founded by former NME Editor, Charlotte Gunn.Why The Forty-Five?With only 14% of music journalists identifying as women, music, for too long has been critiqued from a male perspective. The result? An industry that champions boys in bands and sexualises female artists. We’re here to change that by forging a supportive network of womxn, who tell stories about music.
― djmartian, Monday, 11 December 2023 17:08 (nine months ago) link
UK based, Far Out Magazine
Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2023https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-50-best-albums-of-2023/
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2174-far-out-magazines-50-best-albums-of-2023/
1. H Hawkline - Milk for Flowers
― djmartian, Monday, 11 December 2023 17:12 (nine months ago) link
Stereogum - The 10 Best Hardcore Albums Of 2023https://www.stereogum.com/2244850/best-hardcore-albums/lists/year-in-review/2023-in-review/BY TOM BREIHAN
Militarie Gun - Life Under The Gun (Loma Vista)
― djmartian, Monday, 11 December 2023 17:15 (nine months ago) link
Heavy Music HQ 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albumshttps://heavymusichq.com/2023-best-heavy-metal-albums/
1. Katatonia – Sky Full Of Stars (Napalm)
― djmartian, Monday, 11 December 2023 17:17 (nine months ago) link
Pitchfork - The 42 Best Rap Songs of 2023https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-rap-songs-2023/
― djmartian, Monday, 11 December 2023 17:20 (nine months ago) link