Test Pressing 2023 Round Uphttps://www.testpressing.org/magazine/its-the-test-pressing-2023-round-up
individual lists from Balearic / Electronic DJs
― djmartian
Ah love this format of individual, concise lists. Just 5 items: Top 3 singles, top album and top reissue/old album discovery. Not as overwhelming as the boomkat lists.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 22 December 2023 13:43 (nine months ago) link
that boomkat list is definitely my kinda list. stuff i've never heard. or heard of. and so much of it looks interesting. so much to dig into. too much really. and then with all those guest lists...oof. no wonder i stay away from most year-end things. i got enough on my plate! cool that my pal jake meginsky made boomkat's list. his stuff is so good. and he lives right around the corner from me. ilxor and friend-of-jake and fellow percussionist Tarfumes should be on there too! his new album is so cool. i honestly don't know what people get out of yo la tengo at this late date. my eyes glaze over when i see stuff like that on a list. i guess its comfort food for people. like the Stones. definitely not my idea of comfort food. a kinder and gentler sonic youth for the end of the world? i guess i'm just not ready to go gentle into the bad night. too much great death metal to listen to. (and i would probably like that doomsday irish folk album on everyone's lists if i hadn't been listening to doomsday folk metal for the last 30 years. and swans for the last 40+ years...but they do the folk thing good! i will give them that. and you definitely need a gimmick if you want young hepcats to listen to trad folk in 2023. and i will definitely listen to that laurel halo on everyone's lists when i need help getting to sleep or when i'm getting a root canal.)
― scott seward, Friday, 22 December 2023 15:08 (nine months ago) link
ylt never really fell off and have always been pretty good at worst (definitely comfort food though, yeah) but the new one is genuinely up with their very best from the 90s - i prefer it to i can hear the heart beating as one
― ufo, Friday, 22 December 2023 15:16 (nine months ago) link
I thought I had all the Yo La Tengo albums I would ever need but This Stupid World was top shelf; brought me back into the fold. And they bring it as hard as ever live.
― Chris L, Friday, 22 December 2023 16:08 (nine months ago) link
that's cool. i've never been a fan even though i'm an east coast indie gen xer in good standing. when i saw it on lists you will forgive me for thinking it was once again a nostalgia vote for the tattered amerindie flag. (and when i listened to snippets i just thought "okay thats them doing what they do...got it." having said that i have no doubt they could still write more listenable/tuneful songs now than any member of SY...)
― scott seward, Friday, 22 December 2023 16:19 (nine months ago) link
sorry writers but stores lists usually >>> mag lists
― brimstead, Friday, 22 December 2023 16:38 (nine months ago) link
i could (and prob will) come up with 100 albums from this year that i would enthusiastically recommend. doesn’t mean they’re all 10/10 or whatever, but hey, i love listening to and sharing new music
― kissinger on my list (voodoo chili), Friday, 22 December 2023 16:42 (nine months ago) link
you're such a real one vc
― imago, Friday, 22 December 2023 16:47 (nine months ago) link
imo it is the sacred duty of ilm posters to listen to like, at least 50 new albums every year at a bare minimum
my listening habits were weird this year, i've listened to & enjoyed more new albums than ever but i have less clear favourites than usual so now i'm still trying to narrow down my shortlist of like 60 albums that i quite liked
― ufo, Friday, 22 December 2023 16:57 (nine months ago) link
― brimstead, Friday, 22 December 2023 17:01 (nine months ago) link
Some of us work for a living.
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Friday, 22 December 2023 17:02 (nine months ago) link
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― brimstead, Friday, 22 December 2023 17:14 (nine months ago) link
It’s ok if you don’t enjoy it anymore but don’t pull the adult card
― brimstead, Friday, 22 December 2023 17:15 (nine months ago) link
Hahaha. Fair. I wasn't meant to be quite so grumpy! Just bemoaning the days when I could actually pay proper close attention and manage a list of 30/40 albums.
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Friday, 22 December 2023 17:18 (nine months ago) link
i'm old enough to admit that i didn't even know that yo la tengo had a new album until i saw some of these lists last week. the only time i ever hear about them now is when they do endless VU covers with other old people in december every year. mazel tov! i did my gen x duty by watching youtubes of my neighbor lou barlow do neil young songs live with other old people in brooklyn. i liked the guy from the roots!
but mostly i don't care what year it is listening-wise. i'll get to it all eventually. i do try to keep up with metal. there is so much of it. i made a YT playlist of Decibel's top 40 this year and i just ended up listening to that Horrendous album over and over.
― scott seward, Friday, 22 December 2023 17:54 (nine months ago) link
honestly don't know what people get out of yo la tengo at this late date. my eyes glaze over when i see stuff like that on a list. i guess its comfort food for people. like the Stones
But isn’t Boomkat programmed beats music also comfort food at this point in time [ ducks head]
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 December 2023 20:01 (nine months ago) link
There's no way I could come up with a list of 100 albums that I was really excited about that came out in one year, unless maybe I spent all my time listening to new music. To be honest, I usually struggle to come up with 10, unless it's a really strong year, which so far, this one doesn't seem to be. Because I'm lazy, I usually wait until the crush of EOY lists to come out to start looking for new releases. I think as of about a month ago, there were maybe 5 albums from this year I was excited about. As of now, maybe it's up to 10.
― o. nate, Friday, 22 December 2023 20:17 (nine months ago) link
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Friday, 22 December 2023 20:36 (nine months ago) link
Probably the only list to feature Sam Smith and Donald Trump.
https://variety.com/lists/worst-songs-2023/mind-your-business-will-i-am-and-britney-spears/
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 23 December 2023 10:40 (nine months ago) link
“ but mostly i don't care what year it is listening-wise. i'll get to it all eventually.”
This is me with books and movies and TV (and eventually, music)
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 23 December 2023 11:05 (nine months ago) link
"But isn’t Boomkat programmed beats music also comfort food at this point in time [ ducks head]"
their year-end list is super-eclectic. its all over the place and has plenty of challenging stuff on it. my version of comfort food tends to be metal but if i had to pick a yo la tengo-adjacent album off of their top 100 that i would consider comfort food it would be the arnold dreyblatt album on drag city. it pushes all my old nyc nowave/minimal buttons in a way that they like to be pushed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st29rgG0i7E
― scott seward, Saturday, 23 December 2023 14:43 (nine months ago) link
Maura Johnson’s Top 10 albums (in Time) were posted above, but I think we missed her Top 10 songs (#1: “bad idea, right?”)
― Larb starter (morrisp), Monday, 25 December 2023 05:44 (nine months ago) link
https://www.time.com/6548823/best-latin-songs-albums-2023/
Another critic in Time lists fave Latin pop, dance, and rock
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 December 2023 17:38 (nine months ago) link
Norman Records - Best Albums of 2023https://www.normanrecords.com/features/best-albums/best-albums-2023/
― djmartian, Friday, 29 December 2023 14:47 (nine months ago) link
Crack Magazine - Staff Lists 2023https://crackmagazine.net/article/list-article/staff-lists-crack-magazine-2023/
The Crack Magazine team rewind and reflect on the year gone by. Unravelling a tapestry of moments and memories from 2023, we delve into the releases that struck a chord, the memes that made us smile, and everything in between.
― djmartian, Friday, 29 December 2023 14:59 (nine months ago) link
long time music blogger, Dan Paton presents:
2023 In Music: New Music Top 100https://inleaguewithpaton.blogspot.com/2023/12/2023-in-music-new-music-top-100.html?m=1
Dan is active on twitter/x, particularly each Friday with his threads on new releases
Dan Patonhttps://twitter.com/DanPatonMusic
― djmartian, Friday, 29 December 2023 15:27 (nine months ago) link
Passion of the Weiss - Best Albums of 2023
https://www.passionweiss.com/2023/12/28/pow-best-albums-2023/https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2242-passion-of-the-weisss-best-albums-of-2023/
― djmartian, Friday, 29 December 2023 15:33 (nine months ago) link
Under the Radar’s Top 100 Albums of 2023https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/under_the_radars_top_100_albums_of_2023
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2232-under-the-radars-top-100-albums-of-2023/
― djmartian, Friday, 29 December 2023 15:40 (nine months ago) link
Barack Obama’s Top Songs of 2023: Beyoncé, Big Thief, Mitski, and Morehttps://pitchfork.com/news/barack-obamas-top-songs-of-2023-beyonce-big-thief-mitski-and-more/Karol G & Shakira: “TQG”Zach Bryan: “I Remember Everything” [ft. Kacey Musgraves]Dave & Central Cee: “Sprinter”6lack: “Since I Have a Lover”Megan Thee Stallion: “Cobra”Blondshell - “Joiner”Alé Araya: “Midnight Gospel” [ft. Joseph Chilliams]Beyoncé: “America Has a Problem” [ft. Kendrick Lamar]Tyla: “Water”Allison Russell: “The Returner”Davido: “Unavailable” [ft. Musa Keys]Mitski - “My Love Mine All Mine”Burna Boy: “Sittin’ on Top of the World” [ft. 21 Savage]Big Thief - “Vampire Empire”Indigo De Souza - Younger & Dumber”Stormzy: “Toxic Trait” [ft. Fredo]John Summit & Hayla: “Where You Are”Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma - “La Bebe (Remix)”Victoria Monét - “On My Mama”Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - “Cast Iron Skillet”Brent Faiyaz - “WY@”Asake & Olamide - “Amapiano”Teddy Swims - “Lose Control”Rita Wilson & Keith Urban - “Crazy Love”Gabe Lee - “Drink The River”Lenny Kravitz: “Road to Freedom (From the Netflix Film ‘Rustin’)”Jon Batiste - “It Never Went Away”Tems - “Me & U”
― djmartian, Friday, 29 December 2023 17:13 (nine months ago) link
post-punk.com - Best of 2023https://post-punk.com/post-punk-com-the-best-of-2023/post- punk, darkwave / synth pop etcvarious individual listsplus a Collective Spotify playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6llUjwhzmk026ZnodSpYtv?si=mjd8_1ApSv2IARtTSCKbpg&pi=e-GzVND1SWQUqZ
― djmartian, Friday, 29 December 2023 17:23 (nine months ago) link
Obama shoulda put “Vampire Empire (Colbert version),” just to troll the band
― In my Ram’s Horn era (morrisp), Friday, 29 December 2023 23:55 (nine months ago) link
Rolling Stone - The 40 Best Afropop Songs of 2023https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-40-best-afropop-songs-of-2023-1234929225/wurld-shake-1234933054/Spotify playlist link:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3DNU9WHzRl4SgABfAhyBC5?si=Pu7_Jj3fTm-VRNw64XoENQ&pi=e-WHDV2wsTTTKx
― djmartian, Saturday, 30 December 2023 00:07 (eight months ago) link
do publicists pitch the Obama list? they must, right?
― alpine static, Saturday, 30 December 2023 06:24 (eight months ago) link
― In my Ram’s Horn era (morrisp)
Or “Dang (Colbert version)”
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 30 December 2023 06:53 (eight months ago) link
I know AOTY exists now but I have always looked forward to and considered Rob Mitchum's aggregation to be the better of the two because he only includes multi-voter lists. I am also just fond of the data table view.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mlSJ5DU0RKccuNBfAgsiw-_xUApis7zC3ZjJofXyZB4/edit#gid=1927558368
― Indexed, Tuesday, 2 January 2024 16:31 (eight months ago) link
It is remarkable that not one of the 44 lists ranked Javelin #1. I doubt that's ever happened before to an overall #1.
Also always enjoy perusing his "Sleepers" tab, which basically has albums that were very highly ranked on only a small number of lists. Has two of my favorites in the top ten: ML Buch & Durand Jones. Not familiar with a lot of the others.
― Indexed, Tuesday, 2 January 2024 16:34 (eight months ago) link
Wilco recommends:
https://twitter.com/Wilco/status/1742251939931254830
― Chris L, Tuesday, 2 January 2024 18:50 (eight months ago) link
Hmmm, they just deleted it. Not my fault.
― Chris L, Tuesday, 2 January 2024 18:51 (eight months ago) link
now that the year is actually over, it's time to vote in the ILM EOY poll: ILM's 2023 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / VOTING THREAD
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 19:38 (eight months ago) link
The Francis Davis Jazz Critics poll also has breakout categories including a Latin Jazz one
https://hullworks.net/jazzpoll/23/?fbclid=IwAR2WelVCzdqenojITWPqaDagJuEFt15y7ZhEJYOp9Bgxj2AMu7ZBJLNb0DY
https://hullworks.net/jazzpoll/23/totals-latin.php
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 January 2024 06:30 (eight months ago) link
forgot to add this terrible list that I add every year and it annoys us all.
https://tomvictorwords.medium.com/what-your-favourite-album-of-2023-says-about-you-6481acac9054
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 5 January 2024 04:09 (eight months ago) link
these are so low effort and I don't even get most of the references so why do they still piss me off
― Left, Friday, 5 January 2024 04:41 (eight months ago) link
I know. It just seems like a collection of really lame local jokes.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 5 January 2024 04:50 (eight months ago) link
i respect that they're now at the point where most of those are just totally inscrutable
― ufo, Friday, 5 January 2024 04:59 (eight months ago) link
"boygenius is for fake indie girls who like kelly clarkson" is the most comprehensible one and I still don't really get it - which part is the punchline?
still I clicked and read the whole thing despite knowing how shit it would be so they win
― Left, Friday, 5 January 2024 05:12 (eight months ago) link
Feel like it's trying to be too clever, or maybe it hits much more for gen z readers and I'm just not exactly hip enough to fully get most of it.
― Evan, Friday, 5 January 2024 15:31 (eight months ago) link
https://accidentalevolution.wordpress.com/2024/01/05/150-best-albums-of-2023/
Chuck Eddy 150 fave albums of 2023 plus a long essay . His list has a fair amount of jazz and his self described most ever albums from African based artists. Eddy is into artists from the Nyege Nyege label much more than popular afropop/ afrobeats btw
― curmudgeon, Friday, 5 January 2024 18:52 (eight months ago) link
Noz's list of his fave rap went up a day or two ago, for the goons/high BPM people (and lurkers)
https://noz.agency/rap23.html
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Saturday, 6 January 2024 01:34 (eight months ago) link
The Finest Kiss
https://finestkiss.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/2023-albums/
― Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 7 January 2024 05:03 (eight months ago) link