Chorus.fm Members EOTY Lists 2023 • Page 4

Counterpoint: don’t engage with dweebs on Twitter

 

followup: delete twitter

 

This guy is a fairly respected music writer/blogger. Not necessarily a “dweeb,” despite this dweeb take.

 

Next you’ll be telling me that “albums of the year” is too literal as a reason for why I can’t nominate my dinner last night for the best release of 2023.

 

From October! Fucking rules too

 

"This dinner happened in December of 2023, too late to be featured on my 2022 albums list..."

 

I swear to god I’ve been checking for a new album from them every few weeks all year until and managed to miss it. God damn. Might shake up my list.

 

Alphabetical order:

All Time Low - Tell Me I'm Alive
Anberlin - Convinced
Andrew McMahon - Tilt at the Wind No More
Bayside - Blue EP
blink-182 - ONE MORE TIME...
Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust
Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
The Gaslight Anthem - History Books
Knucklepuck - Losing What We Love
M83 - Fantasy
The Maine - The Maine
Manchester Orchestra - Valley of Vision
The Menzingers - Some Of It Was True
Metallica - 72 Seasons
MxPx - Find A Way Home
New Found Glory - Make the Most of It
Night Verses - Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night: Part 1
Paramore - This is Why
Portugal. The Man - Chris Black Changed My Life
Post Malone - AUSTIN
Royal Blood - Back To The Water Below
Story of the Year - Tear Me to Pieces
Taking Back Sunday - 152
Vacationer - Cherish
Yellowcard - Childhood Eyes

What a year

 

Also included ATL on my list which I know is a controversial take.

 

1. JMSN - Soft Spot
2. Khamari - A Brief Nirvana
3. Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist- VOIR DIRE
4. Larry June & The Alchemist - The Great Escape
5. Billy Woods - Maps
6. blink-182 - ONE MORE TIME...
7. Daniel Caesar - NEVER ENOUGH
8. RAAHiiM - BUT IF iiM HONEST
9. Boldy James - Indiana Jones
10. Drake - For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition



Honourable Mentions:
Brent Faiyaz - Larger Than Life
Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
††† (Crosses) - Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.
Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
YUNGMORPHEUS - From Whence It Came
Gallant & Terrace Martin - sneek
Majid Jordan - Good People
Paramore - This Is Why
Tinashe - BB/ANG3L
They. - Nü Moon
Q - Soul,PRESENT
Cautious Clay - KARPEH
Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loveliest Time
MIKE - Burning Desire

 

In no order:

Superviolet Infinite Spring
Fust Genevieve
Wednesday Rat Saw God
Ratboys The Window
Petey USA
Bully Lucky For You
The Japanese House In the End It Always Does
Hotline TNT Cartwheel
Slow Pulp Yard
Drop Nineteens Hard Light
Sufjan Stevens Javelin
Empty Country Empty Country II
Beach Fossils Bunny
Slowdive Everything is Alive

 

His take actually makes sense to me but that’s just me.

 

This could change in the coming weeks but currently my top 10.

 

This was my favorite year of music since probably 2017-2018. Last year was relatively slow for me, but this year I was genuinely overwhelmed at points and felt like I couldn't give enough attention to everything I wanted to. I've been keeping a running list so I had this pretty much ready, and barring any surprise releases nothings going to change, so here goes:

1. Paramore: This Is Why
2. Lana Del Rey: Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
3. The Maine: The Maine
4. Kali Uchis: Red Moon in Venus
5. Mitski: This Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
6. Slaughter Beach, Dog: Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling
7. boygenius: The Record
8. Miley Cyrus: Endless Summer Vacation
9. Jeff Rosenstock: HELLMODE
10. Fall Out Boy: So Much (For) Stardust
11. Sufjan Stevens: Javelin
12. blink-182: ONE MORE TIME...
13. The Menzingers: Some Of It Was True
14. Pierce the Veil: the Jaws of Life
15. Superviolet: Infinite Spring
16. Janelle Monáe: The Age of Pleasure
17. Origami Angel: The Brightest Day
18. Ratboys: The Window
19. Wednesday: Rat Saw God
20. Mat Kerekes: You Look Like a Stranger
21. Manchester Orchestra: The Valley of Vision
22. Runnner: Like Dying Stars, We're Reaching Out
23. Jenny Lewis: Joy Y'all
24. The Dirty Nil: Free Rein to Passions
25. Militarie Gun: Life Under the Gun

Honorable Mentions:
Heart Attack Man: Freak of Nature
Citizen: Calling the Dogs
Kesha: Gag Order
Taking Back Sunday: 152
Paul Simon: Seven Psalms
Caroline Polachek: Desire I Want to Turn Into You
PVRIS: EVERGREEN
Doja Cat: Scarlet
Drain: LIVING PROOF
Zach Bryan: Zach Bryan
Sincere Engineer: Cheap Grills
Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Troye Sivan: Something To Give Each Other
Sampha: Lahai
Queens of the Stone Age: In Times New Roman
Madison Beer: Silence Between Songs
Palette Knife: New Game+

 

Quick top 20. Number 1 is easy for me, the rest are a bit vaguer.

1. There Will be Fireworks - Summer Moon
2. Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
3. The Tallest Man on Earth - Henry St.
4. Yeule - Softscars
5. Dessa - Bury The Lede
6. Polinksi - Telex from MIDI City
7. Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch
8. Enter Shikari - A Kiss For The Whole World
9. The National - Laugh Track
10. Boygenius - The Record
    
    
11. Girl Scout - Real Life Human Garbage
12. Haru Nemuri - Insaint
13. Spanish Love Songs - No Joy
14. Empire State Bastard - Rivers of Heresy
15. Parannoul - After the Magic
16. Bob Dylan - Shadow Kingdom
17. Daughter - Stereo Mind Game
18. The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein
19. Fucked Up - One Day
20. Yaeji - With a Hammer

 

Considering there are like 8 or 9 records here that will also land high up in my list, I’m surprised to have not even heard the one you cared to list first. Guess I need to get on that

 

I feel like I really want to like Empty Country but the singer's voice, especially on the first song, grates on me. I did listen in full once or twice and enjoy it by the end, but the vocals in the first track are tough to get into.
EDIT:
I lied, track 2-3 are the ones that usually stop me from listening. First track is good.

 

Yeah I’m kinda with that. It’s not a bad record but I didn’t go back to it as much as I would’ve otherwise

 

Some of my favorite releases this year in no order.


Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power
Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch
Dave Hause - Drive It Like It's Stolen
Manchester Orchestra - The Valley Of Vision
The Gaslight Anthem - History Books
Teenage Wrist - Still Love
Taking Back Sunday - 152
Josiah and the Bonnevilles - Endurance
The Menzingers - Some Of It Was True
Ruston Kelly - The Weakness
Foxing - Albatross (10 Years)
Zach Bryan - Self Titled
Balance and Composure - Too Quick To Forgive

 

1. Babe, Terror - Teghnojoyg
2. The Armed - Perfect Saviors
3. James Blake - Playing Robots Into Heaven
4. Sprain - The Lamb as Effigy
5. many tiny boxes - Many Tiny Boxes
6. MODEL/ACTRIZ - Dogsbody
7. Laurel Halo - Atlas
8. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
9. Katie Gately - Fawn / Brute
10. Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd?
11. Snow Strippers - April Mixtape 2
12. Young Thug - BUSINESS IS BUSINESS
13. Fever Ray - Radical Romantics
14. Queens of the Stone Age - Times New Roman
15. Lil Yachty - Let’s Start Here
16. Protomartyr - Formal Growth in the Desert
17. Blonde Redhead - Sit Down for Dinner
18. underscores - Wallsocket
19. The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein
20. Squid - O Monolith
21. KMRU - Dissolution Grip
22. Jockstrap - IUQTINVU
23. Setting - Shone a Rainbow Light On
24. Susanne Sundfør - Blómi
25. Rick Ross & Meek Mill - Too Good To Be True

 

This was a solid year for music, I've got a lot to narrow down.

 

I always try to listen to new music and I feel accomplished and happy when I check out a new album from a band but then I realized I've actually only listened to about 6 new albums this year and I'm a loser.

There's a lot from great artists I like that I need to check out before the end of the year.

I don't have a list so I'll just say this:

New The Sleeping is rad
Gorillaz was a solid album, but nothing mind blowing or revolutionary like Demon Days (duh)
Origami Angel was sick
Fall Out Boy didn't do it for me
Neither did Taking Back Sunday
Blur had an amazing single, but an album style I don't usually vibe with
Hoping Enter Shikari's next album slays because A Kiss For The Whole World was not a kiss for me
It's just nice to see Yellowcard again

I have to catch up on so so so much, but everything points to this being a really good year for music if what everyone says is true

 

No real order, these are the records I fucked with

SZA- SOS
Wednesday- Rat Saw God
Hotline TNT- Cartwheel
yeule- softscars
Lana del Rey- Ocean Blvd
Sufjan Stevens- Javelin
Zach Bryan- Zach Bryan
Mitski- The Land is Inhospitable
Ratboys- The Window
Superviolet- Infinite Spring
feeble little horse- Girl With Fish
100 gecs- 10,000 gecs
Florry- The Holey Bible

I’ve had to curb some vinyl spending, but I have 7 of these on wax, need to rectify that and purchase the rest. Always a goal of mine to buy my 15-20 fav albums of the year to show some support.

 

Love seeing Boldy James-Indiana Jones on a list. Very good album that will make my top 10

 

Some of the best hip hop production of the year imo