2023: My Year In Music

 MY TEN FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2023

(IN NO PARTICULAR HIERARCHY)

/// Blonde Redhead - Sit Down For Dinner
I didn't expect one of my favorite BR albums to come this late in the game.

/// Fog Lake - Midnight Society
I'm a sucker for another woozy collection of tracks from this Canadian cat.

/// Andy Shauf - Norm
I can't recall experiencing a narrative slowly revealing itself in such a way before?  

/// Youth Lagoon - Heaven Is A Junkyard

Return of a hometown hero.

/// Gia Margaret - Romantic Piano

Simple, hushed melodies right when I needed them.

/// The Clientele - I Am Not There Anymore
It was great to hear an old favorite still reaching and experimenting.

/// FACS - Still Life In Decay
Their Bandcamp page says it best: "FACS use minimalism and space to create abstract, modern art rock."

/// Nonconnah - Unicorn Family
A strange and intimate spirituality.

/// Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming For You
FUN! FUN! FUN!

/// Animal Collective - Isn't It Now

Broadly expanding on the more meditative states from last years album.

::: || HONORABLE MENTIONS OF 2023 || ::: 

Tanukichan - Gizmo

Wednesday - Rat Saw God

Salami Rose Joe Louis - Akousmatikous

Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective - *1

Blithe Field - Grits Kissed

Laveda - A Place You Grew Up In

Cusp - You Can Do It All

El Ten Eleven - Valley Of Fire

Laura Veirs - Phone Orphans

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - V

::: || MY FAVORITE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF 2023 || ::: 

SISTEMAS INESTABLES at Treefort Music Hall - Boise, ID

They came all the way from Santiago, Chile to create the pinnacle of my 2023 Treefort Music Festival experience. 

Blonde Redhead at Treefort Music Hall - Boise, ID

They shimmered with a special glow that only veteran artists can deliver.

Disq at The Nuerolux - Boise, ID

This wild and raucous gathering was capped off with the guitarist doing a celebratory dive into the drum kit tackling the drummer.