Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Tom’s Top Albums/Songs/Reissues of 2023

I alway says this but it's true, it's possible that my favorite album of the year is one I haven't heard yet.  So much music, so little time.   I'm still catching up on records that were released decades ago.  But this list is a good snapshot of what I heard and liked in 2023. 

1.  Jason Isbell - Weathervanes

2.  Tyler Childers - Rustin' In The Rain
3.  Allison Russell -  The Returner
4.  Molly Tuttle - City of Gold
5.  Olivia Rodrigo - Guts
6.  Janelle Monae - Age of Pleasure
7.  Ashley McBryde - Devil I Know 
8.  Brandy Clark - s/t
9.  War and Treaty - Lover's Game
10. Margo Price - Strays/Strays II
11. Lana Del Rey - Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.
12. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
13. Zach Bryan - s/t
14. Mitski - Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
15. Iris DeMent - Workin’ On A World 
16. Rhiannon Giddens - You're The One
17. Morgan Wade - Psychopath
18. Margo Cilker - Valley Of Heart's Delight
19. National - First Two Pages Of Frankenstein/Laugh Track
20. Jenny Lewis - Joy'All 
21. Jaime Wyatt -Feel Good
22. Corrine Bailey Rae - Black Rainbows
23. Elle King - Come Get Your Wife
24. Chris Stapleton - Higher
25. Rodney Crowell - Chicago Sessions
26. Jessie Ware - That Feels Good
27. Mayer Hawthorne - For All Time
28. Boygenius - The Record
29. Kelsea Ballerini - Rolling Up The Welcome Mat
30. CMAT - Crazymad, For Me
31. Hiss Golden Messenger - Jump For Joy 
32. Megan Moroney - Lucky
33. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
34. Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel
35. Kara Jackson - Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love
36. Anohni & the Johnsons - My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross
37. Marty Stuart - Altitude
38. Lucinda Williams - Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart
39. Robbie Fulks - Bluegrass Vacation 
40. Parker Millsap -Wilderness Within You
41. Layng Martine Jr.  - Music Man
42. Brent Cobb - Southern Star
43. Joe Henry - All The Eye Can See
44. Billy Strings - Me/And/Dad
45. Buddy Miller & Julie Miller - In The Throes
46. Willie Nelson - I Don't Know A Thing About Love
47. Lori McKenna - 1988
48. Victoria Monet - Jaguar II
49. Hold Steady - Price of Progress
50. Jamila Woods - Water Made Us
51. Jess Williamson - Time Ain't Accidental
52. Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine 
53. William Prince - Stand In The Joy
54. Hozier - Unreal Unearth
55. Hives - Death of Randy Fitzsimmons
56. Juliana Hatfield - Sings ELO
57. Jon Batiste - World Music Radio
58. Tanner Adell - Buckle Bunny
59. Brothers Osborne - s/t
60. Robert Forster - Candle and the Flame
61. Willie Nelson - Bluegrass
62. Belle & Sebastian - Late Developers
63. Tracy Nelson - Life Don't Miss Nobody
64. Bethany Cosentino - Natural Disaster
65. Renee Rapp - Snow Angel
66. New Pornographers - Continue As A Guest
67. Chappell Roan - Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess
68. Meshell Ndegeocello - Omnichord Real Book 
69. PJ Harvey - I Inside The Old Year Dying
70. Barbie the Album - Various (Soundtrack)
71. Amanda Shires & Bobbie Nelson - Loving You
72. Dave Matthews Band - Walk Around The Moon
73. Tanya Tucker - Sweet Western Sound
74. Turnpike Troubadours - A Cat In The Rain
75. Bully - Lucky For You
76. Dolly Parton - Rockstar
77. Blind Boys of Alabama - Echoes of the South
78. Wilco - Cousin
79. Paul Simon - Seven Psalms
80. Eddie 9V - Capricorn
81. Teenage Fanclub - Nothing Lasts Forever

Songs  (I'm not a stickler for release dates.  If a song made its impact in 2023, then it gets listed)
1. Miley Cyrus - Flowers
2. Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything
3. October London - Back To Your Place
4. Jenny Lewis - Psychos
5. Jake Shears - Too Much Music
6. Chris Stapleton - White Horse
7. Tyla - Water
8. Tyler Childers - In Your Love
9. Jelly Roll - Need A Favor
10. Jungle - Back on 74
11. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
12. Anohni - It Must Change
13. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam
14. Shakira & Bizarrap - Bzrp Musica Sessions Vol.53
15. Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang
16. Lana Del Rey - A&W
17. War & Treaty - That's How Love Is Made
18. Iris DeMent  - Workin' On A World
19. Brittany Howard - What Now
20. SZA - Kill Bill
21. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For
22. Luke Combs - Fast Car
23. Victoria Monet - On My Mama
24. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night
25. Olivia Rodrigo - Get Hm Back
26. Kelsea Ballerini - If You Go Down 
27. Jason Isbell - Death Wish
28. Boygenius - Not Strong Enough
29. Janelle Monae - Lipstick Lover
30. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire
31. Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down
32. Hiss Golden Messenger - Nu-Grape
33. Ryan Gosling - I'm Just Ken
34. Renee Rapp - Snow Angel
35. Noah Kahan - Stick Season
36. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
37. William Prince - When You Miss Someone
38. Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
39. CMAT - Stay for Something
40. Bethany Cosentino - It's Fine
41. Jaime Wyatt - World Worth Watching
42. Jonas Brothers - Waffle House
43. Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red
44. Caroline Polachek - So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings
45. Maren Morris - The Tree


Reissues 
1. John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy - Evenings At The Village Gate (Impulse)
2. Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night - Various (Ace) 
3. Written In Their Soul: Stax Songwriter Demos - Various (Stax Box Set)
4. She's Got the Power! Female Power Pop, Punk & Garage - Various (Ace)
5. Replacements - Tim (Let It Bleed Edition) (Rhino)
6. Looking For Magic: American Pop In the Seventies - Various (Cherry Red)
7. Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul 1971-83 - Various (Soul Jazz)
8. Jon Savage's 1980-82 Art of Things To Come - Various (Ace)
9. Guerilla Girls! She-Punks & Beyond 1975-2016 - Various (Ace)
10. This Is Flying Dutchman - 1969-75 - Various  (Ace)
11. Best of Wattstax - Various (Craft)
12. Dolly Parton Songbook - Various  (Ace)
13. Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium - Various (Craft)
14. Howdy Glenn - I Can Almost See Houston (Ominvore)
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