25 Favourite Albums of 2023

My favourite albums as determined by my Spotify account (source code).

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1. 68%	Phone Orphans Laura Veirs 2023 1. Creatures of a Day ★★★☆☆ 2. If You Could Hold Someone ★★★★☆ 3. Rocks of Time ★★★☆☆ 4. Tree Climber ★★★☆☆ 5. Up is a Nice Place to Be ★☆☆☆☆ 6. The Archers ★★★☆☆ 7. Tiger Ocean ★★☆☆☆ 8. Smoke Song ★★★★☆ 9. Valentine ★★☆☆☆ 10. Magnolia Sphere ★☆☆☆☆ 11. Swan Dive ★★★☆☆ 12. Next One, Maybe ★★★☆☆ 13. Piano Improv ★☆☆☆☆ 14. Beautiful Dreams ★★☆☆☆
2. 68%	Bird Machine Sparklehorse 2023 1. It Will Never Stop ★★☆☆☆ 2. Kind Ghosts ★★★★☆ 3. Evening Star Supercharger ★★★☆☆ 4. O Child ★☆☆☆☆ 5. Falling Down ★★☆☆☆ 6. I ****** It Up ★★★★☆ 7. Hello Lord ★★☆☆☆ 8. Daddy's Gone ★★☆☆☆ 9. Chaos of the Universe ★★★☆☆ 10. Listening to the Higsons ★★★☆☆ 11. Everybody's Gone to Sleep ★★★☆☆ 12. The Scull of Lucia ★★★☆☆ 13. Blue ★★☆☆☆ 14. Stay ★★☆☆☆
3. 62%	DanceOrama GusGus 2023 1. The Terras ★★★☆☆ 2. Rivals ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. When We Sing ★★★★☆ 4. Unfinished Symphony ★★★☆☆ 5. Breaking Down ★★★★☆ 6. Chaos Machine ★★★☆☆ 7. Danceorama ★★☆☆☆ 8. Mu ★★☆☆☆ 9. Useful Data ★★☆☆☆
4. 61%	The Ballad of Darren Blur 2023 1. The Ballad ★★★★☆ 2. St. Charles Square ★★☆☆☆ 3. Barbaric ★★★☆☆ 4. Russian Strings ★★☆☆☆ 5. The Everglades (For Leonard) ★☆☆☆☆ 6. The Narcissist ★★★☆☆ 7. Goodbye Albert ★★☆☆☆ 8. Far Away Island ★★☆☆☆ 9. Avalon ★★☆☆☆ 10. The Heights ★★☆☆☆
5. 47%	Optical Delusion Orbital 2023 1. Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song) [feat. Mediaeval Baebes] ★★★☆☆ 2. Day One ★★☆☆☆ 3. Are You Alive? ★★★★☆ 4. You Are the Frequency ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. The New Abnormal ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Home (feat. Anna B Savage) ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Dirty Rat ★★☆☆☆ 8. Requiem for the Pre-Apocalypse ★★★☆☆ 9. What a Surprise (feat. The Little Pest) ★★☆☆☆ 10. Moon Princess (feat. Coppe) ★★☆☆☆
6. 45%	SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA 2023 1. Lean Beef Patty ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. Steppa Pig ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. SCARING THE HOES ★★★★☆ 4. Garbage Pale Kids ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Fentanyl Tester ★★★☆☆ 6. Burfict! ★★★☆☆ 7. Shut Yo ***** *** Up / Muddy Waters ★★☆☆☆ 8. Orange Juice Jones ★★☆☆☆ 9. Kingdom Hearts Key (ft. redveil) ★★★★☆ 10. God Loves You ★★★★☆ 11. Run The Jewels ★★☆☆☆ 12. Jack Harlow Combo Meal ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. HOE (Heaven on Earth) ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. Where Ya Get Ya Coke From? ☆☆☆☆☆
7. 30%	Good Lies Overmono 2023 1. Feelings Plain ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. Arla Fearn ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Good Lies ★★★★☆ 4. Good Lies (Outro) ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Walk Thru Water ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Cold Blooded ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Skulled ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Sugarushhh ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Calon ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Is U ★★★★☆ 11. Vermonly ★★★☆☆ 12. So U Kno ★★★★☆ 13. Calling Out ☆☆☆☆☆
8. 22%	Lahai Sampha 2023 1. Stereo Colour Cloud (Shaman's Dream) ★★★☆☆ 2. Spirit 2.0 ★★★★★ 3. Dancing Circles ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Suspended ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Satellite Business ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Jonathan L. Seagull ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Inclination Compass (Tenderness) ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Only ★★★☆☆ 9. Time Piece ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Can’t Go Back ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. Evidence ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Wave Therapy ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. What If You Hypnotise Me? ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. Rose Tint ☆☆☆☆☆
9. 21%	King's Disease III Nas 2023 1. Ghetto Reporter ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. Legit ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Thun ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Michael & Quincy ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. 30 ★★★☆☆ 6. Hood2Hood ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Recession Proof ★★★☆☆ 8. Reminisce ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Serious Interlude ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. I'm on Fire ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. WTF SMH ★★☆☆☆ 12. Once a Man, Twice a Child ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Get Light ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. First Time ★★★☆☆ 15. Beef ☆☆☆☆☆ 16. Don't Shoot ☆☆☆☆☆ 17. Til My Last Breath - Bonus Track ☆☆☆☆☆
10. 20%	MICHAEL Killer Mike 2023 1. DOWN BY LAW ★★★☆☆ 2. SHED TEARS ★★★☆☆ 3. RUN (feat. Young Thug) ★★★☆☆ 4. NRICH (feat. 6LACK, Eryn Allen Kane) ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. TALK'N THAT ****! ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. SLUMMER ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (feat. Future & Eryn Allen Kane) ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. TWO DAYS ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. SPACESHIP VIEWS ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. EXIT 9 ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. SOMETHING FOR JUNKIES ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. MOTHERLESS ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. DON'T LET THE DEVIL (feat. thankugoodsir) ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. HIGH & HOLY ☆☆☆☆☆
11. 19%	i/o Peter Gabriel 2023 1. Panopticom - Bright Side Mix ★★★★☆ 2. The Court - Bright-Side Mix ★★☆☆☆ 3. Playing For Time - Bright-Side Mix ★★★★☆ 4. i/o - Bright-Side Mix ★★★★☆ 5. Four Kinds of Horses - Bright-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Road to Joy - Bright-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. So Much - Bright-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Olive Tree - Bright-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Love Can Heal - Bright-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. This Is Home - Bright-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. And Still - Bright-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Live and Let Live - Bright-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 1. Panopticom - Dark-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. The Court - Dark-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Playing For Time - Dark-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. i/o - Dark-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Four Kinds of Horses - Dark-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Road to Joy - Dark-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. So Much - Dark-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Olive Tree - Dark-Side Mix ☆☆☆☆☆
12. 18%	I Am The River, The River Is Me Jen Cloher 2023 1. Mana Takatāpui ★★★☆☆ 2. Harakeke ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. My Witch ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Being Human ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. I Am The River, The River Is Me ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Protest Song ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. The Wild ★★★☆☆ 8. Aroha Mai, Aroha Atu ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. He Toka-Tu-Moana ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. I Am Coming Home ☆☆☆☆☆
13. 12%	My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI 2023 1. It Must Change ★★★★☆ 2. Go Ahead ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Sliver of Ice ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Can’t ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Scapegoat ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. It’s My Fault ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Rest ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. There Wasn’t Enough ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Why Am I Alive Now? ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. You Be Free ☆☆☆☆☆
14. 12%	Fuse Everything But The Girl 2023 1. Nothing Left To Lose ★★★★☆ 2. Run A Red Light ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Caution To The Wind ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. When You Mess Up ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Time And Time Again ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. No One Knows We’re Dancing ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Lost ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Forever ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Interior Space ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Karaoke ☆☆☆☆☆
15. 11%	Crispy Crunchy Nothing PACKS 2023 1. Cheese ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. 4th of July ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Dishwater ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Abalone ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Sunscreen + Epoxy ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Brown Eyes ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Not the Same ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Late to the Festivities ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. EC ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Say My Name ★★★★☆ 11. Smallest One ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Rag Doll ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Laughing Til I Cry ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. Always Be a Kid ☆☆☆☆☆
16. 10%	Bring The Kids Hamell on Trial 2023 1. Hail My Rage ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. Tell You Why ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Pray ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Drunk Dial Me ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Robbery ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Jelly ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. The Way She Says ★★★★☆ 8. To Get Thru ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. NKGG ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Um, Actually No ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. Pepper Spray ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Hippy Shake ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Tucker Carlson ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. Trail Mix ☆☆☆☆☆ 15. Johnny Rydell ☆☆☆☆☆ 16. Jelly - Single Edit ☆☆☆☆☆
17. 10%	Race the Night Ash 2023 1. Race the Night ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. Usual Places ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Reward In Mind ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Oslo (feat. Démira) ★★★☆☆ 5. Like A God ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Peanut Brain ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Crashed Out Wasted ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Braindead ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Double Dare ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Over & Out ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. Like A God - Reprise ☆☆☆☆☆
18. 10%	Rudy Calibre 2023 1. Stunted ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. More Fool Me ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. The Game ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Heaven ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Tripping Out ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Cousin ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Treason ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Dumb *** ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Flu Jet ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. No Stopping ★★★☆☆ 11. Warbling ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Hard To Believe ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Living Without Your Love ☆☆☆☆☆
19. 10%	The Ballad of Darren Blur 2023 1. The Ballad ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. St. Charles Square ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Barbaric ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Russian Strings ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. The Everglades (For Leonard) ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. The Narcissist ★★★☆☆ 7. Goodbye Albert ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Far Away Island ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Avalon ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. The Heights ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. The Rabbi ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. The Swan ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Sticks and Stones ☆☆☆☆☆
20. 10%	Motorcycle Madness Damien Jurado 2023 1. Night of the Leopard Man ★★★☆☆ 2. St. Gregory Hotel ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Leopard Man ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Bergamot ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. The Shadow of St. Gregory ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Disliking the Spoons ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. After the Elephants ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Ralph A. Hughes ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. The Day of St. Gregory ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Joseph Billie Gwin ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. Song for Billy Hurst ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Song for Catherine Kerkow ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Passing the Elephants ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. I Was a Teenage Kook ☆☆☆☆☆
21. 9%	Cracker Island Gorillaz 2023 1. Cracker Island (feat. Thundercat) ★★★☆☆ 2. Oil (feat. Stevie Nicks) ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. The Tired Influencer ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Silent Running (feat. Adeleye Omotayo) ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. New Gold (feat. Tame Impala and Bootie Brown) ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Baby Queen ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Tarantula ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Tormenta (feat. Bad Bunny) ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Skinny Ape ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Possession Island (feat. Beck) ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. Captain Chicken (feat. Del The Funky Homosapien) ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Controllah (feat. MC Bin Laden) ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Crocadillaz (feat. De La Soul and Dawn Penn) ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. Silent Running (feat. Adeleye Omotayo) [2D Piano Version] ☆☆☆☆☆ 15. New Gold (feat. Tame Impala and Bootie Brown) - Dom Dolla Remix ☆☆☆☆☆
22. 9%	Magic 3 Nas 2023 1. Fever ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. TSK ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Superhero Status ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. I Love This Feeling ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. No Tears ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Never Die (feat. Lil Wayne) ★★★☆☆ 7. Pretty Young Girl ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Based On True Events ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Based On True Events, Pt. 2 ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Sitting With My Thoughts ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. Blue Bentley ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Jodeci Member ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Speechless, Pt. 2 ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. Japanese Soul Bar ☆☆☆☆☆ 15. 1-800-Nas&Hit ☆☆☆☆☆
23. 9%	Silver Say She She 2023 1. Reeling ★★★☆☆ 2. Don't You Dare Stop ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Astral Plane ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. C'est Si Bon ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Entry Level ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Passing Time ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Think About It ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Questions ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Forget Me Not ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Never Say Never ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. The Water ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Echo In The Chamber ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Bleeding Heart ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. Find A Way ☆☆☆☆☆ 15. NORMA ☆☆☆☆☆ 16. Silver ☆☆☆☆☆
24. 9%	The Science Main Source 2023 1. Time Pt. 2 ☆☆☆☆☆ 2. Interlude one ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. How My Man Went Down In The Game ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Interlude two ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Hellavision ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. Interlude three ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Raise Up ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Interlude four ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Looking At The Front Door - Uncut ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. Interlude five ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. Fakin' The Funk - Unreleased ☆☆☆☆☆ 12. Interlude six ☆☆☆☆☆ 13. Bootlegging ☆☆☆☆☆ 14. Time ☆☆☆☆☆ 15. Outro Interlude ☆☆☆☆☆ 16. Fakin' The Funk - Sound Track Version ★★★☆☆
25. 8%	VOIR DIRE Earl Sweatshirt 2023 1. 100 High Street ★★☆☆☆ 2. Vin Skully ☆☆☆☆☆ 3. Sentry (feat. MIKE) ☆☆☆☆☆ 4. Heat Check ☆☆☆☆☆ 5. Mancala (feat. Vince Staples) ☆☆☆☆☆ 6. 27 Braids ☆☆☆☆☆ 7. Mac Deuce ☆☆☆☆☆ 8. Sirius Blac ☆☆☆☆☆ 9. Dead Zone ☆☆☆☆☆ 10. The Caliphate (feat. Vince Staples) ☆☆☆☆☆ 11. Free the Ruler ☆☆☆☆☆