2023 albums discussion thread

I have to agree.
About The Murder Capital record, I wasn't overly keen on first listen, but I've enjoyed it more on subsequent listens. Not saying it's an amazing album or gonna be the best of 2023 but I dig the whole vibe. Not as loud and ballsy as the first one but thats okay!

Billy Nomates for me, Tux.

I like lots about the Gaz Coombes record, and think it is good, but missing something to love. Do you catch my drift?

Where as Billy No Mates has big silly chorus's and shit. Hoping Feb is a bit more fruitful. Lots to play for.

Nobody is going to top I'VE GOT A COCK AND TWO BALLS this year

Some early stand outs from Jan.

2023 is almost certainly gonna be Titch's Year of the Jazz with notable efforts already.




Marcus Strickland Twi-Life - The Universe's Wildest Dream

Lakecia Benjamin- Phoenix

Andrew Wasylyk- Parallel Light

Kit Downes, Sebastian Rochford- A Short Diary

Kawashima/Mochizuki/Henritzi- Chinmoku wa Ishikure ni Yadoru Bouryoku

Ivan the Tolerable- Black Water/Brown Earth

Nostalgia 77- The Loneliest Flower in the Village


Otherwise enjoying these. The C.I.A. is Ty Segall and his missus. A fine noise.


James Yorkston, Nina Persson, The Second Hand Orchestra- The Great White Sea Eagle
Rozi Plain- Prize
Declaime, Mad Lib- In the Beginning (vol.3)
Molly- Picturesque
Ryuichi Sakamoto- 12
The C.I.A. - Surgery Channel
Meg Baird- Furling
Samia - Honey

The Waeve album made me quite angry this morning. No one needs a Graham Codon lounge pop album FFS. He doesn't have the voice or the tunes for it.

Oh, and the album you never knew you needed released today is HiFi Sean & David McAlmont's Happy Ending.

Someone recommended it to me and haven't seen it advertised anywhere.

A just joyous summery pop record. A real headphone one as the production is amazing. Some of the melodies 😍😍

Already got a sizeable list of things to check out for 2023. Hope I can keep up.

Didn't think I'd enjoy an instrumental Mac Demarco album but got it on while preparing tea and cleaning the kitchen and it's a pleasant surprise.

Young Fathers and The Go Team are both great from Friday.

I thought this was a bit harsh on first listen as the production is nice and some other stuff. I felt like I'd listened forever and turns out I was at the end of track 3 with hours left to go. Off you fuck. 2023 is turning into a real stinker of a year for Blur. Rowntree and Coxon both releasing absolute mush and they've barely sold a ticket for the second night at Wembley. A lot of pressure on The Gorillaz album to turn the tide.

The new Young Fathers record is officially a banger. As someone who has followed their career for 15 years, this is the kind of endorsement that will mean a lot to the band*. It's just tune after tune on the first half. Tails off a bit at the end. Hopefully I'll convince my Mrs to let me out the house long enough to see them live in a few weeks.


*If they ever found themselves browsing The Soapbox

hey barny. I'd like to make my yearly music recommendation to you

CHILDREN OF THE POPE have an EP out which I think you may like.

Thanks for the recommendation, sounds pretty nice.

Anyway as I'm not kev (nor I have a dog called kev) and won't include an EP in my album list, plus as it's only February you can make another one later on

Absolutely loving both of these.
Can't stop playing the Go Team album.

I'm obsessed with a garage rock/power pop record by a guy called TEE VEE REPAIRMANN from Australia. I'm not sure anyone else will feel the same way I do about it but anyway, it's like crack to my ears.

That, SuperGaz & the new Go! Team, other than that it has been a real slow start to 2023 for me album wise.

Young Fathers is better than 95% of the albums you rated last year.

No, I didn't listen to them all!

Yeah, Young Fathers really is excellent. Might have crept up to being my favourite so far this year. But also, The Go! Team is soooo good.

Go Team is fine but probably one of their weakest, there are a couple underrated ones on their career and at this point they're not bringing much new.

Young Fathers thought would grow on me but actually not, I feel it's missing something (rym says karl totally hated it).

TV Repairmann is fine for what it is but I doubt I'll come back to it too often.

Been a big fan of Tennis for a while, their new one is easily their worst even if there are a couple cool moments.

Shit year so far.

Have to disagree on The Go! Team, enjoying more than anything they've put out since Proof of Youth.

Need to check out TEE VEE REPAIRMANN.