13 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. 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 ☆☆☆☆☆
10. 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 ☆☆☆☆☆
11. 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 ☆☆☆☆☆
12. 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 ☆☆☆☆☆
13. 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 ☆☆☆☆☆