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2023 New Album Ratings (Updates 4/18/23)

Including albums from 2023 that I've listened to since I did part 1.  Click here for the previous installment . 1. Lankum - False Lankum  ||   Irish Folk Music, Avant-Folk, Drone   ||   funereal, somber   ||  10/10   || Ireland 2. Model/Actriz - Dogsbody  ||  Noise Rock, No Wave, Dance-Punk  ||  dark, dissonant  ||  9/10  ||  USA 3. Gingerbee - Our Skies Smile  ||  Emo Pop, Screamo, Bitpop  ||  warm, uplifting  ||  9/10  ||  USA 4. Dispirited Spirits - The Redshift Blues  ||  Art Rock, Midwest Emo, Space Rock  ||  epic, technical  ||  8.5/10  ||  Portugal 5. Black Country, New Road - Live at Bush Hall  ||  Chamber Pop, Progressive Pop, Art Rock  ||  sentimental, anxious  ||  8.5/10  ||  UK 6. slowthai - UGLY  ||  UK Hip Hop, Post-Punk  ||  ...

50 Most Played Songs of 2023 (so far): Let's Eat Carrots Together!

My top played songs of the year so far. Fun facts:  - The average age of these tracks (by release year) is about 21 years. - The top genres on this list are subgenres of rock, pop, and electronic: particularly, indie / alt rock, art pop, and trip hop. - 56% of the vocalists are male, 26% are female, 10% are instrumental, 4% are non-binary, and 4% feature female and male vocalists. - I'm limiting this to one song per artist, to keep it interesting. The format of this list is: #. Artist Name - Song Title   ||  Genre(s)  ||  Release Year  ||  Gender of Vocalist  ||  2 descriptors  ||   Country 50. Portishead - Western Eyes  ||  Trip Hop, Acid Jazz  ||  1997  ||  F  ||  dark, mysterious  ||  UK 49. Parliament - Placebo Syndrome  ||  P-Funk  ||  1977  ||  M  ||  playful, futuristic  ||  USA 48. Nina Simone - Sinnerman  ||...