My best albums of 2023

It was a really good year for deathgaze, metal, and experimental music. Just so you know what you’re in for. Also, I made this available as a bandcmpr list. https://bndcmpr.co/c41efcf2 As always, not in order, no #1 on down progression, because honestly that’s too hard. They’re all winners. (Yes, the These Arms Are Snakes pull is a cheat, but damn it, it’s my list. I can cheat if I want.)

Holy Fawn – Dimensional Bleed

Health – Disco4, Part 2

Sonja – Loud Arriver

Hoaxed – Twin Shadows

Star Party – Meadow Flower

Asunojokei – Island

Backxwash – His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are All Suffering

Russian Circles – Gnosis

Chat Pile – God’s Country

Rachika Nayar – Heaven Comes Crashing

Mystryl – Velvet Garden

Gentle Sinners – These Actions Cannot Be Undone

Abandoncy – Pastel//Anguish

billy woods – Aethiopes

Brutus – Unison Life

Cremation Lily – Dreams Drenched In Static

Zeal & Ardor – Zeal & Ardor

Colonial Wound – Easy Laugh

These Arms Are Snakes – Duct Tape & Shivering Crows