2023

[cortez the killer]

Pretty big year for the Rusties. Official Release Series #5 (Freedom, Weld, Arc, Ragged Glory w/ bonus material), Chrome Dreams, Somewhere Over the Rainbow and an upcoming vinyl release of Odeon Budokan. Damn!

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neil realizes that he's getting close to playing in extra time.

[cortez the killer]

neil realizes that he's getting close to playing in extra time.

No doubt. Unfortunately, we're close to the 90-minute mark for sure.

[Iowan]

Zach Bryan: 8/25
Turnpike Troubadours: 8/25
Tyler Childers: 9/8
Charles Wesley Godwin: 9/22

Shit got real.

Pumped for all of these. Gonna see Turnpike in 2 weeks in KC

[Clams]

Tis the season...

Albums I loved and listened to the most, INPO:
Isbell Weathervanes
Jenny Lewis Joy'All

Albums I liked and listened to a lot, INPO:
Bethany Cosentino Natural Disaster
Boy Genius  the record
Thelma & the Sleaze Holey Water
Fleetwood Mac Live Rumors 1977
Jamie Lin Wilson Live at Dan's Silverleaf
Rose City Band Garden Party
Margo Cilker Valley of Hearts Delight
Wednesday Rat Saw God
Zach Bryan self titled
Jerry Joseph Baby You're the Man Who Would be King
Allison Russell The Returner
John Moreland Live at Third Man Records
Colter Wall Little Songs

Albums I wanted to like but they just didn't stay in the rotation, INPO:
Will Johnson No Ordinary Crown
Stones Hackney Diamonds
Tyler Childers Rustin in the Rain
Ryan Bingham Watch Out for the Wolf
Lydia Loveless Nothing's Gonna Stand in My Way
Kurt Vile Back to Moon Beach
Morgan Wade Psychopath

[beantownbubba]

Stephen Hyden's best of list:

https://uproxx.com/indie/steven-hyden-f ... s-of-2023/

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Stephen Hyden's best of list:

https://uproxx.com/indie/steven-hyden-f ... s-of-2023/

aside from Cat Power and Isbell, i don't think i've heard any of those

[Sterling Bigmouth]

1. Wednesday - Rat Saw God
2. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Weathervanes
3. Lucero - Should’ve Learned By Now
4. Tyler Childers - Rustin’ in the Rain
5. Hotline TNT - Cartwheel
6. Colter Wall - Little Songs
7. Possessed By Paul James - Fighting For Our Own Survival
8. boygenius - the record
9. Alan Palomo - World of Hassle
10. Margo Price - Strays I & II

Some honorable mentions:
Jeff Rosenstock - Hellmode
Will Johnson - No Ordinary Crown
Earl Sweatshirt & the Alchemist - VOIR DIRE
Lydia Loveless - Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again
Jess Williamson - Time Ain’t Accidental

Would also recommend listening to the new releases from MJ Lenderman, André 3000, Bill Orcutt, and Last Wolf in the Woods for various reasons.

[beantownbubba]

Stephen Hyden's best of list:

https://uproxx.com/indie/steven-hyden-f ... s-of-2023/

aside from Cat Power and Isbell, i don't think i've heard any of those

Oh. Good. I assume you're not being quite literal (e.g. Wednesday, Replacements, etc) but yeah, I was feeling even more than usually out of it going through that list.

[Clams]

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2023/12/11 ... in-review/
always a good list but to be honest I've never even heard of 95% of the artists on this years list, I guess I'm just not indie enough anymore

[cortez the killer]

Tis the season...

Albums I loved and listened to the most, INPO:
Isbell Weathervanes
Jenny Lewis Joy'All

Albums I liked and listened to a lot, INPO:
Bethany Cosentino Natural Disaster
Boy Genius  the record
Thelma & the Sleaze Holey Water
Fleetwood Mac Live Rumors 1977
Jamie Lin Wilson Live at Dan's Silverleaf
Rose City Band Garden Party
Margo Cilker Valley of Hearts Delight
Wednesday Rat Saw God
Zach Bryan self titled
Jerry Joseph Baby You're the Man Who Would be King
Allison Russell The Returner
John Moreland Live at Third Man Records
Colter Wall Little Songs

Albums I wanted to like but they just didn't stay in the rotation, INPO:
Will Johnson No Ordinary Crown
Stones Hackney Diamonds
Tyler Childers Rustin in the Rain
Ryan Bingham Watch Out for the Wolf
Lydia Loveless Nothing's Gonna Stand in My Way
Kurt Vile Back to Moon Beach
Morgan Wade Psychopath

You off the Natty Chile express, Clams?

[cortez the killer]

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2023/12/11 ... in-review/
always a good list but to be honest I've never even heard of 95% of the artists on this years list, I guess I'm just not indie enough anymore

Same here. I think you might dig the Corey Hanson album, Western Cum. Stupid name, but solid record. From the Drunkard's write-up:

Cory Hanson :: Western Cum: The frontman of Wand steps aside to deliver a set of songs that evoke the wide open expanses of endless guitar summers. Part prog epic, part intimate reflection, Hanson locates a zone where Thin Lizzy and Neil Young conspire and craft new ways to burn and fade.

[cortez the killer]

Here's my 2023 Top Fiddy list on Spotify.

[cortez the killer]

My list of favorite albums from the past 12 months....

La La Land/Welshpool Frillies/Nowhere to Go but Up - Guided by Voices
Squeeze the Needle - Circus Devils
New York City - The Men
No Ordinary Crown - Will Johnson
This Stupid World - Yo La Tengo
Weathervanes - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
In the Store - The Lost Days
Higher - Chris Stapleton
Be M'Guest - Natural Child
The Land, The Water, The Sky - Black Belt Eagle Scout
Sundae Painters - Sundae Painters
Wait Until the Flames Come Rushing In - Special Friend
Everything Is Alive - Slowdive
Lines - Soft Science
Western Cum - Corey Hanson
Say What You Like - Doug Paisley
Cool Change - Connections
Careful! - Deeper
Feed Me to the Doves - Guardian Singles
Dragging the Needlework for the Kids at Uphole - Index for Working Music
Dead Meat - The Tubbs
Bunny - Beach Fossils
Southern Star - Brent Cobb

[brettac1]

Light year for me for a variety of reasons...

1. Charles Wesley Godwin - "Family Ties"
2. Zach Bryan - "Zach Bryan"
3. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - "Weathervanes"
4. Turnpike Troubadours - "A Cat in the Rain"
5. Lucero - "Should've Learned By Now"

[Zip City]

Can’t post a list yet. Felice Brothers are releasing a new album late in December.

[Clams]

Can’t post a list yet. Felice Brothers are releasing a new album late in December.

I hear you. Wouldn't want the List Police to hit you with a PLV (premature listing violation).