Best of 2023
Albums
Dave Hause—Drive It Like It’s Stolen
Gaslight Anthem—History Books
Mitski—The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
Allison Russell—The Returner
Slow Pulp—Yard
Worriers—Trust Your Gut
Sleaford Mods—UK Grim
Speaker Music—Techxodus
5 fingers of Funk—Portland Say It Again
Lana Del Ray—There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard
Boygenious—The Record
Jess Williamson—Time Ain’t Accidental
Strange Ranger—Pure Music
John Coltrane—Evenings at the Village Gate
The National—First Two Pages of Frankenstein
Nina Simone—You’ve Got To Learn (Live at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival)
Ambrose Akinmusire—Owl Song
Ambrose Akinmusire—Beauty Is Enough
Songs
Dave Hause—Pedal Down
The Gaslight Anthem—The Weatherman
Mitski—Bug Like An Angel
Allison Russell—The Returner
Slow Pulp—Slugs
Worriers—Hold My Breath
Sleaford Mods—Force 10 from Navarone
Speaker Music—Holosonic Rebellion
Five Fingers of Funk—My Mom’s Prius
Lana Del Rey—Let the Light In
Boygenious—Not Strong Enough
Jess Williamson—Gor In Everything
John Coltrane—Impressions
Iron & Wine—Trapeze Swinger (New live version)
Boygenious & Ye Vagabonds—The Parting Glass (Tribute to Sinead O’Connor)
Bjork & ROSALIA—Oral
Lana Del Rey—Take Me Home Country Roads
Strange Ranger—Rain So Hard
Ambrose Akinmusire—Grace
Podcasts
Trevor Noah—What now
Laurie Ruettimann—Corporate Drinker
Oregon Public Broadcasting—Starting a Riot
Damon Young—Stuck with Damon Young
Books
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah—Chaingang Allstars
Sasha LaPointe—Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk
Tawny Lara—Dry Humping
James Spooner (Editor)—Black Punk Now
