Iron's 2023 - Bangers & Pastoralia
Iron's 2023 - Bangers & Pastoralia
My favorite albums of 2023. Such a great year for chamber folk, and not bad for pop bangers either.
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Titanic
- Blómi
(Chamber Folk/Art Pop/Singer-Songwriter. 4,5/5.)
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Ichiko Aoba & 12 Ensemble
- Ichiko Aoba With 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)
(Chamber Folk. 4,5/5.)
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Big Blood
- First Aid Kit
(Psychedelic Pop/Experimental Rock/Avant-Folk. 4/5.)
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Katie Gately
- Fawn / Brute
(Art Pop/Post-Industrial. 4/5.)
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Carly Rae Jepsen
- The Loveliest Time
(Dance Pop. 4/5.)
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Ascendant Vierge
- Une nouvelle chance
(Hard Dance/Euro-Trance/Art Pop. 4/5.)
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Lisa O'Neill
- All of This Is Chance
(Contemporary Irish Folk. 4/5.)
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Titanic
- Vidrio
(Post-Minimalism/Avant-Garde Pop/Chamber Jazz. 4/5.)
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Vyva Melinkolya
- Unbecoming
(Slowcore/Shoegaze. 4/5.)
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Amaarae
- Fountain Baby
(Afrobeats/Alternative R&B. 4/5.)
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Westerman
- An Inbuilt Fault
(Sophisti-Pop/Art Pop. 4/5.)
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13.
Flooding
- Silhouette Machine
(Slowcore/Post-Hardcore. 4/5.)
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14.
ØXN
- CYRM
(Irish Neofolk/Avant-Folk/Darkwave/Drone. 4/5.)
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John Francis Flynn
- Look Over the Wall, See the Sky
(Irish Avant-Folk. 4/5.)
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Maruja
- Knocknarea
(Post-Rock/Art Punk. 4/5.)
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Vanishing Twin
- Afternoon X
(Neo-Psychedelia/Indietronica/Ambient Pop. 3,5/5.)
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18.
Marlene Ribeiro
- Toquei no sol
(Electroacoustic/Art Pop. 3,5/5.)
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19.
Iara Rennó
- Orí okàn
(Vanguarda paulista/Candomblé Music/Avant-Folk. 3,5/5.)
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20.
Marina Herlop
- Nekkuja
(Avant-Folk/Art Pop/Electronic. 3,5/5.)
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21.
Rogê
- Curyman
(MPB/Samba-rock. 3,5/5.)
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Sílvia Pérez Cruz
- Toda la vida, un día
(Chamber Folk/Singer-Songwriter. 3,5/5.)
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Hania Rani
- Ghosts
(Ambient Pop/Progressive Electronic/Modern Classical. 3,5/5.)
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25.
Maya Ongaku
- Approach to Anima
(Psychedelic/Avant-Folk. 3,5/5.)
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26.
Brìghde Chaimbeul
- Carry Them With Us
(Scottish Avant-Folk. 3,5/5.)
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27.
Colin Stetson
- When We Where That What Wept for the Sea
(Post-Minimalism. 3,5/5.)
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28.
Amor Muere
- A Time to Love, a Time to Die
(Experimental/Post-Minimalism/Avant-Folk. 3,5/5.)
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29.
Monika Roscher Bigband
- Witchy Activities and the Maple Death
(Art Pop/Experimental Big Band. 3,5/5.)
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30.
Lankum
- False Lankum
(Irish Folk. 3,5/5.)
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Mansion
- Second Death
(Doom Metal. 3,5/5.)
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32.
Sam Wilkes
- Driving
(Indie Folk/Folktronica. 3,5/5.)
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33.
Arthur Russell
- Picture of Bunny Rabbit
(Ambient Pop/Avant-Folk. 3,5/5.)
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36.
Slayyyter
- STARFUCKER
(Dance-Pop/Electropop. 3,5/5.)
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Caroline Polachek
- Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
(Alt-Pop. 3,5/5.)
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38.
Gezebelle Gaburgably
- Gaburger
(Lo-fi/Indietronica/Power Pop. 3,5/5.)
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39.
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
- Destiny
(House. 3,5/5.)
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40.
Orvokki
- Kasvotusten
(Art Pop/Breakcore. 3,5/5.)
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Daniela Pes
- Spira
(Art Rock/Progressive Electronic. 3,5/5.)
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Century
- The Conquest Of Time
(Heavy Metal. 3,5/5.)
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Saturnus
- The Storm Within
(Death Doom. 3,5/5.)
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44.
Ling Tosite Sigure
- last aurorally
(J-Rock/Post-Hardcore. 3,5/5.)
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45.
Paavoharju
- Yön mustia kukkia
(Psychedelic Folk/Folktronica/Ambient Pop. 3,5/5.)
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46.
Lau Nau
- Aphrilis
(Art Pop/Chamber Folk. 3,5/5.)
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47.
Maria BC
- Haruspex
(Ambient Pop/Psychedelic Folk. 3,5/5.)
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48.
Midwife & Vyva Melinkolya
- Orbweaving
(Slowcore. 3,5/5.)
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49.
Kitchen
- Breath Too Long
(Lo-fi/Bedroom Pop. 3,5/5.)
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50.
bl4ck m4rket c4rt
- Today I Laid Down
(Lo-fi/Shoegaze/Slowcore. 3,5/5.)
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51.
Joe Hisaishi & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- A Symphonic Celebration: Music From the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki
(Film Music. 3,5/5.)
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Jessie Ware
- That! Feels Good!
(Disco/Dance Pop. 3,5/5.)
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53.
Cinder Well
- Cadence
(Chamber Folk/Singer-Songwriter. 3,5/5.)
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Genevieve Artadi
- Forever Forever
(Jazz Pop/Progressive Pop. 3,5/5.)
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55.
Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Mélusine
(Vocal Jazz. 3,5/5.)
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56.
Eddie Chacon
- Sundown
(Smooth soul. 3/5.)
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57.
Kelela
- Raven
(Alt-R&B/Eletronic. 3/5.)
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Josephine Foster
- Domestic Sphere
(Singer-Songwriter/Freak Folk. 3/5.)
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Altın Gün
- Aşk
(Anatolian Rock/Psychedelic Rock. 3/5.)
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Kylie Minogue
- Tension
(Dance-Pop. 3/5.)
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Kesha
- Gag Order
(Alt-Pop. 3/5.)
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Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily
- Love in Exile
(Ghazal/Chamber Jazz. 3/5.)
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iANO
- What Will We See
(Art Pop/Progressive Electronic. 3/5.)
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The Necks
- Travel
(ECM jazz/post-minimalism. 3/5.)
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Lauren Bousfield
- Salesforce
(Breakcore/Glitch Pop. 3/5.)
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67.
100 gecs
- 10,000 gecs
(Hyperpop/rock. 3/5.)
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68.
Godflesh
- Purge
(Industrial Metal. 3/5.)
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Heather Woods Broderick
- Labyrinth
(Singer-Songwriter/Indie Folk Pop. 3/5.)
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Wednesday
- Rat Saw God
(Indie Rock/Noise Rock. 3/5.)
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underscores
- Wallsocket
(Indie Rock/Electropop. 3/5.)
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Cicada
- 棲居在溪源之上 (Seeking the Sources of Streams)
(Neoclassical New Age/Chamber Music. 3/5.)
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73.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
- 12
(Ambient/Modern Classical. 3/5.)
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Gal Musette
- Pendulum
(Singer-Songwriter/Indie Folk/Pop. 3/5.)
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KNOWER
- Knower Forever
(Synth-Funk/Electropop. 3/5.)
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77.
Mary Lattimore
- Goodbye, Hotel Arkada
(New Age/Ambient. 3/5.)
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78.
Old Saw
- Sewn in the Name
(Ambient Americana. 3/5.)
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79.
Marnie Stern
- The Comeback Kid
(Math Pop/Noise Pop. 3/5.)
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80.
Dabda
- Yonder
(Math Pop/Math Rock. 3/5.)
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81.
The Lemon Twigs
- Everything Harmony
(Soft Rock/Retro op Rock. 3/5.)
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Swans
- The Beggar
(Experimental Rock/Post-Rock. Unrated - I have not had the time and energy to get into this, but I guess it's bound to be notable.)
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