Great call on Youth Lagoon. What an amazing record. Saw him play in London a couple of weeks ago and so lovely to hear that voice live.
Everyone here will go heavy on electronica / experimental stuff so going pop as these are all smart, amazing releases and I’m so lucky to have seen / got tickets to see all three:
Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Olivia Rodrigo - Guts
Indigo De Souza - All of This Will End
Edit: Not really bandcampy artists (though I did buy the Indigo De Souza record there) but they all have awesome videos so:
Nourished by Time - Erotic Probiotic 2
MIKE, Wiki and The Alchemist - Faith is a Rock
Niecy Blues - Exit Simulation
Ayesha - Rhythm is Memory
John Carroll Kirby - Blowout
Many thanks for this recommendation, the Four Tet Live at Alexandra Palace hit me at just the right time here. I love hearing his great melodies in new settings, and re-hearing his work with samples has inspired yet another fresh turn with the Digitakt, a box that I always seem to be still growing into…
I haven’t listened to a lot of brand new music this year but appreciate the recs above and elsewhere—Elektronauts has been a great source for recommendations … as starting to play electronic music has me discovering and rediscovering so much music with fresh ears…
Bit rinsed now but definitely my club/festival tune of the year. Always got a great crowd reaction and lots of fun
Not released in 2023 but came back to this album a lot this year, so much depth to it. Big fan of everything Tom Boogizm/Michael J Blood/Rat Heart does.
Some belters on yco this year
Enjoyed all these LPs
These were probably my two most played tunes though
