Best of 2023.5 (Adam)

We’re taking stock as another year blazes past us faster than we can comprehend. As always, there is a lot of great music that we’ve been loving, which we’ll roll out this week. Check out Adams favorite albums, songs and shows from the first half of 2023. Enjoy!

Albums

1. Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
2. billy woods & Kenny Segal – Maps
3. Wednesday – Rat Saw God
4. Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World
5. Yves Tumor – Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
6. Liturgy – 93696
7. bar italia – Tracey Denim
8. The Murder Capital – Gigi’s Recovery
9. JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown – Scaring the Hoes
10. Jess Williamson – Time Ain’t Accidental

Songs

1. Jess Williamson – Hunter
2. Everything But The Girl – Nothing Left To Lose
3. Gretel Hanlyn – Wiggy
4. Arlo Parks – Weightless
5. The Murder Capital – Crying
6. Caroline Polachek – Blood And Butter
7. Yves Tumor – Ebony Eye
8. Biig Piig – In The Dark
9. boygenius – $20
10. Killer Mike – Don’t Let The Devil
    
    (All these and more in a handy Spotify playlist)

Shows

1. Caterwaul 2023 at Palmer’s (photos day three and four)
2. Totally Gross National Party at Icehouse (photos and liveblog)
3. Armand Hammer at the Dakota (photos)
4. Yo La Tengo at First Avenue (photos)
5. Viagra Boys at First Avenue (photos)