The Top Ten Best Albums of 2023

[@123rockfan]

Some of my favorites: Desire, I Want To Turn Into You - Caroline Polachek Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess - Chappell Roan That! Feels Good! - Jessie Ware Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) - Noah Kahan This Is Why - Paramore Guts - Olivia Rodrigo Gag Order - Kesha The Record - Boygenius Snow Angel - Reneé Rapp Emails I Can’t Send - Sabrina Carpenter Good Riddance - Gracie Abrams The Good Witch - Maisie Peters Mother Road - Grace Potter Southern Star - Brent Cobb

[@TrackXTrack]

Many great picks there!

[@glennaustin37]

0/10! Our musical tastes are poles apart! Haven't liked DM since they discovered guitars 😖 but I admit I found Ghosts Again both touching and surprsingly good. My top 5 would be: 1 Hinako Omori - Stillness, Softness... 2 Blackcarburning - Watching Sleepers 3 Brutalist Architecture in the Sun - Loneliness Kills 4 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Bauhaus Staircase 5 Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan - The Nation's Most Central Location 🎹🖤🎹🖤🎹

[@MusicOrLoseItTV]

Just found this Track X Track channel. Nice to meet you online fellow music reviewers. Will you do a songs list too?

[@TrackXTrack]

Welcome to the TxT community! I do occasionally review songs/singles, but my focus is mostly on albums or deluxe editions. I don’t do year end song lists. Cheers!

[@MusicOrLoseItTV]

@@TrackXTrack Right on. If interested I'm uniting an informal network of music commentators. If interested let me know. Can't find an email for you.

[@strose2002]

I agree Kyle! The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds is fantastic. I'm enjoying the 2 cd version. The live disc is great! Merry Christmas and enjoy the holidays Kyle.

[@TrackXTrack]

Long live The Rolling Stones!

[@GeeWhizbang]

My Top 5 Albums: QOTSA - In Times New Roman Hives - Death of Randy Fitzsimmons The Heavy Heavy - Life and Life Only Palehound - Eye on the Bat Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds Top 5 Songs: Bug Club - Marriage Corrine Bailey Rae - New York Transit Queen Bully + Soccer Mommy - Lose You Garbage - Witness to Your Love Blondshell - Veronica Mars

[@TrackXTrack]

Solid lists!

[@trupax2210]

Great listings!

[@TrackXTrack]

Thanks!

[@TheVinylMann]

I absolutely love your videos! You always put so much effort into production hope you you have a great Xmas and new year

[@TrackXTrack]

Thanks! I appreciate the compliment on the production because it does indeed take effort! Cheers to you in 2024!

[@brodysdaddy]

5. Hardy - The Mockingbird and the Crow 4. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You 3. Lil Yachty - Let’s Start Here 2. Chiiild - Better Luck Next Time 1. Bakar - Halo

[@TrackXTrack]

Nice!

[@lawrencedavis4406]

Interesting list, love "Hackney Diamonds" as well...im almost done making my lists, but right now, off the top of my head, my Top 3 new releases...#3 is Jenny Lewis' "Joy'all" (no one talks about that one), #2 is an album I'm shocked you didn't mention, Olivia Rodrigo's "GUTS" & my #1 is a record NO ONE talks about or mentioned, Sir Chloe's "I Am The Dog" on Atlantic Records...very interesting alt-pop band from Vermont, female singer/writer Dana Foote, interesting voice, killer songs, think St Vincent fronting the Pixies, and even better than you think... another surprise is Grace Potter's latest, "Mother Road", her best yet, and it made my Top 10...and my #1 reissue was the definitive 8CD box by the dearly missed UK songstress Kirsty MacColl called "See That Girl"...

[@TrackXTrack]

I never expected the Stones could still make an album this good. A welcome surprise!

[@musictwins82]

Among my favorite new albums this year were Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway's City of Gold, Feist's Multitudes, and Black Pumas' Chronicles of a Diamond.

[@TrackXTrack]

Great picks! I enjoyed BP as well.

[@mmmnuts5645]

5. 'Death Pill' by Death Pill 4. 'Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle' by Moonlight Sorcery 3. 'Yallah Beibe' by MC YALLAH 2. 'Sator Arepo' by Judgitzu 1. 'Seasons Dreaming Death' by GraveRipper thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@TrackXTrack]

Unique list! Great stuff!

[@robcurrie1826]

The Stones at #1.. I wholeheartedly agree, it’s absolutely brilliant ❤

[@TrackXTrack]

The Stones are back in a BIG way!

[@Kevvinm]

I was surprised by new albums The Hives and The Kills, and yet another new one from Sparks.

[@TrackXTrack]

Solid new releases for sure

[@mountart2]

Nice choices. My top album is Mitki's "The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We." Just an astonishing piece of quiet thunder. Top box set is the Who's "Who's Next / Life House Super Deluxe Edition Box Set." Everything about this box is truly super deluxe, from the content, remixing, to the books and minutia. Just top notch all-around!

[@TrackXTrack]

Mitski was my top pick a few years ago with “Be The Cowboy.” She’s great. I wanted the Who box but couldn’t justify the cost. I’m watching it for discounts, though. If it drops below $175, I may buy it.

[@jyutzler]

@@TrackXTrack I got it for $137 on Black Friday. Sorry you missed it. At that price, it's well worth it. At list price? Only if you think the graphic novel is is a plus as opposed to a massive waste of space.

[@TrackXTrack]

@jyutzler Oh, I’d have paid $137 in a heartbeat! That’s a great price! Sorry I missed that. I’ve still got it on a watchlist, so maybe I’ll get lucky with it in 2024.

[@jyutzler]

​@@TrackXTrackAmazon Germany right now.

[@roywatson8133]

great video as always kyle enjoyed chaos colour uriah heep the road alice cooper as well as the stones highlight for me noel gallaghers council skies come 2024 love to see a new dave gilmour album

[@TrackXTrack]

Sounds like DG has something in the works for 2024. Looking forward to it!

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Nice list.

[@TrackXTrack]

Thanks!

[@johnreremoana930]

Bob Dylan 'Live In Budokan, 1978' album, 4 CD boxset.

[@TrackXTrack]

I wanted to get that set but the price was too high for only four discs. I’m watching out for discounts though.

[@OurFamilyInMotion]

1. The Veils - And Out of The Void Came Love 2. Moon Safari - Himlabacken Vol. 2 (Heaven Hill) 3. The National - Frankenstein’s Laugh 4. Peter Gabriel - i/o 5. Nick Cave - Australian Carnage 6. Manchester Orchestra - Valley of Vision 7. The Chronicles of Father Robin - The Songs & Tales of Airoea - Book I & 2 8. The Polyphonic Spree - Salvage Enterprise 9. Harp - Albion 10. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin 11. Gord Downie - Lustre Parfait 12. RVG - Brain Worms 13. Big Big Train - Ingenius Devices 14. Lana Del Rey - Ocean Blvd 15. Pretenders - Relentless 16. Downes Braide Association - Celestial Songs 17. Jerry David DeCicca - New Shadows 18. Crime & The City Solution - Killer 19. Death Cab For Cutie - Asphalt Meadows Acoustic 20. Jordsjø - Salighet 21. Dylan Leblanc - Coyote 22. Slowdive - Everything Is Alive 23. The Reds, Pinks and Purples - The Town That Cursed Your Name 24. Noah Kahan - Stick Season (We'll All Be Here Forever) 25. Glen Hansard - All That Was East Is West of Me Now 26. Cyan - Pictures From The Other Side 27. Hamish Hawk - Angel Numbers 28. Spanish Love Songs - No Joy 29. Mark Erelli - Lay Your Darkness Down 30. The Menzingers - Some of It Was True 31. Crown Lands - Fearless 32. James Blunt - Who We Used To Be 33. The Died Pretty - Live 34. Guided By Voices - Nowhere To Go But Up 35. Wednesday - Rat Saw God 36. Mountain Goats - Jenny From Thebes 37. Lori McKenna - 1988 38. Josh Ritter - Spectral Lines 39. Bruce Springsteen - Songs on Keys 40. Circus Devils - Squeeze The Needle

[@tbob1927]

My favourite album of the year was The Record by Boygenius. I was a Phoebe Bridgers fan anyway but they’ve got that last gang in town feel, knowing in-jokes, superiority, humour and a record packed full of great songs. So many of my favourites (The Hold Steady, Isbell, Sleaford Mods, Blur, Noel Gallagher, the Stones etc.) released interesting albums that I listened to a lot but all left me a little unsatisfied. The production on the Stones, NG and Hold Steady albums were jarring to my ears, and as I alluded to in the previous comment the songwriting craft on Weathervanes is there but Isbell’s lyrics just don’t seem up there with his best work. All good stuff though. Roll on 2024…

[@TrackXTrack]

I’m a big PB fan too, and ranked Punisher number one previously. The Record just barely missed my top 5, ranking at 6 for me. It’s the ranking I struggled most with, in fact, but that would have been the case for any album on the verge like that. I hated to exclude it, but it’s a top five list, not top six, so somebody had to settle for honorable mention. Great stuff, though, and I’d expect no less from those three talents!

[@davidgena2667]

It won’t surprise you, Kyle, that my favorite release for 2023 was Greta Van Fleet’s “STARCATCHER.” Not up there with “The Battle At Garden’s Gate” to be sure, but another terrific effort by the Kiszka brothers and Daniel Wagner nonetheless. The band continues to fascinate the hell out of this baby boomer. Here’s hoping they have something planned for us all in 2024. Have a good year ahead, my friend.

[@TrackXTrack]

Not surprised at all! LOL! Merry Christmas!

[@Joe-Flow]

Love this video. Wondering if anyone here is a fan of Yazmin Lacey's, "Voice Notes."

[@TrackXTrack]

Not familiar with YL. I’ll have to check it out!

[@davidellis5141]

Shoegazers Slowdive topped my list with Everything Is Alive & fellow veterans Depeche Mode were my 2nd choice. Most disappointing , The National with not one but two mediocre albums. Favorite reissues - Catherine Wheel & Lush. Can't believe , still no new Cure !

[@TrackXTrack]

The new Cure album is LONG overdue now. WTF Robert?

[@tbob1927]

I love Jason Isbell and it’s always great to see him recognised but I struggle with the idea that Weathervanes is his best album since Southeastern. I thought you’d maybe have the 10th anniversary version of that in the opposing list when I saw his face on the thumbnail. Don’t get me wrong, I like it, King of Oklahoma and Save the World are both stellar and as a fan of Justin Townes Earle as well I adore When We Were Close. Problem for me is the greatest lyricist of his generation rhyming “cast iron skillet” with “don’t drink and drive, you’ll spill it.” That’s just lazy even if the song is kind of fun. Maybe I’ve missed something though so you’ve inspired me to dig out the record tomorrow and give it another spin. I mean it’s nowhere near bad so what’s to lose! Enjoyed your end of year thoughts as always Kyle (and have added that Pet Shop Boys CD/Blu-ray combo to my must buy list 😊)

[@TrackXTrack]

The Southeastern 10th Anniversary was definitely one I considered for deluxe editions but it just wasn’t in the top five. I liked it a lot, especially the live CD. As for Weathervanes, and the rest of my list, your mileage and tastes may vary. As you said, there’s no way it could be called a “bad” album. I’d have to fight you if you said that. LOL! And I liked the skillet/spill it lyric. I don’t think that was lazy at all since it’s a joke in keeping with Isabell’s typical sense of humor. And as I said, his last couple albums made my previous best of the year lists too, so he’s got a great track record in my opinion. I won’t dispute anyone that liked Nashville Sound or Reunions more. It’s all great. Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in 2024!

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

thanks for the tips clapton and prince

[@TrackXTrack]

Both are great!

[@josephtafur]

Here is My Top 10 Best Albums of 2023: 10. Kyile Minogue- TENSION 9. Chris Stapleton- Higher 8. Ellie Goulding- Higher Than Heaven 7. Idina Menzel- Drama Queen 6. Dan Mason- I'll Be Alright 5. Miley Cyrus- Endless Summer Vacation 4. Celine Dion- Love Again Soundtrack 3. George Clanton- Ooo, I Rap Ya 2. Taylor Swift- 1989 (Taylor's Verison) 1. Kesha- Gag Order Honorable Mentions: Sam Smith- Gloria Doja Cat- Scarlet Kevin Abstract- Blanket Scott Pilgrum Takes Off Soundtrack boygenius- the record Luke Combs- Gettin' Old Lainey Wilson- Bell Bottom Country Zack Bryan- Zack Bryan Cody Johnson- Leather Jung Kook- Golden Andre 3000- New Blue Sun Jelly Roll- Whitsitt Chapel Disney's Wish Soundtrack Blink-182- ONE MORE TIME... Dolly Parton- Rockstar Post Malone- AUSTIN P!nk- Trustfall Fall Out Boy- So Much (For) Stardust Gorillaz- Cracker Island Paramore- This Is Why Poppy- Zig Jenny Lewis- Joy'all Nat and Alex Wolff- Table For Two Troye Sivan- Something to give each other Disclosure- Alchemy Olivia Rodrigo- GUTS Aly & AJ- With This Love Laura Pausini- Almas Paralelas Miraculous: Ladybug & Chat Noir- The Movie Soundtrack Avatar The Last Airbender Book 1: Water Soundtrack NIMONA Soundtrack Everything but the girl- Fuse Killer Mike- Michael CircusP- Cmky Aivi and Surasshu- Meanwhile Rebecca Sugar- Spiral Bound Adventure Time Fionna And Cake Soundtrack Taylor Swift- Speak Now (Taylor's Version) Dessa- Bury The Lead Lil Yachty- Let's Start Here

[@TrackXTrack]

Great list!

[@josephtafur]

@@TrackXTrack Thank You

[@jyutzler]

Wow you have a lot of time to listen to music. This is just a best of so presumably there are another 50 albums that didn't make your cut.

[@flor9389]

Foo Fighters-But here We Are, Mammoth WVH 2, QOTSA- Times New Roman

[@TrackXTrack]

Great picks!

[@giupezio]

clapton superb

[@TrackXTrack]

Yes!

[@tuxedocat47]

I mean, Ryan released 4 albums this year… just not all his own stuff. I thought at least one of his efforts deserved consideration.

[@TrackXTrack]

I enjoyed the live albums, but I don’t think his releases this year were “best of 2023” level. Looking forward to the 2024 albums!

[@lowreztv]

What about the box set that Springsteen promised, five albums from the 90s...? What happened to that?

[@TrackXTrack]

I think that was more rumored than promised, but yeah, we’re still waiting!

[@sorrenable]

❤😊

[@JohnSmith-x8s5g]

Don't stand too close to those shelves dude.

[@julianhignell8452]

Hackney Diamonds is the most overrated album in recent years, I cannot see how it is even in the top 100 let alone number 1. Has some of the worst production I have heard since the 80s. Also one glaring miss in the box sets is The Who Next one which for me is way ahead of your picks, one of the best albums of all time in an amazing package especially the deluxe version with the graphic story book. My album of the year, well that would be Gaz Coombes Turn the Car Around, his best solo record to date and approaching the highs of Supergrass at their best. Best legacy artists album was Peter Gabriel’s superb album I/O which I am glad to see was on your list, a special mention for Ian Hunter’s Defiance Pt1 album which was way better than the overhyped nonsense of the Stones record, but then they have been a trifle overrated ever since Tattoo You, for me their last great album.

[@TrackXTrack]

The Who didn’t make my list because of the price. It’s FAR too expensive for anyone but the most hardcore fans.

[@julianhignell8452]

@@TrackXTrack that’s fair! 😊

[@lawrencedavis4406]

Actually I love the production on the Stones record by Andrew Watt...it's got teeth & clarity, nice & loud & buzz like a great garage band...haven't heard the Gaz Coombes record but will so I can place it somewhere on my lists...not finished yet...but as for that Who box, ummm no...I'm not a Who fan, that's one of the most overrated albums ever IMO, I HATE "Baba O'Reilly", one of the worst songs ever written...I preferred the Who when they were an English band doing proto-Britpop and Kinks-esque powerpop...but on Who's Next, they transformed into a horrible commercial American "classic rock" band without any trace of Englishness...I avoided that box with a 10 foot pole...

[@julianhignell8452]

@@lawrencedavis4406 we can’t all like the same things. To be honest I don’t ever need to hear Baba O’Riley or Won’t Get Fooled Again…again, so that’s fair, but don’t think it is overrated except for those that don’t like the album of course! As for the production on The Stones record, that exactly the problem with it, too clean, too noisy, overly compressed and Jagger’s vocals get tiresome very quick, if ever there was an overrated record that is the archetype. Sounds like an AI version of what a Stones record should sound like in 2023, corporate and the antithesis of what I want a Stones record to sound like, but I guess I shouldn’t have such high expectations for a band that have not really made a great record since Tattoo You and to be honest most of their albums are a little spotty, amazing live and singles band, but not the best albums band. As for Andrew Watt, he also butchered the last Ozzy and Iggy albums, but perhaps I am just more of a sucker for the warmer 70s production.

[@jyutzler]

Well I've heard 4 of your 5 favorite 2023 albums and I think they are all mediocre, as in 3 to 5 out of 10. I can't even get all the way through them before wanting to turn them off. I liked "The Record," excuse me, "the record" a little better but it still only earned 6 out of 10 in my book. Whether you think I am full of crap or not, I think you should check out Celebrants by Nickel Creek. By combining what I consider to be great vocals, musicianship, and songwriting and breaking new ground in what I guess is called progressive bluegrass (but in my book is really indie rock with folk instrumentation), it's the only album I've heard this year that I can legitimately give a 9/10 to using your scale. Meanwhile, I will check out Scalise. Maybe I will get what I was hoping for from the newest from The New Pornographers (also 6/10).

[@TrackXTrack]

I’d have included Nickel Creek in my top ten. Celebrants was on my short list for consideration, so I definitely don’t think you’re full of crap!

[@stevebaylis7973]

I love the stones, but this album is terrible it's AI does the stones? I can't believe this is the number one.Mick sounds auto tuned to death