AOTY 2023
Favorite Albums

Best of 2023

Recent Ratings

Beirut - Hadsel
Beirut
Hadsel
72
Nov 14

Recent Reviews

Kurt Vile - Back to Moon Beach
NR
No hate, just personal preference. I’ve never loved Kurt’s vocals and it always keeps me from getting fully locked in with his records. Aside from that, it’s a pretty solid “EP” that should satisfy anyone who has enjoyed his previous work.
Frost Children - Hearth Room
71
There’s a sweetness to the music Frost Children makes that while not always my particular taste, just kinda works on me. I’ve yet to love any of their records but have enjoyed spending time with all of them.
AndrΓ© 3000 - New Blue Sun
NR
Honestly not bad but rarely rises too far above just being pleasant background music. Would recommend listening to it within the playlist Andre created on streamers. It works better sprinkled in with classics from Steve Reich, Coltrane, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Yusuf Lateef etc.
Chris Stapleton - Higher
71
Definitely one of the better Country albums of the year. It still has its fair share of mainstream Country nonsense but the good outweighs the bad on this one.
Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
92
Wasn’t logging when this came out but yea, it’s typical Sufjan. So of course it’s amazing

Shoutbox

4d
hey andrew just uploaded my first long-ish review on here would love it if you could check it out
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/swirling/album/523252-fossora/
5d
Uploaded a big review if you would want to check it out!
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/vivi/album/1191-incredibad/!!
2w
hey andrew!! i just released my first song in spanish and i thought you’d like to check it out. give it a listen if you can and let me know what you think!! :)
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/783942-shorewood-lo-unico-que-quiero.php
https://linktr.ee/shorewood
3w
Hey there andrew! I wanted to redo my review of an album that means a lot to me. It truly made my output on music different and caused me to look at things in a different light. It’s helped me through some really tough times, and it's very dear to me. It would make my day if you could give it a look!

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/host/album/148489-regret/
1mo
Hey Andrew, I just posted my first review on this site! mind checking it out? :)
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/longerreviews/album/5122-the-devil-and-god-are-raging-inside-me/
2mo
Andrew Im making ANOTHA community list, following up my last list here is the new question... You're at the gates of heaven and the only way to let you in is if you show them a BANGER. What ar e you picking? Thank you for your time πŸ™
2mo
Hello there Andrew!
Would you like to be part of my new community list? This time, the topic is "Airplane Mode": what would be, in your opinion, a perfect song to play while flying high up in the sky.
I'm looking forward to your submission! And for this occasion I will also make a playlist for Spotify and maybe YouTube as well
3mo
hi!! since you’ve rated/reviewed my music in the past, i thought you might want to check out my most recent DJ mix. let me know what you think!
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/737205-nathan-half-sliced.php
https://soundcloud.com/nathanaskenazi/half-sliced
3mo
Hey Andrew, I’m working on my first community list since I recently hit 300 followers, and the question I wanted to base it around is this: what is an album you feel doesn’t get talked about enough. Not something that’s underrated or overrated, but an album that doesn’t get brought into conversations as much as it should. Thanks for your help!

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