New post: my favourite albums of 2023

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+title: My favourite albums of 2023
+description: The best albums I have listened to this year.
+date: 2023-12-08
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+I don’t have a Spotify wrapped to share this year. So, in no particular order, my favourite albums of the year:
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+## boygenius – the record
+
+I have followed the work of this supergroups members for a little while. When they come together they create something incredible. This album is dark, honest, and witty.
+
+## Wednesday – Rat Saw God
+
+I couldn’t quite describe the sound of Wednesday, I think the description on Apple Music sums them up nicely:
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+> Blending the great fuzzy guitars of shoegaze with a faint Southern twang and lyrics fixated on the traumas of small-town life...
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+This album is noisy and chaotic, with a great narrative.
+
+[Buy on Bandcamp](https://xboygeniusx.bandcamp.com/album/the-record)
+
+## The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field
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+I have listened to The Beths since their first album, they have gone from strength to strength, producing some of the best power pop out there. Also, their tour blog ‘[Breakfast and Travel Updates](https://www.breakfastandtravelupdates.com/)’ is one of my favourite feeds to follow.
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+[Buy on Bandcamp](https://thebethsnz.bandcamp.com/album/expert-in-a-dying-field)
+
+## Jess Williamson – Time Ain’t Accidental
+
+I am not a fan of country music, especially all of that toxic macho, “I drive trucks, and love my country” bullshit. This album from Jess is different. I first heard of her when she teamed up with [Waxahatchee](https://waxahatchee.bandcamp.com) to form [Plains](https://plainsband.bandcamp.com/album/i-walked-with-you-a-ways) (another album I love, from last year). This album is poetic, modern, and romantic, expertly shaking off all those stereotypes of country music.
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+[Buy on Bandcamp](https://jesswilliamson.bandcamp.com/album/time-aint-accidental-2)
+
+## The Murder Capital – Gigi’s Recovery
+
+Gigi’s Recovery is grander and darker than The Murder Capital’s first album. ‘Return My Head’ is a a real thumper that I’d love to see live one day.
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+[Buy on Bandcamp](https://themurdercapital.bandcamp.com/album/gigis-recovery)
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+***
+
+That’s it, see you next year.