Our Favorite New Albums of 2023 (So far!) - Part 2 of 2
25 More of R&R's Top Music Picks for 2023! (Plus Our Most Anticipated Upcoming Releases!)
As we mentioned last week, it’s that time of the year again! Now that we are almost halfway through 2023, we decided it was time once again to take stock of our favorite new albums. We listen to new music every week, and below are the final 25 of our top 50 picks from the year thus far! Enjoy!
Lara Downes: Love at Last
Lisa O'Neill: All Of This Is Chance
Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: JID017 (Jazz Is Dead 017)
Ludovico Einaudi: Undiscovered Vol. 2
Moonlight Benjamin: Wayo
Nakhane: Bastard Jargon
Naïssam Jalal: Healing Rituals
Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage
Omar Sosa & Tiganá Santana: Iroko
Orchestre National de Metz & David Reiland: Poétesses Symphoniques
Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: JID016 (Jazz Is Dead 016)
Randall Goosby & Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Max Bruch & Florence Price Violin Concertos
Raphaël Feuillâtre: Visages Baroques
Rickie Lee Jones: Pieces of Treasure
Rodrigo y Gabriela: In Between Thoughts...A New World
Rogê: Curyman
Ryuichi Sakamoto: 12
Seckou Keita: African Rhapsodies (A Work for Kora & Symphonic Orchestra)
Shirley Collins: Archangel Hill
Sparks: The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte
Tanya Ekanayaka: 18 Piano Sutras & 25 South Asian Pianisms
Tinariwen: Amatssou
Tino Contreras: The Last Recording Session
Trina Basu & Arun Ramamurthy: Nakshatra
Yuja Wang: The American Project
That’s the end of part two! Click here if you missed part one! There’s already so much great new music this year and even more to come . . .
In fact, as a bonus, here are a dozen upcoming albums we are awaiting with much anticipation! (With one preview track each!)
Exciting Upcoming New Album Releases:
Chineke! Orchestra: Florence Price (Release Date: June 23rd)
Joshua Bell: Butterfly Lovers (Release Date: June 30th)
ANOHNI and the Johnsons: My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross (Release Date: July 7th)
Gabriels: Angels & Queens – Part II (Release Date: July 7th)
PJ Harvey: I Inside the Old Year Dying (Release Date: July 7th)
John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy: Evenings At The Village Gate - recently rediscovered “lost” John Coltrane recording! (Release Date: July 14th)
Beverly Glenn-Copeland: The Ones Ahead (Release Date: July 28th)
Rhiannon Giddens: You’re the One (Release Date: August 18th)
Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo: Phantasmagoria In Blue (Release Date: September 1st)
Kylie Minogue: Tension (Release Date: September 22nd)
Jeremy Dutcher: Motewolonuwok (Release Date: October 6th)
Peter Gabriel: I/O (Release Date: Late 2023)
Editor’s Note: Looking for more new music? Don’t forget to listen to our Aesthetic Arrest podcast this Friday, which will be featuring two more *fantastic* new albums that were released right after this two-part article was completed!
So what great new albums did we miss? What new music are you enjoying this year? We love new music recommendations and want to hear yours! Tell us your picks in the comments!
Once again very eclectic and interesting choices!