Here are 50 records from 2023 that encapsulated the full human experience and are worth treasuring and holding tightly.
"We must believe peace is achievable and hope that Palestinian, Israeli, Ukrainian, Yemeni, Congolese and Sudanese children should get to experience a peaceful and safe existence in their lifetime"
"Massively excited to say we're going to be supporting [Empire State Bastard] on tour in November"
This year has already seen a wealth of standout releases from emerging artists
Kingsley Hall tells us about Glasto dreams, the state of the world, Picture Parlour, Royal Blood's Radio One Big Weekend incident, and what to expect from the follow-up to their acclaimed debut album 'Nails'
“Whether it’s radical perspectives or great music you want, stand up and be counted at Left Field”
The Teesside noise punks offer up horror and futility on this stark and essential debut
The album will come out on Invada Records and be played on a UK headline tour across April and May
"Every band/ artist starts out unsigned and has to graft to even be noticed"
"Don’t get me started on calling it 'the toilet circuit'…"