Lydia Loveless: Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again (Bloodshot Records, 2023)
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Al Maginnes: Lydia Loveless's X
She says fuck as many times as she wantswhen she talks between songs of flesh betrayedand reclaimed. And just over her heart, a tattooed X, a set of crossed sticks, stitchedinto the skin with a sewing needle and ink,jailhouse style. Maybe a first tattoo, something small and easy to hide, roadmapsfor the larger designs decorating her armsand shoulders, the way chords point to songs.The vine…
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I could write songs every day for the rest of my life and never come up with a line as perfect as "You could write me a love letter in the gravel with your piss and I would read it with an open mind."
I don't talk about my love for Lydia Loveless very much. It almost feels too precious to share with people. But I do. I love her music with my whole heart. Even if I'll never write anything as good myself.
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favorite albums of 2023
Here we go: favorite albums of the year. I like to make my lists every year and these? Are just my favorites. Are they the best albums of the year? Who the fuck knows. Maybe some are, some aren’t. I make these lists for myself, because I like to go back and revisit these, but if you listen and find something here you like, that’s awesome!
favorite albums of 2023, in alphabetical order:
Allison Russell - The Returner (listen: The Returner, Snakelife)
Austin TV - Rizoma (listen: Su Nombre Es El Tuyo, Reflejo Infinito)
Bethany Cosentino - Natural Disaster (listen: Outta Time, I’ve Got News for You (fun fact, I was listening to this for the first time walking home from the grocery store, and the last 2 lines of this song just sucker punched me out of nowhere and I burst into tears on the street lmao))
Black Belt Eagle Scout - The Land, The Water, The Sky (listen: My Blood Runs Through This Land, Nobody)
Brian Lopez - Tidal (listen: Black Mountain, Looking Glass)
Bully - Lucky for You (listen: How Will I Know, Days Move Slow) 100% my favorite album this year. I love everything she does.
Explosions in the Sky - The End (listen: Loved Ones, Ten Billion People)
Eyelids - Colossal Waste of Light (listen: Runaway Yeah, Colossal Waste of Light)
Fruit Bats - A River Running to Your Heart (listen: Rushin’ River Valley, Waking Up in Los Angeles)
Gaby Moreno - X Mí (listen: Luna de Xelajú, Intento) yes, this is technically an EP but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hozier - Unreal Unearth (listen: Francesca, Unknown/Nth)
Indigo De Souza - All of This Will End (listen: Wasting Your Time, Smog)
Janelle Monae - Age of Pleasure (listen: Lipstick Lover, Rush)
La Fonda - We Are Infinite (listen: We Are Infinite, Kaleidoscope)
Lydia Loveless - Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again (listen: Sex and Money, Poor Boy)
Medejin - The Garden (listen: Shell, January)
Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel (listen: No Reason, Whole)
Victoria Monet - JAGUAR II (listen: Party Girls, How Does It Make You Feel)
Y La Bamba - Lucha (listen: Dibujos De Mi Alma, Nunca)
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy (listen: I Saw, Rice)
And an honorable mention to this fantastic EP: Konyikeh - Litany (listen: Girls Like Us)
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