This year's music acquisitions
2023 releases (not counting Bill's)
The 3 Clubmen - The 3 Clubmen EP
Peter Brewis - Blowdry Colossus
Dead Patrons - I EP
Deerhoof - Miracle-Level
Dutch Uncles - True Entertainment
Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
Gazelle Twin - Black Dog
Gong - Unending Ascending
The Joy Formidable - 3 stand-alone singles: Cut Your Face, The Hat, Share My Heat
Kate NV - WOW
North Atlantic Oscillation - United Wire
Rozi Plain - Prize
The Scaramanga Six - A New Orifice (live)
Kavus Torabi & Richard Wileman - Heaven’s Sun
My favourite is probably Gong, just ahead of Deerhoof, North Atlantic Oscillation and the three singles of The Joy Formidable, which were effectively an EP/mini album with a combined running time of around 25 minutes.
Some other purchases of note: Aziya - We Speak Of Tides EP (2021)
Berries - How We Function (2022)
Dark Star - ...Out Flew Reason (recorded 2000-2001, released 2022)
Elephant Gym - Dreams (2022)
Fenella (Jane Weaver) - The Metallic Index (2022)
Fin Del Mundo - Fin Del Mundo EP (2020), La Cuidad Que Dejamos EP (2022)
Piney Gir - Piakahokahoo (2004), mR hYDE'S wILD rIDE (2015), You Are Here (2019), Astral Spectra EP (2021), Alchemy Hand EP (2022)
The Joy Formidable - Pen Bwy Gilydd (2016-2022)
Metronomy - Metronomy Forever (2020)
Plantoid - Mangö EP (2019)
Random Jon Poole - Random Jon Poole (2013)
Thingy - Morbid Curiosity (2018)
tricot - 10 (2020)
Kristeen Young - The Beauty Shop (2022)
Discoveries of the year: Plantoid, Fin Del Mundo and Piney Gir.