FWIW, here's my top ten albums for 2023:
-BCNR, Live at Bush Hall
-Allison Russell, The Returner
-Billy Nomates, Cacti
-Cherry Glazerr, I Don't Want You Anymore
-Empty Country, Empty Country II
-ill peach, This Is Not An Exit
-Mali Velasquez, I'm Green
-Old Soul, Education on Earth
-Ruby Archer, Oh So Tender
-Tape Runs Out, Floodhead
Top Five Singles:
-Empris, Cherry Milk
-Plantoid, Dogs Life
-City Ghost, good news
-Picture Parlor, Norwegian Wood
-Sonder Bombs, The Star