2023 Album Showdown Results: Tier 5

So I fell WAAAAAY behind on weekly updates of the 2023 bracket progression, so much so that we just finished Tier 5 this week and I have not posted a single result.  This post should serve as a catch-up on all of the albums clearing Tier 5 and heading into Tier 6 for the next couple of months.   For the sake of brevity, I am only posting the continuing albums with no discussion.  I would be interested in posting a video response on these results, however, for anyone that is interested.

I also have the Viewer’s Bracket results below, which also includes a playlist of the winners.  Those folks deserve a little something for their engagement in this process.

Dr. Spin’s Tier 5 Results

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Ayer, & Shahzad Ismaily – Love in Exile
Miles Davis – Big Fun
The Weeknd – Dawn FM
The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony
Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood – Jarak Qaribak
Arlo Parks – My Soft Machine
Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals – King Cobra
Ekiti Sound – Drum Money
Beauty Pill – Blue Period
Weyes Blood – And in Darkness, Hearts Aglow
Queens of the Stone Age – In Times New Roman
Crown Lands – Fearless
Soup – Visions
Yes – Mirror to the Sky
Panchiko – D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L
Squid – O Monolith
Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods
Fleetwood Mac – Tusk
Nordic Giants – Build Seas, Dismantle Suns
Sleep Token – Take Me Back to Eden
Jantra – Synthesized Sudan
Floating Points – Eleania
Sun Ra Arkestra – Living Sky
HHY & the Kampala Unit – Lithium Blast

Viewer’s Choice Tier 5 Results

Paul Chambers – Bass on Top
Miles Davis – Big Fun
Brendan Eder Ensemble – Therapy
The Lemon Twigs – Everything Harmony
Sault – Untitled (God)
Arlo Parks – My Soft Machine
Ekiti Sound – Drum Money
Mong Tong – Tao Fire
Steve Reich – Runner/Music for Ensemble and Orchestra
Weyes Blood – And in Darkness, Hearts Aglow
Queens of the Stone Age – In Times New Roman
Crown Lands – Fearless
Ziemba – True Romantic
Yes – Mirror to the Sky
Panchiko – D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L
Charlotte Wessels – Six Feet Under v. 1&2
Aiming for Enrike – Empty Airports
Alvvays – Blue Rev
Adventures of Jet – Part 3: Coping With Insignificance
Sleep Token – Take Me Back to Eden
Jantra – Synthesized Sudan
Frank Sinatra – Watertown
Sun Ra Arkestra – Living Sky
HHY & the Kampala Unit – Lithium Blast

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2023 Album Roundup Series: August Tier 6 Contenders

A summary of the music I have had in rotation during August 2023, including:

Sigur Ros - Atta (2023) Black Country, New Road - For the First Time (2021) Drums and Tuba - Box Fetish (1997) Frank Ocean - Blond (2016) Khruangbin - Mordechai (2020) Faye Webster - I Know I'm Funny HaHa (2021)

And, of course, the ever-expanding 2023 Radio Playlist

2023 Summer Listening: New Music Stimulus Package

This massive post documents all the music playing during vacation this summer, including:

Artooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, & Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile (2023) Beauty Pill - Blue Period (2023) Crown Lands - Fearless (2023) David + David - Boomtown (1986) Miles Davis - Big Fun (1972) Vilhjálmur Einarsson - Lög við ljóð (2022) Ekiti Sound - Drum Money (2023) Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night (1987) Gentle Giant - In'terview (1976) Haken - Virus (2020) Jantra - Synthesized Sudan (2023) The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony (2023) Midwife & Vyva Melinkolya - Orbweaving (2023)

Mong Tong - Tao Fire (2023) Moor Mother - Jazz Codes (2022) Nakibembe Embaire Group - Nakibembe Embaire Group (2020) Panchiko - D-E-A-T-H-M-E-T-A-L (2000) Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine (2023) Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman (2023) Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden (2023) Squid - O Monolith (2023) SQURL - Silver Haze (2023) Jonny Greenwood & Dudu Tassa - Jarak Qaribak (2023) Yes - Mirror to the Sky (2023)

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And presenting - the return of the Ever-Expanding 2023 Radio playlist