Thanks to all who cast their votes in 2SER-FM’s “Static” listeners’ poll of the Favourite Albums of 2023.

The results were encouraging, interesting and groundbreaking, and all will be revealed in the nail-biting countdown of the Top Ten on tonight’s “Static” program (Thursday 14th December from 8pm).

First up, we’ll be rolling out some more of our Favourite Albums of 2023, before we count down from 10 to 1 who you thought made the best records of the past 12 months … this is the “Static” program not to miss.

Full Show via Soundcloud:

Playlist:
BONNY DOON “Crooked Creek”
[From Let There Be Music] (Anti-)

PALE BLUE EYES “More”
[From This House] (Full Time Hobby)

LA PRIEST “It’s You”
[From Fase Luna] (Domino)

CLEMENTINE VALENTINE “Time and Tide”
[From The Coin That Broke The Fountain Floor] (Flying Nun)

FLOODLIGHTS “Lessons Learnt”
[From Painting Of My Time] (Virgin)

PALE BLUE “Together Alone”
[From Maria] (Crosstown Rebels)

THE REDS, PINKS & PURPLES “The Town That Cursed Your Name”
[From The Town That Cursed Your Name] (Tough Love/Slumberland)

JAMES ELLIS FORD “I Never Wanted Anything”
[From The Hum] (Warp)

AINSLEY FARRELL “Dark Spell”
[From Dirt] (www.ainsleyfarrell.bandcamp.com)

M83 “Amnesia”
[From Fantasy] (Virgin)

EN ATTENDANT ANA “Same Old Story”
[From Principia] (Trouble In Mind)

DIPPERS “Tightening The Tangles”
[From Clastic Rock] (Tenth Court)

MAPS “Witchy Feel”
[From Counter Melodies] (Mute)

PROTOMARTYR “3800 Tigers”
[From Formal Growth In The Desert] (Domino)

YOUTH LAGOON “Prizefighter”
[From Heaven Is A Junkyard] (Fat Possum)
– This was Berko’s Favourite Album of 2023 –

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“Static” Listeners’ Top Ten of 2023 was then as follows …

10. WEDNESDAY “Bath County”
[From Rat Saw God] (Dead Oceans)

9. PJ HARVEY “I Inside The Old Year Dying”
[From I Inside The Old Year Dying] (Partisan/Liberator)

8. MITSKI “I Don’t Like My Mind”
[From The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We] (Dead Oceans)

7. THE LEMON TWIGS “Ghost Run Free”
[From Everything Harmony] (Captured Tracks/Remote Control)
– This was Mick’s Favourite Album of 2023 –

6. BLONDE REDHEAD “Snowman”
[From Sit Down For Dinner] (section1/Liberator)

5. RVG “Midnight Sun”
[From Brain Worms] (Ivy League)

4. NABIHAH IQBAL “This World Couldn’t See Us”
[From Dreamer] (Ninja Tune)

3. boygenius “Anti-Curse”
[From the record] (Interscope)

2. JEN CLOHER “My Witch”
[From I Am The River, The River Is Me] (Milk!/Remote Control)

 
1. SLOWDIVE “kisses”
[From everything is alive] (Dead Oceans)