*An imaginary award, celebrating my favourite Music of the Year
**Due to a gross omission on my part, I neglected to add an album that more than deserves to be on the list. Due to that, I have removed the ADJA EP, and replaced it with Big Blood’s album First Aid Kit.
As we’ve reached the mid-way point of the year (for those of us on the Gregorian calendar), it behooves us all to look back and see what the year has blessed us in New Music. There has been a lot of tremendous Music that has made its way to our ears, but I haven’t heard a clear-cut front runner for the Prize just yet.
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The 2023 New Music Jason Prize will be presented on Monday, January 1st, 2024. Here below is the twenty title Longlist as it currently stands on July 1st, 2023, presented in the order in which they have been released.
Week Ending January 13, 2023:
hikaru yamada and the librarians – the havenot’s 2nd savannah band
Week Ending February 3, 2023:
Week Ending February 10, 2023:
Noa Mal – Everything Is Science, Baby
Stephanie Lamprea – 14 Récitations
Week Ending February 17, 2023:
Week Ending February 24, 2023:
Week Ending March 3, 2023:
The Guilty Pleasures – Proto Lazer Music
Week Ending March 24, 2023:
JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown – Scaring The Hoes
Week Ending April 7, 2023:
Week Ending April 14, 2023:
Joe Young & The Co-Operators – A Distant Beat
Week Ending May 19, 2023:
Week Ending June 2, 2023:
Week Ending June 9, 2023:
Week Ending June 23, 2023
Holy Locust – Beneath The Turning Wheel
Week Ending June 30, 2023:
The Longlist is sure to change by the time the year is up, but this is a pretty healthy snapshot of the year thus far. Love to hear your thoughts!
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