As the Roman calendar nears its end for another lap around the cosmos, it’s time to take stock of all of my favourite Music for the year.
The New Music Jason Prize is a non-prestigious award that recognizes my Favourite Album released in a given year. Its second year of existence brings a strong list of contenders ranging from Hip-Hop to Classical and Country. To Soul and Punk, to Pop and Reggae, and even to gut-wrenching Singer-Songwriters. Have your fill!
The Longlist is a list of my twenty favourite albums of the year, compiled by a panel of one bearded Music fan, and listed in chronological order. Links to the original posts are embedded in the dates, and the albums are linked accordingly.
Week Ending February 3, 2023:
Week Ending February 10, 2023:
Noa Mal – Everything Is Science, Baby
Stephanie Lamprea – 14 Récitations
Week Ending February 24, 2023:
Week Ending March 24, 2023:
JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown – Scaring The Hoes
Week Ending Friday, April 7, 2023:
Week Ending April 14, 2023:
Joe Young & The Co-Operators – A Distant Beat
Week Ending Friday, May 12, 2023:
Week Ending June 9, 2023:
Week Ending June 23, 2023
Week Ending Friday, July 14, 2023:
Week Ending Friday, August 18, 2023:
Week Ending Friday, September 1, 2023:
Week Ending Friday, September 8, 2023:
Week Ending Friday, October 20, 2023:
Week Ending Friday, October 27, 2023:
Alien Nosejob – The Derivative Sounds of… Or…A Dog Always Returns to Its Vomit
Week Ending Friday, November 17, 2023:
Week Ending Friday, November 24, 2023:
Bloodshot Bill – Psyche-o-Billy
The Shortlist of the five finalists for the 2023 New Music Jason Prize will be announced on Sunday, December 24.
The presentation of the 2023 New Music Jason Prize occurs on Sunday, December 31 at 9 am EST.
New Music Jason’s Picks 
The albums by Dazy and Sampha are the two I remember most fondly.
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Sampha’s another grower for me. It gains from repeated listenings.
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