Best of 2023
The process of creating and absorbing new music is one of the most profound and basic of human experiences, and each year there are countless incredible songs and albums released into the world. The fact of the matter is that artistic expression requires bravery and vulnerability, as well as an unbelievable amount of time and effort. Because of this, we have always aimed to not be another website built to be overly critical of expression, but to share, celebrate, and discuss that which moves us and that we are genuinely excited about. In the age of streaming, the sheer volume of new music that is released into the world each year is astonishing, and 2023 was no exception to this, so naturally we were not able to cover everything that we felt connected to. To remedy that, we polled all of our contributors to share the music that we loved from this year, and compiled year end lists representative of what resonated with us the most, both as CHARM and as individual contributors to this platform. You can find all of these lists below, and we truly believe that there is something for everyone be found here. We thank you for an incredible and busy year, and can’t wait to see what is in store for all of us in 2024.
10. boygenius - the record
Supergroups are rarely as fulfilling as expected. Sometimes bringing together a complete band of massively successful creative minds creates a chaos where every voice is trying to compete for the spotlight. boygenius has always been able to sidestep this potential disaster by members Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker having a profound love and respect for each other and their work; but the record finds the trio settling on a sound that is uniquely boygenius, no longer an amalgamation of what each member does best independently. The aptly named the record finds boygenius amplifying each others’ voices to create an extraordinarily cohesive record full of cathartic ballads and haunting stories. The three vocalists have grown comfortable in their respective roles in the band, with each member seamlessly shifting from accompanying their collaborators to leading the song mere moments later. the record emphasizes that boygenius is its own entity entirely, and this debut record highlights how special these three songwriters are independently and as a band.
9. The Gaslight Anthem - History Books
History Books, the sixth LP from The Gaslight Anthem, and first since their sudden hiatus at the end of the album cycle for the criminally underrated (albeit slightly messy) Get Hurt, is exactly the return any fan of the New Jersey band could have dreamed of. A record that effortlessly picks up where the band left off nearly a decade ago, The Gaslight Anthem sound refocused and reinvigorated on History Books. The album is full of tracks like “Spider Bites” and “Little Fires” that embody classic The Gaslight Anthem, as well as more somber songs like album highlight “Michigan, 1975” and the haunting “Empires” that prove the New Jersey band can still write one hell of a ballad. Complete with a long-anticipated feature from none other than Bruce Springsteen on the title track, History Books is another captivating and moving offering from one of the greatest bands to ever do it. Welcome back, we’ve missed you.
8. Enter Shikari - A Kiss for the Whole World
A Kiss for the Whole World, the most recent outing from British rock band Enter Shikari, sees the band continue to defy genre and soar beyond expectation of what they are capable of. The album occupies the entirety of the sonic landscape, with single “(pls) set me on fire” offering horns and dance-inspired verses before exploding into a chorus of synths and heavy guitar riffs, interlude tracks such as “feed your soul” feeling like an 8-bit arcade game soundtrack, and “Bloodshot” keeping a house-inspired intro before launching into a coda carried entirely by a full string section. A Kiss for the Whole World showcases a band that is fearless in their songwriting, a statement piece that carried the band to a fruitful year of touring and allowed them to celebrate their first number one album.
7. Pain of Truth - Not Through Blood
A celebration of all things Long Island New York Hardcore, the monumental debut LP from Pain of Truth, Not Through Blood feels consequential in a way that few records are ever able to accomplish. The album shows Pain of Truth sounding like a road-tested veteran band, despite only having previously released eight songs prior to this LP. In the three short years since their inception, Pain of Truth have quickly become a staple in the hardcore scene, and Not Through Blood feels like exactly the record this band was designed to create. Every song that has vocals boasts at least one vocal feature, most of which coming from members of fellow New York hardcore bands. The amount of guests outnumbers the amount of tracks on the release, and although this could have led a lesser band straight into a severe identity crisis, Pain of Truth was able to create a collection of songs that are cohesive and completely their own, while always playing to the strengths of each and every featured artist this record aims to celebrate. This sense of community only serves to amplify an already impressive body of work - when everyone wanted to hear what Pain of Truth would do on an LP, they showed up with a monster set of tracks and brought as many of their friends with them as they could. The legacy of this record and band is something that only time can tell, but if initial reception is any indicator, Pain of Truth could very well have a classic album on their hands.
6. Fiddlehead - Death is Nothing to Us
One of the most consistent punk bands of recent years, Fiddlehead’s third LP Death is Nothing to Us is pure catharsis. Where previous records grappled with coming to terms with loss and learning to process grief, Death is Nothing to Us serves as a celebration of life and a declaration that grief is not the defining facet of one’s life. The record feels like a triumph, both lyrically and musically, and it truly shines at every opportunity. From the heavy rhythms and soaring melodies of “Loserman” to the ear-worm hooks of “Sullenboy” and an undeniable love song in “Fifteen to Infinity,” Fiddlehead have once again presented a nearly flawless body of work.
5. Dying Wish - Symptoms of Survival
Sometimes reinvention is not necessary to create a truly special body of work. Dying Wish’s debut record Fragments of a Bitter Memory was already a bold and modern take on the metalcore and hardcore sounds that dominated the early 00s, and that groundwork laid by Fragments allowed Dying Wish the room to perfect their sound on their sophomore LP Symptoms of Survival. Every element of Symptoms is an improvement on its predecessor - from tighter and more impassioned performances, to an increased finesse in songwriting and an undeniable confidence that oozes from every track. And while much of Symptoms focuses on improving on everything Dying Wish did right the first time around, tracks like the blistering “Tongues of Lead” or the melodic powerhouse “Paved In Sorrow” add new layers to a band that was already one of the most exciting in their scene.
4. Maisie Peters - The Good Witch
Maisie Peters’ sophomore effort The Good Witch finds the artist’s songwriting maturing and evolving at a breakneck pace, while still maintaining the signature blend of angst, yearning, and heartache that brought her to stardom. With cuts such as “Body Better” exploring synths and stacks of harmonies akin to the theatrics of 80s pop, and “You’re Just a Boy (And I’m Kinda The Man)” featuring entirely live instrumentation complete with twanging guitars one might hear on modern pop-country radio, the eclectic mix of subgenres present throughout the record showcases Peters’ versatility while still continuing to build upon the rock-solid foundation laid out by past work. With a string of sold-out headline tours and festival appearances to follow, ultimately concluding the year with a deluxe reissue of the album, The Good Witch cements Maisie Peters’ place as an unstoppable force in the pop landscape.
3. Militarie Gun - Life Under the Gun
Militarie Gun’s meteoric rise has been something to behold. Growing from a creative outlet during the initial stages of the COVID-19 lockdown to having a trio of stellar EPs, inking a deal with Loma Vista, and receiving widespread acclaim in the span of just three short years, the Los Angeles-based punk band’s debut LP had massive expectations to meet. A testament to how special Militarie Gun truly is, Life Under the Gun showcases the band expanding their melodic tendencies, blowing even the loftiest of expectations out of the water and resulting in the most impressive debut record of 2023. From the infectious melodies of “Very High” and “Never Fucked Up Once” to outright punk anthems in “Do It Faster” and “My Friends Are Having a Hard Time,” Militarie Gun has made a record that honestly feels timeless.
2. Fall Out Boy - So Much (for) Stardust
There was no musical moment in 2023 that seemed to stop time quite like the release of So Much (for) Stardust’s first single “Love From the Other Side.” Fall Out Boy has spent their post-hiatus career focusing on their ever-present pop sensibilities, and the band has seen their greatest commercial successes on the backs of singles such as “Uma Thurman” and “My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light ‘Em Up).” Fall Out Boy has always been unafraid to boldly do whatever the hell they want, so the band returning to the sounds of their first act was equal parts unexpected and revelatory. Featuring callbacks to their classic records and the best musical performances of their discography, So Much (for) Stardust is highlighted by lyrical through lines and a full string section on much of the record, and these elements make the album feel less like a rehash of where the band has been, but a celebration of who they are and where they are headed.
Paramore - This Is Why
Over the course of Paramore’s six album run, there has never been a release that was not a complete and total reinvention of what the band had previously seemed to be capable of. This Is Why is yet another epiphany from the Franklin, TN legends - a stunning look inwards at the toll of existing in an overwhelming world, with a bleak-yet-urgent post-punk inspired backdrop that feels not only like the most natural progression for Paramore, but also the perfect soundtrack to the subject matter at hand. Paramore has often opted to take a “less is more” approach to releasing music over their near twenty year run, and This Is Why is yet another perfect example of how this slow and steady world building has led the band to one of the most impressive catalogs in rock music. Yet another record that feels like a milestone in a career utterly full of them, This Is Why is a masterpiece.
Paramore - Figure 8
Militarie Gun - Never Fucked Up Once
Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like a Grudge
Spanish Love Songs - Clean-Up Crew
Middle Kids - Highlands
Maisie Peters - You’re Just A Boy (And I’m Kinda The Man)
The Maine - how to exit a room
Citizen - If You’re Lonely
Knocked Loose - Deep in the Willow
The Gaslight Anthem - Positive Charge
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Paramore - Figure 8
Militarie Gun - Never Fucked Up Once
Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like a Grudge
Spanish Love Songs - Clean-Up Crew
Middle Kids - Highlands
Maisie Peters - You’re Just A Boy (And I’m Kinda The Man)
The Maine - how to exit a room
Citizen - If You’re Lonely
Knocked Loose - Deep in the Willow
The Gaslight Anthem - Positive Charge
boygenius - Not Strong Enough
The Gaslight Anthem - Positive Charge
Reneé Rapp - Poison Poison
Fireworks - I Want to Start a Religion with You
No Cure - No Cure Straight Edge Die Slow Fuck You
Save Face - Found Dead At The Crime Scene
Taylor Swift - You’re Losing Me (From The Vault)
Just Friends - Zaza In The Sun: -)
Post Malone - Chemical
Hot Mulligan - John “The Rock” Cena, Can You Smell What the Undertaker
Slow Joy - I Don’t Hate You
Veil Of Maya - Mother Pt. 4
Youth Fountain - Haiku
Tessa Violet - BAD BITCH
The Hives - Trapdoor Solution
Drug Church - Myopic
Halsey - Die 4 Me
Kesha - Eat The Acid
Taylor Swift - All Of The Girls You Loved Before
Militarie Gun - Do It Faster
Paramore - The News
Rebecca Black - Destroy Me
Overgrow - When You’re Not Around
The Aces - Girls Make Me Wanna Die
Charli XCX - Speed Drive
Middle Kids - Bootleg Firecracker
Noah Kahan - No Complaints
Hozier - Francesca
Paramore - You First
Militarie Gun - Never Fucked Up Once
Fiddlehead - Queen of Limerick
Harms Way - Devour
Pain of Truth - Actin’ Up
The Gaslight Anthem - Autumn
Balance and Composure - Last to Know
Squid - Swing (In a Dream)
Arm’s Length - Up In Smoke
HEALTH - ASHAMED
Dying Wish - Watch My Promise Die
Judiciary - Obsidian
Knocked Loose - Deep in the Willow
LURK - Honey Hive
XweaponX - Paid In Blood
Taylor Swift - Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
Boys Like Girls - MIRACLE
Sleep Token - Granite
Måneskin - HONEY (ARE YOU COMING?)
Knox - Love Letter
Bad Suns - Astral Plans
The Band CAMINO - What Am I Missing?
Knuckle Puck - The Tower
Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby
Jonathan Bree - City Baby
Paramore - C’est Comme Ça
SeeYouSpaceCowboy - Chewing The Scenery
Movements - Heaven Sent
Muñe - I Will Haunt You
Slothrust - Maybe Maybe
Fireworks - Goodnight Tomb
The Gaslight Anthem - Spider Bites
Noah Kahan - Northern Attitude ft. Hozier
The Hives - Rigor Mortis Radio
100 gecs - Hollywood Baby
The Menzingers - Running in the Roar of the Wind
The Dirty Nil - 1990
The Go! Team - Diveboomb
White Reaper - Fog Machine
Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion - Bongos
Hail The Sun - Mind Rider
Better Lovers - 30 Under 13
Enter Shikari - It Hurts
The Callous Daoboys - Waco Jesus
Texas In July - False Divinity
Veil Of Maya - Tokyo Chainsaw
Hail The Sun - Chunker
Paramore - Crave
Salem Trials - Immolation
vianova - In Excelsis Deo
Bird Problems - Gloom
Distant - Human Scum
Filth - Stay Gutter
MouthBreather - Imaginary Skin
END - The Sin of Human Frailty
Joyce Manor - I Saw Water (Cover)
Frog - New Ro
Declan McKenna - Nothing Works
Carpool - Can We Just Get High?
The Hives - Two Kinds Of Trouble
Origami Angel - Thank You, New Jersey
Hot Mulligan - Christ Alive My Toe Dammit Hurts
saturdays at your place - future
Origami Angel - Kobayashi Maru (My Very Own)
vianova - To Catch a Ray of Light
Knuckle Puck - Losing What We Love
Arm’s Length - Arm’s Length
Mom Jeans. - Alameda County Fair
Darshae Kiér - Activate
Solarrio - NLF
Neon Valley - One Night
Isaac Butler - Heart Of Gold
Matty Gottesman - Lightning Strikes Twice
COASTCITY - AFTERLIFE
Måneskin - SUPERMODEL
Logic - Paradise II (Ft. Norah Jones)
LP Giobbi, Little Jet - Can’t Let You Go
Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side
Squid The Kid, Infuschia, nesh - Getaway
Beach Weather - Sex, Drugs, Etc.
Honey Revenge - Airhead
Thirty Seconds To Mars - Stuck
bby - hotline
Tyga, YG, Lil Wayne - Brand New
Foo Fighters - Show Me How
Kenya Vaun - Overrated
KAYTRAMINÉ, Aminé, KAYTRANADA, Pharrell Williams - 4EVA
Silent Planet - Collider
Tanzen - Deadlifter
Kublai Khan TX - Theory Of Mind
Like Moths To Flames - I Found The Dark Side Of Heaven
Closure In Moscow - Soft Hell
The Plot In You - Forgotten
Individual Contributor Lists
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Album Of The Year:
1. Maisie Peters - The Good Witch
2. Paramore - This Is Why
3. Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust
4. Militarie Gun - Life Under The Gun
5. Kesha - Gag Order
6. Reneé Rapp - Snow Angel
7. The Maine - The Maine
8. Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power
9. Spanish Love Songs - No Joy
10. Tessa Violet - MY GOD!
Song Of The Year:
1. Taylor Swift - You’re Losing Me (From The Vault)
2. Tessa Violet - BAD BITCH
3. Halsey - Die 4 Me
4. Kesha - Eat The Acid
5. Taylor Swift - All Of The Girls You Loved Before
6. Middle Kids - Highlands
7. Maisie Peters - You’re Just A Boy (And I’m Kinda The Man)
8. Militarie Gun - Do It Faster
9. Paramore - The News
10. Rebecca Black - Destroy Me
11. The Maine - how to exit a room
12. Overgrow - When You’re Not Around
13. The Aces - Girls Make Me Wanna Die
14. Charli XCX - Speed Drive
15. Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like a Grudge
16. Citizen - If You’re Lonely
17. Sad Park - ALWAYS AROUND
18. Spanish Love Songs - Clean-Up Crew
19. Taylor Swift - Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
20. Middle Kids - Bootleg Firecracker
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. The Eras Tour (Taylor Swift w/ alternating support)
2. So Much (For) Stardust Tour (Fall Out Boy w/ alternating support)
3. The Good Witch Tour (Maisie Peters w/ Grace Enger)
4. I’ve Loved You For So Long Tour (The Aces w/ Carol Ades)
5. Amplified Echoes (Jimmy Eat World / Manchester Orchestra w/ Middle Kids)
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Album Of The Year:
1. Hozier - Unreal Unearth
2. Noah Kahan - Stick Season (We'll All Be Here Forever)
3. Paramore - This Is Why
4. boygenius - the record
5. JOSEPH - The Sun
Songs Of The Year:
1. Noah Kahan - No Complaints
2. Hozier - Francesca
3. Paramore - You First
4. boygenius - Not Strong Enough
5. Noah Kahan - Northern Attitude ft. Hozier
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Noah Kahan - Stick Season Fall Tour '23
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Album Of The Year:
1. Spanish Love Songs - No Joy
2. Fiddlehead - Death is Nothing to Us
3. Militarie Gun - Life Under the Gun
4. Squid - O Monolith
5. Pain of Truth - Not Through Blood
6. Paramore - This Is Why
7. Dying Wish - Symptoms of Survival
8. Harms Way - Common Suffering
9. The Gaslight Anthem - History Books
10. HEALTH - RAT WARS
EPS Of The Year:
1. Balance and Composure - Too Quick to Forgive
2. One Step Closer - Songs for the Willow
3. No Cure - The Commitment to Permanence
4. Spiritbox - The Fear of Fear
5. SCARAB - Seeking Chaos and Revenge After Betrayal / SCARAB
6. Xibalba - Aztlán
7. XweaponX & World of Pleasure - Weapon of Pleasure
8. Softcult - See You in the Dark
9. Yellowcard - Childhood Eyes
10. New World Man - The Beast Is Back
Songs Of The Year:
1. Spanish Love Songs - Clean Up Crew
2. Militarie Gun - Never Fucked Up Once
3. Fiddlehead - Queen of Limerick
4. Harms Way - Devour
5. Pain of Truth - Actin’ Up
6. The Gaslight Anthem - Positive Charge
7. No Cure - NO CURE STRAIGHT EDGE DIE SLOW FUCK YOU
8. Balance and Composure - Last to Know
9. Squid - Swing (In a Dream)
10. Youth Fountain - Haiku
11. HEALTH - ASHAMED
12. Slow Joy - I Don’t Hate You
13. Drug Church - Myopic
14. Middle Kids - Highlands
15. Paramore - Figure 8
16. Dying Wish - Watch My Promise Die
17. Judiciary - Obsidian
18. Knocked Loose - Deep in the Willow
19. LURK - Honey Hive
20. XweaponX - Paid In Blood
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Amplified Echoes (Jimmy Eat World / Manchester Orchestra w/ Middle Kids)
2. Common Suffering (Harms Way w/ Fleshwater, Jivebomb, Ingrown)
3. Come and Be Killed (Dying Wish w/ Boundaries, Foreign Hands, Roman Candle)
4. Ocean Avenue 20 Year (Yellowcard w/ Mayday Parade, Story of the Year, This Wild Life)
5. Fit for an Autopsy/The Acacia Strain/Full of Hell, Primitive Man
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Album Of The Year:
1. Jaws Of Life - Pierce The Veil
2. The Good Witch - Maisie Peters
3. Love You Forever - VERITE
4. Honey - Samia
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Album Of The Year:
1. Frog - Grog
2. Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch
3. Free Throw - Lessons That We Swear to Keep
4. Conservative Military Image - Casual Violence
5. Knuckle Puck - Losing What We Love
6. saturdays at your place - always cloudy (EP)
7. Sad Park - NO MORE SOUND
Songs Of The Year:
1. Hot Mulligan - John “The Rock” Cena, Can You Smell What the Undertaker
2. Joyce Manor - I Saw Water (Cover)
3. Frog - New Ro
4. Arm’s Length - Up In Smoke
5. Declan McKenna - Nothing Works
6. Carpool - Can We Just Get High?
7. Origami Angel - Thank You, New Jersey
8. Hot Mulligan - Christ Alive My Toe Dammit Hurts
9. saturdays at your place - future
10. Origami Angel - Kobayashi Maru (My Very Own)
11. Knuckle Puck - Losing What We Love
12. Arm’s Length - Arm’s Length
13. Mom Jeans - Alameda County Fair
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Pug Fest
2. Prince Daddy x Free Throw
3. Heart Attack Man w/ Arms Length
4. Silly Goose x Post Profit
5. Arctic Monkeys
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Album Of The Year:
1. Namor - Mile High Club
2. LLUCID - Deep Blue Dreams
3. Shop Front Heroes - SuperPowers
4. 33 - 33
5. Tate McRae - Think Later
6. Gintsugi - The Elephant in the Room
Songs Of The Year:
1. CHAiLD - You
2. Darshae Kiér - Activate
3. Solarrio - NLF
4. Neon Valley - One Night
5. Isaac Butler - Heart Of Gold
6. Matty Gottesman - Lightning Strikes Twice
7. COASTCITY - AFTERLIFE
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Album Of The Year:
1. Mitski - The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We
2. Militarie Gun - Life Under The Gun
3. Fiddlehead - Death is Nothing to Us
4. Restraining Order - Locked in Time
5. Paramore - This Is Why
6. Boygenius - The Record
7. Doja Cat - Scarlet
8. No Cure - The Commitment To Permanence
9. Pain of Truth - Not Through Blood
10. Sunami - Sunami (LP)
Songs Of The Year:
1. Mitski - Bug Like An Angel
2. Militarie Gun - Never Fucked Up Once
3. Fiddlehead - Sullenboy
4. LURK - Natural Causes
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Orthodox, fortune favors the cold tour
2. No Cure, the commitment to permanence release tour
3. Pain of Truth, not through blood release tour
4. No Pressure, us tour
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Album Of The Year:
1. Fall Out Boy - So Much (for) Stardust
2. Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden
3. Boys Like Girls - SUNDAY AT FOXWOODS
4. Maisie Peters - The Good Witch
5. Blink-182 - ONE MORE TIME…
Songs Of The Year:
1. Boys Like Girls - MIRACLE
2. Sleep Token - Granite
3. Maisie Peters - You’re Just a Boy (And I’m Kinda The Man)
4. Knox - Love Letter
5. Post Malone - Chemical
6. The Maine - how to exit a room
7. Bad Suns - Astral Plans
8. The Band CAMINO - What Am I Missing?
9. Knuckle Puck - The Tower
10. Jonas Brothers - Summer Baby
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. THE SPEAKING OUR LANGUAGE TOUR (Boys Like Girls with State Champs, The Summer Set, LØLØ, Every Avenue)
2. Screaming in the Dark (The Band CAMINO with Bad Suns, The Wldlfe)
3. Still…At Their Very Best (The 1975 with Dora Jar)
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Album Of The Year:
1. Militarie Gun - Life Under The Gun
2. Citizen - Calling The Dogs
3. Movements - RUCKUS!
4. Post Malone - Austin
5. Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Surf Bungaku Kamakura
6. Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE
7. Paramore - This Is Why
8. Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation
Songs Of The Year:
1. Citizen - If You’re Lonely
2. Jonathan Bree - City Baby
3. SeeYouSpaceCowboy - Chewing The Scenery
4. Movements - Heaven Sent
5. Muñe - I Will Haunt You
6. Slothrust - Maybe Maybe
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Movements w/ Mannequin Pussy, Softcult + Heart To Gold
2. Nothing, Nowhere w/ SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Static Dress, UnityTX
3. The Plot In You w/ Holidng Absence + Thornhill
4. Jeff Rosenstock w/ Georgia Man + Small Crush
5. Can’t Swim w/ Belmont + House Parties
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Album Of The Year:
1. The Gaslight Anthem - History Books
Songs Of The Year:
1. The Gaslight Anthem - Autumn
2. Fireworks - I Want To Start A Religion With You
3. Fireworks - Goodnight Tomb
4. The Gaslight Anthem - Spider Bites
5. The Hives - Trapdoor Solution
6. The Hives - Rigor Mortis Radio
7. The Hives - Two Kinds Of Trouble
8. Just Friends - Zaza In The Sun: -)
9. 100 gecs - Hollywood Baby
10. Save Face - Found Dead At The Crime Scene
11. The Menzingers - Running in the Roar of the Wind
12. The Dirty Nil - 1990
13. The Go! Team - Diveboomb
14. White Reaper - Fog Machine
15. Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion - Bongos
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Skatune Network
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Album Of The Year:
1. Silent Planet - Superbloom
2. Dying Wish - Symptoms Of Survival
3. Better Lovers - God Made Me An Animal
4. Invent Animate - Heavener
5. The Acacia Strain - Step Into The Light
Songs Of The Year:
1. Silent Planet - Collider
2. The Plot In You - Forgotten
3. Closure In Moscow - Soft Hell
4. Like Moths To Flames - I Found The Dark Side Of Heaven
5. Knocked Loose - Deep In The Willow
6. Kublai Khan TX - Theory Of Mind
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Haste The Day w/ Still Remains & Silent Planet
2. Come and Be Killed (Dying Wish w/ Boundaries, Foreign Hands, Roman Candle)
3. The Acacia Strain w/ Pain of Truth, No Cure, Escuela Grind
4. Silverstein w/ Dayseeker, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, One Step Closer
5. Heart Support Festival
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Album Of The Year:
1. Paramore - This Is Why
2. Veil of Maya - [M]other
3. Better Lovers - God Made Me An Animal
4. Hail the Sun - Devine Inner Tension
5. Dying Wish - Symptoms of Survival
6. Enter Shikari - A Kiss for the Whole World
7. Distant - Heritage
8. Johnny Booth - Moments Elsewhere
9. End - The Sin of Human Frailty
10. Silent Planet - SUPERBLOOM
Songs Of The Year:
1. Hail The Sun - Mind Rider
2. Veil Of Maya - Mother Pt. 4
3. Better Lovers - 30 Under 13
4. Enter Shikari - It Hurts
5. The Callous Daoboys - Waco Jesus
6. Texas In July - False Divinity
7. Veil Of Maya - Tokyo Chainsaw
8. Hail The Sun - Chunker
9. Paramore - C’est Comme Ça
10. Paramore - Figure 8
11. Paramore - Crave
12. Salem Trials - Immolation
13. Tanzen - Deadlifter
14. vianova - In Excelsis Deo
15. vianova - To Catch a Ray of Light
16. Bird Problems - Gloom
17. Distant - Human Scum
18. Filth - Stay Gutter
19. MouthBreather - Imaginary Skin
20. END - The Sin of Human Frailty
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Paramore
2. Metalcore Dropouts (The Devil Wears Prada, Fit For a King, Counterparts, Landmvrks)
3. Botch @ Metro
4. The Big Team Battle Tour (Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, Distant, Pale Face Swiss, Waste)
5. Blind Obedience Tour (Underøath, Loathe, Periphery)
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Album Of The Year:
1. Queens Of The Stone Age - In Times New Roman…
2. Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust
3. Enter Shikari - A Kiss for the Whole World
4. Foxy Shazam - Dark Blue Night
5. ††† - Goodnight, God Bless, I Love You
6. Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE
7. The Kills - God Games
8. Paramore - This Is Why
9. The Mars Volta - Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon
10. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Queens of the Stone Age
2. Tears for Fears
3. So Much (For) Stardust Tour (Fall Out Boy w/ alternating support)
4. Foxy Shazam and Head Automatica
5. Incubus
6. Veil of Maya
7. The Pixies and Modest Mouse
8. Polyphia
9. The Mars Volta
10. Jeff Rosenstock
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Album Of The Year:
1. Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust
Songs Of The Year:
1. Måneskin - HONEY (ARE YOU COMING?)
2. Måneskin - SUPERMODEL
3. Logic - Paradise II (Ft. Norah Jones)
4. LP Giobbi, Little Jet - Can’t Let You Go
5. Fall Out Boy - Love From The Other Side
6. Squid The Kid, Infuschia, nesh - Getaway
7. Beach Weather - Sex, Drugs, Etc.
8. Honey Revenge - Airhead
9. Fall Out Boy - Hold Me Like a Grudge
10. Thirty Seconds To Mars - Stuck
11. bby - hotline
12. Tyga, YG, Lil Wayne - Brand New
13. Foo Fighters - Show Me How
14. Kenya Vaun - Overrated
15. KAYTRAMINÉ, Aminé, KAYTRANADA, Pharrell Williams - 4EVA
16. Reneé Rapp - Posion Posion
Tours/Shows Of The Year:
1. Macklemore
2. Sofi Tucker
3. All American Rejects
4. Janelle Monáe
5. Lime Cordiale
