Continuing with our reflection of music from last year, here are the Top 20 albums of 2023 as selected by the Tomatrax board of directors.
The final instalment, the Top 100 songs, will be counted down tomorrow (13 January) from 8am (Brisbane time) on the Tomatrax Facebook page. Sometime shortly after that we will also compile all 100 songs onto a Spotify playlist and post it here, so watch this space.
Now onto the best 20 albums of 2023.
20. Ben Folds - What matters most
19. Human Drama - Ten small fractures
18. Ashton Nyte - Autumn's children
17. Jim Bob - Thanks for reaching out
16. The Murlocs - Calm ya farm
15. David Bridie - it's been a while since our last correspondence
14. Nick Barker - Exoskeleton
13. Babaganouj - Jumbo pets
12. Andy Bell / Masal - Tidal love numbers
11. Jody and the Jerms - Wonder
10. Bad // Dreams - Hoo ha!
9. Lucy Kruger and the Lost Boys - Heaving
8. Died Pretty - Live
7. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse
6. Steven Wilson - The harmony codex
5. Charlie Needs Braces - Saltwater people
4. Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers - I love you
3. Robert Forster - The candle and the flame
2. Genesis Owusu - Struggler
- Brad - In the moment that your born