| jesper's top 50 albums of 2023 |
| 50 |  | Spotlights
Alchemy for the Dead
hey all, we're so back |
| 49 |  | Parannoul
After The Magic
these are my 50 favourite albums of this year |
| 48 |  | Radio Supernova
Paratiisi
as is tradition now i guess i shall not be using this space to talk about the albums |
| 47 |  | Free Throw
Lessons That We Swear to Keep
and i will instead be talking about uh myself |
| 46 |  | Fall Out Boy
So Much (For) Stardust
ok i lied here's a little about music this year |
| 45 |  | Narrow Head
Moments of Clarity
it was pretty good but also probably the least good year for music in forever for me |
| 44 |  | Runnner
Like Dying Stars, We're Reaching Out
lots of ‘really great’ albums and very few ‘fucking amazing’ ones but o well lots of good stuff |
| 43 |  | Rebecca Black
Let Her Burn
anyway enough about not me, i crave attention (from myself???) |
| 42 |  | Flyying Colours
You Never Know
this year has been very good, even if i had to reconsider that exact phrasing a few times… |
| 41 |  | Wildes
Other Words Fail Me
…because the final quarter of this year just been a massive yikes |
| 40 |  | Echosoft
Weight of Your Own
injured my knee, couldn't run for a month, rent went up, got pneumonia, couldn't run for another month, injured my hip, couldn’t run for another month, poor me and etc |
| 39 |  | A.S.O.
A.S.O
but nah, i can't complain tbh |
| 38 |  | Mil-Spec
Marathon
finally found an apartment close to my job early this year (no more painful hours spent on trains and missing connections!!!) |
| 37 |  | Hotline TNT
Cartwheel
living with my best friend has been great and i love our apartment a lot |
| 36 |  | Fever Ray
Radical Romantics
i also still love my job |
| 35 |  | Hinako Omori
stillness, softness...
(even if some of these damn students i’m teaching criticised me for “not being enthusiastic enough” when i returned right after having only semi-recovered from pneumonia but hey) |
| 34 |  | Laveda
A Place You Grew Up In
the other thing that kept me busy besides work and writing really really long reviews here was producing/editing videos |
| 33 |  | Lumari
En Phases
and i'm honestly pretty proud of what i was able to do here |
| 32 |  | Slayyyter
Starfucker
from interviewing an escort at a zoo to travelling across europe to check out terrible toilets, i had a good time |
| 31 |  | Elita
Dysania
speaking of travelling: did a lot of that |
| 30 |  | Spanish Love Songs
No Joy
explored a lot of eastern and southern europe this year |
| 29 |  | MOAA
Jaywalker
met a lot of interesting people, had a lot of good food, fucked around in a lot of abandoned stuff, and (most importantly) hiked a lot |
| 28 |  | Distressor
Momentary
when i think of ‘peak 2023 moments’ one of the first that comes to mind is hiking through alpine pastures in austria while listening to soty (tangled in joy by temple of angels) |
| 27 |  | Hot Mulligan
Why Would I Watch
another peak moment was getting to present some of my research on a massive (like fucking massive) cinema screen lol |
| 26 |  | Hammock
Love in the Void
(important detail is that i mostly research bs memes) |
| 25 |  | bdrmm
I Don't Know
anyway, like i said, i met a lot of cool people this year |
| 24 |  | E_DEATH
Forgotten Realms
some of those people are sput people |
| 23 |  | Sun June
Bad Dream Jaguar
you know who you are, thanks for the hangs |
| 22 |  | underscores
Wallsocket
allow me to shout out some of the most… intriguing non-sput people i met |
| 21 |  | Sincere Engineer
Cheap Grills
shoutout to the french guy who randomly gave me fresh orange juice when i was sick in belgrade |
| 20 |  | Isadora Eden
Forget What Makes It Glow
shoutout to the german couple who also got locked into an italian airport overnight (i did this intentionally, german couple did not) |
| 19 |  | Stimming
Elderberry
shoutout to the hungarian woman i encountered on top of a hill in hungary who proceeded to tell me her life story (wants to be a nurse, loves mountains) and then ran off into a field |
| 18 |  | Sign Language (USA-OH)
Madison and Floral
shoutout to the german guy who yelled ‘WE ALL STAND UP FOR WHITE POWDER’ at me and my friend at night in germany. made us feel really nice and safe |
| 17 |  | Leith Ross
To Learn
okay cool, time for sput shoutouts. just know that i am def absolutely forgetting ppl here bc i am an idiot |
| 16 |  | END
The Sin of Human Frailty
trif, pan: thanks for the bubble teas and vibes. someone: thanks for putting up with me, you've probably seen me more than my mum this year. slothsam: thanks for the many sick recs. atari: thanks for crying over country and pop punk w me. yoyo: thanks for the memes. johnny: fuck you. sint: thanks for trusting me with boobs |
| 15 |  | Slowdive
Everything is Alive
sunny: thanks for always being down to check out whatever whatevergaze i review. dedex: thanks for hating winter w me. dewinged, blush, jay, manatea, boney, pots, pika, tyman, phero, egarran, bedex, con, minus, porc, ian, mars, ars, slex, [so many more aaa]: thanks for the great talks/chats/vibes, on or off the sput premises |
| 14 |  | Wednesday
Rat Saw God
am absolutely forgetting lots of names but know that you’re all great |
| 13 |  | Maria BC
Spike Field
alright so where are we at |
| 12 |  | Moon In June (JPN)
ロマンと水色の街
i’m looking forward to 2024 |
| 11 |  | Bleach Lab
Lost In A Rush Of Emptiness
really unsure of where it’ll take me/where i’ll have it take me - main objective is to find a phd position somewhere in europe relevant to my research interests, but i’m not putting a strict deadline on this as it be hard/i want something that rly suits me. we’ll see |
| 10 |  | Beach Fossils
Bunny
i also want to get back to my level of physical fitness from before i got injured/sick |
| 9 |  | DreamWeaver (JP)
blue garden
was recently able to start running again and it sucked so hard, stamina was still there but my lungs have just been ruined and hurt so much (how do u smokers live???) |
| 8 |  | JFDR
Museum
i’ll definitely continue consuming way too much dreamy music and writing about it in 2024. please try and check some of the stuff i force onto sput every once in a while out of pity, thanks (i swear not all of it sounds the same) |
| 7 |  | Yeule
softscars
i’ll also continue travelling as much as i can |
| 6 |  | Acopia
Acopia
at this very moment i am in an apartment in prague with two of my closest friends as i cannot stand being in my home country of the netherlands on my birthday lol |
| 5 |  | Temple Of Angels
Endless Pursuit
it is very nice |
| 4 |  | Nicole Dollanganger
Married in Mount Airy
will be bothering someone again tonight of course |
| 3 |  | Ruby Haunt
Between Heavens
yeah this was a nice year |
| 2 |  | Heavenward (USA)
Pyrophonics
i’m happy with how my life is turning out thus far, i’m happy this is how i am entering my 25th year on this planet |
| 1 |  | Big|Brave
nature morte
thanks for reading/caring/putting up with this shit |
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