BEST OF 2023

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

nation of language, strange disciple

BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 

depeche mode, memento mori

lana del rey, did you know that there’s a tunnel under ocean blvd

lol tolhurst x budgie x jacknife lee, los angeles

duran duran, danse macabre

avalon emerson, & the charm

10 BEST SONGS (alphabetical order)

blur, the narcissist

the beatles, now and then 

depeche mode, before we drown

duran duran, secret oktober 31st

laura groves, sky at night

nation of language, spare me the decision

nation of language, swimming in the shallow sea

o.m.d., veruschka

romy, loveher

yuksek feat isaac delusion, because of you

10 PORTUGUESE SONGS (alphabetical order)

balla, segredos

conferência inferno, fantasias

glockenwise, deixar ferver

micro audio waves, liquid luck

mila dores, limão e jasmim

novos românticos, cão velho

silly, cavalo à solta

the legendary tigerman feat best youth, new love

tomara, amor perfeito

três tristes tigres, animália

50 INTERNATIONAL SONGS  (alphabetical order)

a.s.o., go on

alison goldfrapp, in electric blue

avalon emerson, astrology poisoning

avalon emerson, sandrail silhouette

blonde redhead, kiss her kiss her

bolis pupul, completely half

caroline polacheck & grimes & dido, fly to you

chemical brothers, fountains

christine and the queens, to be honest

cindy wilson, midnight

cosmetics, tell me

daughter, be on your way

depeche mode, never let me go

depeche mode, soul with me

deus, 1989

drab majesty, cape perpetua

duran duran, danse macabre

everything but the girl, nothing left to lose

fever ray, shiver

fever ray, even it out

gorillaz & stevie nicks, oil

idles & lcd soundsystem, dancer

isabelle adjani & simon le bon, c’est lui

jake shears & kylie minogue, voices

jungle, back on 74

lana del rey, candy necklace

lana del rey, did you know that there’s a tunnel under ocean blvd

laí, nom

little dragon & damon albarn, glow

lloyd cole, the idiot

lol tolhurst x budgie x jacknife lee feat james murphy, los angeles

lol tolhurst x budgie x jacknife lee, country of the blind

metric, stone window

mitski, my love mine all mine

miley cyrus, flowers

nabihah iqbal, this world couldn’t see us

nation of language, sole obsession

o.m.d., aphrodite’s favourite child

pale blue, dive

pale blue, together alone

rhye, a quiet voice

róisin murphy, can’t replicate

the rolling stones feat lady gaga, sweet sounds of heaven

sofia kourtesis, si te portas bonito

slowdive, alfie

temples, gamma rays

the album leaf & bat for lashes, near

the kills, bullet sound

the smile, wall of eyes

ão, vazio

8 COVERS (alphabetical order)

duran duran, spellbound (siouxsie and the banshees cover)

duran duran, psycho killer (talking heads cover)

elizabeth fraser, at last i am free (chic cover)

moullinex & gpu panic, smalltown boy (bronski beat cover)

sleaford mods, west end girls (pet shop boys cover)

spoon, i can't give everything (david bowie cover)

trevor horn & iggy pop, personal jesus (depeche mode cover)

trevor horn & marc almond, love is a battlefield (pat benatar cover)

7 REMIXES (alphabetical order)

david bowie, china girl (cinemix)

depeche mode, wagging tongue (kid moxie remix)

kelly lee owens & max richter, sleep: tranquility base (kelly lee owens remix)

nation of language, spare me the decision (sextile remix)

yeah yeah yeahs, lovebomb (adult remix)

yeah yeah yeahs, wolf (boy harsher remix)

temples, gamma rays (sean ono lennon remix)

15 REISSUES, SPECIAL EDITIONS AND COMPILATIONS (alphabetical order)

duran duran, pop trash

david sylvian, samadhisound 2003-2014 - do you know me know?

de la soul, 3 feet high and rising

haircut 100, pelican west (40th anniversary edition)

julee cruise, floating into the night

malcolm mclaren, duck rock (40th anniversary edition)

nirvana, in utero (deluxe)

new order, substance (2023 expanded reissue)

o.m.d., dazzle ships (deluxe)

pet shop boys, smash - the singles 1985-2020

prince & the new power generation, diamonds and pearls (super deluxe edition)

simple minds, new gold dream - live from paisley abbey

soft cell, non-stop erotic cabaret (deluxe edition)

tricky, maxinquaye - reincarnated

wham!, the singles: echoes from the edge of heaven

5 BEST TV SHOWS (alphabetical order)

succession, season 4 - hbo

the bear, season 2 - disney+

for all mankind, season 4 - apple tv+

the last of us, season 1 - hbo

your honor, season 2 - hbo

14 TV SHOWS (alphabetical order)

barry, season 4 - hbo

black mirror, season 7 - netflix

bodies, season 1 - netflix

daisy jones & the six, season 1 - amazon prime

fargo, season 5 - fx

fauda, season 4, netflix

hijack, season 1 - apple tv+

justified, city primeval, season 1 - fx / disney+

portunhol -  rtp1

rabo de peixe, season 1 - netflix

silo, season 1 - apple tv+

slow horses, season 3 - apple tv+

ted lasso, season 3 - apple tv+

the morning show, season 4 - apple tv+

3 MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES (alphabetical order)

love to love you, donna summer, roger ross williams - hbo

nothing compares, sinéad o'connor - katheryn ferguson - showtime

wham!, chris smith - netflix

R.I.P.

Sinéad O’Connor

Tina Turner

Ryuichi Sakamoto 

Shane Macgowan

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