Rest in pieces, Anita.

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I tried my best, but couldn’t ignore the silly, live ABC thingy:

Apples in Stereo
Belle and Sebastian
Johnny Cash
The Dream Syndicate
Roky Erickson
Finom
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
Merle Haggard
I Am Kloot
Jellyfish
The Kinks
The Loud Family
R. Stevie Moore
Laura Nyro
Of Montreal
The Persuasions

I didn’t hear most of what came out in 2023, but — of the albums I did hear — these are the ones that I enjoyed most. I’m into song-based stuff, so YMMV.
(In alphabetical order, because I’m a lazy coward).