Lav's Music Corner

Let the listing begin. In the first and smallest year-end list I publish I take a look at the tiny projects that were packed full of good songs. While this list lacks some of the stunning high-end releases of previous years, it's a very deep well full of versatile and compelling projects.  These are my 10 favorite EPs of 2023. Enjoy <3 10. Jlin - Perspective  EP Kicking off the list we have Jlin's pseudo-return to dropping new music with this Pulitzer Prize For Music finalist Perspective . After being originally composed three years ago the material was re-recorded by Jlin and finally made it to the public, which I'm very grateful for. Despite moments that feel undersold relative to her normal textural bliss, there is ton of magnetic and distinctive electronic music present throughout this project. Jlin continues to have a sound that is not only easy to identify but easy to love.  Listen To: Derivative , Paradigm 9. Softcult - See You In The Dark  EP Canadian duo ...

What in this world is better than a really good song? For the second most prestigious list we make every year we are covering the best songs released on albums, EPs, mixtapes or as standalone singles this year. The list can feature as many songs from an artist as their talent and output in that calendar year warrants and deep cuts have exactly as much of a chance to make the list as big budget chart topping singles. We also don't take into context the place of the artist in their career, their actions or any and all promotional material that may have been attached to the tracks. The only way to end up on this list is to have really really good music. You can listen along to the music on this list with the playlist here. 100. Arctic Monkeys - American Sports Starting our piece off is this short but charismatic and catchy tune off of the Arctic Monkeys 6th studio album. Overlooked by big hits surrounding it American Sports  is a tuneful and downtempo diaplay of Alex Turner...