#Buck 65

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Listen/purchase: Shiny by Buck 65

[stay-away-from-the-sun]

Buck 65, Doseone, and Jel - Men

Good to see that Buck's still a memelord after all these years

[mattgetsit]

My top 10 albums of 2023!

[radiophd]

buck 65 -- secret splendor

[harrison-abbott]

[starf]

StarF's Top Ten Albums of 2023

WHAT A YEAR! I feel like as far as music 2023 got off to a somewhat slow start (with some exceptions), and then once summer hit it was banger after banger! It was definitely tough to narrow this one down, and there are plenty of great albums I wanted to include, but alas, a top ten is a top ten for a reason, so here are my ten entries! LET'S GOOO!

10. WSTR - 'Til The Wheels Fall Off

I truly don't even remember how I found out about this album, but I'm glad it fell into my lap one day. I think I just heard some song on a random Spotify mix and thought "what is this?!" Turns out the entire album is just some great pop punk. It feels like old pop punk but while still having enough modern sensibilities to keep it from feeling like it's only playing into nostalgia or stuck in the past sonically.

9. NOBRO - Set Your Pussy Free

This one snuck up on me! It came out right at the end of October, and I was so enamored with other albums that came out around that time (albums you'll almost certainly see later in this list, in fact), that I completely missed that it had come out! I eventually found out and was able to listen to it mid December, and NOBRO managed to sneak in as the latest entry to this list as far as me hearing it for the first time.

Don't let the potential recency bias fool you though, this album is immediate, fun, and catchy as hell. I've been saying NOBRO is the band to look out for ever since I heard their single Don't Die back in 2020, and I was correct. Between this new album and last year's Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar NOBRO is absolutely crushing it.

8. Connor Price - Spin The Globe

Okay so this is where things are going to get a little tricky. Luckily this is the only entry in the list that comes with something of an asterisk, but you're gonna have to hear me out.

Spin The Globe comes in at just shy of 20 minutes, making it barely an album - and that's being generous. The issue is that Connor Price fits into a group of artists that has been emerging ever since streaming has become the primary way of consuming music, artists that just don't drop albums.

Spin The Globe as well as "Till Next Time" are listed as 2023 albums from Connor Price (their run time together still only equaling about 35 minutes), but then in addition to these he also dropped around 21 singles in 2023 that just don't exist in any formal collection. As someone who loves listening to albums this is super frustrating, but as someone who loves listening to Connor Price I also can't deny that whatever it is he's doing, it's working.

So while I do love Spin The Globe, you can also consider this entry to be the entirety of Connor's output in 2023, because goddamn he does not miss.

7. Waterparks - Intellectual Property

One of the albums that saved the early portion of the year from being super boring, Waterparks emerged with yet another collection of bangers. While I always enjoy what Waterparks have to offer, I feel like it's been awhile since they've hit my top ten, but Intellectual Property is definitely another high mark for them as they elevate from their "usually consistent" to "oh damn this is really good."

It's no surprise that the songs here are infectious as hell, catchy, and just plain fun to listen to. There have been many a time over the course of the year that I'll just be walking around and suddenly Funeral Grey is playing in my head, and every time Real Super Dark comes on I get immediately pumped.

6. Buck 65 - Super Dope

This album was an absolute treat early on in the year. I remember once again just listening to some Spotify mix and the song Challenge To The Underground started playing and I immediately thought "What Buck 65 album is this from?" This lead to me finding out it was a new song, which got me stoked. Then very quickly I found out there was an entire album attached to it, which was even more exciting.

Buck 65 returns to form on Super Dope and spends the 40 minute runtime just dropping bars and having fun, a look we haven't seen from him in quite some time. 2023 was an amazing year for hip hop releases, and this one clearly resonated with me.

5. Baby Gravy - Baby Gravy 3

This came out at just the right time for me personally. The last few years I've been vibing heavily with both Yung Gravy and bbno$, and even though they have plenty of collaboration before this I was specifically fiending for more. And you know what? I happened to get my wish, and it's living up to all my expectations.

Baby Gravy 3 is unabashedly fun, silly, and just an all around good time. These two work together so well and have been dropping bangers for so long that this comes across as a well oiled machine at this point, and even the tracks that I originally thought were kind of filler have grown on me, cementing this easily in my top five.

4. Chris Farren - Doom Singer

The moment I heard the first single from this album, Cosmic Leash, I knew this was going to be another perfect album from Chris Farren. With a knack for weaving personal stories, navigating emotions, all while somehow keeping it light and bouncy, Chris Farren delivers an album that will have you singing along by the end of your first listen to each song. Also be sure to check out the music videos, because they are wonderful.

3. Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE

Of course Jeff has to sit next to Chris on this list, it only makes sense. And while I definitely thought this was a shoe-in for my number one slot when it came out because HELLMODE is an incredible ride from start to finish, the next two albums came out after it and were absolute doozies, but we'll get there.

For now we're talking about Jeff Rosenstock, and how HELLMODE continues his legacy of putting out all killer, no filler records. Even though Jeff's style has been perfected over the years, each album brings its own vibes and stands out uniquely against the others, keeping them from all running together (I'm looking at you, new Front Bottoms album). HELLMODE specifically weaves throughout various Rosenstock styles and blends them together flawlessly. Whether it's the frantic BTMI!-esque engery of "HEAD," the poppy earworm that is "LIKED U BETTER," or the emotional rollercoaster of "3 SUMMERS," the one thing you can know for sure is that no matter what flavor of Rosenstock you're listening to you know it's going to rule.

2. Bear Ghost - jiminy

Goodness gracious this one snuck up and absolutely blindsided me this year. I've been a fan of Bear Ghost for years and routinely come back to their music every autumn (as I think their music gives off that kind of vibe). I knew that over the past couple years I had seen a couple new singles from them here and there, but I didn't think much of it. And then one day an entire new album was just on their page.

jiminy is a front to back banger, and I've listened to it front to back countless times since it dropped in late September. It's amazing how consistent the albums sound is while every song still has its own unique thing going on. It's a blast to sing along with, it's a joy to listen to, and the stories being told throughout the songs are fascinating. I know I'm going to be listening to this one a lot going into the future, and you should too.

1. Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions

This is it, this is Aes's best album since The Impossible Kid, and that's a hill I'm willing to die on. I don't know how it's possible for an artist who is so prolific to also be so consistently phenomenal. I knew I was going to like ITS from the moment it was announced and I heard the first single "Mindful Solutionism," but the grip this album had on me from the first time I played it cannot be understated. If this hadn't come out in mid-November right before Spotify stopped collecting data for Wrapped, it likely would have dominated my stats.

I can't express how impressive this thing is. In typical Aesop Rock fashion every song is a fascinating dive into unique topics you wouldn't necessarily even be thinking about otherwise, with masterful flows, intricate lyricism, and some of the smoothest and best production I've heard from a hip hop album in some time, it's just fire from front to back.

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[thebiscuiteternal]

today's not music rec day, but i just feel like posting this one

[crowvocado]

au where Buck 65 and Feist got married after their one night stand

[soundgrammar]

Listen/purchase: Digger's Song by Buck 65

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[colorisbyshe]

MONTHLY MUSIC SPECIAL EDITION:

MY BIRTHDAY! I'm turning 31 today so flip that around and here's 13 of my favorite songs of all time (in random order)

"Passive" A Perfect Circle. Grief, rage, desperation... this song has it all and gave the world some great AMVs.

"Magician" Lexie Liu. Cunty electropop. Perfect motivator in a work out playlist or, well, great for a magic girl AMV, lmfao.

"What a Feeling" One Direction. Pop perfection. Argue with a wall if you disagree.

"Bloodsport" Raleigh Ritchie. Again, just what a perfect song for editing footage together in your head. Also, he sounds so beautiful here. Sometimes, he can get a bit cheesy but here it's perfect. Special mention that doesn't count towards the 13 songs, "Time in a Tree."

"Better off Alone" Alice Deejay. BEST DANCE SONG OF ALL TIME

"Dogfight" M.O.V.E. High octane, eurobeat infused J-Rock song for a racing show. It feels like injecting GOTTA GO FAST into your bloodstream

The entirety of the album Details by Frou Frou feels like dancing in the clouds, the dew drops of the sky dripping down your face in grief and love and hope. It's my birthday, so this counts as as one song. Also, shout out to her music under Imogen Heap, including, "Sweet Religion," "Glistening Clouds," "Bad Body Double," "Loose Ends," "Come Here Boy." And her collab "My Secret Friend"

"Capable of Love" + "Mosquito" being on the same Pinkpanthress project is insane!!! INSANE!!! MAGICAL MUSIC!

"Password" Shinee. IDK if this is their best song but it is their most powerful song. I have to play it a million times in a row every time I hear it. See also: "Odd Eye," "Symptoms," "Tell Me What To Do," "I Want You," "Kind," "Identity."

"BYOB" System of a Down. SOAD is why I can't take insults of nu metal seriously. This song is still relevant to this day.

"Atomic" and "Coloris" by She. Do you know how good the music has to be for me to ignore the white producer using an anime/Japanese girl as his avatar? God tier electronica.

"Veridis Quo" Daft Punk My Fave DP song changes daily but I'm feeling this song at 31. A song that feels like an ache, like a prayer.

"Welcome Home" Coheed & Cambria. The guitar alone... holy shit. HOLY SHIT. Love this entire album to pieces!!! TBH

[radiophd]

buck 65 -- memory is parallax

[harrison-abbott]

an astonishingly underrated hip hop artist.

[majimasleftasscheek]

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