04: Are end of year lists over?

Are end of year lists over?


This year it felt like end of year season came and went with
minimal impact and minimal consensus. So why was that?
Falling in the middle of a global crisis obviously doesn’t help,
but even outside of the news context — and frankly that’s never
stopped musicians tooting their own horns before — 2023’s parade
of end of year lists really did feel like a damp squib. 


We also tackled the year’s objective stand-out hits (‘Sprinter’,
‘Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2’), the music that had a global impact but was
ignored in most editorial lists (‘Water’, amapiano in general),
the impact of NTS Radio on people’s tastes, dance music’s ups
(Nikki Nair) and downs (Bandcamp), Chal’s #JusticeForPadam
campaign, the post-millennial vibe shift, and some of our
own favourite records, radio shows and films to come out this
year.


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