The Ledge #602: 2023 Runners Up

Two weeks ago, I counted down my 40 favorite records of 2023. This week's broadcast is a showcase for 35 other records that just barely missed the cut. There's no letdown of quality, though, as each and every one of these picks could have easily made my main list. But combining the two shows, you now have my official list of the 75 best albums of the year. Think of these shows as a master shopping list, as I'm sure that any fan of punk, indie, power pop, and garage rock can find a record or five worth owning from tonight's show.

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1. The Baseball Project - New Oh In Town

2. Teenage Fanclub - Tired Of Being Alone

3. The Long Ryders - September November Sometime

4. Rain Parade - Angel Sister

5. Mudhoney - Little Dogs

6. Cory Hanson - Horsebait Sabotage

7. Motorbike - Motorbike

8. Deeper - Build a Bridge

9. The Murlocs - Initiative

10. EYELIDS - Crawling Off Your Pages

11. The Decibels - There's Just Something About You

12. The Pretty Flowers - Another Way To Lose

13. The Pozers - Save A Kiss For Me

14. Kurt Baker - Rock 'n' Roll Club

15. The Tubs - Illusion pt. II

16. The Reverberations - Dr Please

17. The Summertimes - Password

18. Bully - All I Do

19. Ratboys - Crossed that Line

20. RVG - Midnight Sun

21. Death Valley Girls - Islands in the Sky

22. Sweeping Promises - Shadow Me

23. Private Lives - Trust In Me

24. Kepi Ghoulie - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

25. Kepi Ghoulie - Happy When It Rains 

26. Rancid - New American

27. CLASS - Between the Lines

28. Graham Day And The Gaolers - Mystery Man

29. The Bug Club - Samuel Was Beautiful Tonight

30. Tee Vee Repairmann - Out Of Order

31. The Unknowns - Shot Down

32. The Hi-End - I Need A Witness

33. The Shang Hi Los - Plymouth Rock

34. The Tearaways - Charlie, Keith and Ringo

35. The Damned - Bad Weather Girl