Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week our writers and editors Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Celine Teo-Blockey, Mark Moody, and Scott Dransfield all weighed in which songs were best and we came up with the stacked list below. We settled on a Top 14 this week, with lots of honorable mentions.
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The debut studio album from Agust D (Suga) of BTS is out this week, along with new ones from Everything But the Girl, the rapper and producer Alfa Mist, Rodrigo y Gabriela and more.Featured Albums:1. Everything But the Girl FuseFeatured Songs: "Nothing Left to Lose," "When You Mess Up"2. Alfa Mist VariablesFeatured Songs: "Borderline," "Foreword," "Aged Eyes"3. Agust D D-DayFeatured Songs: "Haegum," "D-Day"4. Rodrigo y Gabriela In Between Thoughts. A New WorldFeatured Songs: "True Nature," "The Ride of the Mind," "The Eye That Catches The Dream"5. Easy Star All-Stars Ziggy StardubFeatured Songs: "Ziggy Stardust (feat. The Skints)," "Hang On To Yourself (feat. Fishbone and JohnnyGo Figure)"Lightning Round Picks:Lael Neale Star EatersSt. Paul & The Broken Bones Angels in Science FictionWorldtown SoundSystem House of LoveZombie Juice Love Withou