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Discover More Hand-Picked Music from KCRW

From LA noise, to Soundcloud rap gone skyward, to skintight discodelia, these are the albums that defined our 2023.

Our unranked and totally subjective favorite tracks of 2023, hand-picked and fiercely defended by KCRW DJs and curators.

Dig into the personal favorites of 2023 from KCRW Music’s DJs, curators, and tastemakers.

What DJs have had in the heaviest rotation — and which Top Tunes you’ve loved the most — in 2023.

Grammy nominee Allison Russell stretches her Americana roots into funkier territory with highlights from her 2023 album “The Returner.”

Stones Throw label boss Peanut Butter Wolf drops by with an exclusive first listen of Campus Christy’s “Candles (Feat. Say She She).”

The XX’s vocalist/guitarist, Romy, joins to talk “Mid Air,” being spat on by Madonna, and watching everyone lose their cool to Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own.”

‘Lost Notes’ returns for Season 4 with a special preview episode about the song “Tainted Love,” and its lesser-known origins as a forgotten ‘60s soul gem from LA.