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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.

Cosmic disco legend Asha Puthli returns to the live stage after 40 years — and she’s got a lot to say.

Punk colossi Sleater-Kinney rip through cuts from their 11th album “Little Rope” and open up about grief, vulnerability, and their enduring 30-year career.

Ana Tijoux returns with the lush pop balladry and incisive, Spanish-language bars of her 2024 LP “Vida.”

Ahead of crushing her Coachella debut, Faye Webster went Live From KCRW HQ with highlights from her 2024 LP “Underdressed at the Symphony” — here’s the video.

Lost Notes brings you behind-the-scenes conversations with Nia Andrews and Terrace Martin about the legendary Reggie Andrews.

Lost Notes examines the legacy of Reggie Andrews, a world-class musician, producer, and mentor who changed the lives of countless young musicians in South LA.

Lost Notes details the darkly hilarious schemes of record-label magnate Ruth Christie, who instigated one of the most absurd court cases in music history.

Long before “Tainted Love” was an ‘80s anthem, it was a 1965 B-side by LA’s Gloria Jones. We trace the song’s journey from a warehouse floor to the annals of pop history.