Mavoy Music Awards and Mavoy Music Charts 2023 - EPs, Videos, Reissues, Compilations
We're finishing a look back at 2023 today with the final charts and also our incredible Mavoy Music Awards.
As always, some of our picks here might be surprising, other perhaps not so much. Kelly Lee Owens and Beach House's releases dominated the EP chart as two releases that were quite heavy in our rotation this year. If you followed me closely, you knew what would win in the compilation chart, as well. But, despite winning a few other categories this year, Nabihah Iqbal didn't win our music video chart, at last minute losing to the video that wasn't even officially released by the artist. I love the fan made video channel Guardi and its creator published a special video for Cleo Sol's song using, with the edited footage of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. with Malcolm X, quite a few clips of Aretha Franklin, it's remarkable. I think Cleo herself would ADORE it.
I like to let loose with the reissue chart, this year is no different, and #1 is definitely surprising. It makes you question what makes a great reissue release. All the bonus features, great packaging are important, and most records at the top would follow this direction. But personally, I think the most important aspect is simply... music discovery itself. So my #1 is Djivan Gasparyan, a simple vinyl reissue of two albums without any bonus tracks. But, not really familiar with his name before (although I obviously heard him on various soundtracks) - I became really FASCINATED with Gasparyan. His music is magical. It has this pure atmosphere of sadness, bitterness, grief, bleakness. I think it'd fit something like Bela Tarr's picture, or maybe even Tarkovsky or Bergman. While he's no longer with us - his music remains with us. Like with Ryuichi Sakamoto, my even bigger discovery of the year. I don't know as much about Gasparyan but I'll continue digging.
Our awards speak for themselves, I think. We had a weak year for rap, so there's a vacat in this category. Maybe in 12 months we'll have new albums from Run The Jewels, clipping... or maybe Little Simz will win again. For lyrics, I considered Romy's Loveher, but I went with less mainstream pick. Label Of The Year, I knew it would be Ninja Tune for quite some time - Nabihah, Young Fathers, George Riley, Little Dragon. Next year, we might be more adventurous and give an award to reissue label.
MAVOY MUSIC AWARDS
ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Nabihah Iqbal
SONG OF THE YEAR – Nabihah Iqbal – This World Couldn’t See Us
ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Nabihah Iqbal – This World Couldfn’t See Us
EXTENDED PLAY OF THE YEAR – Kelly Lee Owens – LP 8.2
REISSUE OF THE YEAR: Djivan Gasparyan – I Will Not Be Sad In This World / Moon Shines At Night
COMPILATION OF THE YEAR Written In Their Soul: Stax Songwriter Demos
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Cleo Sol – Things Will Get Better (fan made video by Guardi)
BAND OF THE YEAR – Nation Of Language
R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Cleo Sol
ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR – M83
JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Yussef Dayes
AMBIENT/EXPERIMENTAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Hinako Omori (second year in a row)
RAPPER OF THE YEAR –vacat
BEST NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR Natalie Rose LeBrecht
BEST NEW BAND OF THE YEAR 79.5
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR – M83, Kelela and Sigur Rós
LABEL OF THE YEAR – Ninja Tune
LYRICS OF THE YEAR – William Doyle - Surrender Yourself
CONCERT OF THE YEAR: Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Lublin
REMIX OF THE YEAR: Hot Chip – Fire Of Mercy – Yune Pinku Remix
BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Jack Richard Morton – Nick Drake – The Life
Sly Stone – Thank You
Phillip Norman – George Harrison
EP
Kelly Lee Owens – LP 8.2 (electronic, Smalltown Supersound)
Yumi Zouma – EP IV (dream pop, self-released)
Beach House – Become (dream pop, Bella Union)
Fatima El Qadiri – Gumar (electronic, Hyperdub)
Tei Shi – Bad Premonition (R&B, self-released)
Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room 7F F760 (electronic, Warp)
Pet Shop Boys – Lost (pop, AWAL)
Daniel Avery – More Truth (electronic, Phantasy Sound/PIAS)
Slaney Bay – Why Does Love Means Loss (rock, self-released)
George Riley – Un/limited Love (electronic, Ninja Tune)
deary – deary (dream pop/shoegaze, Sonic Cathedral)
Ego Ella May – FIELDNOTES Pt. III (soul, self-released)
Lucinda Chua – Reclaiming The Rose (experimental, 4AD)
New Sector Movements – These Times (soul, First Word)
JONES – Magic In My Head (R&B, self-released)
Pure Bathing Culture – Roxi’s Dream Pt. 1 (indie pop, self-released)
Hibou – Arc (indie pop, self-released)
Southern Shores – Anyplace There Is (chillwave, Cascine)
The Black Dog – Music For Dead Airports / White EP (ambient, Dust Science)
Claire Renee – Journal Entries 1-4 (R&B, self-released)
The Orielles – The Goyt Method (experimental, Heavenly/PIAS)
Little Dragon - Slipping Into Color (electronic, Ninja Tune)
Muva Of Earth – Allign with Nature’s Intelligence (jazz, Browswood)
Sipho Gumede – Something To Say (disco, Vive Le Musique)
The Yves – Into The Night (indie pop, self-released)
Luna – Illusion (electronic, self-released)
Yune Pinku – Heartbeat (electronic, self-released)
Martyna Basta – Diaries Beneath Fragile Glass (ambient, Stroom)
The Still Brothers – The Still Brothers EP (R&B, Lewis)
Daniel Lopatin – Star Wars Visions Vol. 2 The Pit (electronic/score, Lucasfilm)
Malibu – Palaces Of Pity (ambient, UNO NYC)
Bathe Alone – Fall With The Lights Down Velma (indie pop, Nettwerk)
Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan – Building A New Town (electronic, Castles In Space)
Teen Daze – The Wind Surfer / Natural Movement / Fountains Of The World / Quiet City (electronic, Flora)
Theo Croker, Ego Ella May, D’LEAU – By The Way (jazz, Star People Nation/Masterworks)
She’s In Parties – Ritual (indie, Submarine Cat)
Carmen Villain -Music From The Living Monument (ambient, Smalltown Supersound)
Castlebeat – Nothing (indie, Spirit Goth)
Marina Zispin – Life and Death…. (indie, Night School)
Ashley Henry – My Voice (jazz, Naive/Royal Raw)
The Aces – I’ve Loved You For So Long (pop, Red Bull)
Seoul Magic Club – 新世界 (dream pop, self-released)
Barrie – 5k (indie pop, Winspear)
ALYSS – Answers (electronic, self-released)
Hospital – Add The Colour (dream pop, Muzika Nad)
Warmth – Lium / Ascent (ambient, Archives)
Yaya Bey – Exodus The North Star (R&B, Big Dada)
Raquel Martins – Empty Flower (R&B, self-released/Bridge The Gap)
DJ Koze – Candidasa (electronic, Pampa)
Magic Gardening Club – Magic Gardening Club (indie pop, Spirit Goth)
she’s green – Wisteria (shoegaze, self-released)
Jada Weazel – No Peace (R&B, Universal)
Terrace Martin & James Fauntleroy – Nova (jazz, Sounds Of Crenshaw)
The Reds, Pinks and Purples – Dust In The Path Of Love / Unloveable Losers / Murder Oral Sex & Cigarettes (indie, Burundi Cloud)
Zan – Unfurl (electronic, Tabula Rasa)
E.M.M.A. – Change My Mind (electronic, Pastel Prism)
Latch – Sacchrine Sun (dream pop, Ear To Ear)
Kedr Livanskiy – K-Notes (electronic, 2MR)
Ian Hawgood – Upward Eyes (ambient, Folk Reels) / Memory Blossom (ambient, Home Normal)
Kraków Loves Adana – Nothing’s Set In Stone (indie, self-released)
Night Drive – Position II (synthwave, Chicken Ranch
ENNY – We Go Again (hip-hop, FAMM)
Precious – Babe Come Outside (R&B, self-released)
Jay Glavany - Deep Cuts (R&B, self-released)
Ludovico Einaudi - Winter Walking (neoclassical, UMG)
Rosalia – RR (pop, Columbia)
AstroPilot – Solaris (ambient, Ambient Soundscapes/Valley View)
Q – Not Alone (R&B, Columbia)
Dana Williams – Talk Therapy (R&B, self-released)
Rick Wade – My Soul (house, Low)
Griff – Vert1go Vol 1 (pop, Warner)
Music Videos
Cleo Sol – Things Will Get Better (by Guardi)
Nabihah Iqbal – Dreamer
John Grant – Day Is Done
Cash Wednesday - Ajax
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily – Shadow Forces
Daft Punk – Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)
Weyes Blood – Twin Flame
The Smile – Wall Of Eyes
Julia Holter – Sun Girl
Nabihah Iqbal – This World Couldn’t See Us
Sigur Rós - Glóð
PJ Harvey – I Inside The Old I Dying
Lana Del Rey – Candy Necklace
Weyes Blood – God Turn Me Into Flower
Frankie Rose – Sixteen Ways
Nation of Language - Too Much, Enough
Raveena – Mystery
Ladytron – Faces
Sigur Rós – Skel
MGMT – Human Nature
Sparks - Escalator
The Smile – Bending Hectic
Slowdive – Kisses
Salt Ashes – Stains
Nation Of Language – Sightseer
Jordan Rakei – Flowers
Hilary Woods – Where The Bough Has Broken
Jamila Woods - Practice
Little Simz - Gorilla
SZA – Kill Bill
Feist – Hiding Out In The Open
The Chemical Brothers - Goodbye
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete – Invisible
Altın Gün - Rakıya Su Katamam
John Parish & Aldous Harding – Three Words
Alan Palomo – Meutriere (feat. Flore Bengugui)
Lucinda Chua – The Maze
Small Black - Collections
Say She She – Astral Plane
Little Dragon – Kenneth
Art School Girlfriend – Real Life
Lucinda Chua – Echo
Nabihah Iqbal – Sunflower
Weyes Blood – Hearts Aglow
Jorja Smith – Stay Another Day
Gorillaz – Silent Running
Sigur Rós - Mór
Say She She – C’est Si Bon
Moby & Gaidaa – Transit
Cults – Gilded Lily
Yo La Tengo – Sinatra Drive Breakdown
Ladytron – Misery Remember Me
M83 - Oceans Niagara
Tanukichan - NPC
Say She She - Questions
Art School Girlfriend – Heaven Hanging Low
Niia – Alfa Romeo
Oneohtrix Point Never – A Barely Lit Path
Munya – Once Again
Kelela – Enough For Love
Slowdive – alife
Sampha – Can’t Go Back
Tensnake – Keep It Simple (feat. Jessy Lanza)
Temples – Gamma Rays
Annie Hart – Stop Staring At You
Peter Gabriel – The Count
Roosevelt – Paralyzed
Hinako Omori – Cyanotipe Memories
Loraine James - 2003
Hazel English – When You’re Around
Nailah Hunter – Finding Mirrors
Laura Pausini - Durare
Mint Field - Orquídea
Film School – Defending Ruins
Future Islands – The Fight
Bas Jan – Singing Bar
Crumb – Le Temple Volant (feat. Melody’s Echo Chamber)
Daughter – Be On Your Way
Wild Nothing – Dial Tone
Jamila Woods – Tiny Garden (feat. Denitia)
Tei Shi - ¿QUIÉN TE MANDA?
Benjamin Earl Turner - Headspace/Bent
Samantha Urbani – More Than A Feeling
Laura Misch – Hide to Seek
Tennis - Let's Make a Mistake Tonight
Shana Cleveland – A Ghost
COMPILATIONS
VA – Written In Their Soul – Stax Songwriter Demos (soul, Stax)
VA – J–Jazz Volume 4 – Deep Modern Jazz From Japan (jazz, BBE Music)
VA – Pacific Breeze 3 – Japanese City Pop AOR & Boogie 1975-1987 (Light In The Attic)
VA – Space Funk 2 – Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84 (disco/funk, Soul Jazz)
VA – Groove Of ESSR II – Funk, Soul, Disco and Jazz from Estonia (Funk Embasssy)
VA – Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul – A Higher Power (gospel, Soul Jazz)
VA – If There’s Hell Below (funk/soul, Numero)
VA – This Is Flying Dutchman – 1969-1975 (funk/jazz, Ace)
VA – The Rough Guide To Railroad Blues (blues, World Music Network)
VA – Cherry Stars Collide: Dream Pop Shoegaze and Ethereal Rock (Cherry Red)
VA – Afghan Musicians In Exile: Mashad 2022 (folk, Worlds Within Worlds)
VA – As-Shams Archive Vol. 1- South African Jazz Funk & Soul 1975-82 (As-Shams)
VA – Jazz Dispensary – Hotel Jolie Dame (jazz, Craft/Concord)
VA – Mainstream Disco Funk (disco/funk, Wewantsounds)
VA – Can You Feel It Vol. 4 Modern Soul, Disco & Boogie (Tramp)
VA – Yo Boombox! Early Independent Hip Hop Electro and Disco (Soul Jazz)
VA - Viva el sábado - Hits de disco pop peruano (1978-1989) (Buh)
VA - Dream Dolphin: Gaia The Selected Ambient and Downtempo Works
VA – The NID Tapes: Electronic Music From India 1969-1972 (Thestate51)
VA – Borga Revolution 2 Ghanaian Music In The Digital Age (electronic, Kalita)
VA – Richard Sen presents Dream The Dream (electronic, Random Noise)
VA – Luke Una Presents E Soul Cultura 2 (electronic, Mr Bongo
Djivan Gasparyan – I Will Not Be Sad In This World / Moon Shines At Night (folk, Opal)
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (electronic, Sony)
The Black Dog - Music for Real Airports / Music For Airport Lounges / Radio Scarecrow (ambient, Somma)
Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On (soul, Motown/UMG)
Airiel – Winks & Kisses (shoegaze, Feeltrip)
Prince – Diamonds And Pearls (R&B/rock, Warner)
Pharoah Sanders – Pharoah (jazz, Luaka Bop)
Laaraji – Segue To Infinity (ambient, Numero)
New Order – Substance (synth pop/electronic, Warner)
Zenon Kowalowski – Reksio /Marceli Szpak Dziwi Się Światu (children TV score, GAD score)
John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy – Evenings At The Village Gate (jazz, Impulse/Verve)
VA – Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection (soul, Craft/Concord)
Alicia Keys – The Diary Of Alicia Keys (R&B, RCA)
Harold Land – Damisi (jazz, Mainstream)
Matt Berry – Kill The Wolf (singer-songwriter, Witchhazel/Acid Jazz)
Sun Ra – Space Is The Place/Jazz In Silhouette/Celestial Love / Haverford College / Omniverse/ Ra To The Rescure (jazz, Modern Harmonic/self)
Mighty Clouds Of Joy – Kickin’ (soul, MTI)
Don Cherry – Inside/Outside (jazz, Delta Music)
Azar Lawrence – People Moving (jazz, Craft/Concord)
The Rhythm Makers – Soul On Your Side (soul, Sanctuary/BMG)
The South Side Movement – The South Side Movement (soul, Roadshow)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Live At The Hollywood Bowl (rock, Sony)
Nina Simone – You’ve Got To Learn (jazz, Verve)
Maxx Traxx – Maxx Traxx: Third Rail (boogie, Numero)
Charles Mingus – Changes – The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (jazz, Warner)
The Free Music – Free Music Part 1 (Habibi Funk)
William Bell – The Man In The Street (soul, Craft/Concord)
Mariah Carey – Music Box (R&B, Columbia)
Charlie Palmieri & Louie Ramirez - Charlie Palmieri & Louie Ramirez (salsa, Mambo Music)
Arthur Russell – Picture Of Bunny Rabbit (experimental, Audika)
Dorothy Ashby – In A Minor Groove (jazz, Prestige/Concord)
Evan Parker – NYC 1978 (free jazz, Relative Pitch)
Roger Fakhr – East Of Any Place (folk, Habibi Funk)
The Soul Searchers – Salt Of The Earth (funk, Universal)
Leroy Vinnegar – Leroy Walks (jazz, Fantasy)
Sphere – Inside Ourselves (jazz, BBE Music)
Small Black – Small Black / Limits Of Desire
St. Lucia – Early Demos (indie, Nettwek)
Cults – Static (dream pop, Columbia)
CHVRCHES – The Bones Of What You Believe (Universal)
Brian Eno – The Ship (ambient, Universal)
Nancy Sinatra – Keep Walkin’ : Singles, Demos & Rarities 1965-1978
Mary Mundy – Mother Nature (soul, Image)
Honey And The Bees – Love (soul, Rhino/Warner)
Andre Gibson – Apart: Demos (soul, Numero)
Johnny Hammond Smith – Gears (funk, Craft/Concord)
Sirone – Artistry (jazz, Moved By Sound)
Slum Village – Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 2 (hip-hop, Berek)
Toshiko Mariano Quartet – Toshiko Mariano Quartet (jazz, Candid)
Michał Urbaniak – Sound Pieces (jazz, M.I.G.)
Love Spiral Downdwards – Flux (dream pop/electronic, Ryan Lum)
Bibio – Vignetting The Compost (electronic, Warp)
Sheila Chandra – AboneCroneDrone (folk, RealWorld)
Maha – Orkos (folk, Habibi Funk)
Main Source – The Science (hip-hop, P-Vine)
Chaos In The CBD – Fabric (electronic, Fabric)
How To Dress Well – What Remains (Remixes) (electronic, Domino)
Old And New Dreams – Old And New Dreams (jazz, Kepach)
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