Death Valley Dreams
My Top 50 Songs of 2023
I tried to trim my list down to 30, the way I did last year, but it was impossible. For one thing, I started compiling singles for 2023 in January – last year, I got a late start. And for another thing, there have been way too many good songs released over the past twelve months!
So here are my top 50 songs of 2023 (in no particular order). And here is a link to the full playlist!
- Alive in Stone: “Fatboy”
- Katatonia: “Birds”
- Riverside: “Friend or Foe?”
- Animals as Leaders: “Red Miso”
- The Banishment: “Got What You Wanted”
- Lions at the Gate: “The Ledge”
- Fire Follows: “Say Words”
- Deadly Vices: “Notice Me”
- Kissing Candice: “Inveterate”
- Citizen Soldier + Royal Bliss: “Through Hell”
- Black Water Rising: “Hail Mary”
- Welcome Eternity: “Slave to the Crown”
- Moonfall: “Eyelids Closing Shut” (ft. Crystal Joilena)
- DK-Zero: “Nightmare”
- ANOXIA: “Earthbound” (ft. Corey James of Carbonstone)
- Saint Tragedy: “Limbo”
- City and Colour: “F**ked It Up”
- Kamelot: “Eventide”
- Band of Wolves: “On the Wagon”
- Carbonstone: “Damaged Like You”
- Linx: “Crystal Jellyfish”
- Breathing Theory: “The Cure”
- New Medicine: “Past the Past”
- Is MAN KIND: “25 to Life”
- Dark Remedy: “Haunted”
- Seven Year Witch: “Mark Cuban”
- Matt James: “Wait It Out”
- Bent Self: “Sunshine”
- Death Valley Dreams: “Ships in the Night”
- 3 Pill Morning: “Ethereal”
- Of Limbo: “California Demon”
- Stain the Canvas: “friXion”
- Patient Sixty-Seven, VRSTY: “Bad Habit”
- Rose Devika: “slow burn”
- Heartsick, Sapphire Noel: “Sadness”
- Amerakin Overdose: “Disconnect”
- Any Given Sin: “Cold Bones”
- Storm Kingdom: “Empires”
- The Props: “Target Practice”
- The BRKN: “FANGS”
- The Funeral Portrait: “Dark Thoughts”
- Lethal Injektion, Waylon Reavis: “Never Free”
- Divine Shade, Steve Fox-Harris: “Oublier”
- Rikets: “Infected and Controlled”
- Doom Groove Orchestra: “Why”
- Anaria: “Freakshow”
- The Thing With Feathers: “Ready to Burn”
- Silver Bullet Smile: “Man in the Moon”
- 2 Shadows: “Fading From Misery”
- Gears: “My Curse (Mi Maldición)”
The Mostly Music 2023 Playlist, Pt. 3 (Updated 11/05/23)
Visit the playlist here.
Links to parts 1 and 2 can be found in this post.
Songs added since 10/22:
- The Motor Control: “Get Down”
- Lone Creep: “Livin’ Large”
- Stone Horses: “Gasoline”
- Detest the Throne: “The Invasion”
- 2 Shadows & The Veer Union: “Marionette”
- Forge the Sun: “Witchcraft – Version II”
- Michael Botte Band: “Radiate”
- Soul Stir: “Travelin’ Bone”
- Kissing Candice: “Skeletons” (ft. Heidi Shepherd)
- Priest: “Burning Love”
- A Scent Like Wolves: “Spell Caster”
- Lethal Injektion: “Never Free” (ft. Waylon Reavis)
- Seethe: “Feather”
- A Beautiful Scar: “Crashing Down”
- EMBR: “The Conflict”
- Anger Overdose: “Replicate”
- Black Dog Moon: “Black Dog Moon”
- NinémiA: “The Grand Grimoire”
- Embers Ignite: “Behind Space”
- 3 Bravo: “1692”
- Næŕok: “Disturbia” (ft. Shannon Darcy and Rob Zorn)
- Neon Funeral: “Avolition”
- Divine Shade: “Oublier” (ft. Steve Fox-Harris of Gary Numan)
- Death Valley Dreams: “Leave Me Alone” (ft. Brandon Yeagley of Crobot)
- Dawn of Ashes: “Her Lethal Injection” (ft. Her Own World)
- Luurch: “Undead Queen” (ft. Sara Sage of EvilLeaf)
- Aesthetic Perfection: “Toxic” (ft. Sebastian Svalland)
- Morino: “Died Too Soon”
- Mister Misery: “Root of All Evil”
Cold: Year of the Spider 20th Anniversary Tour
This tour was supposed to happen last year, but circumstances beyond Cold’s control caused it to be pushed back. However, the Year of the Spider Anniversary Tour is definitely coming around in 2023! Along with Cold, this tour features Divide the Fall, Awake For Days, Sygnal to Noise, and Death Valley Dreams (on select dates).
Get your tickets and VIP experiences at coldarmy.com.
- 3/17 – Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon
- 3/18 – Atlantic City, NJ – Anchor Rock Club
- 3/19 – Teaneck, NJ – Debonair Music Hall
- 3/21 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
- 3/22 – Cambridge, MA – Sonia Live
- 3/23 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s Brewing
- 3/24 – Norwalk, CT – Wall Street Theater
- 3/25 – Northampton, PA – Gin Mill
- 3/26 – Providence, RI – Fete Music Hall
- 3/29 – Philadelphia, PA – Warehouse on Watts
- 3/30 – Baltimore, MD – Zen West
- 3/31 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans Music Hall
- 4/1 – Greenville, SC – The Radio Room
- 4/2 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
- 4/5 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
- 4/6 – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
- 4/7 – Orlando, FL – The Social
- 4/8 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
- 4/10 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
- 4/12 – Atlanta, GA – Boggs
- 4/13 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
- 4/14 – Knoxville, TN – Open Chord
- 4/15 – Covington, KY – Madison Live
- 4/16 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
- 4/18 – Evansville, IN – Stage Two
- 4/19 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s
- 4/21 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
- 4/22 – Shreveport, LA – Remington Music Garage
- 4/23 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
- 4/26 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
- 4/27 – Dallas, TX – Amplified Live
- 4/28 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
- 4/30 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock Live
- 5/2 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
- 5/3 – Anaheim, CA – The Parish @ House of Blues
- 5/4 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go-Go
- 5/5 – Fresno, CA – Fulton 55
- 5/6 – San Francisco, CA – Brick and Mortar
- 5/7 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
- 5/9 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lous
- 5/10 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
- 5/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
- 5/17 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios
- 5/18 – Denver, CO – Herman’s Hideaway
- 5/19 – Sioux Falls, SD – Icon Lounge
- 5/20 – Lincoln, NE – Royal Grove
- 5/21 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music
- 5/23 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
- 5/24 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
- 5/25 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
- 5/26 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop
- 5/27 – Erie, PA – Basement Transmissions
- 5/28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse
- 5/29 – Cleveland, OH – Cambridge Room
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