Chelsea Wolfe’s anticipated 2024 release and seventh studio album, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, out Friday February 9th is full of the gothic power ballads of your dreams (or nightmares?... Depends how you look at it).

LA-based Ty Segall, who with his fifteenth solo album Three Bells (not counting countless side projects for bands like Fuzz and The CIA and collaboration albums with artists like White Fence and Mikal Cronin, as otherwise we’d probably be closer to his thirtieth album) has made a genuine classic, 64 minute, ‘70s inspired concept album, with hi-fi production. The DIY punk/garage king, who burst onto the scene as part of San Francisco's scene of the late ‘00s/early ‘10s (with Osees leader John Dwyer serving as his mentor) , who made some of the most lo-fi, abrasive and noisy music around, someone who released so much music that it was seen as a slow year if Ty had only put out one album as opposed to three, has officially grown up.

CDMX and Hermosillo, Mexico-based experimental trio Meth Math released their newest album Chupetones on February 2 via Real Life. Given the moniker Meth Math, one might anticipate a GG Allin-inspired ensemble, rather than an eclectic trio hailing from Mexico who excel at crafting unconventional reggaeton beats. Co-produced and mixed by Miami’s Nick León who has worked with the likes of Rosalia, Denzel Curry, and Canadian-Columbian gem, Isabella Lovestory, the budding producer adds a hypnotic flair that still maintains Meth Math’s DIY ethos.

After a 19-year hiatus, Sleater-Kinney just dropped their long-awaited new album “Little Rope”. Overall this album is a dance. Sleater-Kinney pivots left, right and center through the emotions of loss, pain and healing. Little Rope encourages the listener to feel the full spectrum of emotions that come with navigating through the dense fog of grief; and to be open to the wondrous possibility that there is a clearer road ahead. 

Following the release of their 2021 album “RIDE”, Toronto band Hot Garbage is back with their newest release “Precious Dream”, where they take their fuzzy cross between shoegaze and garage rock into new territories by exploring new sounds while keeping an urban, brutalist style throughout.

Released exactly on New Year’s Day, Bicycle is a sequel of sorts to Patricia Taxxon’s incredibly ambitious work last year, known as the TECHDOG series, which examined her growth and self-discovery into the person she is now, and the arduous journey of trying to survive standing out in a world bent on conformity.

Check out Part.1 of Reverie’s favourite albums of 2023! Featuring yeule, Kue Varo and the Only Hopes, Sufjan Stevens, Afternoon Bike Ride, Water From Your Eyes, 100 Gecs, JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown, Boygenius, Wednesday, & more.

Toronto-based band, PUP, have built themselves a solid reputation of being a frenzied live act - one where the stamina is reciprocated between the band and audience at all times. I’ve seen it take place a few times at small venues throughout the city such as the small, but mighty, Commonwealth Bar and Stage, but taking on a theatre sized venue is a whole other ballgame. However, the band sold out the room in a short amount of time and proved that their fanbase is stronger than ever.

This summer, we are leaving the romantic interests behind in favour of bestie season and our two representatives are Sydney-based producer Willo and niina, who shared their new drum and bass inspired track “i’ve got a bf (best friend)”.