Best Albums of 2023
Best Albums of 2023

That’s right, it’s our final article of the year: Cups N Cakes reveals our top 20 records of 2023.

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Sean Davis NewtonKingfisher Bluez, Particules St. Barbe, ce qui nous traverse, Wavy Haze Records, Mother Tongues, Love in a Vicious Way, THEE RETAIL SIMPS, Live on Cool Street, Total Punk Records, Jeff MacCallum, Sean Davis Newton, Josiah Snell, Vain Mina Records, Avalon Tassonyi, Candlelightning, Zoon, Bekka Ma'iingan, Paper Bag Records, The Painters, Eel Records, Ghost Woman, Hindsight in 50/50, Victory Pool, Home Front, Kaden Peaslee, Games of Power, Devours, Homecoming Queen, "Darling the Dawn", Harman Burns, ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT, Charlotte Cornfield, Could Have Done Anything, Ben Lock, Faith Healer, The Hand That Fits the Glove, Tunic, Wrong Dream, tunicComment
Best Album Art of 2023
Best Album Art of 2023

Our year end lists begin with a look at our favourite album art from 2023.

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Adminapples, Cola, Ian Blurton, Jane Inc, Jordan Klassen, Joyful Joyful, Julianna Riolino, Kee Avil, Magi Merlin, MISZCZYK, Preoccupations, Rural Alberta Advantage, Scott Hardware, Sinzere, SUSANS, Swamp Thing, Thus Owls, WAKE, yoo doo right, Yves Jarvis, Katrijn Oelbrandt, Jeremy Bruneel, Joe Elaschuk, nienasycenie, Benjamin Nelson, Daniel Romano, Lawrence Fafard, Mac Blackout, Erik Tanner, Leroy Schulz, Monica Maria Moraru, Lisa Omore, Kellen G, Ghettosocks, Louis-Alexandre Beauregard, Samantha Muljat, Romy Lightman, About the Future, Deep In View, Second Skin, Faster Than I Can Take, Self Titled, All Blue, Crease, Gone Girl, Thyrsis of Etna, Arrangements, The Rise, Tabula Rasa, Noise Machine, Who Would Hold You If The Sky Betrayed Us?, A Murmur, Boundless to the East, The Zug, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Indie, Cover, Album, Art, Jessica Rampling, Alena Webber
Best Albums Of 2022
Best Albums Of 2022

We countdown our 25 favourite albums of 2022.

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Best Albums Of 2022: Honourable Mention
Best Albums Of 2022: Honourable Mention

They didn’t quite make our final list but still deserve praise.

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Best Tracks Of 2022, Part Two
Best Tracks Of 2022, Part Two

We conclude our countdown of the best fifty tracks of 2022.

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Best Tracks Of 2022, Part One
Best Tracks Of 2022, Part One

We unveil Part One of our countdown of the best 50 tracks of 2022.

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Best EPs (*or Mini Albums) Of 2022
Best EPs (*or Mini Albums) Of 2022

Read about our favourite EPs of 2022.

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Best Music Videos Of 2022
Best Music Videos Of 2022

Our year end coverage continues with a look back at our favourite music videos of 2022.

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Slipped Through The Cracks - 2022
Slipped Through The Cracks - 2022

We highlight some of the fantastic releases we missed in 2022.

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Best Album Art of 2022
Best Album Art of 2022

Our year end lists begin with a look at our favourite album art from 2022.

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Adminapples, Cola, Ian Blurton, Jane Inc, Jordan Klassen, Joyful Joyful, Julianna Riolino, Kee Avil, Magi Merlin, MISZCZYK, Preoccupations, Rural Alberta Advantage, Scott Hardware, Sinzere, SUSANS, Swamp Thing, Thus Owls, WAKE, yoo doo right, Yves Jarvis, Katrijn Oelbrandt, Jeremy Bruneel, Joe Elaschuk, nienasycenie, Benjamin Nelson, Daniel Romano, Lawrence Fafard, Mac Blackout, Erik Tanner, Leroy Schulz, Monica Maria Moraru, Lisa Omore, Kellen G, Ghettosocks, Louis-Alexandre Beauregard, Samantha Muljat, Romy Lightman, About the Future, Deep In View, Second Skin, Faster Than I Can Take, Glossolalia, Self Titled, All Blue, Crease, Gone Girl, Thyrsis of Etna, Arrangements, The Rise, Ballad Of A Tryhard, Tabula Rasa, Noise Machine, Who Would Hold You If The Sky Betrayed Us?, Thought Form Descent, A Murmur, Boundless to the East, The Zug, Best of 2022, Canadian, Music, Cups N Cakes, Cups and Cakes, New, Canada, Indie, Best Of, Artwork, Cover, Album, Art, Jessica Rampling, Alena Webber