Chorus.fm’s Top 30 Albums of 2023

Jason Tate Jan 8, 2024

And we are back, once again, with our annual ranking of our favorite albums of the year. Below you’ll find the contributor best of 2023 list with blurbs written by the staff talking about why we loved these albums. Each album title links to a streaming page so you can check out anything you may have missed. There’s also a playlist featuring a song from every album on this list, and a few staff members have shared their individual lists and some commentary in their blogs.

As always, thanks for spending 2023 with us, and I hope you find something new to check out and love.

2023 Holiday Gift Guide

Jason Tate Nov 19, 2023

Each year I put together a small gift guide post full of things that I think make great gifts and are a lot of fun to give or receive for the holidays. Everything on the list is something I’ve used and enjoyed and recommend. I have recommendations posts for software, headphones, and miscellaneous stuff around the house, so the things on this list will be more focused on stuff not included in those posts and geared toward things I’ve come across in the past year or so and think would make good gifts.

I used my Amazon affiliate link when the product showed up there, which gives our website a slight percentage back if you make a purchase and therefore helps fund our continued existence.

If you’d like to get me a gift, becoming a supporting member or gifting another user a supporting membership for a year would mean the world to me. And, if you’re looking for something in just about any price range with a Chorus.fm or AbsolutePunk.net logo on it, check our merch shop.

Liner Notes (November 4th, 2023)

Jason Tate Nov 4, 2023

I hope everyone had a good week this week. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Liner Notes (October 29th, 2023)

Jason Tate Oct 29, 2023

We’re back with another newsletter. This week has thoughts on a stacked release week and the usual commentary. As always, there’s a playlist of ten songs worth your time, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Liner Notes (October 21st, 2023)

Jason Tate Oct 21, 2023

Just a quick one this week.

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Liner Notes (September 30th, 2023)

Jason Tate Sep 30, 2023

This week’s newsletter has early thoughts on Taking Back Sunday, Sum 41, and other music and entertainment I checked out this week. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Liner Notes (September 23rd, 2023)

Jason Tate Sep 23, 2023

Well, Blink week finally came. How we feeling? Dry eyes? This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Liner Notes (September 17th, 2023)

Jason Tate Sep 17, 2023

Another week, another newsletter.

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Liner Notes (September 10th, 2023)

Jason Tate Sep 10, 2023

I bet I’m the only newsletter that writes about The Gaslight Anthem and Olivia Rodrigo this week.

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Liner Notes (September 2nd, 2023)

Jason Tate Sep 2, 2023

This week’s newsletter has thoughts on new music I enjoyed this week and other musings. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Liner Notes (August 26th, 2023)

Jason Tate Aug 26, 2023

This week’s newsletter catches up on the last few weeks in music releases. There’s also a playlist of ten songs worth your time and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Liner Notes (August 13th, 2023)

Jason Tate Aug 13, 2023

This week’s newsletter breaks down some thoughts on music, entertainment, apps, and other stuff I checked out over the past week. As always, there’s a playlist of ten songs worth your time, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Liner Notes (August 6th, 2023)

Jason Tate Aug 6, 2023

This week’s newsletter looks at the new album from The Maine and the band’s almost decade long hot streak. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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