Earlier this year, Brainiac unearthed some never-before-heard demos recorded in the late ’90s before Tim Taylor’s tragic death and turned them into The Predator Nominate EP. The EP was recently named one of the year’s best by Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis, who calls them “a tantalizing preview of the never-finished fourth Brainiac album, filled with a preternatural familiarity as fascinating as it is mournful,” and now Brainiac have shared with us a list of their favorite albums of the year. Speedy Ortiz makes their list too, as does André 3000, Doja Cat, Slowdive, PJ Harvey, Mandy Indiana, and more.
See the full list below, along with Brainiac’s list of upcoming 2024 tour dates.
Brainiac’s 10 Favorite Albums of 2023
André 3000 – New Blue Sun
Ah! Kosmos & Hainbach – Blast Of Sirens
Bdrmm – I Don’t Know
Exit Angles – A Sickness And A Fire
Deerhoof – Miracle Level
Doja Cat – Scarlet
Mandy, Indiana – I’ve Seen A Way
PJ Harvey – I Inside The Old Year Dying
Slowdive – Everything Is Alive
Speedy Ortiz – Rabbit Rabbit
Brainiac — 2024 Tour Dates
02.05.2024 – The Earl (Atlanta, GA) *
02.06.2024 – Saturn (Birmingham, AL) *
02.07.2024 – White Oak Music Hall (Houston, TX) *
02.08.2024 – Paper Tiger (San Antonio, TX) *
02.09.2024 – The Parish (Austin, TX) *
02.10.2024 – Deep Ellum Art Co. (Dallas, TX) *
02.11.2024 – Hi-Tone (Memphis, TN) +
* w/ Lung
+ w/ Margin Walker