This year, The Dismemberment Plan bassist Eric Axelson and drummer Joe Easley released So This Is How It Happens, the debut album by their new band Milliseconds, which also features Leigh Thompson of The Vehicle Birth on guitar. With the year coming to a close, we asked Eric what his favorite albums of the year were, and he made us a list that includes boygenius, Ratboys, Speedy Ortiz, Arooj Aftab / Vijay Ayer / Shahzad Ismaily, Yves Tumor, and more. Check out his full list below.
Milliseconds have two shows coming up this weekend: tonight (12/1) at Pie Shop in DC with Jawbox’s J. Robbins (who produced So This Is How It Happens) and Railsplitter; and Saturday (12/2) at Pittsburgh’s Government Center with Rave Ami and Ex Pilots.
J. Robbins also just made us a year-end list too.
Eric Axelson’s 10 Favorite Albums of 2023
1) Light Beams – Wild Life
2) Boygenius – The Record
3) Arooj Aftab / Vijay Ayer / Shahzad Ismaily – Love in Exile
4) Yves Tumor – Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume
5) Speedy Ortiz – Rabbit Rabbit
6) Cor de Lux – Media
7) Gia Margaret – Romantic Piano
8) Beach Fossils – Bunny
9) Hello Mary – Hello Mary
10) Ratboys – The Window