It was a bold declaration, but one I stand over. In more than 20 years writing about music for the Irish Independent, I don’t remember a year as good for homegrown talent as 2023. Often, it’s hard to argue that there were 10 exceptional Irish albums in any calendar year; this time there were comfortably 20. And when I drew up that number of superb albums, there were yet others that didn’t quite make that cut, but still come highly recommended.
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