The 2023 Lemon Awards
Welcome/welcome back to the blog! I intended to post this a lot sooner, but life has been a bit chaotic, and last year’s lack of blog content was proof of that.
Due to my lack of existence on the blog, I will be featuring releases that I never got round to reviewing, so let’s quit the rambling and get into this!
I will say, that best live act will be skipping this year’s Lemon Awards due to the fact that I think I went to maybe 2 gigs in 2023, but maybe 2024 will be better?
The 2023 Lemon Awards:
Best Release:
20. Toothache by Distant Blue
19. slowdance in my bedroom by lonelylife
18. Tom in 03 by Misplaced
17. Enemy by Embers
16. The Hunt by Part Time Animals
15. CHESHIRE SMILE by Distant Blue
14. Cringe by Misplaced
13. Let it Simmer by Autumn Fires
12. 3210 by Raging Clue
11. Creature Fear by Stay Free
10. 2much (not enough) by Misplaced
9. Circles by Royals and Autumn Fires
8. Animal by Pavé
7. Losing Sleep by Light Grey
6. Rose Coloured Kaleidoscope by Those Without
5. Good Days Bad Days Hometruths
4. 246 Toothpicks by After Elmer
3. Gone Forever by Protect Your Heart
2. M.I.A by Protect Your Heart
1. Embers by Protect Your Heart
Best Album:
5. The Surface by Beartooth
4. Set The Night on Fire by Slackrr
3. Nublar by XO Armor
2. Just Tell Me It’s Over by Decade and A Day
1. A Spark to Reignite by Royals
Best EP:
5. Harry’s Redroom by Marvin’s Revenge
4. Time Trials by The Ones You Forgot
3. Paper Houses by Keep This Up
2. Find Me Here, Pt. 2 by High Wire
1. Next Year by Next Year
Best Overall Band of the Year:
5. Autumn Fires
4. Royals
3. Xo Armor
2. Light Grey
1. Protect Your Heart
Song of the Year:
5. Good Days Bad Days by Home Truth
4. Not Really Here by High Wire
3. Gone Forever by Protect Your Heart
2. Dead Wrong by High Wire
1. Embers by Protect Your Heart
Mother Knows Best:
10. Circles by Royals and Autumn Fires
9. Not Really Here by High Wire
8. 246 Toothpicks by After Elmer
7. Creature Fear by Stay Free
6. The Hunt by Part Time Animals
5. 3210 by Raging Clue
4. Dead Wrong by High Wire
3. Embers by Protect Your Heart
2. M.I.A by Protect Your Heart
1. Gone Forever by Protect Your Heart
Best Cover Art (Selected by Nephews):
5. Next Year by Next Year
4. Time Trials by The Ones You Forgot
3. Take The Night by Project Revise
2. Set The Night on Fire by Slackrr
1. 3210 by Raging Clue
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