Sixthman, LLC Blog Sixthman Team + Artists Share Their Favorite Releases of 2023

Hey friends!It's that time of the year again when we all share our favorite music of 2023! This time around, we're featuring both Sixthman Artists + Team members. We've compiled all of our favs into this Spotify Playlist for your listening pleasure. Thanks to everyone who contributed, and if YOU yourself would like to join in on the conversation, please share your favorite releases in the comments below.Another magical year in the books out on the high seas. Thank you to all of our guests, artists, partners, and friends for setting sail with Sixthman and allowing us the opportunity to Live Loud with all of you. Happy Holidays + Happy New Year to everyone, much love and even more music...- Trae+ Scott Terry, Red Wanting Blue2023 Sixthman Events: The Rock BoatThe National - "First Two Pages Of Frankenstein"Sufjan Stevens - "Javelin"Gord Downie & Bob Rock - "Lustre Parfait"Boygenius - "The Record"The Zombies - "Different Game"+ Anthony Diaz, Outgoing CEO + CMOSixthman Events: Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea · Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean · Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Cruise · EDSEA · Sail Across the Sun · The Beach Boys Cruise · The Broadway CruiseParamore - This Is WhyMarcus King - Young BloodPrimo Jab - JabgoblinGoose - Autumn CrossingDirty Honey - Can't Fin The Brakes+ ALEX KEEFE, Manager of Events2023 Sixthman Events: Rock The Bells CruisePetey - USA Fave Song = The Freedom to Fuck Off Hot Tip - follow his IG @petey_usa for strange and funny videos.Renee Rapp - Everything to EveryneSong Pick = Everything to Everyone ExtendedKelly Clarkson - ChemistrySong pick = SKIP THIS PARTThose 3 albums are great front to back, no skips!Trousdale - If I'm HonestBLUEY but punk rock How you know you have a 3-year-old...+ MADS BAKKENSEN JOHANSEN, Talent Buyer & Event Management Intern2023 Sixthman Events: Headbangers BoatSpiritbox - The Fear of FearI came late to the party and saw them for the first time at Copenhell this summer and I instantly became a fan. This EP makes me hungry for more! Congratulations on the GRAMMY nomination.Periphery - Djent Is Not a GenreOne of my all-time favorite bands provided me with another masterpiece. Definitely the album I've been spinning the most in 2023.Tash Sultana - SUGAR EP.Tash Sultana came to my attention right when I started at Sixthman in August. What a musical journey they've been on, and I truly admire the musicality!Sleep Token - Take Me Back To EdenThe masters of variation. Period.EYES - CongratulationsEYES from my native Denmark brings the brutality and intensity that every headbanger loves. Not so office-friendly, unless you're into fighting invisible ninjas with your colleagues during lunch.The wildcard: Lamb of God - EvidenceWhen your favorite of them all releases a single to celebrate their latest album "Omens" birthday AND you're sailing with them on their own cruise, you have to put them on the list!+ Prince Daddy & The Hyena, artist2023 Sixthman Events: S.S. NeverenderOlivia Rodrigo - GutsMilitarie Gun - Life Under The GunCalicuzns - S/TRestraining order - Locked in TimeEquipment - Alt Account+ Hailee Stewart, Artist relations specialist2023 Sixthman Events: 311 Caribbean Cruise · Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean · Cayamo · Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Cruise · Headbangers Boat · Soulshine at SeaFoo Fighters - But Here We AreDave Matthews Band - Walk Around The MoonThe Nude Party - Rides OnThe Rolling Stones - Hackney DiamondsGeese - 3D Country+ MIKE SIMON, SENIOR MANAGER TALENT BUYER2023 Sixthman Events: The Rock Boat · Cayamo · 311 Caribbean Cruise · Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean · Fully Loaded at Sea · Headbangers Boat · Soulshine at SeaThe National - First Two Pages of FrankensteinTyler Childers - Rustin In The RainBoyGenius - The RecordEl Michels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious GameEmily King - Special Occasion+ Tyler Regelsky, Artist Relations Specialist2023 Sixthman Events: 311 Caribbean Cruise · Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean · Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Cruise · The Beach Boys Cruise · The Broadway Cruise · S.S. Neverender · Salty Dog CruiseMS Paint - Post-AmericanThis release feels like hardcore from the future. A perfect balance of synths and aggression lead to my favorite record of 2023. Album is equal parts epic album and promising hints for the future of the group. Every track is laced with an important message that the band commandingly hammers into you each time.Paramore - This is WhyParamore brought back guitars and in the best way. So many call backs to the mid-00s indie scene while also maintaining a bit of groove they caught with After Laughter. Hope this is a sign that they'll never hang up the guitars!Bully - Lucky For YouAlbum is chopped full of nostalgic sounds but still feels fresh and vibrant. One of the most underrated songwriters at the moment, the album might be Alicia's best full collection of songs yet. The fullest and most dynamic Bully record yet.King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless DamnationTitles long but the riffs are longer, and stankier. The band's second dip into heavy metal is a story wrapped drive through hell full of witches and gila monsters. Why put quality over quantity when you could do both?Home is Where - The WhalerThis one is going to be looked back on as an emo classic. The Florida band feels like they took another step forward after their already stellar debut LP. The band continues to push the genre forward along with sounding like they've already established themselves in it.+ Jose "Metal Ambassador" Mangin2023 Sixthman Events: Headbangers BoatMetallica - 72 SeasonsSpiritbox - The Fear Of Fear EPSleep Token - Take Me Back To EdenUnearth - The Wretched; The RuinousCannibal Corpse - Chaos Horrific+ TYLER MARTINEZ aka TITO, Biz Dev Specialist2023 Sixthman Events: The Beach Boys Cruise · 311 Caribbean Cruise · Headbangers Boat · Salty Dog CruiseMy personal top 5 records of 2023:Foo Fighters - Nothing At All Blink 182 - One More Time Jungle - VolcanoThe Hives - The Death of Randy FitzsimmonsThe Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way+ Jeff Cuellar, Incoming CEO / VP Events, Marketing, & Community2023 Sixthman Events: Fully Loaded at Sea · Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea · Dude Perfect Cruise · Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean · EDSEA · Rock The Bells Cruise · The Beach Boys Cruise · The Broadway CruiseSigur Ros - AttaLil Yachty - Let's Start HereLana Del Rey - Did you know there is a tunnel under ocean boulevardSampha - LahaiKaytramine - KaytramineHonorable mentions:Depeche Mode - Momemto MoriKiller Mike - MichaelRomy - Mid AirLarry June and The Alchemist- The Great EscapeThe National - First Two Pages of FrankensteinSkrillex - Quest for FireNoname - SundialEl Michaels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game+ TRAE VEDDER, TALENT BUYER + ARTIST COLLABORATIONS2023 Sixthman Events: The Rock Boat · Cayamo · Outlaw Country Cruise · S.S. Neverender · Salty Dog Cruise · Rock The Bells CruiseThe Hives · The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons*The greatest band in the land returns with an albums worth of tasty big time bangers. "Bogus Operandi" sets the tone and we're off to the races for a half hour of nasty four-on-the-floor deliciousness.Tommy Prine · This Far South*"Ships In The Harbor" says it all really. It's been incredible to see such a humble, honest, and true artist take root and carve his own path ... the world is better with his songs in it and he's just getting started.Josiah and The Bonnevilles · Endurance*"Blood Moon" is what grabbed me and I've been hooked ever since, my kind of let's just hit the road, turn on the radio, and never stop driving kind of music ... his cover of Creed's "One Last Breath" swept me up as well.Cat Clyde · Down Rounder*Hands down my favorite voice of 2023, everything about this record sounds (and is) amazing, but it's her voice and the emotion, that's what makes these songs so special. "Everywhere I Go" and "Real Love" are highlights, but from start to finish, this record is top notch songwriting.Beans On Toast - The Toothpaste And The Tube Shedding a tear amongst a boatful of fellow punk rockers isn't what I had planned, but when the music takes hold, let it! "Send Me A Bird" put me in stitches and I couldn't wait to hear the rest of the record from there.*If you made it this far, thanks so much for reading and taking the time to share in our passion for music + music discovery! Thanks to all of the guests, artists, and friends that sailed with us in 2023, it was our pleasure to have you aboard, and here's to more in the future. Happy Holidays and much love to you and yours from the entire Sixthman family.LAUNCH PLAYLIST: Sixthman Team + Artists Top Releases 2023View fullsize Sixthman's Best Of 2023 View fullsize Scott Terry, Red Wanting Blue, Artist View fullsize Anthony Diaz, Sixthman | Outgoing CEO & CMO View fullsize Alex Keefe, Sixthman | Manager of Events View fullsize Mads Bakkensen Johansen, Sixthman | Talent Buyer & Event Management Intern View fullsize Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Artist View fullsize Hailee Stewart, Sixthman | Artist Relations Specialist View fullsize Mike Simon, Sixthman | Senior Manager Talent Buyer View fullsize Tyler Regelsky, Sixthman | Artist Relations Specialist View fullsize Jose "Metal Ambassador" Mangin, Headbangers Boat View fullsize Tyler Martinez aka Tito, Sixthman | Biz Dev Specialist View fullsize Jeff Cuellar, Sixthman | Incoming CEO / VP Events, Marketing, & Community View fullsize Trae Vedder, Sixthman | Talent Buyer, Artist Collaborations, & Festival Development