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Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2023

Words: Loren • December 11, 2023

Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2023
Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2023

Felipe Patino (SACK)

What are your top five albums that were released in 2023? (In order 1-5)

  1. Mercy Music - What You Stand to Lose
  2. Hotline TNT - Cartwheel
  3. Black Dots - EP3
  4. Drain - Living Proof
  5. Boygenius - The Record

What band did you discover in 2023 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? How so?

I discovered a band called Fiddlehead.  I guess they've been around since 2014, but for whatever reason never crossed my radar. They're awesome and their songs are super inspiring. 

How will you remember 2023 (in terms of music)?

I think 2023 can be remembered as a good year for music as well as post-Covid live shows. It seems things are back on track. It's true music seems to have become even more disposable and artificial recently, but at the same time I see more reach, more DIY efforts, better sounding records, and new and interesting genres. 

What can we look forward to from you in 2024?

More music! With both Bricheros and SACK.

What records are you looking forward to most in 2024?

Hopefully a new Drug Church album.

With physical media sales seemingly less popular than ever, what are some the best ways that fans can help to support the musicians when they go to a live show?

Honestly, I thought CD sales were no longer viable although the last few shows we've played people actually bought CDs. A comeback ,perhaps? When going to a live show, other than purchasing merch, I think the best way for fans to show support is to make short clips, reels, tik toks or whatever and post those online and share. Social media is a huge way to show support, for sure.

Felipe Patino – social media links

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Loren • December 11, 2023

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Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2023
Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2023

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  1. Opening page
  2. Aaron Tyree (Shadow Age)
  3. Alex Goldfarb (Debt Neglector)
  4. American Television
  5. Andy (Sell The Heart Records / Tsunami Bomb)
  6. Chris Mason (Faulty Cognitions / Dirt Cult Records)
  7. Chuck Coffey (aka Charlie Continental) (Snappy Little Numbers / SPELLS)
  8. Conan Neutron (Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends)
  9. Cory (Shape of Storms Records)
  10. Curran Reynolds (Body Stuff)
  11. Darron (DC-Jam Records)
  12. Daryl Wilson M.D. (The Bollweevils)
  13. Deanna (Sincere Engineer)
  14. Eli Hansen (Real Numbers)
  15. Felipe Patino (SACK)
  16. Frank Turner
  17. Ian Cory (Lamniformes / Bellows / Model Child / Laughing Stock / Fictionss / Told Slant)
  18. J. Wang (Come Closer / Fast Crowd Records)
  19. Jon (The Path)
  20. Keaton Rogers and Kacey Greenwood (Raised on TV)
  21. Mason Lowe
  22. Matt Hutchison (Shattered Platter Publicity)
  23. Matt Martinez (Common Wounds)
  24. Michael Reisinger (Sleeping Giant Glossolalia)
  25. Nick Hertzberg (Wet Cassettes)
  26. Rev (The Drowns)
  27. Rob Good (The Goods)
  28. Sam Russo
  29. Shahab Zargari (GC Records)
  30. Shauners (Middle-Aged Queers)
  31. Speaking as a radically evolved hivemind (Heart & Lung)
  32. Teddy Panopoulos (Dead Waves)
  33. Terence Hannum (Locrian / The Holy Circle)
  34. The Ape-Ettes
  35. To Live A Lie Records
  36. Travis & Jack (Fat Heaven)
  37. Trevor Shelley de Brauw (Pelican)
  38. Ty Vaughn (Broadway Calls)

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