![]() At just 21 years old, Williams is quickly establishing themselves as a creative powerhouse with a deft language for how the world orbits beyond them. ![]() “Everyone cannot be right / That’s how I know that there’s more for me to fight / And this big list of burdens I pass onto you / Are only easy ‘til you’re home / But then it’s late and you’re alone,” they sing. Williams writes songs that chronicle romance, isolation and catharsis in refreshing ways, paired with instrumentals that are lush, inviting and endearing. Irish singer/songwriter Ezra Williams’ debut LP Supernumeraries arrives this month via AWAL, and teaser single “Until I’m Home” is one of the sweetest synth-folk songs you’ll hear all year. He assembles a portrait of his surroundings while blurring the line between fact and fiction, and his cast of characters chronicle the underbelly of America in thoughtful, narrative-driven ways. “Tommy left for war with no goodbye / I never got a chance to ask him why / But since Tommy always was a tough guy / I know it’s cuz he thought I’d see him cry / He had knuckles that could make the devil shy / Knuckles of a prizefighter held high,” Powers sings. Through emotional boxing imagery, he fashions a story that aches over how little closure the story has for its protagonist. On “Prizefighter,” Youth Lagoon-aka Trevor Powers-floats above a clear-eyed piano, drum machine and subtle, almost missable, vocal samples. ![]() So, without further ado, here are the 50 Best Songs of 2023 (so far). It’s likely that our year-end list will look much different when December rolls around, but we are thrilled to have spent time with all of these tracks. That landscape includes an exuberant amount of synth-pop and disco, standouts on artist debuts and blistering rock ‘n’ roll gemstones from bands both new and eternal. Banding our unique voices together, we’ve assembled a dynamic, wide-ranging snapshot of what these last six months have offered us. Every June, we poll the Paste music writers and editors about the best songs of the year so far.
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