Jeff Ament shared on Instagram his 2023 favorite albums.
“A few folks asked about best music in ‘23”, Jeff Ament wrote on his Instagram, “So many great records and fun moments: DC at Ohana, short PJ run up the gut, Devo, Deep Sea Diver, making music with the boys, new P.E.S.T. songs, penciled-in dozen or so shows in ‘24”.
Jeff Ament and his favorite 2023 records:
Slowthai / Ugly
Harp / Albion
Lol Tolthurst, Budgie & Jacknife Lee / Los Angeles
Shame / Food For Worms
Lo Moon / A Modern Life
The Murder Capital / Gigi’s Recovery
October Drift / I Don’t Belong
Lifeguard / Dressed in Trenches
Gina Birch / I Play My Bass Loud
Palehound / Eye On The Bat
Ryuichi Sakamoto / 12
Ament also updated his Instagram with a new avatar (taken from this beautiful drawing by illustrator Mark Reynolds, inspired by Peanuts) and adding the following words to his bio: “New stuff coming soon!“.
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1980. He created pearljamonline.it in 2001 and wrote the first edition of “Pearl Jam Evolution” in 2009 along with his wife Daria. Since 2022, he is behind 2 podcasts: “Pearl Jam dalla A alla Z” and “Fuori Orario Not Another Podcast”. He has collaborated with Barracuda Style, HvsR, Rolling Stone, Rockol and Il Fatto Quotidiano. He continues relentlessly to try to find “beautiful melodies that say terrible things”.
Favorite song: Present Tense
Favorite album: No Code
Favorite bands/artists other than PJ: Tom Waits, Soundgarden, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, IDLES, Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital, Mark Lanegan, Cat Power, R.E.M.