The best new music to look forward to in 2023

Iggy Pop – Every Loser
Pop teams up with superproducer Andrew Watt – who’s recently worked with everyone from Miley Cyrus to Morrissey to Elton John – and promises “music that will beat the shit out of you … made the old-fashioned way”. Contributions come from Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan.
Billy Nomates – Cacti
Tor Maries’ follow-up to her acclaimed eponymous debut as Billy Nomates has been trailed by a succession of great singles, the sound of which has ranged from electronic to growling pop-punk, their eclecticism held together by the sharpness of her writing and the power of her voice.
John Cale – Mercy

An array of younger guest stars populate Cale’s first album of original songs in a decade: Animal Collective, Sylvan Esso, Laurel Halo, Actress and Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering among them. The warped funk of Bowie tribute Night Crawling and the epic, disorienting electronica of Mering’s star turn on Story of Blood suggest an impressive degree of invention within.