RIFF’s best albums of 2023 include the Rolling Stones, Blink-182, Cleo Sol, Miley Cyrus, Allison Russell, Victoria Monét, Kali Uchis, Fall Out Boy, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Manchester Orchestra, Janelle Monáe, JPEGMafia with Danny Brown, Blondshell, Doja Cat, Andre 3000, Mick Jenkins, Sir Chloe, Ryuchi Sakamoto, James…

Self-reflection has been a critical part of the last year and a half for many first locked down with nowhere to go then worn down by an onslaught of crises. Looking inward became inevitable. English rapper and actress Little Simz (Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo) makes self-examination and explanation the focal point…