RIFF’s best albums of 2023 include Olivia Rodrigo, Paramore, Lana Del Rey, Mitski, boygenius, Slowdive, Hozier, Yves Tumor, Foo Fighters, Corinne Bailey Rae, Kylie Minogue, The Clientele, Avenged Sevenfold, PJ Harvey, Depeche Mode, Caroline Polachek, Blur, Feist, Sonic Youth and Billy Woods with Kenny Segal. Our album reviews are…

Corinne Bailey Rae, “Black Rainbows.” Corinne Bailey Rae hasn’t graced us with an album since 2016’s The Heart Speaks in Whispers. However, her new record is well worth the wait; Black Rainbows is a nothing short of a jaw-dropping revelation. Black Rainbows Corinne Bailey Rae Thirty Tigers, Sept. 15…