Alt.Latino presents the best music of 2023 (so far)

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Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras round up their favorite albums of 2023 so far, from the modern corridos tumbados of Peso Pluma, a new, reimagined version of one of Fito Paez's greatest albums, dream pop from Y La Bamba and more. Plus: a run down of regional Mexican's current explosion.

Audio for this episode of 'Alt.Latino' was produced, edited and mixed by Suraya Mohamed. Our show editor is Hazel Cills and our project manager is Grace Chung. Our production assistant is Sofia Seidel. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

Featured albums:

Magos Herrera, Aire

Silvia Perez Cruz, Toda la vida, un día

Fito Paez, EADDA9223

Y La Bamba, Lucha

Yasser Tejeda, La Madrugá

Tainy, Data

The Latin Dead, Eyes of the World

Peso Pluma, Génesis

Other notable Alt.Latino favorites this year (so far):

Kali Uchis, Red Moon in Venus

Diamante Eléctrico, Leche de Tigre

Juan Wauters, Wandering Rebel

Cabra, Martínez

José Soto & The Ancestral Call, The Ancestral Call

Juanes, Vida Cotidiana

La Marisoul and Los Texmaniacs, Corazones and Canciones