AP Local Faves of 2023

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Allston Pudding staff looks back on our thirty favorite local albums of 2023.

Number One Babe Finds a “Shaky Sense of Home” on Debut Ecstatic Function

Ecstatic Function cover by Will Jeffries by Ben Bonadies I first became aware of Number One Babe at a solo opening set at The Jungle. Alone on the stage, singer/songwriter Alex Cholewa’s delicate voice and reverbed guitar were a world unto themselves. Now with a full band behind them and a cache of new songs in tow, […]