Staff Picks: October 2023 Edition

With Riot Fest 2023 in the rear view mirror, the staff has finally had some downtime between all of our fall shows to listen to music again.

While some of us have strictly been listening to the Halloween slasher movies playing at Riot HQ, others have delved ass-deep into the recent releases of the past few months, and some folks, like our resident-troll-roaster Twitter person, who have continued to listen to the same old shit.

Don’t be scared of leaving the house this October for a live show; buy a Riot Fest 2023 lineup t-shirt, download the Riot App so you can watch some RFTV, and stay tuned for our holiday announcements coming soon.

• Sincere Engineer – Landline
• Wilco – Evicted
• Jeff Rosenstock – DOUBT
• Teenage Wrist – Digital Self
• Marvelous 3 – My Old School Metal Heart
• Olivia Rodrigo – get him back!
• Bully – Days Move Slow
• Angel Du$t – Love Slam

• Tyga, YG, Lil Wayne – Brand New
• Tobe Nwigwe – BRAVO
• Marshmellow, Young Miko – Tempo
• Young Miko – wiggy
• Ocean x KungFu – M.A.B
• Aminé, KAYTRANADA – STFU3

• Atmosphere – Okay
• Molotov Jukebox – Pineapple Girl
• Dessa – Hurricane Party
• Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum – Come Talk to Me

• Single Mothers – Sad Dumb Game
• Huge Euge – Half Priced Apps
• Dillinger Four – SellTheHouseSellTheCarSellTheKidsFindSomeoneElseForgetItI’mNeverComingBackForgetIt
• Blink-182 – One More Time

• Blur – The Narcissist 
• Dramarama – What Are We Gonna Do?
• Drug Church – Myopic
• Slaughter Beach, Dog – Summer Windows
• PiL – End Of The World
• The Replacements – Hold My Life (Ed Stadium Mix)
• The Cure – Plainsong 
• James – Top of The World – Orchestral Version

• The Menzingers – There’s No Place In This World For Me
• Blink-182 – One More Time
• The Last Dinner Party – Nothing Matters 
• My Morning Jacket – Touch Me I’m Going To Scream, Pt. 1

• Lovespeake – DNA
• Julia Jacklin – I Was Neon 
• Olivia Rodrigo – All-American Bitch
• JoJo – Spiral SZN

• The Honorary Title – Everything I Once Had
• All Time Low – Remembering Sunday
• Something Corporate – Konstantine
• Manchester Orchestra – The Alien
• Bright Eyes – Poison Oak

• Modest Mouse – Dog Paddle
• Bruce Springstein – Born to Run
• Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
• The Cure – Shake Dog Shake

• Joey Valence & Brae, Bonjour Señor – STREET PIZZA
• Clowns – DEATH WISH
• Reuben – Freddy Kreuger
• Millie Manders and the Shutup – Your Story
• Meet Me @ The Altar – Give It Up

• Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
• D-Unity – Sufficate
• Richard Carter – Le Monde
• Sam Smith – Unholy 
• FOVOS – Lollipop
• Pixel Grip – Alpha Pussy

• Connie Francis – Where The Boys Are
• Mel Tormé – Comin’ Home Baby
• Neutral Milk Hotel – The King of Carrot Flowers
• Dolly Parton – Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That

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