theres 25 songs on the the best albums of winter 2023 list and 9 of the preview tracks are soft and quiet. I don't like that type of music that much except in specific circumstances, but I know a lot of people do so it's a great list for people who like light, smooth, intimate music.
some of these I already heard (agliers, didn't like. caroline polachek, didn't like)), or already on my list (yves tumor, screaming females, jpegmafia).
I added love as projection to my list cause it sounds intriguing to me, with interesting singing and synths, and this stupid world because I like how optimistic it sounds and I haven't heard yo la tengo before so I might as well start now.