Our 50 Favorite Albums of 2023
Another year comes to a close and we’ve discovered so many great artists and albums this year. There are so many fantastic records that haven’t made the list but here are our 50 Favorite Albums of 2023 (1 per artist)
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Tiny Injuries – Tamar Berk
Essential Tracks: drop in the bucket, if u know, u know, permanent vacation
49
So Vanilla – Viji
Essential Tracks: Sedative, Anything, Down
48
Yard – Slow Pulp
Essential Tracks: Doubt, Slugs, Cramps
47
Endless Affair – Ailbhe Reddy
Essential Tracks: Shitshow, Inhaling, Last to Leave
46
No Joy – Spanish Love Songs
Essential Tracks: Marvel, Clean-Up Crew, Haunted
45
The Window – Ratboys
Essential Tracks: Black Earth, WI, The Window, It’s Alive!
44
Eye On The Bat – Palehound
Essential Tracks: The Clutch, My Evil, Eye On The Bat
43
Cartwheel – Hotline TNT
Essential Tracks: I Thought You’d Change, Out of Town, Protocol
42
Blame My Ex – The Beaches
Essential Tracks: Everything is Boring, Blame Brett, What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Paranoid
41
Race The Night – Ash
Essential Tracks: Race The Night, Usual Places, Crashed Out Wasted
40
Pyrophonics – Heavenward
Essential Tracks: Wish, Gasoline, Tangerine
39
Lobes – We Are Scientists
Essential Tracks: Settled Accounts, Less From You, Turn It Up
38
I’ve Loved You For So Long – The Aces
Essential Tracks: Always Get This Way, Girls Make Me Wanna Die, Solo
37
Supermodels – Claud
Essential Tracks: It’s Not About You, A Good Thing, Paul Rudd
36
Better Luck Next Time – Sundara Karma
Essential Tracks: Miss Again, Friends of Mine, Violence to the Spirit
35
The Ballad of Darren – Blur
Essential Tracks: The Narcissist, St. Charles Square, Barbaric
34
Don’t Hurry Back – Hurry
Essential Tracks: Something More, Begging For You, Parallel Haunting
33
Earthly Delights – Zilched
Essential Tracks: Loveless, The Flood, Strike Gently
32
Calling The Dogs – Citizen
Essential Tracks: If You’re Lonely, Hyper Trophy, Can’t Take It Slow
31
Honey – Samia
Essential Tracks: Breathing Song, Honey, Charm You
30
Back To The Water Below – Royal Blood
Essential Tracks: Tell Me When It’s Too Late, Mountains At Midnight, Pull Me Through
29
KILLJOY – Coach Party
Essential Tracks: What’s The Point In Life, Be That Girl, All I Wanna Do Is Hate
28
Exotherm – Jess Kallen
Essential Tracks: A Garden Bed of Thistle Weeds, Move On, Ink
27
SUCKER – IAN SWEET
Essential Tracks: Your Spit, Smoking again, Emergency Contact
26
People Like Me & You – The Sherlocks
Essential Tracks: People Like Me & You, Sirens, Don’t Let It Out
25
Rat Saw God – Wednesday
Essential Tracks: Bull Believer, Bath County, Quarry
24
Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd – Lana Del Rey
Essential Tracks: Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, A&W, The Grants
23
But Here We Are – Foo Fighters
Essential Tracks: Show Me How, Rescued, The Glass
22
Lost In A Rush Of Emptiness – Bleach Lab
Essential Tracks: Indigo, Everything At Once, Smile For Me
21
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We – Mitski
Essential Tracks: Bug Like An Angel, Star, My Love Mine All Mine
20
The Answer Is Always Yes – Alex Lahey
Essential Tracks: The Sky Is Melting, Good Time, Newsreader.
19
Strange Disciple – Nation of Language
Essential Tracks: Sole Obsession, Too Much, Enough, Sightseer
18
GUTS – Olivia Rodrigo
Essential Tracks: bad idea right?, vampire, get him back!
17
ROACH – Miya Folick
Essential Tracks: Bad Thing, Nothing To See, Oh God
16
Exit Strategy – The Clockworks
Essential Tracks: Lost In The Moment, Westway, Enough Is Never Enough
15
Lucky For You – Bully
Essential Tracks: Days Move Slow, Change Your Mind, Hard To Love
14
Everything Harmony – The Lemon Twigs
Essential Tracks: Every Day Is The Worst Day Of My Life, In My Head, Any Time Of Day.
13
Velveteen – PONY
Essential Tracks: Sucker Punch, Did It Again, Sick
12
Stereo Mind Game – Daughter
Essential Tracks: Be On Your Way, Party, Swim Back
11
Versions of Us – Lanterns on the Lake
Essential Tracks: Real Life, The Likes Of Us, String Theory
10
Follow The Cyborg – Miss Grit
Essential Tracks: Lain (phone clone), Nothing’s Wrong, Your Eyes Are Mine
9
Street Rat – Blondshell
Essential Tracks: Joiner, Veronica Mars, Salad
8
Summer Moon – There Will Be Fireworks
Essential Tracks: Something Borrowed, Smoke Machines (Summer Moon), Love Comes Around
7
Brain Worms – RVG
Essential Tracks: Midnight Sun, Common Ground, Nothing Really Changes
6
Big Picture – Fenne Lily
Essential Tracks: Lights Light Up, Dawncolored Horse, Hollywood and Fear
5
Trust Your Gut – Worriers
Essential Tracks: Top 5, Trust Your Gut, Hold My Breath
4
Poison Reverse – American Trappist
Essential Tracks: Seg Fault, Temple Song, Lamentations
3
More Than This – The Luka State
Essential Tracks: Oxygen Thief, More Than This, Stick Around
2
the record – boygenius
Essential Tracks: Emily, I’m Sorry, True Blue, Not Strong Enough
1
First Two Pages of Frankenstein – The National
Essential Tracks: Eucalyptus, Tropic Morning News, This Isn’t Helping
