favorite albums of 2023
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50 | | Hot Mulligan Why Would I Watch
One of the biggest (if not the biggest) new bands in the pop-punk/emo scene. Very catchy stuff |
49 | | PVRIS EVERGREEN
Alt-pop/alt rock with some hip-hop and R&B influence |
48 | | Girl Ray Prestige
Upbeat indie rock filtered through disco and funk |
47 | | strongboi strongboi
The best bedroom pop/"chill vibes" type album I've heard in a while. Side project of Alice Phoebe Lou. If you like TOPS and Men I Trust, get in here |
46 | | Kali Uchis Red Moon in Venus
R&B/neo soul with psychedelic influences. Her voice and the production is amazing |
45 | | Big Bliss Vital Return
Interpol style NYC indie rock/post-punk. Don't sleep on this |
44 | | Slow Pulp Yard
Very 90s style indie rock/dream pop/shoegaze |
43 | | Kylie Minogue Tension
Electronic/dance - sort of like Future Nostalgia, but better |
42 | | Bully Lucky For You
Indie rock with an early 90s vibe |
41 | | Overmono Good Lies
Electronic/dance/club vibe for fans of Disclosure, Fred again.. and Burial. The way that they transformed the samples on this album is amazing |
40 | | The Murder Capital Gigi's Recovery
Amazing post-punk out of the UK, lots of great build-ups/twists and turns in these songs |
39 | | Andy Shauf Norm
Singer-songwriter/chamber folk - great production and great lyrics |
38 | | Geese 3D Country
One of the best young post-punk bands out - this album is more experimental and more intense than their debut |
37 | | Kiana Ledé Grudges
Really good up and coming R&B. Feels like she's in her college season but she should be joining the big league soon |
36 | | Navy Blue Ways Of Knowing
Jazzy/soulful hip-hop, frequent collaborator with Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE. Fans of "real hip-hop" will like this |
35 | | Water From Your Eyes Everyone's Crushed
Indie pop with noise rock and electronics piled on top of it. The Blow meets Dan Deacon meets Animal Collective |
34 | | Jamila Woods Water Made Us
The neo-soul of Ari Lennox with the experimental R&B of SZA |
33 | | Rod Wave Nostalgia
Trap/R&B (heavy on the "blues") - much better than his peers |
32 | | City and Colour The Love Still Held Me Near
Folk/singer-songwriter/alt rock/alt country. His best album in a while |
31 | | Travis Scott Utopia
The most experimental that a trap album can get while still remaining mainstream. Just like the movie Avatar was big on visuals, Travis is big on his production/sound design |
30 | | Lankum False Lankum
Irish folk. By far, the most unique album on this list. Try it out at least once |
29 | | Genevieve Artadi Forever Forever
Jazz, psych and art pop in a blender. Labelmates with Thundercat, fans of his stuff will like this one |
28 | | M83 Fantasy
Combines of the 80s synthpop/new wave of his recent albums with the shoegaze/dream pop of his early work |
27 | | Lil Yachty Let's Start Here.
Complete reinvention of Yachty from Soundcloud rapper to Tame Impala style psych/funk music. The biggest surprise of the year |
26 | | Teezo Touchdown How Do You Sleep At Night?
A hip-hop foundation, but branches off into pop, rock, R&B. Very experimental and Teezo has massive potential as an artist |
25 | | Carly Rae Jepsen The Loveliest Time
Electronic/dance/pop but slightly more experimental than I was expecting |
24 | | Beach Fossils Bunny
Their traditional indie surf rock with a lot more dream pop/shoegaze influence this time out. At times this really does sound like it came from the 90s. |
23 | | Unknown Mortal Orchestra V
Psychedelic/funk/indie rock with lo-fi production. This band always delivers |
22 | | Westside Gunn And Then You Pray for Me
Another great hip-hop curation from the mastermind of Griselda |
21 | | Helena Deland Goodnight Summerland
Folk/singer-songwriter stuff from one of the best kept secrets of this genre. Amazing melodies/harmonies on this album |
20 | | Drake For All The Dogs: Scary Hours Edition
This record follows the standard Drake formula of hip-hop/R&B songs. The bonus tracks which make up the Scary Hours addition have the kind of rapping that fans have been waiting for |
19 | | Larry June and The Alchemist The Great Escape
The chillest hip-hop album to be released this year. Dom Kennedy meets Curren$y/Wiz Khalifa. Amazing production from The Alchemist |
18 | | Wednesday Rat Saw God
Scrappy indie rock/slacker rock/slightly alt-country. Like Big Thief if they were heavier |
17 | | Charlotte Cardin 99 Nights
Pop soul/alt pop style album - Think Amy Winehouse meets King Princess. I was surprised at how good this was |
16 | | Sofia Kourtesis Madres
Electronic/dance/house music with songs sung in both English and Spanish. My favorite electronic album of the year |
15 | | Skyzoo The Mind of a Saint
Jazzy/boom bap hip-hop album based entirely around the FX show Snowfall |
14 | | Teenage Wrist Still Love
Alternative/hard rock/emo. Think Switchfoot and Third Eye Blind but more emo |
13 | | Citizen Calling the Dogs
The Strokes-style indie rock from one of the biggest bands in the scene. Excellent pivot from them |
12 | | Killer Mike Michael
Southern Hip-Hop from 1/2 of Run the Jewels. Amazing gospel/soul production from No I.D. |
11 | | Yves Tumor Praise a Lord Who Chews, But Does Not Consume...
Psychedelic/experimental indie rock, some Prince influence |
10 | | Bombay Bicycle Club My Big Day
Upbeat indie rock with many featured artists. All of these songs sound like singles |
9 | | Sampha LAHAI
R&B/Neo-Soul with experimental/electronic production. Like James Blake, but better |
8 | | Narrow Head Moments of Clarity
This is a lot of things at once (grunge, shoegaze, space rock, nu-metal) with hooks for days. Hum meets Deftones meets Swervedriver |
7 | | Julia Wolf Good Thing We Stayed
Alt-pop/trap hybrid with some ballads mixed in. Good flow, good lyrics, good singing voice |
6 | | Beartooth The Surface
A Day to Remember-style heavy music (post-hardcore, emo, metalcore, whatever you want to call it) with super positive lyrics. A super motivational/feelgood album |
5 | | Gumm Slogan Machine
I don't listen to hardcore but this is the best hardcore album I've heard in years (including Turnstile, Gel, Scowl, Drain, etc). Front to back, good stuff |
4 | | Fall Out Boy So Much (For) Stardust
Their best record in years! A compromise on their older pop-punk style and newer radio rock style |
3 | | Sleep Token Take Me Back to Eden
Metalcore with a heavy amount of pop and electronic mixed in. You either love it or hate it, there is no in-between |
2 | | Paramore This Is Why
Combines the pop-punk of their early work with indie rock and post-punk. An excellent maturation of their style |
1 | | Caroline Polachek Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
Art pop, electronic, every song sounds different. Only hyperpop adjacent, less hyperpop than her previous album |
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