Best of 2023: Albums
Now we look at how it all fits together as a whole. Separating the big pictures from the one-offs, these are the best albums of the year.
20 – 11
20. O Monolith / Squid
19. Water Made Us / Jamila Woods
18. Rat Saw God / Wednesday
17. HELLMODE / Jeff Rosenstock
16. Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) / Yves Tumor
15. Everyone's Crushed / Water From Your Eyes
14. STRUGGLER / Genesis Owusu
13. SCARING THE HOES / JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown
12. & The Charm / Avalon Emerson
11. Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love? / Kara Jackson
10
Heavy Heavy
Young Fathers
is
a lucid dream bursting into reality.
09
the record
boygenius
is
a vicarious roadtrip.
08
Black Rainbows
Corinne Bailey Rae
is
smooth silk and a heavy hammer.
07
My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
ANOHNI and The Johnsons
is
a picture of pain more beautiful than we deserve.
06
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
Mitski
is
the poetry rushing back in.
05
I killed your dog
L’Rain
is
a shifting image in your periphery.
04
The Art of Forgetting
Caroline Rose
is
crackling summer thunder in the heart.
03
Lahai
Sampha
is
refinement exemplified.
02
Live at Bush Hall
Black Country, New Road
is
the highs and hells of sharing yourself with others.
01
Javelin
Sufjan Stevens
is
the best album of the year.
Now Listen
The best albums of the year (abbreviated) in one playlist for you.