BrooklynVegan's 40 Favorite Albums of 2023 So Far

From billy woods to boygenius Fever Ray to Feist to Jessie Ware to Jason Isbell to Lana Del Rey to Liturgy, here are our 40 favorite albums of 2023 so far...

Published: July 06, 2023 17:33 Source

# 1

Fountain Baby by Amaarae

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Afrobeats Alternative R&B

# 2

in|FLUX by Anna B Savage

Album • Feb 17 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 3

Tracey Denim by bar italia

Album • May 19 / 2023 Slacker Rock

# 4

Maps by Billy Woods + Kenny Segal

Album • May 05 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 5

Blondshell by Blondshell

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 6

the record by boygenius

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock

# 7

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek

Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic

# 8

Living Proof by DRAIN

Album • May 05 / 2023 Crossover Thrash Metalcore

# 9

Fuse by Everything But the Girl

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Alternative R&B Downtempo UK Bass

# 10

Multitudes by Feist

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 11

Radical Romantics by Fever Ray

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop

# 12

Higher Lonely Power by Fireworks

Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 13

Glacial Domination by Frozen Soul

Album • May 19 / 2023 Death Metal

# 14

Only Constant by GEL

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Hardcore Punk

# 15

The Whaler by Home Is Where

Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Midwest Emo Post-Hardcore

# 16

Why Would I Watch by Hot Mulligan

Album • May 12 / 2023 Pop Punk Emo-Pop

# 17

Like..? by Ice Spice

EP • Jan 20 / 2023 Sample Drill East Coast Hip Hop

# 18

Generational Curse by ICECOLDBISHOP

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Hardcore Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 19

Cerebral Circus by Initiate

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Hardcore Punk

# 20

After the Magic by Parannoul

Album • Jan 28 / 2023 Shoegaze Indie Rock

# 21

The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 22

Weathervanes by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Alt-Country Americana

# 23

That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop

# 24

I've Got Me by Joanna Sternberg

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 25

SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA + Danny Brown

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 26

Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Chamber Folk

# 27

Raven by Kelela

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic

# 28

Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 29

93696 by Liturgy

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Avant-Garde Metal Black Metal

# 30

Oh Me Oh My by Lonnie Holley

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Soul Ambient

# 31

i've seen a way by Mandy, Indiana

Album • May 19 / 2023 Post-Industrial

# 32

Life Under The Gun by Militarie Gun

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore

# 33

Dogsbody by Model/Actriz

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Noise Rock Dance-Punk Industrial Rock

# 34

Post-American by MSPAINT

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Synth Punk

# 35

GÉNESIS by Peso Pluma

Album • Jun 22 / 2023 Corrido tumbado

# 36

Psychic Dance Routine by Scowl

EP • Apr 07 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hardcore Punk

# 37

Infinite Spring by Superviolet

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 38

Rat Saw God by Wednesday

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock

# 39

Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) by Yves Tumor

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Post-Punk

# 40

A New Tomorrow by Zulu

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Metalcore Powerviolence