Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2023

From Mitski and Boygenius to The Lemon Twigs and Slowdive, with shoegaze, Japanese acid folk, and Sudanese synth, these are Far Out's 50 best albums of

Published: December 11, 2023 15:13 Source

# 1

Milk for Flowers by H. Hawkline

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Psychedelic Pop Art Pop Progressive Pop

# 2

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 3

Mushroom Cloud by A.S. Fanning

Album • May 26 / 2023

# 4

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek

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

# 5

Everything Harmony by The Lemon Twigs

Album • May 05 / 2023 Soft Rock Pop Rock

# 6

Chaos For The Fly by Grian Chatten

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 7

I've Got Me by Joanna Sternberg

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 8

Accompany by Michael Nau

Album • Dec 08 / 2023 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 9

everything is alive by Slowdive

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Dream Pop

# 10

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

# 11

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

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 12

This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Rock

# 13

the record by boygenius

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

# 14

Bunny by Willie J Healey

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 15

Come Back To Me by Peter One

Album • May 05 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 16

The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by The Hives

Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Garage Rock Revival

# 17

When Horses Would Run by Being Dead

Album • Jul 14 / 2023 Indie Rock Surf Punk

# 18

Gigis Recovery by The Murder Capital

Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival

# 19

i've seen a way by Mandy, Indiana

Album • May 19 / 2023 Post-Industrial

# 20

I Am Not There Anymore by The Clientele

Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Chamber Pop Indie Pop Art Pop

# 21

That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop

# 22

Norm by Andy Shauf

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 23

I Dont Know by bdrmm

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Dream Pop Space Rock Revival

# 24

Approach to Anima by maya ongaku

Album • May 26 / 2023 Psychedelic Folk Folk Pop

# 25

Life Under The Gun by Militarie Gun

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore

# 26

Is It? by Ben Howard

Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Folktronica

# 27

Mercy by John Cale

Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Art Pop Electronic

# 28

Nails by Benefits

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Poetry Noise Rock Post-Punk

# 29

Theatre of the Absurd presents C'est La Vie by Madness

Album • Nov 17 / 2023 Art Pop Progressive Pop Pop Rock

# 30

Amatssou by Tinariwen

Album • May 19 / 2023 Tishoumaren

# 31

Hard Light by Drop Nineteens

Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Shoegaze Indie Rock

# 32

My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross by ANOHNI

Album • Jul 06 / 2023 Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 33

Rides On by The Nude Party

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Country Rock

# 34

Being by Baaba Maal

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Fula Music

# 35

Angel Numbers by Hamish Hawk

Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 36

FAST TRAKK by SUPERVISJÓN

Album • Oct 13 / 2023

# 37

Silver by Say She She

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Funk Smooth Soul

# 38

London Ko by Fatoumata Diawara

Album • May 12 / 2023 Wassoulou Art Pop

# 39

Javelin by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 40

Ax Ox by Gnoomes

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Krautrock

# 41

Long Rattle by Dream Sitch + Michael Nau + Floating Action

Album • Oct 06 / 2023

# 42

Synthesized Sudan: Astro-Nubian Electronic Jaglara Dance Sounds from the Fashaga Underground by Jantra

Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Electronic Nubian Music

# 43

The Greater Wings by Julie Byrne

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 44

Tracey Denim by bar italia

Album • May 19 / 2023 Slacker Rock

# 45

Haunted Mountain by Buck Meek

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 46

Yard by Slow Pulp

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Indie Rock Slacker Rock

# 47

The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte by Sparks

Album • May 26 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop Progressive Pop

# 48

Medicine by Goat

Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Psychedelic Rock

# 49

EVERY LOSER by Iggy Pop

Album • Jan 06 / 2023 Garage Rock Revival

# 50

Zango by WITCH

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Zamrock