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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Milk for Flowers H. Hawkline Mar-10-2023, Psychedelic Pop
#2 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Mushroom Cloud A.S. Fanning May-26-2023,
#4 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#5 Everything Harmony The Lemon Twigs May-05-2023, Soft Rock
#6 Chaos For The Fly Grian Chatten Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#7 I've Got Me Joanna Sternberg Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#8 Accompany Michael Nau Dec-08-2023, Alt-Country
#9 everything is alive Slowdive Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop
#10 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#11 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#12 This Stupid World Yo La Tengo Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#13 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#14 Bunny Willie J Healey Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock
#15 Come Back To Me Peter One May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#16 The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives Aug-11-2023, Garage Rock Revival
#17 When Horses Would Run Being Dead Jul-14-2023, Indie Rock
#18 Gigis Recovery The Murder Capital Jan-20-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#19 i've seen a way Mandy, Indiana May-19-2023, Post-Industrial
#20 I Am Not There Anymore The Clientele Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop
#21 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#22 Norm Andy Shauf Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#23 I Dont Know bdrmm Jun-30-2023, Dream Pop
#24 Approach to Anima maya ongaku May-26-2023, Psychedelic Folk
#25 Life Under The Gun Militarie Gun Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock
#26 Is It? Ben Howard Jun-16-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#27 Mercy John Cale Jan-20-2023, Art Pop
#28 Nails Benefits Apr-21-2023, Poetry
#29 Theatre of the Absurd presents C'est La Vie Madness Nov-17-2023, Art Pop
#30 Amatssou Tinariwen May-19-2023, Tishoumaren
#31 Hard Light Drop Nineteens Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze
#32 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#33 Rides On The Nude Party Mar-10-2023, Country Rock
#34 Being Baaba Maal Mar-31-2023, Fula Music
#35 Angel Numbers Hamish Hawk Feb-03-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#36 FAST TRAKK SUPERVISJÓN Oct-13-2023,
#37 Silver Say She She Sep-29-2023, Funk
#38 London Ko Fatoumata Diawara May-12-2023, Wassoulou
#39 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#40 Ax Ox Gnoomes Mar-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#41 Long Rattle Dream Sitch, Michael Nau, Floating Action Oct-06-2023,
#42 Synthesized Sudan: Astro-Nubian Electronic Jaglara Dance Sounds from the Fashaga Underground Jantra Jun-16-2023, Electronic
#43 The Greater Wings Julie Byrne Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk
#44 Tracey Denim bar italia May-19-2023, Slacker Rock
#45 Haunted Mountain Buck Meek Aug-25-2023, Alt-Country
#46 Yard Slow Pulp Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock
#47 The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Sparks May-26-2023, Art Pop
#48 Medicine Goat Oct-13-2023, Psychedelic Rock
#49 EVERY LOSER Iggy Pop Jan-06-2023, Garage Rock Revival
#50 Zango WITCH Jun-02-2023, Zamrock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Milk for Flowers | H. Hawkline | Album, Mar-10-2023, Psychedelic Pop |
| #2 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Mushroom Cloud | A.S. Fanning | Album, May-26-2023,  |
| #4 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #5 | Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | Album, May-05-2023, Soft Rock |
| #6 | Chaos For The Fly | Grian Chatten | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Accompany | Michael Nau | Album, Dec-08-2023, Alt-Country |
| #9 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #10 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #11 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #13 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Bunny | Willie J Healey | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Come Back To Me | Peter One | Album, May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons | The Hives | Album, Aug-11-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #17 | When Horses Would Run | Being Dead | Album, Jul-14-2023, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Gigis Recovery | The Murder Capital | Album, Jan-20-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #19 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #20 | I Am Not There Anymore | The Clientele | Album, Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #21 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #22 | Norm | Andy Shauf | Album, Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | I Dont Know | bdrmm | Album, Jun-30-2023, Dream Pop |
| #24 | Approach to Anima | maya ongaku | Album, May-26-2023, Psychedelic Folk |
| #25 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #26 | Is It? | Ben Howard | Album, Jun-16-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | Mercy | John Cale | Album, Jan-20-2023, Art Pop |
| #28 | Nails | Benefits | Album, Apr-21-2023, Poetry |
| #29 | Theatre of the Absurd presents C'est La Vie | Madness | Album, Nov-17-2023, Art Pop |
| #30 | Amatssou | Tinariwen | Album, May-19-2023, Tishoumaren |
| #31 | Hard Light | Drop Nineteens | Album, Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #32 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #33 | Rides On | The Nude Party | Album, Mar-10-2023, Country Rock |
| #34 | Being | Baaba Maal | Album, Mar-31-2023, Fula Music |
| #35 | Angel Numbers | Hamish Hawk | Album, Feb-03-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #36 | FAST TRAKK | SUPERVISJÓN | Album, Oct-13-2023,  |
| #37 | Silver | Say She She | Album, Sep-29-2023, Funk |
| #38 | London Ko | Fatoumata Diawara | Album, May-12-2023, Wassoulou |
| #39 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #40 | Ax Ox | Gnoomes | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #41 | Long Rattle | Dream SitchMichael NauFloating Action | Album, Oct-06-2023,  |
| #42 | Synthesized Sudan: Astro-Nubian Electronic Jaglara Dance Sounds from the Fashaga Underground | Jantra | Album, Jun-16-2023, Electronic |
| #43 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #44 | Tracey Denim | bar italia | Album, May-19-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #45 | Haunted Mountain | Buck Meek | Album, Aug-25-2023, Alt-Country |
| #46 | Yard | Slow Pulp | Album, Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #47 | The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte | Sparks | Album, May-26-2023, Art Pop |
| #48 | Medicine | Goat | Album, Oct-13-2023, Psychedelic Rock |
| #49 | EVERY LOSER | Iggy Pop | Album, Jan-06-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #50 | Zango | WITCH | Album, Jun-02-2023, Zamrock |