Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2023

Presenting our favorite albums of 2023: The most subjectively correct year-end list in the world, every year since 2005...

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# 1

Erotic Probiotic 2 by Nourished by Time

Album • Mar 21 / 2023

# 2

Suntub by ML Buch

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Dream Pop

# 3

Maps by Billy Woods + Kenny Segal

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

# 4

Radio Red by Laura Groves

Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Synthpop

# 5

Goodnight Summerland by Helena Deland

Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 6

New Blue Sun by André 3000

Album • Nov 17 / 2023 New Age Ambient

# 7

Gut Punch by Meagre Martin

Album • Nov 10 / 2023

# 8

Jam City Presents: EFM by Jam City

Album • May 25 / 2023 Dance-Pop House

# 9

Madres by Sofia Kourtesis

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Deep House Latin House

# 10

When Horses Would Run by Being Dead

Album • Jul 14 / 2023 Indie Rock Surf Punk

# 11

SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA + Danny Brown

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

# 12

GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock

# 13

Trip9love...??? by Tirzah

Album • Sep 05 / 2023 Alternative R&B Trap

# 14

Love Hallucination by Jessy Lanza

Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Alternative R&B Synthpop

# 15

Get Up by NewJeans

EP • Jul 21 / 2023 K-Pop Contemporary R&B UK Garage

# 16

Exit Simulation by Niecy Blues

Album • Nov 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Ambient Pop Ambient

# 17

The Twits by bar italia

Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Slacker Rock

# 18

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

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 19

& the Charm by Avalon Emerson

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Indietronica Downtempo Indie Pop

# 20

Crépuscule I & II by Noriko Tujiko

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Ambient Electroacoustic

# 21

Tracey Denim by bar italia

Album • May 19 / 2023 Slacker Rock

# 22

A Grisaille Wedding by Rainy Miller + Space Afrika

Album • Nov 16 / 2023 UK Hip Hop Alternative R&B Ambient

# 23

We Buy Diabetic Test Strips by Armand Hammer + billy woods + E L U C I D

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 24

Atlas by Laurel Halo

Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Ambient

# 25

homeless n*gga pop music by Jim Legxacy

Album • Apr 26 / 2023 Alternative R&B UK Hip Hop Emo Rap Pop Rap

# 26

For Emotional Use Only by Mandaworld

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Alternative Dance

# 27

Fake Sleep by Voice Actor

Album • Oct 10 / 2023 Hypnagogic Pop Spoken Word Minimal Wave

# 28

The Greater Wings by Julie Byrne

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 29

Space Heavy by King Krule

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Slowcore

# 30

Time Ain't Accidental by Jess Williamson

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Americana Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country

# 31

Looking Out My Window by CARLENE

Album • May 05 / 2023

# 32

Aftersun Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Oliver Coates

Album • Jan 13 / 2023

# 33

Suddenly My Mind Is Blank by Jouska

Album • Feb 17 / 2023

# 34

Again by Oneohtrix Point Never

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Progressive Electronic

# 35

Maritz by Jonnine

Album • Feb 16 / 2023 Ambient Pop

# 36

Patterns for Auto-Tuned Voices and Delay by Lisel

Album • Jan 05 / 2023 Electronic Art Pop

# 37

Mirage FM by patten

Album • Apr 14 / 2023

# 38

Blue Car by Joanne Robertson

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 39

Radical Romantics by Fever Ray

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop

# 40

Lp1 by Isola

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Dub Techno

# 41

Bad Dream Jaguar by Sun June

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Indie Pop

# 42

JGSG by John Glacier + SURF GANG

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 UK Hip Hop Trap Cloud Rap

# 43

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek

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

# 44

Internal Affairs by Buzzy Lee

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Synthpop Singer-Songwriter

# 45

Due in Color by Andrea

Album • Mar 23 / 2023 Breakbeat

# 46

a.s.o. by a.s.o

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Trip Hop Ethereal Wave

# 48

Robed in Rareness by Shabazz Palaces

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 49

Mondo Tempo by Freak Heat Waves

Album • Jul 12 / 2023 Downtempo Hypnagogic Pop

# 50

I've Got Me by Joanna Sternberg

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 52

My Maze by Abbey Blackwell

Album • Jul 07 / 2023