KCRW's Best Albums of 2023
From LA noise, to Soundcloud rap gone skyward, to skintight discodelia, these are the albums that defined our 2023.
Published: December 07, 2023 06:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Silver | Say She She | Sep-29-2023, Funk |
| #2 | Slugs of Love | Little Dragon | Jul-07-2023, Indietronica |
| #3 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #4 | Switched-On | Pachyman | Sep-29-2023, Dub |
| #5 | Flowers At Your Feet | Rahill | May-12-2023, Psychedelic Pop |
| #6 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #7 | Volcano | Jungle | Aug-11-2023, Nu-Disco |
| #8 | Good Lies | Overmono | May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #9 | Zango | WITCH | Jun-02-2023, Zamrock |
| #10 | Dreamer | Nabihah Iqbal | Apr-28-2023, Dream Pop |
| #11 | when the poems do what they do | aja monet | Jun-09-2023, Jazz Poetry |
| #12 | Lahai | Sampha | Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Raven | Kelela | Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Glorious Game | El Michels Affair, Black Thought | Apr-14-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #15 | The Comeback Kid | Marnie Stern | Nov-03-2023, Math Pop |
| #16 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #17 | Pastor's Paradox | Aruán Ortiz | Oct-20-2023, |
| #18 | Curyman | Rogê | Mar-03-2023, MPB |
| #19 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | For That Beautiful Feeling | The Chemical Brothers | Sep-08-2023, Progressive House |
| #21 | MOONSHOTS | The South Hill Experiment, Baird, Goldwash | May-12-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall | Nia Archives | Mar-10-2023, Jungle |
| #23 | The Lamb as Effigy | Sprain | Sep-01-2023, Post-Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Silver | Say She She | Album, Sep-29-2023, Funk |
| #2 | Slugs of Love | Little Dragon | Album, Jul-07-2023, Indietronica |
| #3 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #4 | Switched-On | Pachyman | Album, Sep-29-2023, Dub |
| #5 | Flowers At Your Feet | Rahill | Album, May-12-2023, Psychedelic Pop |
| #6 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Album, Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #7 | Volcano | Jungle | Album, Aug-11-2023, Nu-Disco |
| #8 | Good Lies | Overmono | Album, May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #9 | Zango | WITCH | Album, Jun-02-2023, Zamrock |
| #10 | Dreamer | Nabihah Iqbal | Album, Apr-28-2023, Dream Pop |
| #11 | when the poems do what they do | aja monet | Album, Jun-09-2023, Jazz Poetry |
| #12 | Lahai | Sampha | Album, Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Glorious Game | El Michels AffairBlack Thought | Album, Apr-14-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #15 | The Comeback Kid | Marnie Stern | Album, Nov-03-2023, Math Pop |
| #16 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #17 | Pastor's Paradox | Aruán Ortiz | Album, Oct-20-2023, |
| #18 | Curyman | Rogê | Album, Mar-03-2023, MPB |
| #19 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | For That Beautiful Feeling | The Chemical Brothers | Album, Sep-08-2023, Progressive House |
| #21 | MOONSHOTS | The South Hill ExperimentBairdGoldwash | Album, May-12-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall | Nia Archives | EP, Mar-10-2023, Jungle |
| #23 | The Lamb as Effigy | Sprain | Album, Sep-01-2023, Post-Rock |