Paste's 30 Best Rock Albums of 2023

From Bully to Wednesday to Model/Actriz to The Rolling Stones, here are Paste's picks for the 30 best rock albums of 2023.

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# 1

When Horses Would Run by Being Dead

Album • Jul 14 / 2023 Indie Rock Surf Punk

# 2

Blondshell by Blondshell

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 3

Lucky for You by Bully

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Indie Rock Slacker Rock

# 4

Doom Singer by Chris Farren

Album • Aug 04 / 2023 Power Pop

# 5

Western Cum by Cory Hanson

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Indie Rock Country Rock

# 6

Cut Worms by Cut Worms

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Country Pop Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop

# 7

Domino by Diners

Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Power Pop Indie Surf

# 8

3D Country by Geese

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Indie Rock Art Punk

# 9

Nowhere To Go But Up by Guided By Voices

Album • Nov 24 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 10

The Whaler by Home Is Where

Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Midwest Emo Post-Hardcore

# 11

Cartwheel by Hotline TNT

Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Shoegaze Slacker Rock Power Pop

# 12

Dont Look Back by Hurry

Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Power Pop Indie Pop

# 13

After the Magic by Parannoul

Album • Jan 28 / 2023 Shoegaze Indie Rock

# 14

Space Heavy by King Krule

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Slowcore

# 15

Time Will Wait For No One by Local Natives

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 16

And the Wind (Live and Loose!) by MJ Lenderman

Album • Nov 17 / 2023 Alt-Country Slacker Rock

# 17

Dogsbody by Model/Actriz

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

# 18

The Window by Ratboys

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 19

Food for Worms by shame

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Indie Rock Art Punk

# 20

Yard by Slow Pulp

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Indie Rock Slacker Rock

# 21

Tomorrow's Fire by Squirrel Flower

Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Slacker Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 22

Perfect Saviors by The Armed

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock

# 23

I Am Not There Anymore by The Clientele

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

# 24

Everything Harmony by The Lemon Twigs

Album • May 05 / 2023 Soft Rock Pop Rock

# 25

Laugh Track by The National

Album • Sep 18 / 2023 Indie Rock Chamber Pop

# 26

Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Rock Blues Rock

# 27

Dead Meat by The Tubs

Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Jangle Pop Power Pop

# 28

Everyone's Crushed by Water From Your Eyes

Album • May 26 / 2023 Experimental Rock Art Pop

# 29

Rat Saw God by Wednesday

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock

# 30

This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Rock