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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | When Horses Would Run | Being Dead | Jul-14-2023, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Lucky for You | Bully | Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Doom Singer | Chris Farren | Aug-04-2023, Power Pop |
| #5 | Western Cum | Cory Hanson | Jun-23-2023, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Cut Worms | Cut Worms | Jul-21-2023, Country Pop |
| #7 | Domino | Diners | Aug-18-2023, Power Pop |
| #8 | 3D Country | Geese | Jun-23-2023, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Nowhere To Go But Up | Guided By Voices | Nov-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #10 | The Whaler | Home Is Where | Jun-16-2023, Midwest Emo |
| #11 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #12 | Dont Look Back | Hurry | Aug-11-2023, Power Pop |
| #13 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #14 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #15 | Time Will Wait For No One | Local Natives | Jul-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #16 | And the Wind (Live and Loose!) | MJ Lenderman | Nov-17-2023, Alt-Country |
| #17 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #18 | The Window | Ratboys | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Food for Worms | shame | Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Yard | Slow Pulp | Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Tomorrow's Fire | Squirrel Flower | Oct-13-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #22 | Perfect Saviors | The Armed | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #23 | I Am Not There Anymore | The Clientele | Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #24 | Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | May-05-2023, Soft Rock |
| #25 | Laugh Track | The National | Sep-18-2023, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #27 | Dead Meat | The Tubs | Jan-27-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #28 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #29 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #30 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | When Horses Would Run | Being Dead | Album, Jul-14-2023, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Doom Singer | Chris Farren | Album, Aug-04-2023, Power Pop |
| #5 | Western Cum | Cory Hanson | Album, Jun-23-2023, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Cut Worms | Cut Worms | Album, Jul-21-2023, Country Pop |
| #7 | Domino | Diners | Album, Aug-18-2023, Power Pop |
| #8 | 3D Country | Geese | Album, Jun-23-2023, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Nowhere To Go But Up | Guided By Voices | Album, Nov-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #10 | The Whaler | Home Is Where | Album, Jun-16-2023, Midwest Emo |
| #11 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Album, Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #12 | Dont Look Back | Hurry | Album, Aug-11-2023, Power Pop |
| #13 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Album, Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #14 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Album, Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #15 | Time Will Wait For No One | Local Natives | Album, Jul-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #16 | And the Wind (Live and Loose!) | MJ Lenderman | Album, Nov-17-2023, Alt-Country |
| #17 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #18 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Food for Worms | shame | Album, Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Yard | Slow Pulp | Album, Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Tomorrow's Fire | Squirrel Flower | Album, Oct-13-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #22 | Perfect Saviors | The Armed | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #23 | I Am Not There Anymore | The Clientele | Album, Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #24 | Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | Album, May-05-2023, Soft Rock |
| #25 | Laugh Track | The National | Album, Sep-18-2023, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #27 | Dead Meat | The Tubs | Album, Jan-27-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #28 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #29 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #30 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |