Pitchfork's 37 Best Rock Albums of 2023
The year in indie rock, punk, singer-songwriter and solo guitar music, shoegaze, metal, and everything in between.
Published: December 06, 2023 14:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #2 | When Horses Would Run | Being Dead | Jul-14-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Jelly Road | Blake Mills | Jul-14-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #4 | Sit Down for Dinner | Blonde Redhead | Sep-29-2023, Dream Pop |
| #5 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #7 | Multitudes | Feist | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Goodnight Neanderthal | Gee Tee | Jan-01-2022, Garage Punk |
| #9 | Greg Mendez | Greg Mendez | May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #11 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #12 | Hellmode | Jeff Rosenstock | Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Time Ain't Accidental | Jess Williamson | Jun-09-2023, Americana |
| #14 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #16 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | 93696 | Liturgy | Mar-24-2023, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #18 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #19 | The Comeback Kid | Marnie Stern | Nov-03-2023, Math Pop |
| #20 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #22 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #23 | Desolations Flower | Ragana | Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #24 | The Window | Ratboys | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Alive People | Ruth Garbus | Aug-25-2023, |
| #26 | Dancing on the Edge | Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band | Oct-27-2023, Alt-Country |
| #27 | Super Snõõper | Snõõper | Jul-14-2023, Garage Punk |
| #28 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #29 | Good Living Is Coming For You | Sweeping Promises | Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk |
| #30 | I Am Not There Anymore | The Clientele | Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #31 | The Enduring Spirit | Tomb Mold | Sep-15-2023, Death Metal |
| #32 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #33 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #34 | softscars | yeule | Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #35 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Heaven Is a Junkyard | Youth Lagoon | Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #37 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #2 | When Horses Would Run | Being Dead | Album, Jul-14-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Jelly Road | Blake Mills | Album, Jul-14-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #4 | Sit Down for Dinner | Blonde Redhead | Album, Sep-29-2023, Dream Pop |
| #5 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Album, Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #7 | Multitudes | Feist | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Goodnight Neanderthal | Gee Tee | Album, Jan-01-2022, Garage Punk |
| #9 | Greg Mendez | Greg Mendez | Album, May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Album, Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #11 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Album, Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #12 | Hellmode | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Time Ain't Accidental | Jess Williamson | Album, Jun-09-2023, Americana |
| #14 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #16 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | 93696 | Liturgy | Album, Mar-24-2023, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #18 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #19 | The Comeback Kid | Marnie Stern | Album, Nov-03-2023, Math Pop |
| #20 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #22 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #23 | Desolations Flower | Ragana | Album, Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #24 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Alive People | Ruth Garbus | Album, Aug-25-2023, |
| #26 | Dancing on the Edge | Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band | Album, Oct-27-2023, Alt-Country |
| #27 | Super Snõõper | Snõõper | Album, Jul-14-2023, Garage Punk |
| #28 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #29 | Good Living Is Coming For You | Sweeping Promises | Album, Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk |
| #30 | I Am Not There Anymore | The Clientele | Album, Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #31 | The Enduring Spirit | Tomb Mold | Album, Sep-15-2023, Death Metal |
| #32 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #33 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #34 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #35 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Heaven Is a Junkyard | Youth Lagoon | Album, Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #37 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |