Stereogum's Best EPs of 2023

For the past few years, we’ve dedicated a list during our year-end coverage to shortform releases. There’s no grand through-line for these sort of lists — it’s just 25 EPs that got us hyped up from artists all across the board. There are young bands showcasing developing talents; established acts taking a much necessary breather between LPs or offering us some might-have-beens from their previous albums; splits and collaborations and one-offs that just wouldn’t make sense in a full-length incarnation. Their runtimes might be minor, but they feel major.

Published: December 06, 2023 14:00 Source

# 1
EP • Mar 24 / 2023 Reggaetón Latin Pop
# 3
EP • Apr 28 / 2023 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 4
EP • Mar 10 / 2023 Noise Pop Indie Rock
# 5
EP • Feb 10 / 2023 Dream Pop Trip Hop
# 6
Single • Oct 18 / 2023
# 7
Album • Mar 20 / 2023 Power Pop
# 8
EP • Jul 28 / 2023 Crossover Thrash
# 9
EP • Aug 25 / 2023 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 10
EP • Apr 05 / 2023 Southern Hip Hop Drumless
# 11
EP • Aug 25 / 2023 Synthpop Electropop Hyperpop Alt-Pop
# 12
EP • May 19 / 2023 Slowcore Singer-Songwriter
# 13
EP • Sep 08 / 2023 2-Step Fidget House French House
# 14
EP • Jan 20 / 2023 Sample Drill East Coast Hip Hop
# 15
# 16
EP • Jun 22 / 2023 Noise Rock Sludge Metal
# 17
EP • Jul 21 / 2023 K-Pop Contemporary R&B UK Garage
# 18
EP • Jan 10 / 2023 Melodic Hardcore Post-Hardcore Emo
# 19
EP • Apr 07 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hardcore Punk
# 20
EP • Sep 01 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia
# 21
EP • Aug 25 / 2023 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter
# 22
EP • Feb 10 / 2023 Glitch Pop UK Bass
# 23
Single • Feb 27 / 2023
# 24
EP • Dec 15 / 2023 Dream Pop Shoegaze
# 25
EP • Sep 22 / 2023 Red Dirt Country Rock Singer-Songwriter