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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 ROSALÍA, Rauw Alejandro Mar-24-2023, Reggaetón
#2 Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760 Aphex Twin Jul-28-2023, IDM
#3 Become Beach House Apr-28-2023, Dream Pop
#4 Bleary Eyed Bleary Eyed Mar-10-2023, Noise Pop
#5 extra life crushed Feb-10-2023, Dream Pop
#6 The Architect Dawn Richard Oct-18-2023,
#7 Otherbody Dazy Mar-20-2023, Power Pop
#8 Endless Torment Dead Heat Jul-28-2023, Crossover Thrash
#9 An Object In Motion Drab Majesty Aug-25-2023, Dream Pop
#10 Skinemaxxx (Side A) Fly Anakin, Foisey Apr-05-2023, Southern Hip Hop
#11 Dystopia Girl Harmony Aug-25-2023, Synthpop
#12 Heartbreak Rules Horse Jumper of Love May-19-2023, Slowcore
#13 Set the Roof Hudson Mohawke, Nikki Nair Sep-08-2023, 2-Step
#14 Like..? Ice Spice Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill
#15 Darkness, Darkness / No Services Kieran Hebden, William Tyler Jun-30-2023,
#16 Brothers in Christ Nerver, Chat Pile Jun-22-2023, Noise Rock
#17 Get Up NewJeans Jul-21-2023, K-Pop
#18 Songs for the Willow One Step Closer Jan-10-2023, Melodic Hardcore
#19 Psychic Dance Routine Scowl Apr-07-2023, Alternative Rock
#20 im so lucky SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE Sep-01-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#21 Sandhills Toro y Moi Aug-25-2023, Alt-Country
#22 lil spirits Two Shell Feb-10-2023, Glitch Pop
#23 Right After I Smoke This... Webbed Wing Feb-27-2023,
#24 Paradise Wishy Dec-15-2023, Dream Pop
#25 Boys Of Faith Zach Bryan Sep-22-2023, Red Dirt
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | RЯ | ROSALÍARauw Alejandro | EP, Mar-24-2023, Reggaetón |
| #2 | Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760 | Aphex Twin | EP, Jul-28-2023, IDM |
| #3 | Become | Beach House | EP, Apr-28-2023, Dream Pop |
| #4 | Bleary Eyed | Bleary Eyed | EP, Mar-10-2023, Noise Pop |
| #5 | extra life | crushed | EP, Feb-10-2023, Dream Pop |
| #6 | The Architect | Dawn Richard | Single, Oct-18-2023,  |
| #7 | Otherbody | Dazy | Album, Mar-20-2023, Power Pop |
| #8 | Endless Torment | Dead Heat | EP, Jul-28-2023, Crossover Thrash |
| #9 | An Object In Motion | Drab Majesty | EP, Aug-25-2023, Dream Pop |
| #10 | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Fly AnakinFoisey | EP, Apr-05-2023, Southern Hip Hop |
| #11 | Dystopia Girl | Harmony | EP, Aug-25-2023, Synthpop |
| #12 | Heartbreak Rules | Horse Jumper of Love | EP, May-19-2023, Slowcore |
| #13 | Set the Roof | Hudson MohawkeNikki Nair | EP, Sep-08-2023, 2-Step |
| #14 | Like..? | Ice Spice | EP, Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill |
| #15 | Darkness, Darkness / No Services | Kieran HebdenWilliam Tyler | EP, Jun-30-2023,  |
| #16 | Brothers in Christ | NerverChat Pile | EP, Jun-22-2023, Noise Rock |
| #17 | Get Up | NewJeans | EP, Jul-21-2023, K-Pop |
| #18 | Songs for the Willow | One Step Closer | EP, Jan-10-2023, Melodic Hardcore |
| #19 | Psychic Dance Routine | Scowl | EP, Apr-07-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #20 | im so lucky | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE | EP, Sep-01-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #21 | Sandhills | Toro y Moi | EP, Aug-25-2023, Alt-Country |
| #22 | lil spirits | Two Shell | EP, Feb-10-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #23 | Right After I Smoke This... | Webbed Wing | Single, Feb-27-2023,  |
| #24 | Paradise | Wishy | EP, Dec-15-2023, Dream Pop |
| #25 | Boys Of Faith | Zach Bryan | EP, Sep-22-2023, Red Dirt |