The New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich's Best Music of 2023

Amanda Petrusich compiles a list of the top twelve albums of 2023, which includes Sufjan Stevens’s “Javelin,” Oneohtrix Point Never’s “Again,” and more.

Published: December 04, 2023 18:11 Source

# 1

My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross by ANOHNI

Album • Jul 06 / 2023 Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 2

Javelin by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 3

Again by Oneohtrix Point Never

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Progressive Electronic

# 4

Pharoah by Pharoah Sanders

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Spiritual Jazz

# 5

Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 6

Sundial by Noname

Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 8

Oh Me Oh My by Lonnie Holley

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Soul Ambient

# 9

Fountain Baby by Amaarae

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Afrobeats Alternative R&B

# 10

I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 11

Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk Contemporary Folk Indie Folk

# 12

First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Chamber Pop