Treble's 34 Best Albums of 2023 So Far

As we reach the year's midpoint, Treble offers up our picks for the 34 best albums of 2023 so far—from Algiers to Yves Tumor

Published: June 08, 2023 13:27 Source

# 1

Shook by Algiers

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Post-Industrial Post-Punk

# 2

Norm by Andy Shauf

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 3

Love in Exile by Arooj Aftab + Vijay Iyer + Shahzad Ismaily

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Ghazal Chamber Jazz

# 4

Tracey Denim by bar italia

Album • May 19 / 2023 Slacker Rock

# 5

Nature Morte by Big Brave

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Drone Metal Post-Metal Noise Rock

# 6

Maps by Billy Woods + Kenny Segal

Album • May 05 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 7

Live at Bush Hall by Black Country, New Road

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Progressive Pop Art Rock Chamber Pop

# 8

Lucky for You by Bully

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Indie Rock Slacker Rock

# 9

GOOD LUCK by DEBBY FRIDAY

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Electro-Industrial

# 10

Memento mori by Depeche Mode

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Synthpop

# 11

Glorious Game by El Michels Affair + Black Thought

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 12

Radical Romantics by Fever Ray

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop

# 13

Only Constant by GEL

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Hardcore Punk

# 14

Currency // Castration by Geld

Album • Jun 09 / 2023

# 15

That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop

# 16

SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA + Danny Brown

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 17

WOW by Kate NV

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Digital Fusion Utopian Virtual Progressive Electronic

# 18

Raven by Kelela

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic

# 19

To Be Cruel by Khanate

Album • May 19 / 2023 Drone Metal

# 20

i've seen a way by Mandy, Indiana

Album • May 19 / 2023 Post-Industrial

# 21

Furling by Meg Baird

Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 22

End of Everything by Mega Bog

Album • May 19 / 2023 New Wave Synthpop Art Pop

# 23

Dogsbody by Model/Actriz

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Noise Rock Dance-Punk Industrial Rock

# 24

Post-American by MSPAINT

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Synth Punk

# 25

This Is Why by Paramore

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival

# 26

Land of Sleeper by Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Album • Feb 17 / 2023 Stoner Metal Heavy Psych

# 27

All Fiction by Pile

Album • Feb 17 / 2023 Art Rock Indie Rock

# 28

Alchemy for the Dead by Spotlights

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Post-Metal Alternative Metal

# 29

No Highs by Tim Hecker

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Ambient Electroacoustic

# 30

Rat Saw God by Wednesday

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock

# 31

With a Hammer by Yaeji

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Glitch Pop

# 32

Voice Notes by Yazmin Lacey

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Soul

# 33

This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Rock

# 34

Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) by Yves Tumor

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Post-Punk