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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Shook Algiers Feb-24-2023, Post-Industrial
#2 Norm Andy Shauf Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Love in Exile Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Mar-24-2023, Ghazal
#4 Tracey Denim bar italia May-19-2023, Slacker Rock
#5 Nature Morte Big Brave Feb-24-2023, Drone Metal
#6 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#7 Live at Bush Hall Black Country, New Road Mar-24-2023, Progressive Pop
#8 Lucky for You Bully Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock
#9 GOOD LUCK DEBBY FRIDAY Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial
#10 Memento mori Depeche Mode Mar-24-2023, Synthpop
#11 Glorious Game El Michels Affair, Black Thought Apr-14-2023, Conscious Hip Hop
#12 Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mar-10-2023, Art Pop
#13 Only Constant GEL Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk
#14 Currency // Castration Geld Jun-09-2023,
#15 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#16 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#17 WOW Kate NV Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion
#18 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#19 To Be Cruel Khanate May-19-2023, Drone Metal
#20 i've seen a way Mandy, Indiana May-19-2023, Post-Industrial
#21 Furling Meg Baird Jan-27-2023, Contemporary Folk
#22 End of Everything Mega Bog May-19-2023, New Wave
#23 Dogsbody Model/Actriz Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock
#24 Post-American MSPAINT Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk
#25 This Is Why Paramore Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#26 Land of Sleeper Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Feb-17-2023, Stoner Metal
#27 All Fiction Pile Feb-17-2023, Art Rock
#28 Alchemy for the Dead Spotlights Apr-28-2023, Post-Metal
#29 No Highs Tim Hecker Apr-07-2023, Ambient
#30 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#31 With a Hammer Yaeji Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop
#32 Voice Notes Yazmin Lacey Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul
#33 This Stupid World Yo La Tengo Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#34 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 | Shook | Algiers | Album, Feb-24-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #2 | Norm | Andy Shauf | Album, Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #4 | Tracey Denim | bar italia | Album, May-19-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #5 | Nature Morte | Big Brave | Album, Feb-24-2023, Drone Metal |
| #6 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #7 | Live at Bush Hall | Black Country, New Road | Album, Mar-24-2023, Progressive Pop |
| #8 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #9 | GOOD LUCK | DEBBY FRIDAY | Album, Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #10 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Album, Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #11 | Glorious Game | El Michels AffairBlack Thought | Album, Apr-14-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #12 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #13 | Only Constant | GEL | Album, Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #14 | Currency // Castration | Geld | Album, Jun-09-2023,  |
| #15 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #16 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #17 | WOW | Kate NV | Album, Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion |
| #18 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | To Be Cruel | Khanate | Album, May-19-2023, Drone Metal |
| #20 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #21 | Furling | Meg Baird | Album, Jan-27-2023, Contemporary Folk |
| #22 | End of Everything | Mega Bog | Album, May-19-2023, New Wave |
| #23 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #24 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #25 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #26 | Land of Sleeper | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Album, Feb-17-2023, Stoner Metal |
| #27 | All Fiction | Pile | Album, Feb-17-2023, Art Rock |
| #28 | Alchemy for the Dead | Spotlights | Album, Apr-28-2023, Post-Metal |
| #29 | No Highs | Tim Hecker | Album, Apr-07-2023, Ambient |
| #30 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #31 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #32 | Voice Notes | Yazmin Lacey | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |