Treble's 50 Best Albums of 2023

The year's just about over, so it's time to share our list of the 50 best albums of 2023, including Wednesday, Kelela, Ratboys and Yves Tumor

Published: December 05, 2023 15:10 Source

# 1

The Window by Ratboys

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 2

Maps by Billy Woods + Kenny Segal

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

# 3

The Enduring Spirit by Tomb Mold

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Death Metal Progressive Metal

# 4

We Buy Diabetic Test Strips by Armand Hammer + billy woods + E L U C I D

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 5

Javelin by Sufjan Stevens

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

# 6

Cartwheel by Hotline TNT

Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Shoegaze Slacker Rock Power Pop

# 7

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

# 8

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 9

Rat Saw God by Wednesday

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock

# 10

My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross by ANOHNI

Album • Jul 06 / 2023 Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 11

Nature Morte by Big Brave

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

# 12

Lucky for You by Bully

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Indie Rock Slacker Rock

# 13

i've seen a way by Mandy, Indiana

Album • May 19 / 2023 Post-Industrial

# 14

Raven by Kelela

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic

# 15

That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop

# 16

Half Eaten By Dogs by The Serfs

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Post-Punk Synth Punk

# 17

GOOD LUCK by DEBBY FRIDAY

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Electro-Industrial

# 18

VOIR DIRE by Earl Sweatshirt + The Alchemist

Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Drumless West Coast Hip Hop

# 19

Vidrio by Titanic + I la Católica + Mabe Fratti

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Post-Minimalism

# 20

Only Constant by GEL

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Hardcore Punk

# 21

Perfect Saviors by The Armed

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock

# 22

SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA + Danny Brown

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

# 23

I Killed Your Dog by L’Rain

Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia

# 24

With a Hammer by Yaeji

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Glitch Pop

# 25

everything is alive by Slowdive

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Dream Pop

# 26

Radical Romantics by Fever Ray

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop

# 27

Protect Your Light by Irreversible Entanglements

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Avant-Garde Jazz Jazz Poetry Spiritual Jazz

# 28

Fuse by Everything But the Girl

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Alternative R&B Downtempo UK Bass

# 29

Good Living Is Coming For You by Sweeping Promises

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 30

Life Under The Gun by Militarie Gun

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore

# 31

I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 32

Post-American by MSPAINT

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Synth Punk

# 33

The Lamb as Effigy by Sprain

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Post-Rock Experimental Rock Noise Rock

# 34

Weathervanes by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Alt-Country Americana

# 35

Perspective by Jlin

EP • Sep 29 / 2023 Footwork IDM

# 36

Gentle Confrontation by Loraine James

Album • Sep 22 / 2023 IDM UK Bass

# 37

SAVED! by Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Hymns Southern Gospel Singer-Songwriter

# 38

One Day by Fucked Up

Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Post-Hardcore

# 39

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek

Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic

# 40

This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Rock

# 41

Desolations Flower by Ragana

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Atmospheric Sludge Metal Atmospheric Black Metal

# 42

Spiritual Cramp by Spiritual Cramp

Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Garage Rock Revival Post-Punk Revival Punk Rock

# 43

Shook by Algiers

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

# 44

The Loveliest Time by Carly Rae Jepsen

Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Dance-Pop

# 45

Furling by Meg Baird

Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 46

This Is Why by Paramore

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival

# 48

Hellmode by Jeff Rosenstock

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Indie Rock Power Pop Pop Punk

# 49

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

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Ghazal Chamber Jazz

# 50

Agriculture by Agriculture

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Blackgaze