The best albums of 2023 so far


Albums of 2023

As 2023 burns through without taking a breath, this page will serve as an outpost to remember some of the best albums released throughout the year. There’s no order, no rhyme but there is certainly a reason for the inclusion of the below records.


False Lankum by Lankum

Breaking the Balls of History by Quasi

I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey

Stories From a Rock N Roll Heart by Lucinda Williams

Careful of Your Keepers by This Is The Kit

The Vivian Line by Ron Sexsmith

Anarchist Gospel by Sunny War

This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

Rat Saw God by Wednesday

Workin’ On a World by Iris Dement

Formal Growth in the Desert by Protomartyr

Joy’All by Jenny Lewis

Chaos for the Fly by Grian Chatten