Best 2023 albums.

  1. Laurel Halo, Atlas (AWE)
  2. Lia Kohl, The Ceiling Reposes (American Dreams Records)
  3. Tujiko Noriko, Crepuscule I & II (Editions Mego)
  4. feeble little horse, Girl with Fish (Saddle Creek)
  5. Gia Margaret, Romantic Piano (Jagjaguwar)
  6. Marina Herlop, Nekkuja (PAN)
  7. ML Buch, Suntub (15 Love)
  8. Niecy Blues, Exit Simulation (Kranky)
  9. Heejin Jang, Me and the Glassbirds (Doom Trip)
  10. Lucy Railton, Corner Dancer (Modern Love)
  11. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden (Constellation)
  12. Audrey Carmes, Quelque chose s’est dissipé (Métron Records)
  13. 7038634357, Neo Seven (Blank Forms Editions)
  14. Daniela Pes, Spira (Tanca Records)
  15. JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown, Scaring the Hoes (AWAL)
  16. Cisser Mæhl, Innemusum (Sonic Pieces)
  17. M. Sage, Paradise Crick (RVNG Intl)
  18. Sprain, The Lamb as Effigy (The Flenser)
  19. Call Super, Eulo Cramps (Can You Feel the sun)
  20. Liv.e, Girl in the Half Pearl (In Real Life)
  21. Billy woods & Kenny Segal, Maps (Backwoodz Studioz)
  22. FACS, Still Life in Decay (Trouble in Mind)
  23. Galya Bisengalieva, Polygon (One Little Independent)
  24. Kate NV, Wow” (RVNG Intl)
  25. Monde UFO, Vandalized Statue to Be Replaced with Shrine (Quindi Records)
  26. Home is Where, The Whaler (Wax Bodega)
  27. Rozi Plain, Prize (Memphis Industries)
  28. Lauren Bousfield, Saleforce (Orange Milk)
  29. Honestly Same, Hot Plate Only (Moon Glyph)
  30. Yo La Tengo, This Stupid World (Matador)

and, in alphabetical order:

  • Amor muere, a time to live, a time to die (scrawl records)
  • Martyna Basta, Barely Remembering, Slowly Forgetting (Warm Winter Ltd.)
  • Natalia Beylis, Mermaids (Touch Sensitive)
  • McKinley Dixon, Beloved! Paradise! Jazz?! (City Slang)
  • En Attendant Ana, Principia” (Trouble in Mind)
  • Famous Mammals, Instant Pop Expressionism Now!
  • Maxine Funke, River Said (Disciples)
  • Katie Gately, Fawn/Brute (Houndstooth)
  • James Holden, Imagine this is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities (Border Community Records)
  • Hotline TNT, Cartwheel (Third Man Records)
  • Loraine James, Gentle Confrontation (Hyperdub)
  • Klein, Touched by an Angel (Parkwood Entertainment)
  • Sofia Kourtesis, Madres (ninja tunes)
  • Mary Lattimore, Goodbye, Hotel Arkada (Ghostly International)
  • Anthony Naples, Orbs (ANS)
  • Natural Wonder Beauty Concept, Natural Wonder Beauty Concept (Mexican Summer)
  • Patio, Collection (Fire Talk)
  • Benoit Pioulard, Eideti”(Morr Music)
  • Caroline Polachek, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You (Perpetual Novice)
  • Quicksails, Surface (Hausu Mountain)
  • Marlene Ribeiro, Toquei no sol (Rocket Recordings)
  • Shedir, Before the Last Light is Blown (n5Md)
  • Kalia Vandever, We Fell in Turn (AKP Recordings)
  • Washer, Improved Means to Deteriorated Ends (Exploding in Sound)
  • Roy Werner, Imagine my Surprise (Moon Glyph)
  • Richard Youngs, Modern Sorrow (Black Truffle)