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Folk
Critics' Highest Rated Folk Albums of 2023
Mitski
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
88
critic score
(29)
boygenius
the record
88
critic score
(38)
Arthur Russell
Picture of Bunny Rabbit
88
critic score
(8)
Susanne Sundfør
blómi
87
critic score
(8)
Lankum
False Lankum
86
critic score
(10)
Julie Byrne
The Greater Wings
86
critic score
(15)
MF Tomlinson
We Are Still Wild Horses
85
critic score
(8)
Kara Jackson
Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
84
critic score
(8)
PJ Harvey
I Inside the Old Year Dying
83
critic score
(30)
Grian Chatten
Chaos For The Fly
83
critic score
(21)
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Users' Highest Rated Folk Albums of 2023
青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]
Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)
84
user score
(312)
Mitski
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
83
user score
(2,769)
Swans
The Beggar
82
user score
(1,899)
Clairo
Live at Electric Lady
81
user score
(298)
Juan Berdugo
Bloom
81
user score
(58)
Susanne Sundfør
blómi
80
user score
(1,066)
Neil Young
Chrome Dreams
79
user score
(78)
Nico Paulo
Nico Paulo
78
user score
(26)
boygenius
the record
78
user score
(4,371)
Eartheater
Powders
78
user score
(370)
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Recent Folk Albums
Wilco
Cousin
80
critic score
(16)
Ed Sheeran
Autumn Variations
60
critic score
(6)
Al Menne
Freak Accident
83
critic score
(2)
Rodrigo Cuevas
Manual de Romería
Eartheater
Powders
83
critic score
(2)
Mitski
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
88
critic score
(29)
Luluc
Diamonds
83
critic score
(3)
Woods
Perennial
76
critic score
(5)
Anjimile
The King
81
critic score
(7)
The Coral
Sea Of Mirrors
79
critic score
(7)
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Critics' Top Folk Artists
Bob Dylan
Rhiannon Giddens
Patty Griffin
Shirley Collins
Aldous Harding
Laura Marling
Gillian Welch
Bill Callahan
Hiss Golden Messenger
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
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