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2023
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2020s
2020
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2023
1
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Harriette - I Heart The Internet
April 27, 2023
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
2
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Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
March 24, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
.
Gorillaz - Cracker Island
February 24, 2023
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
.
Blur - The Ballad of Darren
July 21, 2023
Art Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
.
Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
June 2, 2023
Alternative Rock
,
Hard Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
.
Temps - Party Gator Purgatory
May 19, 2023
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Art Pop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
Angel Olsen - Forever Means
April 14, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
.
David Keenan - Crude Boyo
March 24, 2023
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
9
.
MF Tomlinson - We Are Still Wild Horses
February 17, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Alt-Country
,
Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
Inhaler - Cuts & Bruises
February 17, 2023
Pop Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
Tennis - Pollen
February 10, 2023
Indie Pop
,
Twee Pop
,
Soft Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
Samia - Honey
January 27, 2023
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery
January 20, 2023
Post-Punk Revival
,
Art Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
Green Gardens - This Is Not Your Fault
August 18, 2023
Art Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
15
.
Birdy - Portraits
August 18, 2023
Alt-Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
Dizzy - Dizzy
August 18, 2023
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
The Hives - The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons
August 11, 2023
Garage Rock Revival
,
Garage Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
PJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year Dying
July 7, 2023
Art Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
.
The Japanese House - In The End It Always Does
June 30, 2023
Indie Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Alt-Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Squid - O Monolith
June 9, 2023
Art Punk
,
Experimental Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Lola Young - My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely
May 26, 2023
Indie Pop
,
Alt-Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine
May 26, 2023
Bedroom Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Alt-Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
Leith Ross - To Learn
May 19, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
Sad Boys Club - Lullabies From The Lightning Tree
May 5, 2023
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
25
.
Cub Sport - Jesus at the Gay Bar
April 7, 2023
Indie Pop
,
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Electropop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Gigwise awarded albums throughout 2023.
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