Obscure Sound’s favorite albums of 2023:
50. Tim Hecker – No Highs
49. Slauson Malone 1 – EXCELSIOR
48. Oneohtrix Point Never – Again
47. Nas – Magic 3
46. underscores – Wallsocket
45. slowthai – UGLY
44. Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
43. Rykarda Parasol – Tuesday Morning
42. Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World
41. DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ – Destiny
40. Rat Saw God – Wednesday
39. LocalBlac – But Before I Go
38. Amaarae – Fountain Baby
37. Ryuichi Sakamoto – 12
36. feeble little horse – Girl with Fish
35. The Lemon Twigs – Everyone Harmony
34. Softscars – yeule
33. Danny Brown – Quaranta
32. Subway Rat – Captain of the Football Team
31. Freak Heat Waves – Mondo Tempo
30. Late TV – Vanity City
29. Alan Palomo – World of Hassle
28. Cole Blu – Torso
27. Aesop Rock – Integrated Tech Solutions
26. jrdfllrmn – albatross
25. Will Gardner – Remains
24. Jeff Rosenstock – Hellmode
23. billy woods & Kenny Segal – Maps
22. Ana Frango Elétrico – Me chama de gato que eu sou sua
21. Johnny Wilkins – Heartleaf
20. King Krule – Space Heavy
19. Bar Italia – The Twits
18. Blur – The Ballad of Darren
17. Chris Blades – The Wastrel
16. Red Telephone – Hollowing Out
15. Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
14. George Clanton – Ooh Rap I Ya
13. The Clientele – I Am Not There Anymore
12. Kirinji キリンジ – Steppin’ Out
11. Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume
10. Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
09. Swans – The Beggar
08. Wild Nothing – Hold
07. Sampha – Lahai
06. Waldo Witt – Long Daze, Dark Nights
05. McKinley Dixon – Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
04. Sufjan Stevens – Javelin
03. JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown – Scaring the Hoes
02. Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good!
01. Blonde Redhead – Sit Down for Dinner
Thanks for another great year in music!
If interested in more, check out our Best Tracks of 2023 playlist on Spotify.
