These are 50+ of my favorite studio records of 2023. I highly recommend all of these. There’s something here for everyone and they’re all eye opening and mind expanding in some way. It’s not comprehensive and I’ve forgotten loads of favorites but we’re all here to enjoy music, and I enjoyed these albums immensely.

The chart is organized into tiers instead of specific rankings. It definitely reflects my taste only.  If you see an album here that you enjoyed last year, then there’s at least one record  here that you haven’t heard and ought to.

Many of these records have existing posts in this blogs archive and more will be added and individually tagged in the future. The tags applied to this post represent the top tier only, and are listed next to each of the top 10 records.

Marlene Ribeiro – Toquei No Sol

(neopsych, ambient pop, Brazil)

Ricardo Dias Gomes – Muito Sol

(MPB, post rock, Brazil)     

Gong Gong Gong 工工工 & Mong Tong – Mongkok Duel 旺角龍虎鬥  

    (psych rock, blues, Hong Kong)

Kawabata Makoto & Silver Apples – Mirage

(space rock, electronic, USA, Japan)

Youth Lagoon – Heaven Is a Junkyard

(indi pop, chamber psych, USA)

Kanaan – Downpour

(heavy psych, space rock, Norway)

Spirit of Hamlet – Northwest of Hamuretto  

    (psych rock, post punk, USA, Japan)

WaqWaq Kingdom – Hot Pot Totto

(electronic dance, neopsych, footwork, Min’yō, Japan)

Vanishing Twin – Afternoon X

(neopsych, ambient pop, UK)

The Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful Feeling

(big beat, house, neopsych, UK)

Salmon Graveyard – Salmon Graveyard
Maya Ongaku – Approach to Anima
PoiL – PoiL / Ueda
Goat – Medicine
Baskot – Baskot Lel Baltageyya
The Gaslamp Killer – Legna
Búho Ermitaño – Implosiones
Hooveriii – Pointe
Blind Dead Timmy + Lee Baggett – Strings Across The Water
Mong Tong – Tao Fire 道火
Cory Hanson – Western Cum
Rose City Band – Garden Party
Misha Panfilov – Atlântico
Night Beats – Rajan
Mahti – Musiikki 1
Charif Megarbane – Marzipan
Sunwatchers – Music Is Victory Over Time
New Age Doom & Tuvaband – There Is No End

Witch – Zango
V/Z – Suono Assente
Teeth of the Sea – Hive
Föllakzoid – V
Monika Roscher Bigband – Witchy Activities and the Maple Death
Osees – Intercepted Message
Motorpsycho – Yay!
Weite – Assemblage
Orions Belte – Women
TEKE::TEKE – Hagata
John Dwyer – RITUAL / HABIT / CEREMONY
Death and Vanilla – Flicker
Edena Gardens – Agar
Gunn/Truscinski/Nace – Glass Band
Elkhorn – On The Whole Universe In All Directions
Glyders – Maria’s Hunt
Bong Wish – Hazy Road
Daniel Donato – Reflector
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Fronzoli
MODOKI – Atom Sphere
Penza Penza – Electricolorized
Jeffrey Silverstein – Western Sky Music
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – V
DAIISTAR – Good Time
George Clanton – Ooh Rap I Ya
The Third Mind – The Third Mind 2
Co-Pilot – Rotate
The Holy Family – Go Zero
Kaliyuga Express – Warriors & Masters
Frankie and the Witch Fingers – Data Doom