Year-End Lists

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

1. Best Albums of 2023: Passerby
1. Top 55 Albums of 2023: Brooklyn Vegan
2. The Best Albums of 2023: Callie Ahlgrim: Business Insider
2. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Far Out
2. 50 Best Albums of 2023: Exclaim
4. The 50 Best Albums Of 2023: Stereogum
4. Favorite Albums Of 2023: Steven Hyden: Uproxx
5. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Our Culture
5. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Guardian
6. 10 Best Albums of 2023: Kitty Empire: Observer
6. The Best Albums of 2023: The Line of Best Fit
6. Top 50 Albums of 2023: Dork
6. Best Albums of 2023: Northern Transmissions
6. Albums of the Year 2023: Clash
6. Albums of 2023: The Skinny
6. Favorite Albums 2023: Bob Boilen
7. The Best Albums Of 2023: Coup De Main
7. The 45 Best Albums of 2023: The Forty-Five
7. Best Albums of 2023: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
7. The 100 Best Albums of 2023: Rolling Stone
7. The Best Albums of 2023: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
7. The Best Albums of 2023: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
7. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Slant
8. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Treble
8. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Paste
9. 50 Best Albums of 2023: Consequence
9. The 20 Best Albums of 2023: Dazed
9. The Best Albums of 2023: NME
10. The Best Albums of 2023: Entertainment Weekly
11. Top 100 Albums of 2023: Under the Radar
11. The 27 Best Albums of 2023: The Ringer
12. Top 55 Releases of 2023: The Alternative
12. Albums of the Year 2023: DIY
15. Top 50 Albums of 2023: Beats Per Minute
18. Top 20 Albums of 2023: Spectrum Culture
19. The Best Albums of 2023: Flood
23. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Pitchfork
26. The 30 Best Albums of 2023: Independent
27. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: The Fader
29. The 80 Best Albums of 2023: PopMatters
33. Albums of the Year 2023: Loud And Quiet
36. Top 50 Albums of 2023: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
41. Best Albums of 2023: Billboard
63. 75 Best Albums of 2023: Mojo

• The Best Albums of 2023: Atwood Magazine
• Best Albums of 2023: Jon Pareles: New York Times
• Best Albums of 2023: Lindsay Zoladz: New York Times
• The Best Albums Of 2023: Uproxx
• Our 50 Favorite Albums of 2023: Boston Globe
• Best Albums of 2023: AllMusic
• The Best Albums of 2023: Vogue
• Our Favourite Albums of 2023: Vinyl Factory
• Top 17 Albums of 2023: American Songwriter
• The 60 Best Albums of 2023: Josh Terry

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3. 10 Best Albums of 2022: Kitty Empire: Observer
4. The Best Albums of 2022: The Forty-Five
10. 51 Best Albums of 2022: Gigwise
11. Top 100 Albums of 2022: Under the Radar
12. The Best Albums of 2022: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
12. UK Albums of the Year 2022: Rough Trade
13. The Best Albums of 2022: Callie Ahlgrim: Business Insider
17. The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Far Out
21. The Top 50 Albums Of 2022: Still Listening
21. The 50 Best Albums of 2022: NME
21. The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Guardian
22. Top 50 Albums of 2022: Consequence
24. Top 50 Albums of 2022: Northern Transmissions
25. The 33 Best Albums of 2022: The Ringer
25. The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Slant
26. Albums Of The Year 2022: Clash
28. The 100 Best Albums of 2022: Albumism
39. 50 Best Albums of 2022: Exclaim
43. The Top 50 Albums of 2022: Crack Magazine
43. The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Pitchfork
44. Best Albums of 2022: Billboard
45. The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Our Culture
47. Best Albums of 2022: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
53. Albums of the Year 2022: Quietus
60. The 100 Best Albums of 2022: Rolling Stone

• Best Albums of 2022: Jon Pareles: New York Times
• The 25 Best Albums of 2022: Esquire

Be the Cowboy

1. Best Albums of 2018: Flood
1. Best Albums of 2018: Vinyl Me, Please
1. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Consequence
1. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Treble
1. Top 30 Albums of 2018: The Wild Honey Pie
1. The Best Albums of 2018: The Line of Best Fit
1. 15 Best Albums of 2018: Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture
1. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Pitchfork
2. 51 Best Albums of 2018: Spin
2. Top 100 Albums of 2018: Under the Radar
2. Top 50 Albums of 2018: The Alternative
2. 50 Best Albums of 2018: NPR: NPR Music
2. 10 Best Albums of 2018: Jon Pareles: New York Times
2. The 50 Best Albums of 2018: Far Out
3. Top 100 Albums of 2018: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
3. 10 Best Albums of 2018: Raisa Bruner: Time
3. Top 50 Albums of 2018: 405
3. Top 50 Albums of 2018: The Skinny
3. Best Albums of 2018: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
4. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Earbuddy
4. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Brooklyn Vegan
4. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Albumism
4. 20 Best Albums of 2018: Entertainment Weekly
5. Top 10 Albums of 2018: Kitty Empire: Observer
5. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Guardian
6. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Paste
7. Top 10 Albums of 2018: Northern Transmissions
7. 25 Best Albums of 2018: Slant
8. The 10 Best Albums of 2018: Refinery29
9. 47 Favorite Albums Of 2018: Hanif Abdurraqib
9. Best Albums of the Year 2018: NME
10. Top 20 Albums of 2018: Spectrum Culture
10. 20 Best Albums of 2018: A.V. Club
10. 50 Best Albums Of 2018: Stereogum
10. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s: Consequence
11. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Billboard
14. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Rolling Stone
16. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Q
18. Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2018: Tiny Mix Tapes
23. Best Albums of 2018: Pretty Much Amazing
23. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s: The Wild Honey Pie
24. Top 50 Albums of 2018: Les Inrocks
33. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Rolling Stone
38. 70 Best Albums of 2018: PopMatters
39. 50 Best Albums Of 2018: Uproxx
44. Dean's List 2018: Robert Christgau
62. 75 Best Albums of 2018: Mojo
64. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s: Pitchfork
71. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Slant

• Best Albums of 2018: AllMusic
• The 25 Best Albums of 2018: Flavorwire

Puberty 2

2. 20 Best Albums of 2016: Uproxx
5. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Fact
5. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Paste
5. Top Albums of 2016: Brooklyn Vegan
6. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Entertainment Weekly
8. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Stereogum
8. 21 Best Albums of 2016: A.V. Club
9. Top 30 Albums of 2016: The Wild Honey Pie
11. Top 50 Albums of 2016: Consequence
12. Top 25 Albums of 2016: Magnet
13. 15 Best Albums of 2016: Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture
14. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Spin
15. Top 100 Albums of 2016: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
15. Top 50 Albums of 2016: The Skinny
18. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Pitchfork
19. The Top 50 Albums of 2016: Treble
19. Favorite Albums of 2016: Jeremy D. Larson
19. 30 Favorite Albums of 2016: Jordan Cronk
19. Top 50 Albums of 2016: American Songwriter
23. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Rolling Stone
23. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Paste
24. 40 Favorite Albums Of 2016: Hanif Abdurraqib
24. The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s: A.V. Club
26. Top 100 Albums of 2016: Under the Radar
27. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s: Stereogum
29. Best 50 Albums of 2016: NPR: NPR Music
30. Albums of the Year 2016: Crack Magazine
30. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s: Pitchfork
31. 60 Best Albums of 2016: Pretty Much Amazing
43. 51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016: Tiny Mix Tapes
46. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Complex
49. The Best Albums of the 2010s: Uproxx
61. The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s: Spin

• 100 Favorite Albums of 2016: Sasha Frere-Jones
• 48 Best Albums of 2016: AllMusic
• Best Albums of 2016: gal-dem

Bury Me at Makeout Creek

37. 50 Best Albums of 2014: Stereogum