The 30 best albums of 2023, from Olivia Rodrigo to Lana Del Rey
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kesha – Gag Order “This is where you f***ers pushed me/ Don’t be surprised if s*** gets ugly,” warns Kesha on her fifth album, Gag Order. SZA – SOS “I’m too profound to go back and forth/ With no average dork,” warns Solána Imani Rowe on her second album, SOS. Margo Price – Strays open image in gallery Margo Price Margo Price’s career-best fourth album was written after a six-day magic mushroom trip with her husband and collaborator, Jeremy Ivey – which does well to explain the paranoia on psych-rock joyride “Been to the Mountain”, as she hisses: “Do you ever walk down the street and do you think to yourself, ‘Am I being watched, man? Boygenius – The Record open image in gallery “I can’t hide from you like I hide from myself,” sigh boygenius on their debut album, the record.