Year-End Lists

New Blue Sun

• #2 Best Albums of 2023: Passerby
• #6 Albums of 2023: Gorilla vs. Bear
• #16 20 Best Albums of 2023: Bria McNeal: Esquire
• #16 Best Southern Albums of 2023: Bitter Southerner
• #26 Top 50 Albums of 2023: Beats Per Minute
• #29 Best Albums of 2023: Northern Transmissions
• #31 Best Albums of 2023: Uproxx: Uproxx Music Critics Poll
• #35 Best Albums of 2023: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
• #38 The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Our Culture
• #47 50 Best Albums of 2023: Consequence
• #50 The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Pitchfork

• Top Albums of 2023: Maria Sherman: AP
• Top Ten Albums of 2023: Clémence Polès Farhang
• Best Albums of 2023: Jon Pareles: New York Times Another 20 worthwhile albums, alphabetically
• The 30 Best Albums of 2024: KCRW Honorable mention
• Best Music of 2023: Steve Erickson Runner-up
• Top 50 Albums of 2023: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop Honorable mention