“Indie” means a lot of different things when it comes to music these days, but for KGNU, it’s a celebration of diverse and eclectic sounds from independent artists across the globe.
Here KGNU’s Top 10 Indie albums released and played in 2023:
| Artist | Album | Label | |
| 1 | Surprise Chef | Friendship EP | Big Crown Records |
| 2 | Y La Bamba | Lucha | Tender Loving Empire |
| 3 | boygenius | The Record | Interscope |
| 4 | The Budos Band | Frontier’s Edge EP | Diamond West Records |
| 5 | Yo La Tengo | This Stupid World | Matador Records |
| 6 | Janelle Monáe | The Age Of Pleasure | Wondaland Productions |
| 7 | Jamila Woods | Water Made Us | Jagjaguwar |
| 8 | Adi Oasis | Lotus Glow | Unity Records |
| 9 | Kiltro | Underbelly | Self Released |
| 10 | Black Pumas | Chronicles of a Diamond | ATO |
See more top music lists from 2023 here.
