KOOL ROCK RADIO ► 50 BEST EPS OF 2023 (A to Z)

Over the past three decades and with the digital era reshaping everything, the EP—a musical recording that is longer than a single but shorter than a full-length album—has become increasingly significant, standing out as a versatile and strategic choice for not only rising artists but veterans too. We have heard some amazing EPs this year that cover a wide range of genres, including post punk, new wave, synthpop, dreampop, indie rock, indie dance, next wave, minimal wave, electronic music, techno and more. Some of these EPs are from up-and-coming bands and artists that have left us wanting more, while others are from well-known acts that never cease to surprise us. So, without further ado, here’s the list of the 50 Best EPs of 2023, curated by Kool Rock Radio’s staff and listed in alphabetical order.

KOOL ROCK RADIO ► 50 BEST EPS OF 2022 (A to Z)

1. AUS!Funkt ► ‘Psychosomatic Twitch’ EP [art-disco/post punk/electro]
2. Black Mental ► ‘Have A Nice Day’ EP (Rotten City Records) [electronic/dark-disco/leftfield/minimal wave]
3. Casket Cassette ► ‘Chainless‘ EP [post punk/darkwave]
4. CD Ghost ► ‘Vignette I‘ EP [indie rock/post-punk]
5. CIEL ► ‘Make it Better / Rather Be Alone’ Double EP (Jazz Life Records) [indie/alt]
6. COOL HEAT ► ‘Permanence‘ EP (Spirit Goth Records) [bedroom pop/dream pop/jangle pop/lofi]
7. Dead Leaf Echo ► ‘BOO‘ EP (PaperCup Music) [shoegaze/nouveau wave]
8. Death By Denim ► ‘My House is a Club‘ EP [rock/synth/indie]
9. Dina Summer ► ‘Rimini Remixes’ EP + ‘Rimini – Versioni Discoteca’ (Iptamenos Discos) [electronic]
10. Donzii ► ‘For the People’ EP [no-wave/post-punk]
11. Drab Majesty ► ‘An Object in Motion‘ EP (Dais Records) [goth/new wave/post-punk]
12. Drunken Kong ► ‘In Your Mind’ EP (Tronic) + ‘I Want to See’ EP (Drumcode) [electronic/techno]
13. Dutch Experts ► ‘Bound by This‘ EP [new wave shoegaze synthpop]
14. Fawns Of Love ► ‘Momentary‘ EP (Glass Modern) [dreampop/shoegaze/post punk]
15. Fine China ► ‘Eyes In The Water‘ EP [pop]
16. Floral Image ► ‘So Synthesised‘ EP [neo-psych/psych pop]
17. Gemma Cullingford / Luke Wright ► ‘FOMO‘ EP (Elmo Records) [electronic/dance]
18. Guest Singer ► ‘Divine Psychic Hotline‘ EP (MNRK) [indie/synth wave]
19. Hallan ► ‘The Noise of a Firing Gun‘ EP (Nice Swan Records) [indie rock/alt/post punk]
20. Handful of Snowdrops ► ‘Gabrielle [35th anniversary]’ EP
21. Heartworms ► ‘A Comforting Notion’ EP (Speedy Wunderground) [post punk/alternative]
22. Ignacio Arfeli ► ‘No Machine’ EP [electronic/techno]
23. Kalipo ► ‘An der Stra​ß​e gegen​ü​ber‘ EP + ‘WUT‘ EP (Iptamenos Discos)  [electronic/disco/techno/indie dance]
24. LAWN CHAIR ► ‘Eat The Beans And Wear The Jeans!‘ EP [art punk]
25. Local Suicide & Curses ► ‘Magia’ EP (Iptamenos Disco) + Local Suicide & Skelesys ► ‘In Space We Roam‘ EP (Iptamenos Discos) [electronic/techno]
26. Madeline Goldstein ► ‘Other World’ EP (à La Carte Records) [synthwave/synthpop/indie electronic]
27. Media Giant ► ‘Market Research‘ EP (Brace Yourself Records) [art pop/alt]
28. Night Drive ► ‘Position II‘ EP [future wave/synth pop]
29. Nuxx Vomica ► ‘FTEV‘ EP (Synthicide) [electronic/synthwave/techno] –Mar 14
30. Panther Modern ► ‘Deluxe’ EP [electronic/punk/techno]
31. Paradox Obscur ► ‘Afterhours’ EP [minimal synth/cold wave]
32. PC World ► ‘Infinite Dream Weapon’ EP (DKA Records) [EBM/synth-punk]
33. POL ► ‘Pol’ EP (new wave)
34. Priestgate ► ‘One Shade Darker‘ EP (Lucky Number Mirror Music) [dream-punk]
35. Saloon Dion ► ‘Muckers’ EP (Mucker Records) [ritpop/post punk/alt]
36. She Lies ► ‘I Am Out‘ EP (Exlove Records)  [nu disco/post-punk/electronic/synthwave]
37. She’s In Parties ► ‘End Scene‘ EP (Submarine Cat) [dreampop/shoegaze]
38. Stay Lunar ► ‘when the sun sets’ EP [bedroom pop/ indie pop]
39. Suburban Spell ► ‘Falling Down’ EP [synthwave/darkpop/coldwave/electronic]
40. ULTRA SUNN  ► ‘Kill Your Idols‘ EP (Fleisch Records) [coldwave/EBM]
41. Ultrasaturated ► ‘Universal Hologram’ EP [dream pop new wave post-punk]
42. Underground System ► ‘Looking In’ EP (Razor-N-Tape) [indie dance]
43. Vincent Christ ► ‘Galore‘ EP + ‘Cool Judas‘ EP [indie rock/new wave/glam/post-punk]
44. Violentene ► ‘Human Drama‘ EP [synth wave/minimal synth/shoegaze]
45. WAASH ► ‘WAASH’ EP (Light Organ Records) [indie/alt]
46. Walter Frosch ► ‘A Sea Of Broken Light’ EP [lo-fi/wave/disco]
47. Waves Crashing ► ‘Ancora‘ EP (Shore Dive Records) [indie pop/dream pop]
48. Wishy ► ‘Paradise’ EP (Winspear) [indie/alt/dreampop]
49. Yotam Russo ► ‘How To Spell Rhythm’ EP (Rotten City Records) [electronic/indie dance]
50. Youth Sector ► ‘Quarrels‘ EP (Dance To The Radio) [art-rock]

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KOOL ROCK RADIO BEST EPS OF 2023