# What is the best indie album of the 2020s so far?

> From heartbreaking folk to boundary-pushing art rock, indie music in the 2020s has already produced some stunning records. Which one deserves the crown so far?

*By YPB Team · Published April 20, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-indie-album-of-the-2020s-so-far*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Punisher**
   Phoebe Bridgers' 2020 sophomore album, cementing her status as a generational indie songwriter with lush, emotionally shattering folk-pop.
2. **Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You**
   Big Thief's ambitious 2022 double album, sprawling across folk, country, and noise-rock with boundless warmth.
3. **Jubilee**
   Japanese Breakfast's 2021 joyful indie pop breakthrough, Michelle Zauner's most vibrant and celebratory work.
4. **The Record**
   boygenius' 2023 debut full-length, bringing together Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus for an indie rock supergroup triumph.
5. **Wet Leg**
   Wet Leg's 2022 self-titled debut, a witty and infectious indie rock record from the Isle of Wight duo.
6. **Home Video**
   Lucy Dacus' 2021 album, a razor-sharp collection of autobiographical indie rock songs about memory and adolescence.
7. **Rat Saw God**
   Wednesday's 2023 noisy alt-country album about Southern memory and heartbreak, a breakthrough for the North Carolina band.
8. **Sometimes, Forever**
   Soccer Mommy's 2022 album, blending 90s indie rock nostalgia with crystalline production and personal introspection.
9. **God Save the Animals**
   Alex G's 2022 album, a beautifully strange indie pop record exploring faith, love, and sonic experimentation.
10. **HEY WHAT**
   Low's 2021 album, a searingly distorted and beautiful late-career statement from the Minnesota minimalist duo.
11. **Shade**
   Grouper's 2021 collection of unreleased songs, meditative and otherworldly ambient folk from Liz Harris.
12. **Any Shape You Take**
   Indigo De Souza's 2021 album, a raw and emotionally vulnerable indie pop/rock record about love and identity.
13. **I Got Heaven**
   Mannequin Pussy's 2024 album, a sharp and emotionally intense indie punk record balancing aggression and vulnerability.
14. **Underdressed at the Symphony**
   Faye Webster's 2023 album, her most polished and emotionally resonant indie pop statement.
15. **songs**
   Adrianne Lenker's (Big Thief) 2020 intimate solo acoustic album recorded in a Massachusetts cabin during the COVID lockdown.

Tags: music, 2020s, rock, bands, indie