Good things come in small packages, and sometimes an EP gives the first or continued insight to why an artist is so special. From debut EPs to between-album specials, our 30 favorites EPs encompass a wide range of sounds and spectacles. Peep our list below, and if you missed our 50 favorite full-lengths, you can click through them there HERE.

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30. yaeji, EP2

29. Valley Queen, Destroyer – EP

28. SiR, Her Too

27. Earl St. Clair, My Name is Earl

26. ANOHNI, Paradise

25. Field Medic, If I Shout That the Revolutions in My Blind Heart Have Left Me on the Mend, Would I Still Have to Surrender to the Tides to Exorcise This Possession?

24. Fucked Up, Year of the Snake

23. Yucky Duster, Duster’s Lament

22. Delicate Steve, Cowboy Stories

21. Teamarrr, Thanks for the Chapstick*

20. Dazey and the Scouts, Maggot*

19. Alice Glass, Alice Glass

18. Matt Martians, The Drum Chord Theory

17. Billie Eilish, dont smile at me

16. Miya Folick, Give it to Me