albums of the year 2013

2013 IN MUSIC - RECORDS OF THE YEAR

 2013 WAS A GREAT YEAR FOR MUSIC. FROM THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC THAT HITS THIS LIST TO THE NODS OF MY HEAD MEANT FOR SAMPHA AND FUCK BUTTONS, YOU’RE IN FOR A TREAT IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOME RETROSPECT AND GO WANDER. MY GIG OF THE YEAR WAS DEFINITELY THE DODOS @ REVOLVER IN TAIPEI. INDIE FOLK AT ITS BEST!  MANY HEADS WILL THINK THE NATIONAL SHOULD’VE GONE AND WON THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR BUT THE TOP 3 SEEMED TO JUST SORT ITSEF OUT. UNTIL NEXT TIME WHICH AT THE TIME OF WRITING IS JUST A FEW DAYS. POO.

1.       BURIAL – RIVAL DEALERS

2.       FOREST SWORDS – ENGRAVINGS

3.       THE FIELD – CUPIDS HEAD

4.       THE NATIONAL – TROUBLE WILL FIND ME

5.       JAMES BLAKE – OVERGROWN

6.       BOARDS OF CANADA – TOMORROWS HARVEST

7.       NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS – PUSH THE SKY AWAY

8.       KURT VILE – WALKIN’ ON A PRETTY DAZE

9.       GHOSTFACE KILLAH – TWELVE REASONS TO DIE

10.   ELUVIUM – NIGHTMARE ENDING

11.    MBV – MBV

12.   VAMPIRE WEEKEND – MODERN VAMPIRES OF THE CITY

13.   DEAN BLUNT – THE REDEEMER

14.   INC. – NO WORLD

15.   DARKSIDE – PSYCHIC

16.   DEAN BLUNT – STONE ISLAND

17.   ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER – R PLUS SEVEN

18.   COLIN STETSON – NEW HISTORY WAREFARE VOL 3: TO SEE MORE LIGHT

19.   THE DODOS - CARRIER

20.   SAMPHA – DUAL EP

21.   JOHN TALABOT – DJ KICKS

22.   MATANA ROBERTS – COIN COIN CHAPTER 2

23.   LONE – AIRGLOW FIRES EP

24.   RHYE – THE FALL

25.   FUCK BUTTONS – SLOW FOCUS

26.   NEKO CASE – THE WORSE THINGS GET, THE HARDER I FIGHT……

27.   APPARAT – KRIED UND FRIEDEN (MUSIC FOR THEATRE)

28.   ATOMS FOR PEACE – ATOMS FOR PEACE

29.   DAFT PUNK – RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES

30.   JAMES HOLDEN – THE INHERITORS

31.   DUSTIN WONG – MEDITATION OF ECSTATIC ENERGY

32.   RUN THE JEWELS – RUN THE JEWELS (RTJ – RTJ)

33.   TORO Y MOI – ANYTHING IN RETURN

34.   PRIMAL SCREAM – MORE LIGHT

35.   JENNY HVAL – IMPS OF PERVERSION

36.   DELOREAN – APAR

37.   THE KNIFE – SHAKING THE HABITUAL

38.   LUCKY PIERRE – THE ISLAND COME TRUE

39.   BRITISH SEA POWER – FROM THE SEA TO THE LAND BEYOND

40.   JOHN WIZARDS – JOHN WIZARDS

41.   THE DIRTBOMBS OOEY GOOEY CHEWY BLOOEY

42.   BLONDES – SWISHER

43.   BOMBINO – NOMAD EP

44.   CLASIXX – HANGING GARDENS

45.   THE ROOTS & ELVIS COSTELLO – WISE UP GHOST

46.   BILL CALLAHAN – DREAM RIVER

47.   GHOSTPOET – SOME SAY I DO I SAY LIGHT

48.   THE MEN – NEW MOON

49.   PARQUET COURTS – LIGHT UP GOLD

50.   THUNDERCAT - APOCALYPSE