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
