Favorite Albums Of 2013

You know the spiel; Many albums were heard, many were not. Time was spent on a some, more than others, but that's the beauty with music, you have a lifetime to adapt to an album. Anyway, here's the list I've compiled for my Favorite Albums Of 2013. Please feel free to leave any comments/thoughts, or albums I might have overlooked. Happy Holidays everyone.



50. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety
49. Cults - Static
48. The Kissaway Trail - Breach
47. Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God
46. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
45. Young Galaxy - Ultramarine
44. Volcano Choir - Repave
43. Jamie Lidell - Jamie Lidell
42. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium
41. M.I.A. - Matangi
40. The Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
39. Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return
38. Porcelain Raft - Permanent Signal
37. Sigur Rós - Kveikur
36. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
35. Smith Westerns - Soft Will
34. Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle - Perils From The Sea
33. Gregory Alan Isakov - The Weatherman
32. Shout Out Louds - Optica
31. Rogue Wave - Nightingale Floors
30. Radiation City - Animals In The Median
29. Poliça - Shulamith
28. Josh Ritter - The Beast In Its Tracks
27. James Blake - Overgrown
26. Eluvium - Nightmare Ending
25. Empire Of The Sun - Ice On The Dune
24. Disclosure - Settle
23. Blue Hawaii - Untogether
22. Young Man - Beyond Was All Around Me
21. Yo La Tengo - Fade
20. The Shouting Matches - Grownass Man
19. Foals - Holy Fire
18. Junip - Junip
17. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
16. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
15. The Revival Hour - Scorpio Little Devil
14. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
13. The Boxer Rebellion - Promises
12. Son Lux - Lanterns
11. Rhye - Woman

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10. Atoms For Peace - Amok

09. Phoenix - Bankrupt!

08. Suuns - Images du Futur

07. Caveman - Caveman

06. Local Natives - Hummingbird

05. Lorde - Pure Heroine

04. Andrew Belle - Black Bear

03. Washed Out - Paracosm

02. Majical Cloudz - Impersonator

01. Night Beds - Country Sleep




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Favorite Songs Of 2013

Yet again, another solid year of music. Many songs caught my attention, but here are 100 of my Favorite Songs Of 2013.



100. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Under The Earth
99. The Joy Formidable - Cholla
98. The Avett Brothers - Another Is Waiting
97. Noah And The Whale - There Will Come A Time
96. Nine Inch Nails - Copy Of A
95. Stars - The Light
94. Bill Callahan - Javelin Unlanding
93. Darkstar - Amplified Ease
92. Ducktails - The Flower Lane
91. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Higgs Boson Blues
90. Frankie Rose - Minor Times
89. Toro Y Moi - Cake
88. Wild Belle - Shine
87. The Ruby Suns - Kingfisher Call Me
86. Neko Case - Calling Cards
85. Architecture In Helsinki - In The Future
84. CHVRCHES - Recover
83. Au Revoir Simone - Somebody Who
82. Dr. Dog - Broken Heart
81. Josh Ritter - Hopeful
80. Deerhunter - The Missing
79. Islands - Wave Forms
78. Blue Hawaii - Reaction II
77. Jagwar Ma - Did You Have To
76. Gauntlet Hair - Human Nature
75. Ejecta - Mistress
74. Portugal. The Man - Purple Yellow Red And Blue
73. Bloc Party - Obscene
72. Daughter - Youth
71. Rogue Wave - S(a)tan
70. The Kissaway Trail - Sarah Jevo
69. Braids - Amends
68. Son Lux - Lost It To Trying
67. Thomas Dybdahl - So Long
66. The Revival Hour - Run Away
65. Tired Pony - Punishment
64. Jim James - A New Life
63. Cut Copy - We Are Explorers
62. Fiction Family - Give Me Back My Girl
61. The Civil Wars - Dust To Dust
60. Jamie Lidell - What A Shame
59. On An On - Ghosts
58. The National - Don't Swallow The Cap
57. Still Life Still - Burial Suit
56. Sigur Rós - Stormur
55. The Boxer Rebellion - Diamonds
54. Phoenix - S.O.S. In Bel Air
53. Marika Hackman - Bath Is Black
52. Laura Mvula - Make Me Lovely
51. Man Man - Sparks
50. Eluvium - Entendre
49. Janelle Monáe - Dance Apocalyptic
48. The Head And The Heart - Shake
47. Kings Of Leon - Supersoaker
46. The Shouting Matches - Gallup, NM
45. Caveman - Shut You Down
44. HAIM - The Wire
43. Zero 7 - Don't Call It Love
42. White Denim - Pretty Green
41. Young Galaxy - What We Want
40. Born Ruffians - Needle
39. Guards - Silver Lining
38. Sky Ferreira - Love In Stereo
37. Smith Westerns - Idol
36. Shout Out Louds - Illusions
35. Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
34. Andrew Belle - Pieces
33. Yo La Tengo - I'll Be Around
32. Local Natives - Three Months
31. Midlake - The Old And The Young
30. Phantogram - Celebrating Nothing
29. Poliça - Chain My Name
28. Volcano Choir - Byegone
27. Night Beds - 22
26. Autre Ne Veut - Counting
25. James Blake - Retrograde
24. Franz Ferdinand - Right Action
23. Arcade Fire - We Exist
22. Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers
21. Lorde - White Teeth Teens
20. Foxygen - San Francisco
19. Young Man - Waterford
18. Divine Fits - Chained To Love
17. The Love Language - Calm Down
16. Suuns - Edie's Dream
15. Empire Of The Sun - Alive
14. Youth Lagoon - Dropla
13. Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
12. Atoms For Peace - Amok
11. Ivan & Alyosha - Running For Cover

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10. Radiation City - Foreign Bodies



09. Cults - High Road



08. HAERTS - All The Days



07. Junip - Your Life Your Call



06. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark)



05. Foals - My Number



04. Rhye - 3 Days



03. Villagers - Nothing Arrived



02. Washed Out - All I Know



01. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)






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Favorite Live Shows Of 2013

2013 was filled with many concerts. I would've loved to attend more and I'm sure I missed out on a good bunch, but I did attend some quality shows. Anyway, here's a list of My Favorite Live Shows Of 2013.



20. Gabe Liebowitz at Schubas (03.01.13)

19. Aidan Knight at Uncommon Ground (08.10.13)

18. Night Beds at SPACE (05.30.13)

17. Andrew Belle at Lincoln Hall (09.12.13)

16. Poliça at Metro (12.05.13)

15. Majical Cloudz at Schubas (08.12.13)

14. Caveman at Schubas (03.05.13)

13. Jamie Lidell at Lincoln Hall (04.06.13)

12. Father John Misty at Lincoln Hall (08.01.13)

11. Junip at Lincoln Hall (06.09.13)

10. Rogue Wave + Caveman at Lincoln Hall (06.28.13)

09. Efterklang at Lincoln Hall (03.19.13)

08. The Besnard Lakes + Suuns at Schubas (04.20.13)

07. Washed Out + HAERTS at Metro (09.13.13)

06. Shout Out Louds + HAERTS at Metro (05.16.13)

05. The Staves at Schubas (05.28.13)

04. Sigur Rós at UIC Pavilion (04.02.13)

03. Atoms For Peace at UIC Pavilion (10.02.13)

02. WHY? at Lincoln Hall (02.21.13)

01. The Postal Service at Metro (08.04.13)



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Pitchfork's Top Albums Of 2013

Pitchfork has shared its Top Albums Of 2013. Check it out below, along with its Top Tracks Of 2013, here.



50. Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
49. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
48. Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana
47. The Range - Nonfiction
46. M.I.A. - Matangi
45. Fuck Buttons - Slow Focus
44. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
43. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
42. Rhye - Woman
41. Mutual Benefit - Love's Crushing Diamond
40. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
39. A$AP Rocky - LongLiveA$AP
38. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
37. Jon Hopkins - Immunity
36. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
35. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
34. Forest Swords - Engravings
33. Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper
32. DJ Koze - Amygdala
31. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety
30. Deerhunter - Monomania
29. The Haxan Cloak - Excavation
29. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
27. Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight...
26. James Blake - Overgrown
25. Drake - Nothing Was the Same
24. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven
23. DJ Rashad - Double Cup
22. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
21. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
20. Jai Paul - Jai Paul
19. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
18. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
17. Haim - Days Are Gone
16. Bill Callahan - Dream River
15. Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time
14. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
13. Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze
12. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
11. Darkside - Psychic
10. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
09. Savages - Silence Yourself
08. Majical Cloudz - Impersonator
07. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
06. Deafheaven - Sunbather
05. Danny Brown - Old
04. My Bloody Valentine - mbv
03. Disclosure - Settle
02. Kanye West - Yeezus
01. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City



Honorable Mention

A$AP Ferg - Trap Lord
Burial - Rival Dealer [EP]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
Classixx - Hanging Gardens
Mikal Cronin - MCII
Death Grips - Government Plates
Grouper - The Man Who Died in His Boat
Tim Hecker - Virgins
Hiss Golden Messenger - Haw
James Holden - The Inheritors
Inter Arma - Sky Burial
Ka - The Night's Gambit
Kelela - Cut 4 Me
Logos - Cold Mission
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Perfect Pussy - I have lost all desire for feeling
The Flaming Lips - The Terror
Ty Segall - Sleeper
Thundercat - Apocalypse
William Tyler - Impossible Truth
Young Thug - 1017 Thug



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Chromewaves' Favorite Albums Of 2013

Frank from Chromewaves has shared his Favorite Albums Of 2013. Check it out below.


(In Alphabetical Order)

David Bowie - The Next Day [Columbia]
Anna Calvi - One Breath [Domino]
Daughter - If You Leave [4AD/Glassnote]
The Deer Tracks - The Archer Trilogy Pt 3 [The Control Group]
Lanterns On The Lake - Until The Colours Run [Bella Union]
My Bloody Valentine - m b v [MBV]
The National - Trouble Will Find Me [4AD]
Caitlin Rose - The Stand-In [ATO]
Suede - Bloodsports [Columbia]
Yamantaka - Sonic Titan / Uzu [Paper Bag]



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Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good Posted Best Albums Of 2013

Taylor and friends, over at Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good, have shared their Best Albums Of 2013. Check it out below.



25. Washed Out - Paracosm
24. Iron & Wine - Ghost On Ghost
23. London Grammar - If You Wait
22. Kurt Vile - Wakin on A Pretty Daze
21. of Montreal - Lousy With Sylvianbriar
20. Young Galaxy - Ultramarine
19. Kanye West - Yeezus
18. San Fermin - San Fermin
17. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium
16. Mikal Cronin - MCII
15. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
14. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
13. Disclosure - Settle
12. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind
11. David Bowie - The Next Day
10. CHVRCHES - The Bones Of What You Believe
09. Youth Lagoon - Wondrous Bughouse
08. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
07. Phoenix - Bankrupt!
06. Sigur Rós - Kveikur
05. Yo La Tengo - Fade
04. Moonface - Julia With Blue Jeans On
03. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
02. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
01. The National - Trouble Will Find Me



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NPR's Favorite Albums Of 2013

NPR has shared its Favorite Albums Of 2013. Check it out below.



(In Alphabetical Order)

Bill Callahan - Dream River
Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
Bombino - Nomad
Brandy Clark - 12 Stories
Bryan Ferry Orchestra - The Jazz Age
Buika - La Noche Mas Larga
Caleb Burhans - Evensong
Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap
Daniel Avery - Drone Logic
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Brooklyn Babylon
Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, Owen Pallett & Shara Worden - David Lang: Death Speaks
Dawn Of Midi - Dysnomia
Dawn Upshaw & Maria Schneider - Maria Schneider: Winter Morning Walks
Deafheaven - Sunbather
DJ Koze - Amygdala
The Flaming Lips - The Terror
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit
HAIM - Days Are Gone
In Solitude - Sister
Isabelle Faust & Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding, Conductor - Bartok: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
James Blake - Overgrown
Jason Isbell - Southeastern
John Legend - Love In The Future
John Luther Adams - Inuksuit
Juana Molina - Wed 21
Ka - The Night's Gambit
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
Kanye West - Yeezus
La Santa Cecilia - Treinta Dias
La Vida Boheme - Sera
Latvian Radio Choir/Sigvards Klava - Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
Laura Mvula - Sing To The Moon
Livity Sound - Livity Sound
Lucius - Wildewoman
Mala Rodruguez - Bruja
Pedrito Martinez Group - Pedrito Martinez Group
Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
Rhye - Woman
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels
San Fermin - San Fermin
Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time
Starlito & Don Trip - Step Brothers 2
Tim Hecker - Virgins
Valerie June - Pushin' Against A Stone
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
Van-Anh Vanessa Vo - Three-Mountain Pass
Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
Wayne Shorter - Without A Net
William Onyeabor - Who Is William Onyeabor?



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Gorilla vs. Bear's Favorite Albums Of 2013

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40. Laurel Halo - Chance of Rain
39. Lee Bannon - Never/mind/the/darkness/of/it…
38. CFCF - Outside
37. Young Galaxy - Ultramarine
36. Death Grips - Government Plates
35. SZA - S
34. Tinashe - Black Water
33. Still Corners - Strange Pleasures
32. Empress Of - Systems
31. Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return
30. $3.33 - $.
29. DJ Rashad - Double Cup
28. Classixx - Hanging Gardens
27. Darkside - Psychic
26. Rich Homie Quan - Still Goin In / I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In
25. Cuushe - Butterfly Case
24. Ariana Grande - Yours Truly
23. Quasimoto - Yessir Whatever
22. Dean Blunt - The Redeemer
21. Haerts - Hemiplegia + remixes
20. Knx. - Anthology
19. Recycle Culture - In Transit
18. Charli XCX - True Romance
17. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
16. Postiljonen - Skyer
15. Various - After Dark 2
14. White Denim - Corsicana Lemonade
13. Arca - &&&&&
12. Pure Bathing Culture - Moon Tides
11. Grouper - The Man Who Died In His Boat
10. Fka Twigs - EP2
09. Jai Paul - leaked demos
08. Diana - Perpetual Surrender
07. Blue Hawaii - Untogether
06. Ejecta - Dominae
05. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven
04. Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper (2012)
03. Julianna Barwick - Nepenthe
02. Danny Brown - Old
01. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety



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NME's Favorite Albums Of 2013

NME has shared its Favorite Albums Of 2013 list. Check it out below.



50. James Blake - Overgrown
49. Daughter - If You Leave
48. Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
47. King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
46. Primal Scream - More Light
45. Future Of The Left - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident
44. Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana
43. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual
42. Cate Le Bon - Mug Museum
41. The Strokes - Comedown Machine
40. Fuck Buttons - Slow Focus
39. The Julie Ruin - Run Fast
38. Courtney Barnett - The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas
37. Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze
36. Deap Vally - Sistrionix
35. Bill Callahan - Dream River
34. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
33. Tegan And Sara - Heartthrob
32. Palma Violets - 180
31. Merchandise - Totale Nite
30. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito
29. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
28. These New Puritans - Field Of Reeds
27. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
26. Factory Floor - Factory Floor
25. Haim - Days Are Gone
24. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
23. Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe
22. Deerhunter - Monomania
21. Iceage - You're Nothing
20. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
19. Disclosure - Settle
18. Hookworms - Pearl Mystic
17. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
16. Jagwar Ma - Howlin'
15. Peace - In Love
14. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
13. Drenge - Drenge
12. MIA - Matangi
11. Jon Hopkins - Immunity
10. David Bowie - The Next Day
09. Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
08. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
07. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
06. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
05. Savages - Silence Yourself
04. Foals - Holy Fire
03. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
02. Kanye West - Yeezus
01. Arctic Monkeys - AM



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Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2013

Stereogum has posted its Favorite Albums Of 2013 list. Check it out below.



50. Phosphorescent - Muchacho [Dead Oceans]
49. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience Pt. 1 [RCA]
48. Carcass - Surgical Steel [Nuclear Blast]
47. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP [ASAP Worldwide/Polo Grounds/RCA]
46. Yo La Tengo - Fade [Matador]
45. Youth Lagoon - Wondrous Bughouse [Fat Possum]
44. A$AP Ferg - Trap Lord [ASAP Worldwide/Polo Grounds/RCA]
43. Cassie - RockaByeBaby [Bad Boy]
42. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety [Mexican Summer]
41. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady [Wondaland/Bad Boy]
40. Pharmakon - Abandon [Sacred Bones]
39. Pure Bathing Culture - Moon Tides [Memphis/Partisan]
38. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual [Rabid]
37. Forest Swords - Engravings [Tri Angle]
36. Julia Holter - Loud City Song [Domino]
35. Gorguts - Colored Sands [Season of Mist]
34. Yuck - Glow & Behold [Fat Possum]
33. The Field - Cupid's Head [Kompakt]
32. Iceage - You're Nothing [Matador]
31. Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana [Carpark]
30. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus 7 [Warp]
29. Phoenix - Bankrupt! [Glassnote/Atlantic]
28. Drake - Nothing Was The Same [Cash Money]
27. The National - Trouble Will Find Me [4AD]
26. Migos - YRN [Self-released]
25. Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks [Polydor]
24. Bill Callahan - Dream River [Drag City]
23. Deerhunter - Monomania [4AD]
22. Superchunk - I Hate Music [Merge]
21. Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe [Virgin/Goodbye]
20. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe [Domino]
19. Tegan And Sara - Heartthrob [Warner Bros.]
18. Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap [Self-released]
17. Windhand - Soma [Relapse]
16. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt [Don Giovanni]
15. Kvelertak - Meir [Sony Music Scandinavia/Roadrunner]
14. Savages - Silence Yourself [Matador/Pop Noire]
13. Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze [Matador]
12. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels [Fool's Gold]
11. Volcano Choir - Repave [Jagjaguwar]
10. Arcade Fire - Reflektor [Merge]
09. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories [Columbia]
08. HAIM - Days Are Gone [Polydor]
07. Danny Brown - Old [Fool's Gold]
06. Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time [Capitol]
05. My Bloody Valentine - m b v [Self-released]
04. Disclosure - Settle [Cherrytree]
03. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City [XL]
02. Deafheaven - Sunbather [Deathwish]
01. Kanye West - Yeezus [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam]



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Jason Bentley's Top 10 Albums Of 2013

Music director and host of KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, Jason Bentley, has shared his Top 10 Albums Of 2013. Check them out below.



10. Queens of the Stone Age – ...Like Clockwork [Matador]
09. Mayer Hawthorne – Where Does This Door Go [Republic]
08. Atoms For Peace – Amok [XL]
07. Jagwar Ma – Howlin [Mom + Pop]
06. Toro Y Moi – Anything In Return [Carpark]
05. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Live From KCRW [Bad Seed Ltd]
04. Jim James – Regions of Light and Sound of God [ATO]
03. Phoenix – Bankrupt! [Glassnote]
02. Laura Mvula – Sing to the Moon [RCA]
01. Arcade Fire – Reflektor [Merge]



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Rolling Stone's Favorite Albums Of 2013

Rolling Stone has shared its Favorite Albums Of 2013 list. Check it out below.



50. Beck - Song Reader
49. The Flaming Lips - The Terror
48. Fuck Buttons - Slow Focus
47. MIA - Matangi
46. Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
45. Avicii - True
44. Valerie June - Pushin' Against a Stone
43. Savages - Silence Yourself
42. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
41. J Cole - Born Sinner
40. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt
39. Keith Urban - Fuse
38. Kurt Vile - Walkin on a Pretty Daze
37. The So-So Glos - Blowout
36. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
35. Best Coast - Fade Away EP
34. Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You
33. Pusha T - My Name is My Name
32. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe
31. Haim - Days Are Gone
30. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
29. Bombino - Nomad
28. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
27. Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
26. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
25. Elton John - The Diving Board
24. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
23. My Bloody Valentine - MBV
22. Phoenix - Entertainment
21. Sky Ferreira - Night Time My Time
20. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
19. Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks
18. Ashley Monroe - Like a Rose
17. Danny Brown - Old
16. David Bowie - The Next Day
15. Atoms for Peace - AMOK
14. Drake - Nothing Was The Same
13. Disclosure - Settle
12. Jake Bugg - S/T
11. Parquet Courts - Tally All the Things That You Broke
10. John Fogerty - Wrote a Song for Everyone
09. Arctic Monkeys - AM
08. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
07. Lorde - Pure Heroine
06. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
05. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
04. Paul McCartney - New
03. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
02. Kanye West - Yeezus
01. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City



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Paste Announce Favorite Albums Of 2013

Paste has shared its 50 Best Albums Of 2013. Check it out below.



50. Dr. Dog - B-Room
49. Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana
48. Frank Turner - Tape Deck Heart
47. The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow
46. Eleanor Friedberger - Personal Record
45. Cayucas - Big Foot
44. Charles Bradley - Victim of Love
43. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
42. Cass McCombs - Big Wheel & Others
41. Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse
40. The Haxan Cloak - Excavation
39. of Montreal - lousy with sylvianbriar
38. Danny Brown - Old
37. Typhoon - White Lighter
36. Lorde - Pure Heroine
35. Youth Lagoon - Wondrous Bughouse
34. Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
33. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety
32. Rhye - Woman
31. King Khan & the Shrines - Idle No More
30. Local Natives - Hummingbird
29. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
28. Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
27. Bill Callahan - Dream River
26. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
25. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
24. M.I.A. - Matangi
23. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
22. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium
21. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
20. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
19. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
18. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
17. Volcano Choir - Repave
16. Kanye West - Yeezus
15. Daft Punk - Random Acces Memories
14. Savages - Silence Yourself
13. Lucius - Wildewoman
12. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
11. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
10. Haim - Days Are Gone
09. El-P and Killer Mike - Run the Jewels
08. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe
07. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
06. Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze
05. Deerhunter - Monomania
04. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
03. Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
02. Mikal Cronin - MCII
01. Phosphorescent - Muchacho



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SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2013

SPIN has shared its 50 Best Albums of 2013. Check it out below.



50. Drake - Nothing Was the Same
49. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
48. Body/Head - Coming Apart
47. Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You
46. Pusha T - My Name is My Name
45. Superchunk - I Hate Music
44. William Tyler - Impossible Truth
43. Death Grips - Government Plates
42. James Holden - The Inheritors
41. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
40. Bill Callahan - Dream River
39. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
38. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
37. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
36. Kelela - Cut 4 Me
35. Ashley Monroe - Like A Rose
34. Kvelertak - Meir
33. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
32. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
31. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
30. 2 Chainz - B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time
29. Rudimental - Home
28. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
27. Migos - Young Rich Niggas
26. Rhye - Woman
25. Caitlin Rose - The Stand-In
24. DJ Rashad - I Don't Give a Fuck EP
23. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven
22. Deafheaven - Sunbather
21. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
20. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
19. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
18. Mikal Cronin - MCII
17. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
16. Omar Souleyman - Wenu Wenu
15. Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks
14. The Haxan Cloak - Excavation
13. Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob
12. Danny Brown - Old
11. M.I.A. - Matangi
10. Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze
09. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
08. Ka - The Night's Gambit
07. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
06. Tim Hecker - Virgins
05. Disclosure - Settle
04. Haim - Days Are Gone
03. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires in the City
02. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
01. Kanye West - Yeezus



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Q's Favorite Albums Of 2013

Q Magazine has shared its Top 50 Albums Of 2013. Check it out below.



50. Mazzy Star - Seasons of Your Day
49. Primal Scream - More Light
48. Cate Le Bon - Mug Museum
47. The Strokes - Comedown Machine
46. James Blake - Overgrown
45. Sigur Ros - Kveikur
44. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt
43. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
42. These New Puritans - Field of Reeds
41. Neon Neon - Praxis Makes Perfect
40. Run the Jewels - S/T
39. Alunageorge - Body Music
38. Goldfrapp - Tales of Us
37. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
36. Kurt Vile - Walkin on a Pretty Daze
35. Devendra Banhart - Mala
34. Prefab Sprout - Crimson Red
33. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
32. Savages - Silence Yourself
31. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
30. Pet Shop Boys - Electric
29. Daniel Avery - Drone Logic
28. Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
27. Bill Callahan - Dream River
26. Kanye West - Yeezus
25. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
24. Empire of the Sun - Ice on the Dune
23. Disclosure - Settle
22. Suede - Bloodsports
21. Palma Violets - 180
20. Biffy Clyro - Opposites
19. Factory Floor - S/T
18. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
17. Matthew E White - Big Inner
16. Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon
15. Foals - Holy Fire
14. Queens of the Stone Age - Like Clockwork
13. Steve Mason - Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time
12. My Bloody Valentine - MBV
11. Jagwar Ma - Howlin'
10. Haim - Days Are Gone
09. John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts
08. Bill Ryder Jones - A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart
07. Cass McCombs - Big Wheel and Others
06. Manic Street Preachers - Rewind the Film
05. Jon Hopkins - Immunity
04. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
03. David Bowie - The Next Day
02. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
01. Arctic Monkeys - AM



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Mojo's Favorite Albums Of 2013

Mojo has shared its Favorite Albums Of 2013. Check it out below.



50. Time is a Mountain - S/T
49. Tim Hecker - Virgins
48. The Flaming Lips - The Terror
47. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
46. Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
45. These New Puritans - Fields of Reeds
44. Johnny Marr - The Messenger
43. Haim - Days Are Gone
42. Paul McCartney - New
41. Goldfrapp - Tales of Us
40. Black Sabbath - 13
39. Roy Harper - Man & Myth
38. Kanye West - Yeezus
37. Cate Le Bon - Mug Museum
36. Low - The Invisible Way
35. Midlake - Antiphon
34. Karen Gwyer - Needs Continuum
33. Billy Bragg - Tooth & Nail
32. Glenn Jones - My Garden State
31. Elvis Costello and The Roots - Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs
30. Primal Scream - More Light
29. John Hopkins - Immunity
28. Manic Street Preachers - Rewind the Film
27. Disclosure - Settle
26. Villagers - {Awayland}
25. James Blake - Overgrown
24. Eleanor Friedberger - Personal Record
23. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
22. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
21. Mavis Staples - One True Vine
20. Pet Shop Boys - Electric
19. Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon
18. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
17. Charles Bradley - Victim of Love
16. Factory Floor - Factory Floor
15. Queens of the Stone Age - Like Clockwork
14. Holden - Inheritors
13. My Bloody Valentine - MBV
12. Prefab Sprout - Crimson Red
11. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
10. John Murry - The Graceless Age
09. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
08. Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle - Perils from the Sea
07. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
06. Deerhunter - Monomania
05. John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts
04. Arctic Monkeys - AM
03. David Bowie - The Next Day
02. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
01. Bill Callahan - Dream River



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Favorite Albums Of 2013 So Far

Summer has arrived and we're basically half way through the year. Many albums have been heard, many unfortunately have not, but I'm confident in saying that these are my Favorite Albums Of 2013 So Far. Please feel free to share any thoughts and or recommendations.



30. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II

29. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away

28. Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return

27. Josh Ritter - The Beast In Its Tracks

26. Jamie Lidell - Jamie Lidell

25. Foals - Holy Fire

24. Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God

23. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City

22. Suuns - Images du Futur

21. Shout Out Louds - Optica

20. James Blake - Overgrown

19. Empire Of The Sun - Ice On The Dune

18. Radiation City - Animals In The Median

17. Eluvium - Nightmare Ending

16. The Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO

15. Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle - Perils From The Sea

14. Yo La Tengo - Fade

13. Young Man - Beyond Was All Around Me

12. Rhye - Woman

11. Junip - Junip

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10. The Shouting Matches - Grownass Man

09. Sigur Rós - Kveikur

08. The Boxer Rebellion - Promises

07. Phoenix - Bankrupt!

06. Caveman - Caveman

05. Majical Cloudz - Impersonator

04. Night Beds - Country Sleep

03. The National - Trouble Will Find Me

02. Local Natives - Hummingbird

01. Atoms For Peace - Amok



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