2013 albums

[Cymro2011]

I've changed my mind about 2013. It sucks a lot less than I first though.

[Guest]

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BJ The Chicago Kid - the singer who's blessed bangers from Kendrick Lamar and Freddie Gibbs and who was responsible for 2012's excellent Pineapple Now-Laters - has released a free Christmas EP. I'm listening now and it's lovely. Highly recommended to anybody feeling in the spirit right now (or even those that aren't - this might help you get there). Enjoy.

[Defago]

Well, with 2013 ending and the BEAMAs coming up I thought I'd post up a few of the lesser known albums I enjoyed. You can also check out my (still in progress) 2013 chart, which while nowhere near as complete as some others, still could have a few things you might enjoy.

AotY) The Island Come True - L. Pierre

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Amazing ambient album from ex-Arab Strap Lucky Pierre. Constant goosebumps throughout, The Island creates a very emotional yet eerie and haunting soundscape. The use of samples is precise, the instrumental bits sparse but delicious, and the whole island "concept" behind it all keeps the thing tied together without becoming annoying, but adding a new dimension to the piece.

1) Ajnabi - Ajnabi



Great post-rock/ambient album from Meccalecca's label. Pretty melodic for the genre, feels kind of like what Kevin Shields would sound if he wasn't doing shoegaze but ambient, IMO. Interesting use of synthesizers and samples.

2) Cover Versions - Andrew Pekler



Heavily sample-based glitch. Evokes many different emotions and attempts varied textures and atmosphere throughout the album. Pekler did a surgical job at editing each and every sample, and piercing the whole thing together. Pretty friendly for a glitch album, still.

3) II - Follakzoid

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Catchy chilean space krautrock. Great music for slowing down for a bit, the repetitive, slower tempo has helped me focus on studying through the year. Focus on textures and rhythm more than on melody.

4) Som Sakrifis - Mohammad

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Look up the album of the week thread for info about this one. Excellent acoustic drone by the Greek trio.

5) Sky Burial - Rice Cultivation Society

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Fun indie folk, with an artsy touch. I know it's mostly a stale genre by 2013, but these guys give it a breath of fresh air. Once again by Meccalecca's own.

6) Hit Vibes - Saint Pepsi

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The best of Saint Pepsi's multiple albums this year. Very catchy, very sample heavy dance music. Has a very fun and careless feeling all throughout it.

[Antonio-Pedro]

Dammm I Guess i Just have listened to i guess 45 albums o f 2013
i am living in the past
i need to get updated
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[CatchSpoon]

A very preliminary top 25 for me:

Phosphorescent - Muchacho
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Ra Ra Riot – Beta Love
HAIM Days Are Gone
Run the jewels
20 MGMT - MGMT
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push The Sky
Flaming Lips The Terror
CHVRCHES - the bones of what you believe
Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words…
15 Queens of the stone age - Like Clockwork…
Justin Timberlake – the 20/20 Experience
Arctic Monkeys AM
Phoenix – Bankrupt!
Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
10 David Bowie - The Next Day
Drake – Nothing Was the Same
Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder …
Foxygen
Volcano choir - repave
The national trouble will find me
Chance the Rapper - Acidrap
Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City
2 Kanye West - Yeezus
1 Arcade Fire - Reflektor

[JMan]

Now that I'm about to complete my 60's chart, I think I'll go through here for 2013 recommendations.

Plus, the new Phoenix album's pretty good. Not great, but worth it.

[RockyRaccoon]

[Revolution909]

The Top 25 Albums of 2013 by Revolution909



25. Kanye West - Yeezus





24. Burial - Rival Dealer





23. Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap






22. Disclosure - Settle





21. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe





20. Youth Lagoon - Wondrous Bughouse





19. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe





18. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual





17. Baths - Obsidian





16. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience





15. Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ





14. Charli XCX - True Romance





13. Arcade Fire - Reflektor





12. Jon Hopkins - Immunity





11. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest





10. Rhye - Woman





9. The Field - Cupid's Head





8. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels





7. Julianna Barwick - Nepenthe





6. The Range - Nonfiction





5. Kelela - Cut 4 Me





4. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories





3. HAIM - Days Are Gone





2. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven





1. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady






*EDIT* Reading over this list makes me feel quite happy on the inside that 2013 was really excellent for me from a musical perspective. Some of my absolute favourite music is represented here.