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41.

6 Feet Beneath The Moon 

 King Krule

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"i can't stop listening to this!"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

838

Rank in 2013:

41

Rank in 2010s:

321

Overall Rank:

1,976

Average Rating:

 76 (155 votes)

Comments:

12

42.

The Electric Lady 

 Janelle Monáe

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"Janelle killed it on this one. I think she showed definite improvement in her songwriting and furthered her pop aesthetic while still maintaining her R&B/funk roots of The ArchAndroid. The songs don't flow as seamlessly as they do on the first album, but there are so many stand-out songs here tha...""Janelle killed it on this one. I think she showed definite improvement in her songwriting and furthered her pop aesthetic while still maintaining her R&B/funk roots of The ArchAndroid. The songs don't flow as seamlessly as they do on the first album, but there are so many stand-out songs here that it makes this work in its own right. While I certainly enjoyed The ArchAndroid, the flow of that album made some of the songs comparatively a little less memorable due to their similarity. Not here. Practically every song on here is terrific, which is hard to pull off on albums with this type of length and ambition. I think Janelle Monae showed her true talent on this and successfully utilized a multitude of genres. Love the instrumentation here, especially the guitar solos. Extremely catchy, very creative, and high replay value. Can't wait to see what she does next. Favorite tracks: "Givin' Em What They Love," "Prime Time," "Dance Apocalyptic," "Victory," "What An Experience.""  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

830

Rank in 2013:

42

Rank in 2010s:

324

Overall Rank:

1,993

Average Rating:

 77 (257 votes)

Comments:

17

43.

Monomania 

 Deerhunter

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"Easily Deerhunters best work since Cryptograms. They bring together all the rage and intensity that they've been restraining all these years, while combining that with the hooks and song structure from Microcastle. What comes out is my album of the year."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

809

Rank in 2013:

43

Rank in 2010s:

333

Overall Rank:

2,034

Average Rating:

 75 (304 votes)

Comments:

29

44.

Tomorrow's Harvest 

 Boards Of Canada

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"I've been a Boards of Canada fan for a very long time, and Geogaddi will always be one of my favorite records ever. I remember walking with my friend really late on 4/20 earlier this year talking about if BoC would finally drop an album this year, and then the next day the whole numbers thing sta...""I've been a Boards of Canada fan for a very long time, and Geogaddi will always be one of my favorite records ever. I remember walking with my friend really late on 4/20 earlier this year talking about if BoC would finally drop an album this year, and then the next day the whole numbers thing started, which led to the new album news. Well, even though it streamed I waited until my order came in and a group of friends and I got together and listened to it at night. I loved it, and I'm still replaying it to absorb it. Boards of Canada changed just enough to stay interesting, but kept enough to keep to their roots. I was very impressed. This is a great record, very great. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

805

Rank in 2013:

44

Rank in 2010s:

335

Overall Rank:

2,046

Average Rating:

 76 (285 votes)

Comments:

15

45.

Once I Was An Eagle 

 Laura Marling

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"This album is just impressive. First of all, it’s sixteen tracks long, which is certainly ambitious for a folk album, and, perhaps even more ambitious for a folk album, it’s somewhat of a concept album. It’s not a concept album in that there’s some kind of running theme throughout the album, or s...""This album is just impressive. First of all, it’s sixteen tracks long, which is certainly ambitious for a folk album, and, perhaps even more ambitious for a folk album, it’s somewhat of a concept album. It’s not a concept album in that there’s some kind of running theme throughout the album, or some kind of story that’s being told, but it’s divided up into two pretty distinct parts. The first seven tracks on the album are slow, somewhat introspective songs that all kind of blend in together, having virtually no break between songs, one song flowing right into another. The apex of this part is certainly “Master Hunter" where things start to get really loud and then a powerful ending with “Devil’s Resting Place" before you get a breath with “Interlude". Then, after that, things get happier, much happier, and the album starts to sound more like a modern-day Joni Mitchell album than anything else. It’s really solid, a well-written, well-played album. Very sparse, instrumentally, but the instruments placed in by producer Ethan Johns are specifically put in at the exact right places, whether it be strings, organ or drums, they’re all meticulously placed to create the right sound."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

799

Rank in 2013:

45

Rank in 2010s:

341

Overall Rank:

2,061

Average Rating:

 76 (214 votes)

Comments:

19

46.

Ceres & Calypso In The Deep Time 

 Candy Claws

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"It's so richly dense in texture and sound that it is quite mesmerizing. The vocals at times feel a bit too samey but there is enough variety in the melodies that it does not take much away from the experience."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

768

Rank in 2013:

46

Rank in 2010s:

355

Overall Rank:

2,136

Average Rating:

 76 (103 votes)

Comments:

10

47.

Evil Friends 

 Portugal. The Man

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"Awesome job. Portugal. The Man keeps trying new stuff without abandoning their sound, and Danger Mouse helped a lot on this one, making a great and catchy album. Creep In a T-Shirt, Evil Friends, Plastic Soldiers, PYR&B are some of the stand-out tracks, Smile is a perfect way to finish it."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

719

Rank in 2013:

47

Rank in 2010s:

360

Overall Rank:

2,244

Average Rating:

 74 (178 votes)

Comments:

5

48.

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Night Time, My Time 

 Sky Ferreira

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"Equal parts Madonna and Sleigh Bells, Ferreira's debut is packed with the kind of 80s influenced anthems that mall dreams are made. Kool."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

652

Rank in 2013:

48

Rank in 2010s:

390

Overall Rank:

2,423

Average Rating:

 73 (173 votes)

Comments:

11

49.

Field Of Reeds 

 These New Puritans

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"This album is incredibly interesting to listen to. You have to be impressed by the sheer scope of it. I mean, These New Puritans use just about every instrument you can imagine, this album is almost like a minimalistic symphony of sorts. TNP keep kind of reinventing themselves over each album. Th...""This album is incredibly interesting to listen to. You have to be impressed by the sheer scope of it. I mean, These New Puritans use just about every instrument you can imagine, this album is almost like a minimalistic symphony of sorts. TNP keep kind of reinventing themselves over each album. This is their third, their first album since 2010’s “Hidden". It’s definitely interesting, the composition and everything. There are moments where the album gets a bit slow, but there are also some moments that are just beautiful. The organ in “Organ Eternal", for example, is beautifully done. It’s a pretty good album, it’ll definitely keep you intrigued for the most part."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

623

Rank in 2013:

49

Rank in 2010s:

403

Overall Rank:

2,519

Average Rating:

 73 (109 votes)

Comments:

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50.

Perils From The Sea 

 Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle

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"I think this is my favourite Kozelek album. It's not perfect ('He Always Felt Like Dancing' is a little irritating, and the relentless click-track percussion of that song is sort of jarring when set against the rest of the album, but the way the melody slowly unfolds and reveals itself at the sam...""I think this is my favourite Kozelek album. It's not perfect ('He Always Felt Like Dancing' is a little irritating, and the relentless click-track percussion of that song is sort of jarring when set against the rest of the album, but the way the melody slowly unfolds and reveals itself at the same languid, measured pace as the story is still damn impressive), and at 70-odd minutes it is a bit of a chore, but damn if it isn't shockingly consistent throughout, musically and especially lyrically. I've never really been the biggest fan of the indietronica/folktronica/whatever thing, but here the sparse bleeps and twinkling keys and dry percussion really work as the perfect foil for Kozelek's amazing storytelling. Opener 'What Happened to My Brother' is as affecting on a base emotional level as any Red House Painters song, '1936' got some shit from Pitchfork for being rather light but I think it's incredible how much depth he manages to imbue in such a simple ditty, 'You Missed My Heart' is a stunning change of pace and a real show of what Kozelek is capable even when not spinning some slowly unfurling yarn but rather concentrating on writing a more (relatively) conventional pop song, in fact pretty much every song here is just really tastefully done and completely beautiful. And I'll be damned if 'Gustavo' isn't one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. I know he's been accused of being somewhat self-indulgent lyrically, and there is a lot of first-person elaboration, but he's such a wise, honest voice at this stage that I actually feel blessed to have had the chance to hear these words. Just go and listen to this album."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

623

Rank in 2013:

50

Rank in 2010s:

404

Overall Rank:

2,521

Average Rating:

 75 (117 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	7	1%
Justin Timberlake	3	0%
Courtney Barnett	2	0%
Daft Punk	2	0%
Patty Griffin	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	470	47%
	198	20%
	47	5%
	35	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%