Favorites of 2013 - Albums
As most of you who read my music posts know, I'm all over the place. While I didn't get to listen to everything new or critically acclaimed, I had a chance to discover some new bands. This year I also made the return to soundtracks, specifically vintage horror scores being reissued by some passionate companies. I also rediscovered my love for jazz/soul/R&B. These are just 25 (a hard cut considering I started with a list of 50) of my favorite albums released in 2013, enjoy and please share your favorites too.
Arctic Monkeys – AM
Their sound has evolved, morphing into different forms but
this album is reminiscent of the vibe that I loved in their early career.
Autre Nu Veut – Anxiety
Not for every taste, but for those willing to take a trip
with a unique electronic R&B experience.
Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest
The hiatus hasn’t hurt this band, back in excellent form
with a sound fit for a soundtrack.
Charles Bradley – Victim of Love
The “Screaming Eagle of Soul” puts every emotion into every
track.
Chelsea Wolfe – Pain is Beauty
Dark and melodic, Chelsea Wolfe paints a beautiful dark
dream.
CHVRCHES – The Bone of What You Believe
How I want pop music to sound.
Dawes – Stories Don’t End
Dawes makes the best road trip album of the year.
Disclosure – Settle
Another pop infused and transformed album that could be the best dance album
of the year.
Haim – Days Are Gone
A mix of just about everything in a group that just wants to
take over your playlist.
Holy Ghost! – Dynamics
They haven’t changed the formula over their short career,
but this album still has the appeal of catchy hooks and pulsing beats.
Inc. – No World
A group trying to sound like late 80's, early 90's R&B while twisting
the sound into something new.
Janelle Monáe – The Electric Lady
Prince is on this album and Janelle outshines him. Enough
said.
Jim James – Regions of Light and Sound of God
James experiments with his sound, making an album filled with creativity.
The National – Trouble Will Find Me
Continuously good, this band seems to get better in
different ways with every album.
The Neighbourhood – I Love You.
The strongest radio album this year.
Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
The best lead off track of any album this year, and it only
gets better.
A beautiful album with a vocalist that is mesmerizing.
Savages – Silence Yourself
The battle cries of the lead singer absorbs with confidence and journeys into exciting
territory.
Sebedoh – Defend Yourself
Not as wild, not as loud as they use to be, but still quality listening.
Tegan and Sara – Heartthrob
Change is good and this band continues to transform in a
good direction.
Thee Oh Sees – Floating Coffin
You never know what’s coming next, that’s a very good
quality.
Volcano Choir – Repave
Justin Vernon has an captivating quality in his music. With
the addition of a few other talented artists, the result was an album I
listened to on repeat.
Weekend – Jinx
A good second LP is a hard thing to find.
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
A record store employee recommended this to me. An album
mixed with fuzzy, feedback heavy guitars with surprising
melodic vocals.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Mosquito
I initially wrote this album off, but on a random shuffle of
some music came across the song “Despair”. Changed the whole album for me.
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