Everything 2013
There were many great releases this year and these are the ones that
stuck with me. It's ranked as well as it can be. |
| 75 |  | Haim
Days Are Gone |
| 74 |  | Deltron 3030
Event II |
| 73 |  | Anciients
Heart of Oak |
| 72 |  | The Black Heart Rebellion
Har Nevo |
| 71 |  | Yo La Tengo
Fade |
| 70 |  | Kvelertak
Meir |
| 69 |  | Carcass
Surgical Steel |
| 68 |  | Mountains
Centralia |
| 67 |  | Burzum
Sol Austan, Mani Vestan |
| 66 |  | Pretty Lights
A Color Map of the Sun |
| 65 |  | Frank Turner
Tape Deck Heart |
| 64 |  | The Knife
Shaking the Habitual |
| 63 |  | Gorguts
Colored Sands |
| 62 |  | Justin Timberlake
The 20/20 Experience |
| 61 |  | Bonobo
The North Borders |
| 60 | | Shpongle
Museum of Conciousness |
| 59 |  | Middle Class Rut
Pick Up Your Head |
| 58 |  | Ghost B.C.
Infestissumam |
| 57 |  | Hammock
Oblivion Hymns |
| 56 |  | Chthonic
Bu-Tik |
| 55 |  | Dark Tranquillity
Construct |
| 54 |  | Volcano Choir
Repave |
| 53 |  | Jimi Hendrix
People, Hell, and Angels |
| 52 |  | Polyenso
One Big Particular Loop |
| 51 |  | Radical Face
The Family Tree: The Branches |
| 50 |  | Black Sabbath
13 |
| 49 |  | Ihsahn
Das Seelenbrechen |
| 48 |  | Owen
L'Ami du Peuple |
| 47 |  | Scale the Summit
The Migration |
| 46 |  | Bosnian Rainbows
Bosnian Rainbows |
| 45 |  | The Flaming Lips
The Terror |
| 44 | | Jesu
Every Day I Get Closer |
| 43 | | Boris
Präparat |
| 42 |  | Wedrujacy Wiatr
Tam, Gdzie Miesiac Oplakuje Swit |
| 41 |  | Kanye West
Yeezus |
| 40 |  | Amon Amarth
Deceiver of the Gods |
| 39 |  | Nocow
Solus |
| 38 |  | Ulver
Messe I.X-VI.X |
| 37 |  | Vali
Skogslandskap |
| 36 |  | Stone Sour
House of Gold and Bones - Part 2 |
| 35 |  | Alice in Chains
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here |
| 34 |  | Deafheaven
Sunbather
I tried to like more but I just don't like it was much as others it seems. It's still a very
impressive album though. |
| 33 |  | The Wonder Years
The Greatest Generation |
| 32 |  | u-Ziq
Chewed Corners
Boards of Canada emulation. Still a great album. |
| 31 |  | Caladan Brood
Echoes of Battle |
| 30 |  | Palms
Palms
Chino and member of Isis is a match made in heaven. Should probably have this
higher up. |
| 29 |  | Paysage d'Hiver
Das Tor |
| 28 |  | Shai Hulud
Reach Beyond the Sun |
| 27 |  | James Blake
Overgrown
Major improvement over the last one. |
| 26 |  | The Dear Hunter
Migrant
The highs are really high and the lows are pretty low. |
| 25 |  | Arcade Fire
Reflektor
Not what I was expecting and perhaps a little too long, but there's still some gems here
and I always appreciate an artist trying new things. |
| 24 |  | How to Destroy Angels
Welcome Oblivion |
| 23 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
...Like Clockwork
I wanted to like this more but it just wasn't meant to be. Still a great rock album
though. |
| 22 |  | Sigur Ros
Kveikur
They brought back the dark sound of ( ) while not sounding repetitive. |
| 21 |  | Nosound
Afterthoughts |
| 20 |  | Pearl Jam
Lightning Bolt
Their best since Yield. Sirens is a beautiful song. |
| 19 |  | Protest the Hero
Volition
Much better than their last one. |
| 18 |  | Mechina
Empyrean
Spacey/atmospheric metal is a wonderful thing. |
| 17 |  | Dethklok
The Doomstar Requiem
I thought it was really good. http://i2.kym-
cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/419/124/515.jpg |
| 16 |  | Cult of Luna
Vertikal
Post-metal done by guys who know how to do it best. |
| 15 |  | The National
Trouble Will Find Me
Grew off me a bit as the year went on but it's still a solid release. This is one of those albums
that has nothing really wrong with it but suffers from being stacked against a...well...stacked
discography |
| 14 |  | The Dillinger Escape Plan
One of Us Is the Killer
Another chaotic release from these veterans. Good stuff. |
| 13 |  | Coheed and Cambria
The Afterman: Descension
Not as good as Ascension, but this still offers all that I love about Coheed. Number City was
one of my favorite songs of the year. |
| 12 |  | Kayo Dot
Hubardo
I'm not going to lie, I've only been able to get through the whole album a handful of times,
but after each listen it left me completely floored. It's an exhausting listen though that
doesn't make me want to pick up that often so that's why it's only at 12. |
| 11 |  | Gris
A lame Enflammee, lame Constellee
Black Metal+Post-Rock+Folk=Creamy Goodness |
| 10 |  | The Ocean
Pelagial
Amazing post-metal with a pretty cool concept. Nowhere near Precambrian but it's still
and incredible listening experience. The instrumental version may actually be better. |
| 9 |  | Streetlight Manifesto
The Hands That Thieve
When not comparing it to their past work, THTT is a fun romping ska album that doesn't
disappoint. Unfortunately with a band as renowned as Streetlight Manifesto the
comparisons are going to come. So in a way it's a slight disappointment because of the
lofty expectations but it's still a hell of a fun album and contains all the things we love
about this band. |
| 8 |  | Ulcerate
Vermis
Crushing, sludgy, and heavy as all hell. This was my first encounter with Ulcerate and I"m
definitely a fan now. |
| 7 |  | Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels
Best hip-hop of the year. I hope these guys collaborate a lot more in the future. |
| 6 |  | My Bloody Valentine
m b v
Shoegaze legends return with an album they started back in the 90's and show that they still are the
masters. It's not going to be giving Loveless a run for it's money but it's still one of the better
shoegaze albums I've heard in years. |
| 5 |  | Nine Inch Nails
Hesitation Marks
Wasn't expecting to like this nearly as much as I did. After the release of How to Destroy Angels
earlier in the year, and enjoying it a lot, I figured Reznor would be tapped out for a while but boy was
I wrong. Hesitation Marks, I think, is the strongest NIN album since fragile. We all know the Reznor
sound by now and it's ever prevalent here, but there's still new stuff he's trying out and for the most
part and it works. |
| 4 |  | Darkthrone
The Underground Resistance
I hadn't listened to much Darkthrone since their classic output in the 90's so giving this a listen
was quite a surprise. There's still the grimy black metal production they are known for, but the
music contains elements of speed, thrash, and classic heavy metal. Idk if it's supposed to be a
homage to their early influences or if it's supposed to be a parody of heavy metal, but all I do
know is Darkthrone makes the kind of music they want on their own terms and what they made
here was a headbanging good time. |
| 3 |  | Boards of Canada
Tomorrow's Harvest
Tomorrow's Harvest will inevitably be compared to their earlier work and the general consensus is
that it isn't as good which may be true, but taken by itself, Tomorrow's Harvest was one of the
strongest releases of the year. Their signature sound is ever present but there's something just a
little different about it that doesn't make it feel like you're listening to their earlier releases and that
keeps it fresh in my mind. |
| 2 |  | Laura Stevenson
Wheel
When I first heard Sit and Resist I didn't think much of it but Laura has grown on me immensely over
the last couple years and it has culminated with Wheel being ranked so highly here. Wheel, I believe,
shows how her songwriting has matured and that's probably why I enjoy it so much. Excellent
songwriting, combined with her cute vocals, makes for a catchy and surprisingly heartwarming album
that I will be listening to for years to come. |
| 1 |  | Steven Wilson
The Raven That Refused to Sing
Wilson has taken elements of those classic 70's prog bands (mainly King Crimson) and crafted the best
album of the year in my opnion. The thing that makes this remarkable is that it sounds like a true band
playing together despite it being a solo outing. Every member of the band has is incredibly talented and gets
time to showcase their skills. I didn't think he'd be able to top Grace for Drowning, and I definitely didn't
think he would do it so quickly, but he has and it has provided the most exciting listening experience of the
year for me. |
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