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| 55 Albums For 2013
After weeks of multiple listens, I decided to stop and post this. There are a lot of questionable choices, but these are the records I've listened most to this year. I tried to make the top 25 as accurate as possible. | | 1 |  | The National
Trouble Will Find Me
This record got me into The National and I still can't let go of it. It is amazing. | | 2 |  | Nine Inch Nails
Hesitation Marks
Not your usual aggro Reznor fix, but this is what makes it more interesting. Happy to see Trent back in action with NIN. | | 3 |  | Causa Sui
Euporie Tide
The best summer record released this year for me. Each song is carefully and gorgeously constructed and the grooves are downright infectious. | | 4 |  | The Ocean
Pelagial
Loving everything from the concept to the music. There is no filler, just pure awesomeness. I totally regret missing them twice this tour. | | 5 |  | Bad Religion
True North
No one does punk rock better than Bad Religion. Returning to the short and to-the-point formula after the more alternative Dissent Of Man, True North is everything you could wish for from the band. | | 6 |  | Alice In Chains
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Probably 2/3 of the fanbase will never get over the fact that Layne Staley's dead and the band moved on. Even though some of the tracks overstay their welcome, the material is impressive. | | 7 |  | Queens Of The Stone Age
...Like Clockwork
Not quite your usual QOTSA. ...Like Clockwork doesn't bash you in the head, it crawls and slowly secures its place. | | 8 |  | Bodyjar
Role Model
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH! Been waiting for this to happen since 2005. | | 9 |  | David Bowie
The Next Day
David Bowie is forever. | | 10 |  | Front Line Assembly
Echogenetic
Keeping industrial alive, Bill Leeb constantly churns great material. Even if the guitars are completely missing (and sometimes missed), Echogenetic features traces of the original FLA, especially gems like Tactical Neural Implant or Caustic Grip. | | 11 |  | Clutch
Earth Rocker
Sounds like a rebirth for the genre!
Crucial Velocity, Cyborg Better, Oh Isabella & Book, Saddle and Go | | 12 |  | Depeche Mode
Delta Machine
Much like David Bowie, these guys can always be counted on.
Secret To The End, Alone, Soothe My Soul, Angel | | 13 |  | Steven Wilson
The Raven That Refused To Sing
I wish Porcupine Tree were back, but this is good.
Drive Home, The Raven That Refused To Sing, Luminol, The Watchmaker | | 14 |  | Daft Punk
Random Access Memories
A lot of people hate it, but it's fun.
Get Lucky, Fragments Of Time, The Game Of Love & Give Life Back To Music | | 15 |  | Pet Shop Boys
Electric
Old school techno/rave nostalgia.
Fluorescent, Love Is A Bourgeois Construct, Vocal & The Last To Die | | 16 |  | Filter
The Sun Comes Out Tonight
Patrick's anger gets a bit polished, but it still hits the spot.
We Hate It When You Get What You Want, Surprise, It's Gotta Be Right Now, This Finger's For You | | 17 |  | Sasquatch
IV
Not as good as III, but still, it's Sasquatch.
Money, The Message, Sweet Lady & Eye Of The Storm | | 18 |  | Monster Magnet
Last Patrol
Their most potent record since 2004's Monolithic Baby! Nice to see them back on track.
End Of Time, Last Patrol, Mindless Ones, Paradise | | 19 |  | Coheed And Cambria
The Afterman: Descension
Not as good as the first part, but still very enjoyable.
Number City, Sentry The Defiant, The Hard Sell & Gravity | | 20 |  | Amplifier
Echo Street
Even though it lacks the attitude of their previous stuff, it's nice and different in a Porcupine Tree way.
Matmos, Where The River Goes, Between Today And Yesterday & Extra Vehicular | | 21 |  | Gozu
The Fury Of A Patient Man
Fun! Fun!! Fuuuun!!!
irish Dart Fight, Signed Epstein's Mom, Salty Thumb & Charles Bronson Pinchot | | 22 |  | Monkey3
The 5th Sun
These guys are getting massive!
Icarus, Suns, Birth Of Venus, Circles | | 23 |  | How To Destroy Angels
Welcome Oblivion
Reznor's wife is so hot, I don't care about anything else.
Strings And Attractors, Ice Age, How Long?, Keep It Together | | 24 |  | Thomas Dybdahl
What's Left Is Forever
Left unnoticed on Sputnik, this album is his best since 2004's One Day You'll Dance For Me, New York City.
Man On A Wire, Soulsister, Easy Tiger & This Love's Here To Stay | | 25 |  | Samsara Blues Experiment
Waiting For The Flood
Following the debut's blueprint and the more immediate approach of the second record, Waiting For The Flood is highly enjoyable.
Shringara, Waiting For The Flood, Don't Belong, Brahmin's Lament | | 26 |  | Ulver
Messe I.X-VI.X
Son Of Man, As Syrians Pour In...., Shri Schneider | | 27 |  | The Black Angels
Indigo Meadow
You're Mine, Love Me Forever, Indigo Meadow | | 28 |  | Primal Scream
More Light
Invisible City, Elimination Blues, River Of Pain | | 29 |  | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Specter At The Feast
Hate The Taste, Sell It, Fire Walker | | 30 |  | Hammock
Oblivion Hymns
Holding Your Absence, I Could Hear The Water At The Edge Of All Things, Like A Valley With No Echo | | 31 |  | Toner Low
III
These guys are a must see live! The bass moves your bowels.
Phase 6, Phase 8, Phase 7 | | 32 |  | Skinny Puppy
Weapon
illisiT, wornin, survivalisto, solvent | | 33 |  | Daniel Romano
Come Cry With Me
I'm Not Cryin' Over You, Middle Child, He Lets Her Memory Go | | 34 |  | Moby
Innocents
The Last Day, The Lonely Night, A Case For Shame, Almost Home | | 35 |  | Shpongle
Museum Of Consciousness
The Aquatic Garden Of Celestial Delights, Juggling Molecules, How The Jellyfish Jumped The Mountain | | 36 |  | The Flying Eyes
Lowlands
Eye Of The Storm, Rolling Thunder, Under Iron Feet | | 37 | | Buckethead
Pikes #13 | | 38 |  | Sandveiss
Scream Queen
Scar, Blindsided, Do You Really Know | | 39 |  | Exxasens
Satellites
Sputnik, Rocket To The Sky, Mass Of Pluto | | 40 |  | Pelican
Forever Becoming
Deny The Absolute, Immutable Dusk, Vestiges | | 41 |  | The Flaming Lips
The Terror
Be Free A Way, The Terror, Look...The Sun Is Rising | | 42 |  | Red Fang
Whales And Leeches
Blood Like Cream, DOEN, This Animal | | 43 |  | Pearl Jam
Lightning Bolt
Getaway, Mind Your Manners, Sirens | | 44 |  | Five Horse Johnson
The Taking Of Blackheart
Mexico, Quick On The Trigger, Smash & Grab | | 45 |  | Buckethead
Pearson's Square
Eagle's Flight, Pearson's Square, Heart's Delight, Eagle's Nest | | 46 |  | The Flower Kings
Desolation Rose
Tower One, Dark Fascist Skies, White Tuxedows | | 47 |  | Arcade Fire
Reflektor
Reflektor, We Exist, You Already Know | | 48 |  | Placebo
Loud Like Love
Loud Like Love, Scene Of The Crime, A Million Little Pieces | | 49 |  | Motorpsycho
Still Life With Eggplant
Hell Part 1-3, Barleycorn, August | | 50 |  | Rob Zombie
Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Occasionally, a nice listen.
Revelation Revolution, Trade In Your Guns For A Coffin, Dead City Radio, Lucifer Rising. | | 51 |  | Humanfly
Awesome Science
Poetry Of Light, The Apple That Never Fell, A Majestic Story | | 52 |  | Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood
Black Pudding
Shade Of The Sun, Mescalito, Thank You | | 53 |  | HIM
Tears On Tape
This is here pure out of fanboy-ism and teenage nostalgia.
All Lips Go Blue, WLSTD, Hearts At War | | 54 |  | Wooden Shjips
Back To Land
Everybody Knows, Ghouls, In The Roses | | 55 |  | Earthless
From The Ages
Uluru Rock, Violence Of The Red Sea, Equus October | |
insomniac15
12.31.13 | God, this took forever, plus fuck you Buckethead for destroying 55 out of 55 artwork. Along with a short description, there are 3-4 best tracks. | EvoHavok
12.31.13 | Nice list! | Atari
12.31.13 | yeah nice list. also, i didn't even realize the flower kings released an album this year | insomniac15
12.31.13 | Thanks! Yeah, it went by pretty much unnoticed. I hadn't had the time to review it (I have to say I haven't heard most of their discography), but it's pretty good! | insomniac15
12.31.13 | Also, Humanfly would rank higher, but I hadn't had time to listen more to it. | Mad.
12.31.13 | Awesome stuff, especially 51 :D You didn't put Golden Arrows, which was interesting...
3, 20, 22, 25 and 49 are all brilliant too. | insomniac15
12.31.13 | Thanks. I couldn't find the time to listen more to Humanfly this year lol. Consider it higher on the list. | greg84
12.31.13 | I've been digging 25 a lot lately. Great list, Raul. | LilLioness
12.31.13 | Damn, Hesitation Marks is high. Great variety here, tho. | Eloriaz
12.31.13 | YES 12 & 15! :)
Especially 15 which is criminally overlooked and my personal dance AOTY. | ShitsofRain
12.31.13 | trouble will find me got me into the national | insomniac15
12.31.13 | Thanks guys!
@Greg - Yeah, it's a great album. Almost as good as their debut. They are awesome live too!
@Eloriaz - Electric is so much fun! I love it.
@Shitsofrain - Same here. Maybe that's why I love it most of all their discography. |
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