Best Albums of 2013, version 1.0

Best Albums of 2013

Version 1.0
January-July

For previous years see

Best of 2012
Best (songs) of 2012
Best of 2011

Best (songs) of 2011

Best of 2010

Best of 2009

Best of 2008

Best of 2007

 

LPs

1. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
2. Atoms for Peace - AMOK
3. Josh Ritter - The Beast in It's Tracks 
4. Night Beds - Country Sleep
5. The Appleseed Cast - Illumination Ritual
6. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
7. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
8. RA Scion - Adding to the Extra
9. Owen - L'Ami du Pueple
10. Iron and Wine - Ghost on Ghost 
11. Sigur Ros - Kveikur
12. Jim James - Regions of Light and Sound of God
13. Junip - Junip
14. Ben Folds Five - Live
15. Noah and the Whale - Heart of Nowhere
16. Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts 
17. They Might be Giants - Nanobots
18. Matt Pond - The Lives Inside the  Lines in Your Hand
19. Local Natives - Hummingbird
20. Talib Kweli - Prisoner of Conscious
21. John Vanderslice - Vanderslice Plays Diamond Dogs
22. Rogue Wave - Nightingale Floors
23. Phoenix - Bankrupt!
24. Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
25. John Vanderslice - Dagger Beach

 

EPs

1. Calexico - Maybe on Monday 
2. Drew Danburry - The 1st Pillar, 2nd Pillar,  3rd Pillar and 4th Pillar EPs
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Patterns
4. Their/They're/There - Their/They're/There
5. David Bazan - Spring 2013 Tour
6. Bambu - The Lean Sessions
   

Singles / 7 inches / Misc

1. The Hold Steady - Criminal Fingers b/w The Bear & Maiden Fair [single]
2. Iron and Wine - Next to Paradise b/w Dirty Dream [single]
3. Dinosaur Jr. - Now the Fall b/w Ricochet [single]
4. Dinosaur Jr. - Entertainment [single]
5. The Postal Service - Tattered Line of String & Turn Around (from Give Up: Deluxe 10 Anniversary Edition)
6. Jimmy Eat World - Damage b/w Stop Whispering [7" single]