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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Best Albums of 2013, version 2.0

Best Albums of 2013
Version 2.0
January-October

For previous years see
Best of 2007

 
LPs
  1. Volcano Choir - Repave
  2. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium
  3. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
  4. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City 
  5. Josh Ritter - The Beast in It's Tracks 
  6. The National - Trouble Will Find Me 
  7. The Appleseed Cast - Illumination Ritual
  8. Sigur Ros - Kveikur 
  9. Owen - L'Ami du Pueple
  10. Atoms for Peace - AMOK
  11. Iron and Wine - Ghost on Ghost 
  12. Night Beds - Country Sleep
  13.  Jim James - Regions of Light and Sound of God
  14. Noah and the Whale - Heart of Nowhere  
  15. Shad - Flying Colours
  16. Dr. Dog - B-Room 
  17.  Saves the Day - Saves the Day
  18. Dent May - Warm Blanket
  19. RA Scion - Adding to the Extra
  20. Junip - Junip
  21. Drew Danburry - Becoming Bastian Salazar
  22. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - The Speed of Things
  23. Ben Folds Five - Live
  24. Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts 
  25. The Head and the Heart - Let's Be Still
  26. They Might be Giants - Nanobots
  27. Matt Pond - The Lives Inside the  Lines in Your Hand
  28. Local Natives - Hummingbird
  29. Mike Doughty - Water and Washington
  30. Mike Doughty - Circles Super Bon Bon Sleepless...
  31. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Fly by Wire
  32. Talib Kweli - Prisoner of Conscious
  33. John Vanderslice - Vanderslice Plays Diamond Dogs
  34. Rogue Wave - Nightingale Floors
  35. Phoenix - Bankrupt!
  36. Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
 

EPs
  1. Calexico - Maybe on Monday 
  2. Drew Danburry - The 1st Pillar, 2nd Pillar,  3rd Pillar and 4th Pillar EPs
  3. Cold War Kids - Tuxedos
  4. Minus the Bear - Acoustics II
  5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Patterns
  6. Their/They're/There - Their/They're/There
  7. David Bazan - Spring 2013 Tour
  8. 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. Beck - I Won't Be Long / Gimme / Defriended (3 singles)
  6. The Postal Service - Tattered Line of String & Turn Around (from Give Up: Deluxe 10 Anniversary Edition)
  7. Jimmy Eat World - Damage b/w Stop Whispering [7" single]