Awesome Albums In 2013

[jaye]

Futurebirds - Baba Yaga
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Phosphorescent - Muchacho
Jason Isbell - Southeastern
Kurt Vile - Walking on a Pretty Daze
Anders and Kendall - Wild Chorus

[Crispy]

Ruckus and Fully are my arbiters of taste. As with ewind, in some semblance of order:

Wolf People - Fain
Pond - Hobo Rocket
Arbouretum - Coming Out of the Fog
Still Corners - Strange Pleasures
Patty Griffin - American Kid
Esben and the Witch - Wash the Sins Not Only the Face
Portugal. the Man - Evil Friends
Futurebirds - Baba Yaga
J Roddy Walston & the Business - Essential Tremors
The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law
The Love Language - Ruby Red
Earthless - From the Ages
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Ripely Pine
Mike Doughty - Circles, etc...
The Silver Seas - Alaska (almost forgot!)
Tallows - Memory Marrow (homer pick)


waiting for: White Denim, Midlake, Fuzz, Russian Circles

[CC]

Aisha Burns - Life In The Midwater
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer, Different Park
Shannon Wright - In Film Sound
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Ripely Pine
Torres - Torres
Savages - Silence Yourself
Neko Case - The Worse...
Eleanor Friedberger - Personal Record
Scout Niblett - It's Up To Emma
Lonnie Holley - Keeping A Record Of It

& JJ

[MrWhippy]

There are lots of 2013 releases I want to hear but haven't yet.  Of what I have heard, though, my favorites are:

Jason Isbell - Southeastern
Phosphorescent - Muchacho
Deafheaven - Sunbather
My Bloody Valentine - M.B.V.
Inter Arma - Sky Burial
Patty Griffin - American Kid
Nick Cave - Push the Sky Away
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Specter at the Feast
Savages - Silence Yourself
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks
Deerhunter - Monomania
Carcass - Surgical Steel
Jim James - Regions
Jagwar Ma - Howlin'
The Men - New Moon
Gorguts - Colored Sands
Portal - Vexovoid

[Crispy]

Forgot about MBV! Probably because I haven't yet shelled out the $45 for it. 


Late additions (oversights):
Yo La Tengo - Fade
The Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
The Asteroid #4 - S/T (just heard it today)

Oh yeah,
Jim James - RoLaSoG

[MrWhippy]

The Besnard Lakes record is high up on my list of things I need to hear.  Loved the last one, though I'm not real impressed with them as a live band.

[Fully]

The Besnard Lakes record is high up on my list of things I need to hear.  Loved the last one, though I'm not real impressed with them as a live band.

I kept reading The Besnard Lakes as The Barenaked Ladies and my faith in both your tastes in music was destroyed for a minute until my eyes came to their senses..

[Crispy]

The Besnard Lakes record is high up on my list of things I need to hear.  Loved the last one, though I'm not real impressed with them as a live band.

Really! Before I'd ever heard of them I saw them open for Band of Horses(!) at Cain's in 2010, and thought they were great. I've been nuts about them ever since and would love to see them again.

Fully, get some glasses. Anyway, what's wrong with Barenaked Ladies? 

[el_chode]

While I don't disagree with anyone, I'm adding Obits as the greatest band I've never heard until this year.

Third album came out in 2013 - Bed and Bugs

Obits - Taste The Diff (not the video)
Obits - Spun Out [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

[Hawkeye]

Don Cavalli - Temperamental...I'm digging it 

Don Cavalli - Feel Not Welcome

[buaawwww]

\m/ \m/

[Northern Neighbour]

I'm not exactly sure what my top-10 albums would be right now.  The albums that stick out in my head, though, are:

Mikal Cronin - MCII
The Belle Game - Ritual Tradition Habit
TORRES - s/t
The Futurebirds - Baba Yaga
Savages - Silence Yourself
Portugal. the Man - Evil Friends
Kurt Vile - Walking on a Pretty Daze
Local Natives - Hummingbird
B. Hamilton - Everything I Own is Broken
Neko Case - The Worst Things Get...
The Beaches - s/t EP
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Pyyramids - Brightest Darkest Day

[Come Closer]

Futurebirds
Dead Confederate
Portugal the Man
Phosphorescent
Kurt Vile
Arbouretum
Frightened Rabbit
Mikal Cronin
Wolf People
Local Natives
of Montreal
Queens of the Stone Age
Neko Case
J. Roddy Walston
Iron & Wine

There's 15 and it was tough leaving out Jason Isbell, Torres, Ty Segall, Okkervil River, Ha Ha Tonka, Earthless, Black Books, etc. And that's not even including hip hop. I'm enjoying this year.

[ms. yvon]

I listened to Laura Veirs' album this morning, and it's fantastic.  It has a little Neko and Kathleen Edwards.

ben, laura veirs' records always end up being my most listened to every year. 

highlights for me in no order:

--yo la tengo: fade
--eels: wonderful, glorious**
--neko case:  the worst things get
--jim james: regions
--sonny & the sunsets:  antenna to the afterworld
--pres hall jazz band: that's it!
(i only take the sonny & sunsets CD out to put in the pres hall CD.  just binge-ing on these albums!)
--national:  trouble will find me
--kurt vile: walking

**denotes listened to the most on the list.  LOVE IT. 
i'm eager to check out some of the recurring names on this list!
bbill - thanks for the reminder of the new charles bradley.  he gets right to my heart.

[FiddleCastro]

Aisha Burns - Life In The Midwater
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer, Different Park
Shannon Wright - In Film Sound
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Ripely Pine
Torres - Torres
Savages - Silence Yourself
Neko Case - The Worse...
Eleanor Friedberger - Personal Record
Scout Niblett - It's Up To Emma
Lonnie Holley - Keeping A Record Of It

& JJ

I haven't listened to the new Eleanor record yet! Really gotta get on that 

[CC]

Aisha Burns - Life In The Midwater
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer, Different Park
Shannon Wright - In Film Sound
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Ripely Pine
Torres - Torres
Savages - Silence Yourself
Neko Case - The Worse...
Eleanor Friedberger - Personal Record
Scout Niblett - It's Up To Emma
Lonnie Holley - Keeping A Record Of It

& JJ

I haven't listened to the new Eleanor record yet! Really gotta get on that 

you also need to check out Aisha Burns.. trust me
http://aishaburns.com/

[EverythingChanges]

1. Muchacho
2. We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic
3. Regions
4. Repave
5. Baba Yaga
6. Torres
7. Walkin on a Pretty Daze
8. Evil Friends
9. Negativity
10. B Room

Based on the songs I have heard from Reflektor, I think Arcade Fire will probably make the top this year. 

[Fully]

The Besnard Lakes record is high up on my list of things I need to hear.  Loved the last one, though I'm not real impressed with them as a live band.

Really! Before I'd ever heard of them I saw them open for Band of Horses(!) at Cain's in 2010, and thought they were great. I've been nuts about them ever since and would love to see them again.

Fully, get some glasses. Anyway, what's wrong with Barenaked Ladies? 

While I totally get that you like bareneckid ladies, The Barenaked Ladies are responsible for parts of the Shrek Soundtrack which my kids played more than a pop radio station plays a Katy Perry song. My skin crawls thinking about that song on repeat.

[sweatboard]

1. Mark Kozelek and Desertshore
2.The National
3.Volcano Choir
4. Phosphorescent
5. Kurt Vile
6. Queens Of The Stone Age
7. Dead Confederate
8. Junip
9. J Roddy
10. Savages
11. Foxygen
12. Rhye
13. Mikal Cronin
14. The Besnard Lakes
15. Ty Segall
16. Lee Ranaldo
17. Sleigh Bells
18. Dean Wareham
19. Portugal The Man
20. Mazzy Star
21. Lightning Dust
22. Deerhunter

[he.who.forgets]

after about 10 spins, I think Pearl Jam's Lightning Bolt deserves a spot on this list