Welcome to my highly neglected blog :-) I'm currently on winter break and slightly bored so I wanted to share my favorite albums of 2013 with the internet. 2013 had a lot of great music in all genres but I have narrowed down my absolute favs to just a few. I am not an expert in music (lol). I just dig whatever sounds good to me! I chose these albums because 1) they have been on repeat since I first listened to them and 2) they are A+ beginning to end. Also, they are not in any type of order.
Pity Sex / Feast of Love
Fav tracks:
Keep
Drown Me Out
Sedated
Drawstring
Ugh, Feast of Love is just so good.
Everyone needs to listen to it, like, right now.
Citizen / Youth
Fav tracks:
The Summer
Sleep
How Does It Feel?
Sick and Impatient
Youth definitely grew on me. When I first heard it at the beginning of summer, I was very "meh" about it. I listened to it more and more, however, and now I love it.
Lemuria / The Distance Is So Big
Fav tracks:
Brilliant Dancer
Oahu, Hawaii
Chihuly
Public Opinion Bath
I don't know what it is about this album but I love their sound!
I love the female voice and the drumming definitely stood out.
Thee Oh Sees / Floating Coffin
Fav tracks:
Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster
Strawberries 1 + 2
Sweets Helicopter
Minotaur
This was my most played album during summer and because of that, it reminds me of the beach! I feel like there's a lot of bands out there trying to have a similar-ish sound but Thee Oh Sees have it down.
The National / Trouble Will Find Me
Fav tracks:
Don't Swallow The Cap
Sea of Love
Graceless
Humiliation
This one took a second listen for me to actually appreciate it. I listened to it for the first time when it just came out and didn't think much of it. I recently listened to it again and it's seriously been on repeat for the last few weeks now.
Yo La Tengo / Fade
Fav tracks:
Is That Enough
Well You Better
Paddle Forward
Before We Run
This album has also been on repeat lately and it was definitely my go-to album during finals week. Fade is so chill and some songs put me in a really good mood.
Some honorable mentions:
- Camera Obscura / Desire Lines
- The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die / Whenever, If Ever
- Balance and Composure / The Things We Think Are Missing
- A Great Big Pile of Leaves / You're Always On My Mind
And one slight disappointment :-(
- Touche Amore / Is Survived By
It's not that it was necessarily bad, I'm just not digging Touche's sound on this album. I heard some songs live though and they were more enjoyable than on record.
That is all... hope I didn't miss anything.
