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Top Five of 2013, So Far
« on: July 08, 2013, 12:44:58 AM »
Since we're at midyear, let's share our thoughts about the best new records of the first half of the year.

To keep it manageable, let's limit it to the top five.

Here's my list, in no particular order.

Dawes, Stories Don't End
Jason Isbell, Southeastern
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vladimir Petrenko cond., Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad")
Miles Davis, Bootleg Series vol. 2: Live in Europe 1969
Pat Metheny, Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels vol. 20
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Re: Top Five of 2013, So Far
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2013, 06:20:41 AM »
Not sure if I've heard anything from the 2013, save for the Stonerobixx compilations.
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Re: Top Five of 2013, So Far
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2013, 04:10:03 AM »
Been kind of a slow first half I think. But so far, I'd have to give it to:

Steven Wilson - The Raven that Refused to Sing

Deafheaven - Sunbather

Kvelertak - Meir

Atoms for Peace - Amok

Tera Melos - X'ed Out


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Re: Top Five of 2013, So Far
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2013, 07:15:20 AM »
Haven't been following or buying too many this year, but my favourite this year has to be Trouble Will Find Me - The National
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Re: Top Five of 2013, So Far
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2013, 04:36:24 PM »
This year in music has been pretty good so far, with a lot of well established artists releasing new material: Low, Yo La Tengo, Daft Punk, The National, Queens of the Stoneage, Black Sabbath, Flaming Lips, etc. In particular there have been some big finally-seeing-the-light-of-day surprises like the new Boards of Canada and My Bloody Valentine. Speaking of MBV, it's really been a good year for shoegaze in general with the Yellow Loveless compilation tribute and a new release from Medicine in the coming months.

Can't really come up with a top five, but here are some other highlights for me so far, with my favorites in bold:

Aidan Baker - Already Drowning
Altar of Plagues - Teethed Glory & Injury
Arsis - Unwelcome
Autechre - Exai
Autopsy - The Headless Ritual
Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety
B/B/S/ - Brick Mask
Beach Fossils - Clash the Truth
Black Boned Angel - The End
Bona Dish - The Zaragoza Tapes
Boris - Praparat
Camera Obscura - Desire Lines
Cerekloth - In The Midst of Life We Are In Death
Church of Misery - The Kingdom Scum
Classixx - Hanging Gardens
Cleaners From Venus Vol. 2
Cold Cave - Black Boots / God Made The World / Oceans With No End
Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance
Deafheaven - Sunbather
DJ Koze - Amygdala
Ducktails - The Flower Line
Dungeonesse - S/T
Endless Boogie - Long Island
Ensemble Pearl - S/T
Esben And The Witch - Wash The Sins Not Only The Face
Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam
Gravetemple - Ambient / Ruin [Re-Issue]
Grouper - The Man Who Died In His Boat
The Haxan Cloak - Excavation
Heavy Hawaii - Goosebumps
Hexvessel - Iron Marsh
Ice Age - You're Nothing
Implodes - Recurring Dream
Intronaut - Habitual Levitations
Iron Fist Of The Sun - Who Will Help Me Wash My Right Hand
James Blake - Overgrown
Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky
Keiji Haino / Jim O'Rourke / Oren Ambarchi - Now While It's Still Warm ...
Kongh - Sole Creation
Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze
Kvelertak - Meir
Lubomyr Melnyk - Corollaries
Lusine - The Waiting Room
Moss - Horrible Night
Motorpsycho - Still Life With Eggplant
Nadja - Flipper
Nails - Abandon All Life
No Joy - Wait To Pleasure
The Ocean - Pelagial
October Falls - The Plague of A Coming Age
October Tide - Tunnel of No Light
Orchid - The Mouths of Madness
Pan American - Cloud Room, Glass Room
Pantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory - Elements of Light
Phoenix - Bankrupt!
Portal - Vexovoid
Rhye - Women
Rings of Saturn - Dingir
Robedoor - Primal Sphere
Spektr - Cypher
Still Corners - Strange Pleasure
Svarte Greiner - Black Tie
Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
Thee Oh Sees - Floating Coffin
Toro y Moi - Anything In Return
Tyler The Creator - Wolf
Ulrich Schnauss - A Long Way To Fall
Umberto - Confrontations
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Mind Control
Var - No One Dances Quite Like My Brothers
Vondelpark - Seabed
Wax Idols - Discipline & Desire
Widowspeak - Aimanac
Wild Nothing - Empty Estate
Wolf Eyes - No Answer, Lower Floors
Young Galaxy - Ultramarine
Tokyo Shoegazer - Turnaround

Also previously mentioned above:

Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
Flaming Lips - The Terror
Low - The Invisible Way
My Bloody Valentine - m. b. v.
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Yo La Tengo - Fade

Plus some upcoming releases from Medi cine and Minks.
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Re: Top Five of 2013, So Far
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2013, 04:44:14 PM »
Was just thinking of starting this thread to solicit some recommendations. I hate waiting until the end of the year for people to post their lists, and then it just feels like you have SO MUCH t catch up on.

Anyway, my top ten so far this year are probably:


Deafheaven - Sunbather
Dream House:
The Pecan Tree:


The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Pink Rabbits:
I Should Live in Salt:


Mikal Cronin - MC2
Weight:
Peace of Mind:


Run The Jewels (El-P + Killer Mike) - Run The Jewels
36" Chain:
Banana Clipper:


Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
Diane Young:
Hannah Hunt:


Kanye West - Yeezus
Black Skinhead:
Bound 2:


Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze
Wakin on a Pretty Day:
KV Crimes:


Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
Nothing is Real:
Reach for the Dead:


Foals - Holy Fire
Inhaler:
My Number:


Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic
Shuggie:
On Blue Mountain:
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Re: Top Five of 2013, So Far
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2013, 07:22:27 PM »
+1 on the following:

Quote (selected)
Camera Obscura - Desire Lines
Cleaners From Venus Vol. 2
Ducktails - The Flower Line
Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze
No Joy - Wait To Pleasure
Phoenix - Bankrupt!
Rhye - Women
Still Corners - Strange Pleasure
Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
Wax Idols - Discipline & Desire
Widowspeak - Aimanac

Low - The Invisible Way
My Bloody Valentine - m. b. v.
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Yo La Tengo - Fade

And I would add:

Hospital Ships - Destruction in Yr Soul ()
Golden Grrrls - Golden Grrrls ()
Brothers in Law - Hard Times for Dreamers ()
DAUGHTER - I am Here ()
Big Deal - June Gloom ()
Small Black - Limits of Desire ()
The Pastels - Slow Summits ()
The Lonely Wild - The Sun as it Comes ()
Coma Cinema - Posthumus Release ()
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer, Different Park ()


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Re: Top Five of 2013, So Far
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2013, 02:46:24 AM »
So much for Top Five!
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Re: Top Five of 2013, So Far
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2013, 06:48:36 AM »
Quite a few metal fans here I see. I'm still waiting for a true knockout this year that's as good as Bilocate's album from last year. Here's what I've been enjoying so far though.











CD sound is still trash with some rare exceptions, but luckily there's been lots of good vinyl this year.
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Re: Top Five of 2013, So Far
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2013, 03:38:25 PM »
Quote from: OJneg on July 09, 2013, 04:10:03 AM
Steven Wilson - The Raven that Refused to Sing

Fantastic album! Blew me away. Something to keep me occupied while I wait for the next Opeth album...

New Daft Punk album is pretty sweet as well.

I don't listen to enough music, so I guess those are my top 2. I tend to gravitate towards bands I'm familiar with...I seem to be very picky about music I can really, really get into.
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