74 2013 Albums I Listened To In Q2: Semi - Ranked
Some of these may have been released in Q1 but I just got around to
listening to them. they are semi ranked to the effect that the higher on
the list they are the closer I am to promoting them to another score and
vice versa. Anything a 3 or above I suggest at least giving a spin.
anything 3.5 and above I don't think would be a waste of anyone's time.
As always recs based on high ratings are welcome and anything ranked
highly that you haven't heard you may consider a rec. |
1 | | Phosphorescent Muchacho
4/5 excellent folk-pop alt/indie (there abouts). |
2 | | The Knife Shaking the Habitual
4/5, quirky and off the wall "Electronica, Psychedelic" think Yacht except they
would eat Yacht's soul. |
3 | | Bonobo The North Borders
4/5 "Trip Hop, Electronica" I had never heard of this guy but this album is
fan'fuckin'tastic. |
4 | | Killing Joke The Singles Collection 1979-2012
I was really surprised to see this come out to little to no fanfare. Excellent
collection from a classic band. I've read some issues about there being no b-sides
on it etc but I'm not an ultra fan so it made no difference to me. |
5 | | The Growlers Hung At Heart
4/5 "Psychedelic" and I'd add surf rock. I'm not familiar with these guys but this
album was just fun and a pleasant surprise. |
6 | | Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork
4/5 I thought these guys were starting to wind down professionally and wasn't
expecting much from this release but I was wrong wrong wrong. This was out of
left field for me and just a great and solid album. |
7 | | Tape Junk The Good and The Mean
4/5 poppy Folk-rock: I have no idea who this guy is and I could only find mention of
him on portuguese sites so maybe one or two of our brothers can fill us in. He's the
lead singer to Julie & The Carjackers but I didn't find their album to be as good. |
8 | | CocoRosie Tales of a Grass Widow
4/5 far more polished and a little more grounded than their previous albums but still
totally off the wall. This was a tremendously enjoyable find for me. |
9 | | Streetlight Manifesto The Hands That Thieve
4/5 As I had stated in the review thread this was just far better than I had any
right to expect. I liked it more than their previous entries and was temninded just
how much I miss hearing good new punk-Ska. |
10 | | Frank Turner Tape Deck Heart
4/5 This guy just knows how to toe the fucking line. This album fits in perfectly
with the rest of his stellar discog. |
11 | | Rival Schools Found
4/5 Excellent progression from their previous album, I enjoyed it thoroughly. |
12 | | Jimi Hendrix People, Hell, and Angels
4/5 I'm not going to get into all the bullshit behind all his posthumous releases. This
is a great album and surprisingly it's a great sounding album. If you like Hendrix I
can't imagine you not liking this. |
13 | | Tricky False Idols
4/5 It's a laid back Tricky but Trip-Hop can go very well with laid back so no
complaints here. |
14 | | The Dillinger Escape Plan One of Us Is the Killer
4/5 this was precisely what I was expecting and for me is a solid 4. |
15 | | Laura Stevenson Wheel
4/5 Solid 4, not as immediately gratifying as Sit Resist imho but it it rewards
repeated listens. |
16 | | James Blake Overgrown
4/5 "post-dubstep" Solid musician, solid album, solid 4 |
17 | | Paramore Paramore
4/5 I really thought this album was getting a bum wrap after previewing it before
giving it to my kid. I think it is a solid pop-rock album and I'd prefer my kid listen to
it over a lot of other crap that is shoveled out there for mass consumption. |
18 | | Scout Niblett It's Up To Emma
4/5 "Folk" I liked it immediately but I'm a little less sure of that 4 than when I first
posted it. It'll stay a 4 for now but either way it is a good an unique album. |
19 | | Boris
3.5/5 not much to say here, solid album as alwayse, I wish i liked it a bit more but I
don't. |
20 | | Purling Hiss Water On Mars
3.5/5 "Psychedelic-Rock" This was a pleasant surprise and JT and I haven't stopped
talking about them since. Great album and I definitely recommend it for any fans of
the genre. |
21 | | The Invisible Hands The Invisible Hands
3.5/5 Alt & Indie |
22 | | The Black Angels Indigo Meadow
3.5/5 "Psychedelic-Rock" not quite as good as Purling Hiss but still pretty damned
good. |
23 | | The Haxan Cloak Excavation
3.5/5 Dark and brooding this is not usually my thing but the crafting and precision
that went into this is deserves a big nod and really shouldn't be missed. |
24 | | Camera Obscura Desire Lines
3.5/5 "Indie Pop" Camera Obscura just doing their thing, if you've liked any of their
previous stuff you'll like this too. |
25 | | The Glockenwise Leeches
3.5/5 "Punk, Alt Rock, Britpop" Excelent album lots of fun. |
26 | | Ex Wife New Colors
3.5/5 Lo-Fi Very 90's alt -rock sounding with it's washed out sound. |
27 | | teen Carolina
3.5/5 Off kilter, lo-fi, indie music, this spawn of a Kickstarter project is surprisingly
delightful at times but it won't be for everyone. |
28 | | Alice in Chains The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
3.5/5 Great album but it's missing a little something for me... I really feel this should
be a 4/5 but it isn't. |
29 | | Captain, We're Sinking The Future Is Cancelled
3.5/5 "Punk" Conceptually I love everything about this band, excellent album. |
30 | | Survival Survival
3.5/5 "Math-Rock" BATS light, tighter more polished sound than TTNG. |
31 | | The Flaming Lips The Terror
3.5/5 I expected more, maybe that's my fault? |
32 | | Mike Patton The Place Beyond the Pines
3.5/5 |
33 | | Loading Data Double Disco Animal Style
3.5/5 "Hard Rock, Psychedelic" I thought this was a just a great rock album. Others
seem to agree. |
34 | | Junip Junip
3.5/5 "Alt & Indie" Evidently this is kind of a Swedish super group. Some times they
hit and sometimes they miss but a great effort over all. |
35 | | Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City
3.5/5 Same VW different day. It's a little less frenetic but but has the same VW
sound over all. Much better tha npeople are giving it credit for imho. |
36 | | Daft Punk Random Access Memories
3.5/5 I dig what they've done here but I'll be the first to admit that it's lacking the
killer track to make it a great album. Fanboy 3.5 as I really enjoyed it. |
37 | | Sound City Players Sound City: Real To Reel
3.5/5 I think this album is catching some unnecessary flack but you really may have
to watch the documentary in order to really enjoy the album. |
38 | | Colleen The Weighing Of The Heart
3.5/5 "Other, Electronica, Post Rock" Beautifully layered strings and harmonies. |
39 | | Deerhunter Monomania
3.5/5 |
40 | | The Boxer Rebellion Promises
3.5/5 Alt-Rock I found this to be a great alt rock album with solid production, a
tight band and catchy choruses. |
41 | | A Hawk And A Hacksaw You Have Already Gone to the Other World
3.5/5 "Eastern world music sent through a slightly American filter." yah that
description is about right. Expertly crafted... not sure I'll ever listen to it again. |
42 | | Stereophonics Graffiti On The Train
3.5/5 "Britpop" Quality rivals the The Boxer Rebellion album above but it just isn't
quite as good. |
43 | | Kylesa Ultraviolet
3/5 The rest of these I enjoyed but they jest kind of left me wanting. I don't plan
to ever listen to anything on this list from here down again. |
44 | | Pryapisme Hyperblast Super Collider
3/5 Noise for noise sake... it took skill to make this album but it might have been
better to focus that skill elsewhere. This reminds me a lot of Unexpect's album from
2011. |
45 | | Kurt Vile Wakin on a Pretty Daze
3/5 Nothing wrong with this album it just wan't anything... noteworthy. If I'm
thinking of the right album I do think the guitar work was above average hence the
3. |
46 | | Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito
3/5, same... just nothing special but not a bad album. |
47 | | Dead Can Dance In Concert
3/5 DCD fans like GnarlyShillelagh will probably beat off to it but really without being
a fan there is nothing here for you. |
48 | | The Besnard Lakes Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO
3/5 This album just dragged and dragged for me. It's not bad for what it is but it
just couldn't hook me at all. |
49 | | Born Ruffians Birthmarks
3/5 "Alt & Indie, Post Punk" again nothing wrong with it but just not up to par with
their contemporaries. |
50 | | !!! THR!!!ER
3/5 "Indie" Not as thrilling as the name would suggest. |
51 | | Akron/Family Sub Verses
3/5 "Indie, Folk, Psychedelic" boring, there is better folk and Psychedelic listed
above. |
52 | | Melvins Everybody Loves Sausages
3/5 Nope, not everyone. |
53 | | Rainbow Arabia F.M. Sushi
3/5 snore |
54 | | Eluvium Nightmare Ending
3/5 this one I can appreciate the artistry on but... it makes me want to sleep. |
55 | | The National Trouble Will Find Me
3/5 A step above average... no idea what you guys love about this. |
56 | | Ghostface Killah Twelve Reasons to Die
3/5 oh please go the fuck away... there is so much better than this. |
57 | | little friend We Will Destroy Each Other
3/5 |
58 | | Filter The Sun Comes Out Tonight
3/5 What the fuck do you like about this??? Don't you like yourself more than that? |
59 | | Jared Smith Fjall
3/5, moar like music to die too, slowly! |
60 | | The Leisure Society Alone Aboard The Ark
3/5 a little too leisurely. |
61 | | Rogue Wave Nightingale Floors
3/5 it's fine, that is all. |
62 | | Peace In Love
2.5/ the next six are just ho hum |
63 | | Suuns Images Du Futur
2.5/5 |
64 | | Merchandise Totale Nite
2.5/5 |
65 | | Lilacs and Champagne Lilacs and Champagne
2.5/5 |
66 | | Dear Telephone Dear Telephone
2.5/5 |
67 | | Charli XCX True Romance
2.5/5 Not even naming your album after a great movie will save you my dear... |
68 | | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark English Electric
2/5 from here down I was just annoyed. |
69 | | Codeine What About the Lonely
2/5 I don't think there is anymore room in my life for shoegaze, particularly poorly
recorded shoegaze. |
70 | | Mudhoney Vanishing Point
2/5 wtf |
71 | | Dirty Beaches Drifters/Love Is The Devil
2/5 Fuck this and fuck you |
72 | | Barn Owl V
2/5 I'm pretty sure I dozed off while listening to this. |
73 | | She and Him Volume Three
3/5 I miscounted so I'm popping this one in here. They should probably call it a day
with this project. It's not horrible but it's barely noteworthy. |
74 | | will.i.am #Willpowe
1.5/5 This is just insulting... fuck you bro just seriously fuck you! btw
#HashtagsAreFuckingItStarted |
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