And i dare say it's been a darn good year in music. I found it pretty hard to compile a Top 10, because there were so many good releases this year. It was a tough choice between #1 and #2, for example, but also i had a shortlist of 20+ albums that i honestly think were just really good. Had to narrow that list down to less than half of them. It's only fair to mention the ones that nearly made it here, i think.
These are the ones that didn't make it to my Top 10 of 2013, but only just.
In alphabetical order: Austra - Olympia / Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO / Deafheaven - Sunbather / Edweena - Solar Days And Lunar Nights / Esben And The Witch - Wash The Sins Not Only The Face / Girls Names - The New Life / Still Corners - Strange Pleasures / Team Ghost - Rituals / The Knife - Shaking The Habitual / Tropical Popsicle - Dawn Of Delight / Younghusband - Dromes.
And this, my friends, is The Finest Vinyl of 2013:
01. My Bloody Valentine - mbv
Just when you thought it would never happen anymore, MBV makes a glorious comeback.
02. David Bowie - The Next Day
Berlin (and therefore his best work) revisited. Best Bowie album since Scary Monsters.
03. Stargazer Lilies - We Are The Dreamers
Hands down the best dreampop album of the year. Or even: of the past decade.
04. Sigur Rós - Kveikur
Ég elska bara þá.
05. Yuck - Glow & Behold
"Difficult second" passes the test without any problems.
06. Medicine - To The Happy Few
Really, really good. And really, really underrated, unfortunately. Hence the title, perhaps?
07. The Flaming Lips - The Terror
Weird but beautiful. As always.
08. Primal Scream - More Light
100% back at the top of their form.
09. Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe
Totally worth the hype.
10. Black Hearted Brother - Stars Are Our Home
Slowdive frontman going into the right direction again.
