ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 74-50
It was no more than six weeks into this calendar year that we stepped back and assessed the long-players that had fallen into our laps so far. It was remarkable.
Across a range of styles and sounds, from monster, ultra-hyped big-hitters to immediate cult classics and slow burners, from engrossing UK techno full-lengths to feral blasts of nu-pigfuck grind, there were sparks going off across the board. While the previous year only a handful of records truly grabbed us and refused let go, this year we were inundated. No offence 2012, but 2013 had your pants down. So here we go, our much-pored-over list of a century of the best. Apologies for the few who dropped just outside, you were great too. And thanks and congratulations to the big 100, you are quite literally the best.
74. TREE
SUNDAY SCHOOL 2
(Creative Control)
DEVOTION
73. CATE LE BON
MUG MUSEUM
(Wichita)
I THINK I KNEW
72. ENDLESS BOOGIE
LONG ISLAND
(No Quarter)
![endless-boogie-long-island](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/endless-boogie-long-island.jpg)
GENERAL ADMISSION
71. DEATH GRIPS
GOVERNMENT PLATES
(Third Worlds)
![death-grips-government-plates-review-11.26.2013](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/death-grips-government-plates-review-11.26.2013.jpg)
YOU MIGHT THINK HE LOVES YOU FOR YOUR MONEY BUT I KNOW WHAT HE REALLY LOVES YOU FOR…
70. WAXAHATCHEE
CERULEAN SALT
(Wichita)
![waxahatchee_cover_mid_highres](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/waxahatchee_cover_mid_highres.jpg)
PEACE AND QUIET
69. JULIANNA BARWICK
NEPENTHE
(Dead Oceans)
![doc069.11183v4](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Barwick.jpeg.jpg)
PYRRHIC
68. SYCLOPS
A BLINK OF AN EYE
(Running Back)
![CS2111280-02A-BIG](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CS2111280-02A-BIG.jpg)
JUMP BUGS
67. FUTURE OF THE LEFT
HOW TO STOP YOUR BRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT
(Prescriptions)
![how-to-stop-your-brain-album-large](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/how-to-stop-your-brain-album-large.jpg)
I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU KETAMINE
66. DEAN BLUNT
THE REDEEMER
(Hippos In Tank/World Music)
![Dean-Blunt-The-Redeemer-artwork1](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Dean-Blunt-The-Redeemer-artwork1.jpg)
PAPI
65. DIRTY BEACHES
DRIFTERS/LOVE IS THE DEVIL
(Zoo Music)
![Dirty-Beaches](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Dirty-Beaches.jpg)
I DREAM IN NEON
64. THUNDERCAT
APOCALYPSE
(Brainfeeder)
![thundercat-apocalypse-album-cover](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/thundercat-apocalypse-album-cover.jpg)
HEARTBREAKS + SETBACKS
63. SAPPHIRE SLOWS
ALLEGORIA
(Not Not Fun)
![Sapphire](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sapphire.jpg)
ALLEGORIA
62. CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING
CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING
(Matador)
![Chelsea](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Chelsea.jpg)
FRANK O’HARA HIT
61. THE HISTORY OF APPLE PIE
OUT OF VIEW
(Marshall Teller)
![the-history-of-apple-pie-album](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/the-history-of-apple-pie-album.jpg)
SEE YOU
60. RP BOO
LEGACY
(Planet Mu)
![ZIQ335_RPBoo_Legacy](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ZIQ335_RPBoo_Legacy.jpg)
SPEAKERS R-4 (SOUNDS)
59. BLONDES
SWISHER
(Rvng Intl.)
![Blondes - swisher](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Blondes-swisher.jpg)
ANDREW
58. FOALS
HOLY FIRE
(Warner Bros/Trangressive)
![Foals-Holy-Fire-Review1](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Foals-Holy-Fire-Review1.jpg)
PROVIDENCE
57. CHELSEA WOLFE
PAIN IS BEAUTY
(Sargent House)
![Chelsea wolfe](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Chelsea-wolfe.jpg)
WE HIT A WALL
56. BENJAMIN DAMAGE
HELIOSPHERE
(50Weapons)
![Ben damage](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ben-damage.jpg)
o10x
55. GOLD PANDA
HALF OF WHERE YOU LIVE
(Ghostly International)
![Gold Panda](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Gold-Panda.jpg)
WE WORK NIGHTS
54. MODERAT
II
(Monkeytown)
![Moderat_Cover_Digital-600x600](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Moderat_Cover_Digital-600x600.jpg)
BAD KINGDOM
53. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
LIKE CLOCKWORK
(Matador)
![queens-of-stone-age-like-clockwork-cover](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/queens-of-stone-age-like-clockwork-cover.jpg)
MY GOD IS THE SUN
52. ICEAGE
YOU’RE NOTHING
(Matador)
COALITION
51. YO LA TENGO
FADE
(Matador)
![Yo-La-Tengo-Fade](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Yo-La-Tengo-Fade.jpg)
OHM
50. THE HAXAN CLOAK
EXCAVATION
(Tri-Angle)
![the-haxan-cloak-excavation-cover](http://crackmag.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/the-haxan-cloak-excavation-cover.jpg)
CONSUMED