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

 

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73. CATE LE BON

MUG MUSEUM

(Wichita)

I THINK I KNEW

 
 

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72. ENDLESS BOOGIE

LONG ISLAND

(No Quarter)

GENERAL ADMISSION

 

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71. DEATH GRIPS

GOVERNMENT PLATES

(Third Worlds)

YOU MIGHT THINK HE LOVES YOU FOR YOUR MONEY BUT I KNOW WHAT HE REALLY LOVES YOU FOR…

 
 

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70. WAXAHATCHEE

CERULEAN SALT

(Wichita)

PEACE AND QUIET

 

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69. JULIANNA BARWICK

NEPENTHE

(Dead Oceans)

PYRRHIC

 

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68. SYCLOPS

A BLINK OF AN EYE

(Running Back)

 

JUMP BUGS

 

 

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67. FUTURE OF THE LEFT

HOW TO STOP YOUR BRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT

(Prescriptions)

I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU KETAMINE

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66. DEAN BLUNT

THE REDEEMER

(Hippos In Tank/World Music)

 

PAPI

 

 

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65. DIRTY BEACHES

DRIFTERS/LOVE IS THE DEVIL

(Zoo Music)

I DREAM IN NEON

 

 

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64. THUNDERCAT

APOCALYPSE

(Brainfeeder)

HEARTBREAKS + SETBACKS

 

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63. SAPPHIRE SLOWS

ALLEGORIA

(Not Not Fun)

ALLEGORIA

 

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62. CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING

CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING

(Matador)

FRANK O’HARA HIT

 
 

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61. THE HISTORY OF APPLE PIE

OUT OF VIEW

(Marshall Teller)

SEE YOU

 

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60. RP BOO

LEGACY

(Planet Mu)

SPEAKERS R-4 (SOUNDS)

 

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59. BLONDES

SWISHER

(Rvng Intl.)

ANDREW

 

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58. FOALS

HOLY FIRE

(Warner Bros/Trangressive)

PROVIDENCE

 

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57. CHELSEA WOLFE

PAIN IS BEAUTY

(Sargent House)

WE HIT A WALL

 

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56. BENJAMIN DAMAGE

HELIOSPHERE

(50Weapons)

o10x

 

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55. GOLD PANDA

HALF OF WHERE YOU LIVE

(Ghostly International)

WE WORK NIGHTS

 

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54. MODERAT

II

(Monkeytown)

BAD KINGDOM

 

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53. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

LIKE CLOCKWORK

(Matador)

MY GOD IS THE SUN

 

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52. ICEAGE

YOU’RE NOTHING

(Matador)

COALITION

 

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51. YO LA TENGO

FADE

(Matador)

OHM

 

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50. THE HAXAN CLOAK

EXCAVATION

(Tri-Angle)

CONSUMED

 

 

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