The 2013 Audit
Favorite Albums of 2013:
1. Vampire Weekend- Modern Vampires of the City
2. Twin Peaks- Sunken
3. Mutual Benefit- Love's Crushing Diamond
4. Swearin'- Surfing Strange
5. Kevin Morby- Harlem River
6. Unknown Mortal Orchestra- II
7. Shannon and the Clams- Dreams in the Rat House
8. Bill Callahan- Dream River
9. Savages- Silence Yourself
10. Deafheaven- Sunbather
Favorite Tracks of 2013:
1. Vampire Weekend- "Everlasting Arms"
2. Classixx- "Holding On"
3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra- "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)"
4. Haim- "The Wire"
5. Washed Out- "It All Feels Right"
6. Joanna Gruesome- "Wussy Void"
7. Swearin'- "Watered Down"
8. Dent May- "Yazoo"
9. Foxygen- "Oh Yeah"
10. Rhye- "Open"
Conclusion:
With the bombardment of Kanye rants, Miley madness, and Daft Punk filling in where Gotye left off, 2013 still offered refuge in a plethora of seemingly-perfect albums scattered across many genres. Haim showed some promise for pop music, Vampire Weekend solidified their seat on the indie-god throne, Savages lived up to their band name, and the Unknown Mortal Orchestra guy made another great album in his little leather yarmulke. Bill Callahan's music still freaked my mom out and I still don't care, Deafheaven suntanned the pasty, black-metallers, and Mutual Benefit finally stepped out of the .bandcamp portal and into the limelight. This year has been wonderful.
