Best Music of 2013!

Best Albums
(In no particular order, but * next to ultra, ultra awesome)

1. Kurt Vile: Wakin on a Pretty Daze* & it's a big world out there (and i am scared) EP

• Critical Tracks: "Never Run Away" and "Never Run Away String Synth"

2. Jonathan Wilson: Fanfare*

• Critical Track: "All the Way Down")

3. Devendra Banhart: Mala*

• Critical Track: "Your Fine Petting Duck"

4. Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City*

• Critical Track: "Step"

5. Unknown Mortal Orchestra: II*

• Critical Track: "Monki")

6. The National: Trouble Will Find Me

• Critical Track: "I Should Live in Salt"

7. Cults: Static*

• Critical Track: "I Can Hardly Make You Mine"

8. Phoenix: Bankrupt!

• Critical Track: "Drakkar Noir"

9. Ty Segall: Sleeper

• Critical Track: "Sweet C.C."

10. Washed Out: Paracosm*

• Critical Track: "All I Know"

10 More and the Spotify playlist after the jump...



11. of Montreal: Lousy With Sylvianbriar

• Critical Track: Obsidien Currents

12. Camera Obscura: Desire Lines

• Critical Track: "New Year's Resolution"

13. Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe

• Critical Track: "Recover"

14. Arcade Fire: Reflektor*

• Critical Track: "Here Comes the Night Time")

15. My Bloody Valentine: mbv

• Critical Track: if i am

16. King Khan & the Shrines: Idle No More

• Critical Track: Born to Die

17. Dent May: Warm Blanket*

• Critical Track: Corner Piece

18. Booker T.: Sound the Alarm*

• Critical Track: Feel Good

19. Earl Sweatshirt: Doris

• Critical Track: Chum

20. Foxygen: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic

• Critical Track: "Shuggie"

Honorable Mentions

Matthew E. White: Big Inner: Outer Face Edition
Yo La Tengo: Fade
Phantogram: Phantogram Single

Reissues

Breeders: LSXX
Miles Davis Quintet: The Bootleg Series, Volume 2, Live in Europe 1969

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST OF BEST SONGS OF 2013, INCLUDING THOSE WHOSE ALBUMS DIDN'T MAKE THE TOP 20 HERE: CQ Best of 2013