As per usual with my "top __ non-hip hop albums of 20__" lists, I don't rank these in order. I think it's absurd to measure albums of various genres with a singular scope. Also, I'm kinda lazy. However, I did have time to put together a compilation of loosies: selecting one standout track from each of the following albums. You can find that at the very bottom of the post. (No download link, 'cause what's the point? It's just for review purposes.) Just like last year, this list is thoroughly specific to my own particular preferences. (I'm kinda into garage/psychedelic rock more so than, say, Daft Punk.) Nonetheless I'm confident in this list's authoritativeness. I'm sure my list will shed light on plenty of cool stuff you missed out on in 2013. And if you've got any suggestions for albums I should check out, feel free to hit the comments section. Peace.
Alice In Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
The Amorphous Androgynous - The Cartel Vol. 1 & 2
Arcade Fire - Reflektor
Arctic Monkeys - AM
Bass Drum of Death - Bass Drum of Death
The Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
Bleached - Ride Your Heart
Darkside - Psychic
David Bowie - The Next Day
Deafheaven - Sunbather
The Dirty Streets - Blades of Grass
Elephant Stone - Elephant Stone
Far-Out Fangtooth - Borrowed Time
The Flaming Lips - Peace Sword
The Flaming Lips - The Terror
Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
Fuzz - Fuzz
Grouper - The Man Who Died In His Boat
Haim - Days Are Gone
Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Mayer Hawthorne - Where Does This Door Go
Melt-Banana - Fetch
Mikal Cronin - MCII
My Bloody Valentine - MBV
Mystical Weapons - Mystical Weapons
Near Grey - The Herschel Central Peak
Night Beats - Sonic Bloom
Pelican - Forever Becoming
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
Savages - Silence Yourself
Scout Niblett - It's Up to Emma
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)
Suns of Thyme - Fortune, Shelter, Love and Cure
Thee Oh Sees - Floating Coffin
Ty Segall - Sleeper
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
White Fence - Cyclops Reap
White Hills - So You Are… So You'll Be
