Best 3 albums of 2013?

[littlest hobo]

I haven't seen this thread pop up yet, but enjoyed reading a similar thread last year and discovered new music. So I thought I might try and get the ball rolling:

My favourite three releases of 2013:

1. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories. I think I played this back to back at least 3 times on the first day I got it
2. Goldfrapp - Tales of Us. My first Goldfrapp album, but swiftly updated my collection with Felt Mountain.
3 Sam Lee - Ground of its Own

[Tim]

You've nicked my thread ;) I was going to do a Top 10 albums of 2013 tomorrow :lol:

[DanJennings]

Tricky choice, but here's my top 3 followed by the rest of my top 10 in no particular order

David Gibb & Elly Lucas - Up Through The Woods
Ghost - Infestissumam
Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal

David Bowie - The Next Day
Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Black Sabbath - 13
The Defiled - Daggers
The Civil Wars - s/t
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks

[The Grand Wazoo]

Easy choice for me:


Steven Wilson - 'The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)'
Steven Wilson - 'The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)'
Steven Wilson - 'The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)'

[loo]

1- the Strokes- comedown machine
2,William Onyeabor- world psychedelic classics 5
3,Haim- days are gone
a few that just missed out on a top 3 place
Arcade Fire- Reflektor
Arctic Monkeys- AM
Queens of the Stoneage-Like Clocwork

[Alex_UK]

Ooh, nice one - that time of the year again. :)

1 and 2 will definitely be Daft Punk - Random Access Memories & Paper Aeroplanes - Little Letters - the third will take a bit more rumination...

More to the point, how did I miss a new Goldfrapp album when I have everything they've ever released! :scratch: Amazon here I come!

[Tim]

OK then, as I was going to do a top 10 I still will (no way I could pick just 3!), but not in any particular order apart from my album of the year, which is a clear winner.

Best album of 2013

Jason Isbell – SouthEastern

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41UNwT6p6CL.jpg

... and the rest, in no particular order;


Dawes – Stories Don't End
Jonathan Wilson - Fanfare
Holly Williams – The Highway
Laura Marling – Once I Was an Eagle
Steven Wilson – The Raven that Refused to Sing (and other stories)
Bill Callahan - Dream River
Emily Barker – Dear River (the Doghouse Sessions disc)
David Bowie – The Next Day
Kenny Rogers – You Can't Make Old Friends

(very near misses are this years releases from, Paper Aeroplanes, Patty Griffin, John Fullbright, Amy Speace, Zac Brown Band, Eileen Rose, John Murry, Danny & The Champions of the World and Billy Bragg).

2013 has been a rather splendid year music wise as far as I'm concerned, here's to 2014 :)

[johnB]

Loads of good music this year, agree about Jason Isbell, Daft Punk, William
Onyeabor albums.........

But my best 5 are:

1. Tooth & Nail: Billy Bragg

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag89/Jrb1961/image_zps85182e90.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/Jrb1961/media/image_zps85182e90.jpg.html)

2. Muchacho by Phosphorescent

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag89/Jrb1961/image_zps46ed6f13.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/Jrb1961/media/image_zps46ed6f13.jpg.html)

3. Electric by Richard Thompson

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag89/Jrb1961/image_zps38db70ff.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/Jrb1961/media/image_zps38db70ff.jpg.html)

4. Back to Land by Wooden Shjips

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag89/Jrb1961/image_zps68643d6e.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/Jrb1961/media/image_zps68643d6e.jpg.html)

5. Repent Replenish Repeat by Dan Le Sac versus Scroobius Pip

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag89/Jrb1961/image_zpseaf8e3ee.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/Jrb1961/media/image_zpseaf8e3ee.jpg.html)

[loo]

Shame on me for forgetting Tooth and Nail
that is a worthy contender
nice choice John;)

[Thing Fish]

Laura Marling - Once I was an eagle
Steven Wilson - The Raven...
Goldfrapp - Tales of us

[Audioman]

Top Ten.

1. Tales Of Us - Goldfrapp
2. The Raven That Refused To Sing - Steve Wilson.
3. Once I Was An Eagle - Laura Marling
4. The lost Ship - Sting.
5. Regardless - Thea Gilmore.
6. Man and Myth - Roy Harper.
7. The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars.
8. The Next Day - David Bowie.
9. The Diving Board - Elton John.
10. Electric - Richard Thompson.

[DanJennings]

Tricky choice, but here's my top 3 followed by the rest of my top 10 in no particular order

David Gibb & Elly Lucas - Up Through The Woods
Ghost - Infestissumam
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Repent Replenish Repeat

David Bowie - The Next Day
Richard Thompson - Electric
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Black Sabbath - 13
The Defiled - Daggers
Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal
NOFX - Self Entitled

I've had a think, and I have had to change this up a bit, as I have clearly missed some out. (How I missed Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip is beyond me, as it is sat on my turntable now, as it has for 2 weeks straight!

The above list is now correct until I remember some others I've missed!

[PaulStewart]

This was hard, a lot of the albums I've really liked this year have been re issues but the best for me have been

Stephen Dale Petit - Cracking the Code

Lifesigns - Lifesigns

David Bowie - The Next Day

Been a very good year for music in general in think.

[MartinT]

1. Goldfrapp - Tales of Us
2. Steven Wilson - The Raven that Refused to Sing
3. John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts

[Jimbo]

London Grammar - If You Wait
Goldfrapp - Tales of Us
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

[MartinT]

London Grammar - If You Wait

Oh, and London Grammar certainly gets an honourable mention!

[Pete The Cat]

This is another of those lists that'll keep changing depending on time, mood etc but for now ;

Queens Of The Stone Age "...Like Clockwork"
White Denim "Corsicana Lemonade"
Nine Inch Nails "Hesitation Marks"

Pete

[Tim]

How can you guys only pick 3, I had real trouble whittling it down to only 10 :lol:

[MartinT]

How can you guys only pick 3

Mental discipline :)

My biggest problem was I kept accidentally selecting 2010-2012 albums as I don't always buy at the time of release.

[Floyddroid]

I can see where you are coming from but Big Big Train's English Electric II just pipped it to the post by a hare's breath for me.
Easy choice for me:


Steven Wilson - 'The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)'
Steven Wilson - 'The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)'
Steven Wilson - 'The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)'