Top Ten Albums of 2013

Following on from Christope's topic of listing everyone's top ten songs from the previous year, I thought it would be interesting to see which albums have stood out for everyone in 2013. Therefore, my top the albums (which are interchangeable except The National in #1) this year are:

1. Trouble Will Find Me: The National
2. The Temperance Movement: The Temperance Movement
3. Devour: Dave Hause
4. Lightening Bolt: Pearl Jam
5. The Weatherman: Gregory Alan Isakov
6. The Future is Cancelled: Captain, We're Sinking
7. Pedestrian Verse: Frightened Rabbit
8. The Greatest Generation: The Wonder Years
9. Tape Deck Heart: Frank Turner
10. Reflektor: Arcade Fire

Missing some great albums like 'The Next Day' by Bowie, 'Dear River' by Emily Barker, 'Once I was an Eagle' by Laura Marling and I've only just started up on the Arcade Fire record so that'll most probably work its way up my list.

Good idea. This is pretty tough for me too. There have been some great albums this year. In no particular order my top 10 would be:

01. Magnetic - Goo Goo Dolls
02. Devour - Dave Hause
03. Native - OneRepublic
04. Reanimation - Lights & Motion
05. The 1975 - The 1975
06. Mechanical Bull - Kings Of Leon
07. Days Of Gold - Jake Owen
08. Selfhood - Sharks
09. Heart Of Nowhere - Noah & The Whale
10. Golden - Lady Antebellum

Here's my list, in no real order

1. Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner
2. Afraid of Heights - Wavves
3. FIDLAR - FIDLAR
4. Opposites - Biffy Clyro
5. Reanimation - Lights & Motion
6. Wolf - Tyler, the Creator
7. Is Survived By - Touche Amour
8. Whenever, If Ever - The World is a Beautiful Place
9. The Future Is Cancelled - Captain, We're Sinking
10. Comfort/Distraction - Broadway Calls

Weird year. Was expecting Reflektor to be #1 but it... wasn't to my liking   BUT I suppose we still got a few cool albums. Hopefully this list will turn me on to some more cool stuff that came out this year - I'm looking at you, the 1975 and Captain We're Sinking!
EDIT: I'm surprised I've even listened to ten albums this year   

1. Trouble Will Find Me - The National
2. Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner
3. Days Are Gone - HAIM
4. ...Like Clockwork - Queens of the Stone Age
5. Mechanical Bull - Kings of Leon
6. AM - Arctic Monkeys
7. LP2 - Restorations
8. Devour - Dave Hause
9. The Beast in Its Tracks - Josh Ritter
10. Lightning Bolt - Pearl Jam

why are you guys not listing the new Neko Case album on this list? WHAT IS UP WITH THAT??

in addition...

Walking Papers - Walking Papers
Tribute Album 4 Tony Sly

Hardcore Superstar - C'mon take on me
Dave Hause - Devour
Sigur Ros - Kveikur
Mogwai - Les Revenants
Rob Zombie - Rat Regeneration Vendor
Wednesday 13 - The Dixie Dead
Buckcherry - Confessions
Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse
Pure Love - Anthem
Jack Linden - Wild Scarlet (and I mean it!)

1) June Gloom - Big Deal

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2) We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic - Foxygen
3) The Silver Gymnasium - Okkervil River
4) Trouble Will Find Me - The National (These guys used to be my favourite band to pretentiously hate until I gave this record a proper listen)
5) Waking On a Pretty Daze - Kurt Vile
6) Afraid of Heights - Wavves
7) Light Up Gold - Parquet Courts
Grown Ass Man - The Shouting Matches
9) New Moon - The Men
10) Monomania - Deerhunter

Noah And The Whale - Heart Of Nowhere
Kodaline - In A Perfect World
Haim - Days Are Gone
The 1975 - The 1975
Twenty One Pilots - Vessel
Editors - The Weight Of Your Love
Bastille - Bad Blood
Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Foals - Holy Fire

My list (no particular order):

- Signed and sealed in blood - Dropkick Murphys (for me at least it is a '13 album , don't know exactly if it was released in late 2012).
- Tony Sly tribute
- Devour - Dave Hause
- Betterment - Caves
- If we go down, we will go together - Tim Vantol
- Lighting Bolt - Pearl Jam
- Holy Fire - Foals
- Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner
- We got the light - G.A.S. Drummers (spanish band, songs in english).
- ¿Quién nos va a salvar? - La M.O.D.A. (spanish band, songs in spanish).

Everyone's covered most of what I would have put, but I just want to mention Chance the Rapper's "Acid Rap" for anyone who's never heard of it. Very unique album with great production, this might not be the right audience to suggest it to but check it out if you're looking for something different.

1. The National-Trouble Will Find Me
2. The Boxer Rebellion-Promises
3. Arctic Monkeys-AM
4. The Flaming Lips-The Terror
5. Franz Ferdinand-Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
6. The Joy Formidable-Wolf's Law
7. Vampire Weekend-Modern Vampires of the City
8. The Strokes-Comedown Machine
9. Phoenix-Bankrupt!
10. Bastille-Bad Blood

Honorable mentions:

CHVRCHES-The Bones of What You Believe
They Might Be Giants-Nanobots
Arcade Fire-Reflektor
Noah and the Whale-Heart of Nowhere

uh you guys need to check out Jason Isbell's Southeastern if you haven't. It's earned praise from B. Fallon and Dave Hause for a reason

eagles1139 wrote:

uh you guys need to check out Jason Isbell's Southeastern if you haven't. It's earned praise from B. Fallon and Dave Hause for a reason

I guess you could say that Southeastern is the ELEPHANT of this thread     

DeathoftheCool wrote:

eagles1139 wrote:

uh you guys need to check out Jason Isbell's Southeastern if you haven't. It's earned praise from B. Fallon and Dave Hause for a reason

I guess you could say that Southeastern is the ELEPHANT of this thread     

Pfft I bet that pun was relatively easy to come up with.

The Angry Johnny Revue wrote:

DeathoftheCool wrote:

eagles1139 wrote:

uh you guys need to check out Jason Isbell's Southeastern if you haven't. It's earned praise from B. Fallon and Dave Hause for a reason

I guess you could say that Southeastern is the ELEPHANT of this thread     

Pfft I bet that pun was relatively easy to come up with.

You win this time you bastard! Couldn't think of any more Jason Isbell puns. In all seriousness, love this album. Can't believe I had to be scolded to remember!    

No particular order except for Dave and Frank tied for #1
Dave Hause- Devour
Frank Turner- Tape Deck Heart
Jason Isbell- Southeastern
Lucero- Texas & TN ep
Alkaline Trio- My Shame is True
I don't know if Live At the Troubadour is cheating since its a live album, but I'm still going to include it  

Elvis Costello and The Roots - Wise Up Ghost
Lucero - Texas and Tennessee
Dave Hause - Devour
Matt Pryor - Wrist Slitter
Face to Face - Three Chords and a Half Truth
Less Than Jake - See The Light
Blacklist Royals - Righteous Child
J Cole - Born Sinner
Menzingers/Souls Split
Streetlight Manifesto - The Hands That Thieve

Yeah nah, that Jason Isbell album is gun even though it's a bit more of a quieter affair than any of his previous works. I remember earlier this year being arm in arm with a bunch of complete strangers at one of his gigs all yelling at the top of our lungs "DON'T WANNA DIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE IN A SUUUUUPEEER 8 MOTEL..."