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Best album of 2013 (so far)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭pinksoir


    I'd also give a shout for The Late David Turpin's We Belong Dead. A masterclass in pop songwriting, production and arrangement. Features contributions from Conor O'Brien, Cathy Davey, Hunter-Gatherer and others. Excellent reviews across the board, but he's unfortunately not as well known as he should be. Yet. For me it's the Irish album of the year by a long shot.

    https://thelatedavidturpin.bandcamp.com/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,378 ✭✭✭mosstin


    Prefab Sprout's 'Crimson/Red' has to be a contender.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭Warper


    Arctic Monkeys is the best album ive got this year and by a long way. Most albums have a couple of good songs and too many crap ones. Nick cave would probably be second in what has been a pretty average year in fairness.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,540 ✭✭✭badabing106


    Warper wrote: »
    Arctic Monkeys is the best album ive got this year and by a long way. Most albums have a couple of good songs and too many crap ones. Nick cave would probably be second in what has been a pretty average year in fairness.

    First two songs on Am are great. I thought Nick Cave was a much greater album and will stand the test of time as a great record


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭Vinz Mesrine


    Is it ok to mention Jake Buggs new album in here? I can see it topping a lot of peoples album of the year polls.


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  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,011 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I forgot Little Green Cars' album was released this year. I'd say it's tops for me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,434 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    Is it ok to mention Jake Buggs new album in here? I can see it topping a lot of peoples album of the year polls.

    Doubt it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭bleach94


    Birneybau wrote: »
    Doubt it.

    Can't wait for the new album. Sure the singles weren't great but I've been really impressed with what else I've heard from it, both online and at his gig in the Olympia last week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 Metacarpi


    AM and Disclosure for me!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭Vinz Mesrine


    Birneybau wrote: »
    Doubt it.

    Well after listening to it non stop since yesterday, thanks to work, I stand by what I said. Incredible album.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 Floody_1987




    Pale Green Ghosts from John Grant has to be up there for me. What a moment this was on Other Voices too, and what a fantastic song...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,014 ✭✭✭✭Corholio


    Everything Everything - Arc. Fantastic second album and probably of all bands I like, most excited to see what no.3 will be like.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,581 ✭✭✭Irish_rat


    Phoenix -Bankrupt!

    Julia Holter, Foals, AM, Vampire Weekend, Editors, No Joy, Local natives, ASIWYFA, little green cars and Johnny Marr were all good listens too.

    Big fan of the first Jake Bugg album but can't see it beating Bankrupt

    We Are Scientists EP Business Casual was a fun listen


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭smackbunnybaby


    An album that kind of slipped out early in March and is amazing is, Low - The Invisible Way.
    Real return to form after the disappointing C'mon.

    Really liking the Prefab Sprout, Crimosn/Red and Manics, Rewind the Film.
    Manics one is totally underrated.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭notnumber


    Bit Early for a list but ..

    UK Independent music store, Rough Trade have revealed a list of their Top 10 favourite albums of the year, with John Grant taking top spot.

    Grant heads the list with his recent LP, Pale Green Ghosts, while Savages finish as runners-up. The likes of Jon Hopkins, Parquet Courts and Dan Avery are elsewhere in the Top 10.


    1. John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts
    2. Savages - Silence Yourself
    3. Matthew E White - Big Inner
    4. Dan Avery - Drone Logic
    5. Thee Oh Sees - Floating Coffin
    6. Jon Hopkins - Immunity
    7. Valerie June - Pushin’ Against A Stone
    8. Moderat - 2
    9. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
    10. Jessica Pratt - Jessica Pratt

    Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold?? 2012 surely


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,407 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    I actually called them on the 2012 albums, Big Inner is 2012 too and the answer i got was, 'it's the last 12 months so late releases in 2012 count' I was goign to point out then that 2013 in the title was in accurate and then i realised i've better things to be doing.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Ha, Big Inner was released in August 2012.....surely reaching, to say the least!


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,407 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    I know. I just can't be arsed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 957 ✭✭✭The Phantom Jipper


    Corsicana Lemonade by White Denim sounds fantastic from my first few listens.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭poundhound


    "Splinter" - Gary Numan


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,941 ✭✭✭krustydoyle


    Cults "Static"
    Cut Copy "Free your Mind"
    Goldfish "Three Second Memory"
    Jagwar Ma "Howlin"
    Kirin J Callinan "Embracism"
    Minks "Tides End"
    Porcelain Raft "Silent Speech"
    Pure Bathing Culture "Moon Tides"
    Rhye "Woman"
    Ski Lodge "Big Heart"
    Speedy Ortiz "Major Arcana"
    Steve Wilson "The Raven That Refused To Sing"
    The Avett Brothers "Magpie and The Dandelion"
    Torres "Torres"

    Theres my favs for the year. And thanks for the OP for all the good albums ive heard about on here.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,883 ✭✭✭smokedeels


    The new Future of the Left album is good. (probably been out a few months now)

    There's some Stoner Metal... ish riffs on the first few tracks which I dug and loads of catchy songs dotted around the record too.

    One particular song called "French Lessons" has some of my favourite lyrics of the year. It’s sort of an ode to not growing up… common topic in songs but I think “Falco” nails it.

    “Well I don’t need coy carp swimming round my feet and auburn haired children blocking my path as I run to the disabled bathroom topping off a 12 hour drinking spree"

    I didn't like their last album, but this is worth checking out.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭donfers


    I loved Fade by Yo La Tengo this year, can't stop listening to it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,378 ✭✭✭mosstin


    donfers wrote: »
    I loved Fade by Yo La Tengo this year, can't stop listening to it

    It's their best since 'And Then Nothing....' for sure but there are still three or four fillers. Looking forward to seeing them in Dublin next month.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 doctorwo


    Donald Fagen Sunken Condos.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    Top 10 for 2013

    01 Pet Shop Boys - Electric
    02 Kanye West - Yeezus
    03 My Bloody Valentine - mbv
    04 Wire - Change Becomes Us
    05 Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
    06 Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons To Die
    07 The Fall - Re-mit
    08 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - English Electric
    09 Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
    10 Wiley - The Ascent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,378 ✭✭✭mosstin


    nlgbbbblth wrote: »
    Top 10 for 2013

    01 Pet Shop Boys - Electric
    02 Kanye West - Yeezus
    03 My Bloody Valentine - mbv
    04 Wire - Change Becomes Us
    05 Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
    06 Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons To Die
    07 The Fall - Re-mit
    08 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - English Electric
    09 Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
    10 Wiley - The Ascent

    Tomorrow's Harvest - thought I was gonna love this but it still leaves me cold, a few tracks apart.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭keith_d99


    In no particular order:

    Rhye - Woman
    Phoenix - Bankrupt
    Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
    Disclosure - Settle
    Classixx - Hanging Gardens
    Alunageorge - Body Music
    London Grammar - If you wait
    Yo Le Tengo - Fade
    Local Natives - Hummingbird


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,407 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    nlgbbbblth wrote: »
    Top 10 for 2013

    01 Pet Shop Boys - Electric
    02 Kanye West - Yeezus
    03 My Bloody Valentine - mbv
    04 Wire - Change Becomes Us
    05 Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
    06 Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons To Die
    07 The Fall - Re-mit
    08 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - English Electric
    09 Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
    10 Wiley - The Ascent

    I think the Kanye album is total shi-te. And this is from someone that loves most of what he does. I feel its different for the sake of being different and is just not very good. Actually I tell a partial lie, i think parts of it are brilliant but these parts are generally 10-30 second snippets of songs, where the rest of the song is awful. (All imo of course)

    Surprised to see it mentioned at all. Best hip hop of the year is RA for me.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭sink


    There's a lot of music I haven't listened to yet so this isn't conclusive but of the top of my head.

    Atoms for peace - Amok
    Jon Hopkins - Immunity
    Kurt Vile - Wakin on a pretty daze


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