Mid-year top 10 lists

If I listened to music this is where I'd list my top 10s. You are encouraged to post yours here!

I have enjoyed

m b v
Random Access Memories
After Dark 2
Inform - Educate - Entertain
Settle

I should probably spend more time listening to new music.

I don't have any kind of list, just 3 or 4 albums I've really enjoyed and a lot of disappointments.

That said, 2013 has had something for everyone so far!

Bruegel to thread. I'd love to see any rough list so I can jam the fuck out to some recommendations this week. The only thing left in this room is a Bose speaker that I have sitting in the corner of the room. Everything else has left or is non-operational.

Paves, I am probably going to masturbate into a trashbag at some point this week.

Live the dream, son.

MBV
bowie
BOC

Betty Who - The Movement EP
Random Access Memories
Haim's increasingly impressive pile of singles, and their almost certainly great forthcoming LP.
Oliver - Mechanical EP
Liked what I heard of the new Strokes album.
After Dark 2 didn't meet my high expectations, but is still a welcome mood piece. Follow the title's instructions and don't listen before sundown.
Free Energy - Love Sign
The new Phoenix is growing on me. Lots of great melancholy gems on side two. Still not that into the oversaturated bangers on side one.
I still want to hear the new Fall Out Boy, embarrassingly enough.

yeah idk that phoenix album is kind of a mess.

melodies buried in a bunch of bullshit

i have to like, strain my ears to actually hear the song

I don't have a list but the BWM EP by SpaceGhostPurrp is something I listen to a lot. Despite WavesWithin's support, it's some pretty good rap music.

MBV
Toro y Moi
Phoenix
Daft Punk
Autre Ne Veut
Mammane Sani et son Orgue
Iamsu! and Future mixtapes
singles that I like and listen to on YouTube


don't think i've listened to much else. there's a few things i'd like to hear that i haven't yet.

Oh yeah, everything that Future has come out with this year. Dude cannot be stopped. It's savage and incredible.

And I still need to listen to the new Ashanti album.

My Bloody Valentine -- m b v
David Bowie -- The Next Day
Daft Punk -- Random Access Memories
Deerhunter -- Monomania
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds -- Push the Sky Away
Queens of the Stone Age -- ...Like Clockwork
Dirty Beaches -- Drifters/Love is the Devil


Just heard Deafheaven today so I don't have an opinion yet. Metal bros are going to hate it more than anything.

Mbv
Bad Guys
Daft Punk
Oblivians
N3gro League
Soundgarden
Bowie
Icona pop?
The Knife
Upcoming Coolata Lounge cd tba

I think "Where Are We Now?" is my favorite single of the year. I inexplicably lose my shit every single time I hear it. It's some really powerful, emotional balls to the wall shit. When that single dropped it totally reinvigorated my dormant adulation of David Bowie.

Omar S
Siege Of Troy
Mammane Sani et son Orgue
Ceephax
Bad Guys
EOD
Photodementia
DJ Overdose
MBV
RP Boo
the many faces of Willie Burns

lots of albums this year that i don't unreservedly love but really dig bits of (Boris, Daft Punk, BOC, KMFH, Function, Autre Ne Veut, Autechre)

Bruegel wrote:Willie Burns

Oh yeah, loved the Run from the Sunset ep.

No order, but top 10 would be something like: Charli XCX, Classixx, Emma Louise, Kurt Vile, Laura Marling, MBV, Quadron, Savages, Tiffany Evans, & Vampire Weekend

also really liked Still Corners, Kyle Hall, Dawn Richard, Disclosure, Kacey Musgraves, DJ Koze, Phoenix, Justin Timberlake, Bilal, Rhye

would like to / need to hear DJ Overdose and Neville Watson

Ned Braden wrote:
Upcoming Coolata Lounge cd tba

Been driving myself crazy working on this thing. AotY, IMO, tbpfh.

ETA?

Everyone here could probably guess what four or five albums I've heard this year and what I felt about them if you really gave a shit.

wp64 wrote:And I still need to listen to the new Ashanti album.

wait what

MBV
Primal Scream-More Light
Bowie-The Next Day
House of Love-She Paints Words In Red
Daft Punk-Random Access Memories
Queens-Like Clockwork
Phoenix-Bankrupt
Eisley-Currents
Atoms for Peace-amok
DM

In no order

Serfina Steer
My Bloody Valentine
Hookworms
Savages
Laura Marling
David Bowie
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Kurt Vile
John Grant
Public Service Broadcasting

Honourable mentions to Daughter and Disclosure which need more spinning.

Strong year IMO, would take this over my 2012 top ten right now.

I tried that Daughter record, found it very flimsy and it seemed to last a decade; they also succeeded in sucking all the life out of "get lucky" when covering it.

In the gossamer-voiced weepy girlpop stakes, I would highly highly recommend the Emma Louise album Vs Head Vs Heart which I don't think has had an international release yet - if not I will happily upload it.

Duff... wrote:

wp64 wrote:And I still need to listen to the new Ashanti album.

wait what

I lied, not until late July. False alarm, Duff.