my 14 Favourite Albums from 2013

1. Very Best Allover

AMELITA
Court Yard Hounds



2. Best Melodies

DEPARTURE AND FAREWELL
Hem



3. Best Rhythms

MORE THAN JUST A DREAM
Fitz & The Tantrums



4. Best Singin' Feeling

THE PITCHER
Christian Kjellvander



5. Best Playin' Feeling

THE RAVEN THAT REFUSED TO SING AND OTHER STORIES
Steven Wilson



6. Best Sound & instrumentation

TO THE HAPPY FEW
Medicine



7. Best Message [Lyrics]

THE NEXT DAY
David Bowie



8. Best Titles and Track Order

TOMORROW'S HARVEST
Boards of Canada



9. Best Variation

COMEDOWN MACHINE
The Strokes



10. Best Concept & Production

QUALITY STREET : A SEASONAL SELECTION FOR ALL THE FAMILY
Nick Lowe



11. Best Comeback

A
Agnetha Fältskog



12. Best Reinterpretation [Covers]

NINA
Xiu Xiu (covers of Simone)



13. Best Transformation

NEW
Paul McCartney



14. Best 2013-ness

MGMT
MGMT




Among these I shall at least have heard the whole album through, and several tracks many times.





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