So, it’s that time of the year already. I’m really not sure where 2013 has gone, but gone it is, and left in it’s wake some absolutely glorious music.
Now I do indeed say this every year, but there was some astoundingly great music released in 2013. Picking this years albums of the year list was not an easy task at all. There were tantrums, late nights, a few tears and the occasional hug. Here it is though, any of the following thirty releases are worth between 30 – 96 minutes of your time. Each album has something rather special about it, so dive in, pick an album you’ve never heard of, and enjoy.
I’m already excited what releases 2014 will bring!

1. F*** Buttons – Slow Focus
2. Low – The Invisible Way
3. Ed Harcourt – Back Into The Woods
4. John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts
5. Grouper – The Man Who Died In His Boat
6. Mazes – Ores & Minerals
7. Villagers – Awayland
8. Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister
9. Nick Cave – Push The Sky Away
10. The Uncluded – Hokey Fright
11. Mogwai – Les Revenants
12. The Haxan Cloak – Excavation
13. Fashoda Crisis – Jowls Of Justice
14. Kavinsky – Outrun
15. Boards Of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest
16. Hammock – Oblivion Hymns
17. Hookworms – Pearl Mystic
18. Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle – Perils From The Sea
19. Daughter – If You Leave
20. The Knife – Shaking The Habitual
21. Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt
22. Barn Owl – V
23. Ducktails – The Flower Lane
24. Cossbysweater – Cossbysweater
25. Braids – Flourish // Perish
26. Volcano Choir – Repave
27. Gold Panda – Half Of Where You Live
28. Mikal Cronin – MCII
29. Juliana Barwick – Nepenthe
30. These New Puritans – Field Of Reeds

A Spotify playlist with a track from each (well 29 at least) album is here : https://open.spotify.com/user/sadballadman/playlist/4JJyRueVr77li4IkEtAtQE
The two albums of the year shows and also past shows are available in a listen again fashion here : https://www.mixcloud.com/33rpmphoenix/