2013 albums of the year and songs of the year - Deadline 15th December

[kate_]

Albums:

1. The National - Trouble Will Find Me

2. Editors - The Weight Of Your Love

3. Bastille - Bad Blood

4. Arctic Monkeys - AM

5. White Lies - Big TV

6. Foals - Holy Fire

7. Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull

 

Songs:

 

1. The National - I Need My Girl

2. Arcade Fire - Afterlife

3. Foals - My Number

4. Editors - Sugar

5. White Lies - Getting Even

6. Daft Punk - Get Lucky

7. Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?

8. Bastille - Pompeii

9. M83 - Oblivion

10. Kodaline - All I Want

[Lodder]

Albums:

1. Editors - The Weight Of Your Love

2. Bastille - Bad Blood

3. Arctic Monkeys - AM

4. Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull

5. White Lies - Big TV

 

Songs:

 

1. Bastille - Pompeii

2. Arcade Fire - Afterlife

3. Coldplay - Atlas

4. Kodaline - All I Want

5. Editors - Sugar

6. Editors - Two Hearted Spider

7. Daft Punk - Get Lucky

[The Final Track]

Here's my new and improved albums list. The top 5 is pretty solid, otherwise it'll probably change by next week.

 

1. The National - "Troube Will Find Me"

2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Push the Sky Away"

3. Local Natives - "Hummingbird"

4. Arcade Fire - "Reflektor"

5. Vampire Weekend - "Modern Vampires of the City"

 

6. Phosphorescent – “Muchacho”

7. Volcano Choir – “Repave”

8. Jim James – “Regions of Light and Sound of God”

9. Mutual Benefit – “Love’s Crushing Diamond”

10. Bill Callahan – “Dream River”

 

11. Kurt Vile – “Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze”

12. Yo La Tengo – “Fade”

13. Frightened Rabbit – “Pedestrian Verse”

13. Eleanor Friedberger – “Personal Record”

14. Iron & Wine – “Ghost on Ghost”

15. John Grant – “Pale Green Ghosts”

 

16. Atoms for Peace – “Amok”

17. Neko Case – “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You”

18. Okkervil River – “The Silver Gymnasium”

19. Youth Lagoon – “Wondrous Bughouse”

20. Rogue Wave – “Nightingale Floors”

 

21. Mark Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle – “Perils from the Sea”

22. Moonface – “Julia With Blue Jeans On”

23. Low – “The Invisible Way”

24. Night Beds – “Country Sleep”

25. Lightning Dust – “Fantasy”

 

Songs coming shortly.

[Black Rose]

Can you make sure your original list has been edited out :)

[para-para-parrotdies]

Best Albums of 2013

1) My Bloody Valentine – m b v

2) Kanye West – Yeezus

3) Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest

4) The Haxan Cloak – Excavation

5) The Knife – Shaking the Habitual

 

6) Forest Swords – Engravings

7) Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

8) Danny Brown – Old

9) David Bowie – The Next Day

10) Atoms For Peace – Amok

 

11) Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels

12) James Holden – The Inheritors

13) Various Artists – After Dark 2

14) Oneohtrix Point Never – R Plus Seven

15) Charli XCX – True Romance

 

16) The Field – Cupid’s Head

17) Earl Sweatshirt – Doris

18) Autre Ne Veut – Anxiety

19) Tim Hecker – Virgins

20) Savages – Silence Yourself

 

21) Julia Holter – Loud City Song

22) Omar-S – Thanks For Letting Me Be Myself

23) Kelela – Cut 4 Me

24) Colleen – The Weighing of the Heart

25) M.I.A. – Matangi

 

5 Special Mentions (in alphabetical order):

 

 

Annie - A&R EP

Burial – Rival Dealer

DJ Rashad - Rollin'

FKA Twigs – EP2

Jai Paul – Jai Paul

 

 

 

25 albums that ultimately did not make the list (in alphabetical order):

 

AlunaGeorge – Body Music

Autechre – Exai

Beautiful Swimmers – Son

Beyoncé - Beyoncé

Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap

 

Cosby – Hands Together

Dean Blunt – The Redeemer

Death Grips – Government Plates

Four Tet – Beautiful Rewind

Function – Incubation

 

Grouper – The Man Who Died in His Boat

Huerco S. – Colonial Patterns

Inc. – No World

Jessy Lanza – Pull My Hair Back

Julianna Barwick – Nepenthe

 

Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience

Ka – The Night’s Gambit

KMFH – The Boat Party

Laurel Halo – Chance of Rain

Logos – Cold Mission

 

Maxmillion Dunbar – House of Woo

Mazzy Star – Seasons of Your Day

Pusha T – My Name Is My Name

Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time

These New Puritans – Field of Reeds

 

 

[The Final Track]

Thought I did that. Done now :nice:

 

Songs (with as little repetion of artists as possible):

 

1. Mike Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle - "Somehow the Wonder of Life Prevails"

2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - "Jubilee Street"

3. Phosphorescent - "Song For Zula"

4. John Grant - "GMF"

5. Arcade Fire - "Reflektor"

 

6. The National - "I Should Live in Salt"

7. Frightened Rabbit - "December's Traditions"

8. Vampire Weekend - "Ya Hey"

9. Bill Callahan - "Javelin Unlanding"

10. Mutual Benefit - "Advanced Falconry"

 

11. Arcade Fire - "Afterlife"

12. The National - "Pink Rabbits"

13. Vampire Weekend - "Step"

14. Yo La Tengo - "Ohm"

15. Local Natives - "Heavy Feet"

 

16. Jim James - "Actress"

17. Atoms for Peace - "Before Your Very Eyes"

18. Volcano Choir - "Comrade"

19. Neko Case - "Man"

20. Eleanor Friedberger - "When I Knew"

 

21. Iron & Wine - "The Desert Babler"

22. Jaga Jazzist - "Prungen"

23. Okkervil River - "Down Down the Deep River"

24. Widowspeak - "Thick as Thieves"

25. Jim James - "State of the Art"

[Mackplay]

UGH, BEYONCÉ isn't eligible (hands down my favorite album this year) oh well. Here are my top5:

1. Trouble Will Find Me by The National

2. The 20/20 Experience by Justin Timberlake

3. AM by The Arctic Monkeys

4. Yeezus by Kanye West

5. Prism by Katy Perry

[Mackplay]

Favorite songs:

1. Atlas by Coldplay

2. Demons by The National

3. Heavenfaced by The National

4. Slipped by The National

5. I Need My Girl by The National

6. Get Lucky by Daft Punk

7. Touch by Daft Punk

8. Legendary Lovers by Katy Perry

9. Adore You by Miley Cyrus

10. Elastic Heart by SIA and The Weeknd

11. On The Run (Part 2) by Jay Z

12. Lean by The National

13. I Am A God by Kanye West (feat. God)

14. Mirrors by Justin Timberlake

15. Counting Stars by One Republic

15. Shot At The Night by The Killers

[Cyan Kat]

songs

1. Blood On The Leaves - Kanye West

2. Exodus - M.I.A.

3. Reclaim - Olafur Arnalds

4. Rafstraumur - Sigur Ros

5. Electric Lady - Janelle Monae

6. Too Much (ft. Sampha) - Drake

7. Primetime (ft. Miguel) - Janelle Monae

8. Come Walk With Me - M.I.A.

9. Wings - HAERTS

10. Can't Stop The Aching - The Mary Onettes

11. Furthest Thing - Drake

12. Cosmic Age - Jetman Jet Team

13. One Half - Julianna Barwick

14. Hold On We're Going Home - Drake

15. It Was My Season - Okkervil River

16. Albatross - Jetman Jet Team

17. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake

18. Ingenue - Atoms For Peace

19. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) - David Bowie

20. Smother - Daughter

21. Blue Ocean Floor - Justin Timberlake

22. Obvious Bicycle - Vampire Weekend

23. Graves - Ugly Heroes

24. Y.A.L.A. - M.I.A.

25. I'll Take You There - David Bowie

[Mrk]

updated soty

[SolyphOmkaro]

Albums:

1. Foals - Holy Fire

2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City

3. Sigur Rós - Kveikur

4. Phoenix - Bankrupt!

5. Atoms for Peace - Amok

6. James Blake - Overgrown

7. Portugal. the Man - Evil Friends

8. Peace - Delicious

9. Jon Hopkins - Immunity

10.The National - Troube Will Find Me

[para-para-parrotdies]

Best Songs of 2013:

1) Burial – Come Down to Us

2) Kanye West – Blood on the Leaves

3) My Bloody Valentine – She Found Now

4) The Knife – Full of Fire

5) Drake – Hold On, We’re Going Home (ft. Majid Jordan)

 

6) The Haxan Cloak – The Drop

7) Charli XCX – SuperLove

8) Autre Ne Veut – Play By Play

9) Daft Punk – Giorgio by Moroder

10) Atoms for Peace – Amok

 

11) Justin Timberlake – Mirrors

12) A$AP Rocky - 1 Train (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Joey BadA$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson & Big K.R.I.T.)

13) Mala - Changes (Harmonimix remix)

14) Ciara – Body Party

15) James Holden – Blackpool Late Eighties

 

16) Sky Ferreira – I Blame Myself

17) Janelle Monáe - Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Badu)

18) Pusha T – Numbers on the Boards

19) Blood Orange – You’re Not Good Enough (ft. Samantha Urbani)

20) Disclosure – White Noise (ft. AlunaGeorge)

 

21) The National – Pink Rabbits

22) Danny Brown – Lonely

23) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Jubilee Street

24) Girls' Generation - I Got a Boy

25) David Bowie - Where Are We Now?

 

75 songs that ultimately did not make the list (in alphabetical order):

 

Actress - Voodoo Posse Chronic Illusion

AlunaGeorge – Attracting Flies

Annie – Tube Stops and Lonely Hearts

Arcade Fire – Afterlife

Ariel Pink / Jorge Elbrecht - Hang on to Life

 

A$AP Ferg – Shabba (ft. A$AP Rocky)

The Avalanches - Stalking to a Stranger (Planets Collide Remix)

Beck – I Won’t Be Long

Ben Khan – Eden

Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts

 

Boards of Canada – Jacquard Causeway

Captain Murphy - Between Villains feat. Viktor Vaughn (DOOM), Earl Sweatshirt & Thundercat

Cassie – Numb (ft. Rick Ross)

Cat Power – Manhattan (ft. Angel Haze ) (Ryan Hemsworth remix)

Chance the Rapper – Chain Smoker

 

Chvrches – Recover

Cosby – La Prom

David Bowie - Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy)

Death Grips – Whatever I Want (Fuck Who’s Watching)

Deerhunter – Sleepwalking

 

Destiny's Child - Nuclear

DJ Rashad – I Don’t Give a Fuck

Doc Daneeka – Walk On In (ft. Ratcatcher)

Dornik – Something About You

Duke Dumont feat. A*M*E – Need U (100%)

 

Earl Sweatshirt – Whoa

EMA – Satellites

Evian Christ – Salt Carousel

The Field – No. No…

FKA Twigs – Water Me

 

Forest Swords – The Weight of Gold

Future - Fo Real (ft. Drake)

Glass Candy – Warm in the Winter

Jacques Greene + Tinashe - Painted Faces

Jagwar Ma - The Throw

 

Jai Paul - Str8 Outta Mumbai

James Blake – Retrograde

Jay Sean - Control (HOF) (feat. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica)

J. Cole - Let Nas Down (REMIX) feat. Nas

Jeremih / Shlohmo - Bo Peep (Do U Right)

 

Jessie Ware – Imagine It Was Us

Jessy Lanza – Pull My Hair Back

Jon Hopkins – Open Eye Signal

Julia Holter – Hello Stranger

Julianna Barwick – One Half

 

Kevin Gates – 4:30 am

KING – In the Meantime

KMFH – Crushed

Koreless – Sun

Kurt Vile – Walkin on a Pretty Day

 

Local Natives – Colombia

Lone – Airglow Flies

Movement - Us

M.I.A. – Bring the Noize

Mirage – Let’s Kiss

 

Mutual Benefit – Advanced Falconry

Mutya Keisha Siobhan - Lay Down in Swimming Pools

No Joy – Lunar Phobia

The Preatures – Is This How You Feel?

Raum – Blood Moon

 

Rhye – Open

Roosevelt – Elliot

Run the Jewels - Banana Clipper (feat. Big Boi)

Rustie – Slasherr

Savages – She Will

 

St. Vincent – Birth in Reverse

These New Puritans – Fragment Two

Thundercat - Heartbreaks + Setbacks

TNGHT - Acrylics

Torres – Honey

 

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – So Good at Being in Trouble

Vampire Weekend – Step

The War on Drugs – Red Eyes

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege

Youth Lagoon – Dropla

 

[Alien Radio]

Here are my final lists:

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5600365&postcount=11

[austengirl]

Albums:

1. AM- Arctic Monkeys

2. Phoenix- Bankrupt

3. Palma Violets - 180

4.The Civil Wars- The Civil Wars

5. Justin Timberlake- 20/20 Experience

[Black Rose]

Voting is now closed.

 

The biggest task will be to add up the votes.

[Black Rose]

I haven't forgotten about this, it is on my list of jobs to do, hopefully tomorrow.

 

My PC's graphics card is playing silly buggers tonight