The Best Albums of 2013
Jim and Greg present their Best-Of Lists of 2013, and they hear nominations from guest critics in the listening audience.
The Best Albums of 2013
Greg’s Top Albums
- Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold
- Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap
- Allen Toussaint, Songbook
- Darkside, Psychic
- Savages, Silence Yourself
- Rhye, Woman
- Vic Mensa, Innanetape
- Deltron 3030, Event II
- Boogarins, As Plantas Que Curam
- Neko Case, The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You
- Willis Earl Beal, Nobody Knows
- Shuggie Otis, Inspiration Information/Wings of Love
- Richard Thompson, Electric
- Bombino, Nomad
- Sam Phillips, Push Any Button
- Superchunk, I Hate Music
- Wooden Shjips, Back to Land
- Queens of the Stone Age, … Like Clockwork
- Rokia Traore, Beautiful Africa
- David Bowie, The Next Day
Greg's compete list
Jim’s Top Albums
- Savages, Silence Yourself
- Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold
- Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap
- Foxygen, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
- Lorde, Pure Heroine
- Karl Bartos, Off the Record
- Wire, Change Becomes Us
- Upset, She’s Gone
- Wooden Shjips, Back to Land
- Low, The Invisible Way
Jim's complete list
Listener Top Albums
- Charlie from Minneapolis, MN: Mikal Cronin, MCII
- Sharon from Willowbrook, IL: The Avett Brothers, Magpie & The Dandelion
- Jon from Denver, CO: St.Lucia, When the Night
Featured Songs
- Pure Sunray, "Caramel," Pure Sunray, self-released, 2013
- Boogarins, "Lucifernandis," As Plantas Que Curam, Other Music, 2013
- Low, "Plastic Cup," The Invisible Way, Sub Pop, 2013
- Vic Mensa, "Fear & Doubt," Innanetape, Self Released, 2013
- Wooden Shjips, "Back to Land," Back to Land, Thrill Jockey, 2013
- Mikal Cronin, "Change," MCII, Merge, 2013
- The Avett Brothers, "Another Is Waiting," Magpie and the Dandelion, American, 2013
- Saint Lucia, "Elevate," When The Night, Columbia/Neon Gold, 2013
- Darkside, "Heart," Psychic, Matador/Other People, 2013
- Upset, "Don't Lose Your Dinosaur," She's Gone, Don Giovanni, 2013
- Allen Toussaint, "It's Raining," Songbook, Rounder, 2013
- Chance the Rapper, "Pusha Man (feat. Nate Fox & Lili K.)," Acid Rap, Free Mixtape, 2013
- Chance the Rapper, "Cocoa Butter Kisses (feat. Vic Mensa & Twista)," Acid Rap, Free Mixtape, 2013
- Parquet Courts, "Master of My Craft," Light Up Gold, Dull Tools/What's Your Rupture?, 2012
- Savages, "City's Full," Silence Yourself, Matador, 2013
- Grateful Dead, "Operator," American Beauty, Warner Bros., 1970
- Joni Mitchell, "Free Man in Paris," Court and Spark, Asylum, 1974
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse, "Prisoners of Rock 'N' Roll," Life, Geffen, 1987
- The Replacements, "I Don't Know," Pleased to Meet Me, Sire, 1987
- Tom Waits, "Goin' Out West," Bone Machine, Island, 1992
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