I know I say this every year but 2013 is another year that has so far produced some cracking albums. Half way through the year and so far I have heard more than sixty new releases, some tremendous, others very good, some not so great. So here’s a simple list of twenty five albums that I will no doubt be writing more about for the end of year list come December;
25. Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold
24. Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood – Black Pudding
23. Zomby – With Love
22. Savages – Silence Yourself
21. Low – The Invisible Way
20. Hookworms – Pearl Mystic
19. Public Service Broadcasting – Inform Educate Entertain
18. The Besnard Lakes – Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
17. Still Corners – Strange Pleasures
16. The National – Trouble Will Find Me
15. Altar Of Plagues – Teethed Glory & Injury
14. Cult Of Luna – Vertikal
13. The Night Marchers – Allez Allez
12. Kvelertak – Meir
11. Steve Mason – Monkey Minds In The Devil’s Time
10. My Bloody Valentine – mbv
9. Clutch – Earth Rocker
8. The Haxan Cloak – Excavation
7. Mogwai – Les Revenants Soundtrack
6. Humanfly – Awesome Science
5. Melt Yourself Down – s/t
4. John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts
3. The Veils – Time Stays, We Go
2. Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest
1. Deafheaven – Sunbather
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