Mid Year 2013 Favorites

FT · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:24 pm

shiv Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

Way past mid-year, but here's an updated list.

1. Bamboo Kids - Safe City Blues
2. Missing Monuments - Missing Monuments
3. The Computers - Love Triangles, Hate Squares
4. Deer Tick - Negativity
5. Zachary James & the All Seeing Eyes - Space Case
6. Night Marchers - Allez Allez
7. The Yum Yums - Play Good Music
8. James Younger - Feelin' American
9. Attic Lights - Super De Luxe
10. The Cliks - Black Tie Elevator
11. Warm Soda - Someone For You
12. The Connection - Let It Rock
13. King Khan & His Shrines - Idle No More
14. Grapes of Wrath - High Road
15. Dirty Fences - Too High to Kross
16. Two Cow Garage - Death of the Self Preservation Society
17. Wyatt Blair - Banana Cream Dream
18. Primitive Hearts - High and Tight
19. Jacuzzi Boys - Jacuzzi Boys
20. The Dirtbombs - Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey!

So far, this is a pretty great year. I don't know how I'll eventually squeeze so many great releases into a top 30.

And I still have to spend more time with new Neko, Okkervil River, King Krule, Califone, Eddie Spaghetti, and Over the Rhine, although liking what I hear with all of 'em. I expect a lot from the upcoming Bad Sports too.

deer tick at #4?

Pretty sure it's my new #1.

mutty · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 7:40 pm

FT Wrote:

shiv Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

Way past mid-year, but here's an updated list.

1. Bamboo Kids - Safe City Blues
2. Missing Monuments - Missing Monuments
3. The Computers - Love Triangles, Hate Squares
4. Deer Tick - Negativity
5. Zachary James & the All Seeing Eyes - Space Case
6. Night Marchers - Allez Allez
7. The Yum Yums - Play Good Music
8. James Younger - Feelin' American
9. Attic Lights - Super De Luxe
10. The Cliks - Black Tie Elevator
11. Warm Soda - Someone For You
12. The Connection - Let It Rock
13. King Khan & His Shrines - Idle No More
14. Grapes of Wrath - High Road
15. Dirty Fences - Too High to Kross
16. Two Cow Garage - Death of the Self Preservation Society
17. Wyatt Blair - Banana Cream Dream
18. Primitive Hearts - High and Tight
19. Jacuzzi Boys - Jacuzzi Boys
20. The Dirtbombs - Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey!

So far, this is a pretty great year. I don't know how I'll eventually squeeze so many great releases into a top 30.

And I still have to spend more time with new Neko, Okkervil River, King Krule, Califone, Eddie Spaghetti, and Over the Rhine, although liking what I hear with all of 'em. I expect a lot from the upcoming Bad Sports too.

deer tick at #4?

Pretty sure it's my new #1.

Anybody has link?

FT · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:05 am

mutty Wrote:

FT Wrote:

shiv Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

Way past mid-year, but here's an updated list.

1. Bamboo Kids - Safe City Blues
2. Missing Monuments - Missing Monuments
3. The Computers - Love Triangles, Hate Squares
4. Deer Tick - Negativity
5. Zachary James & the All Seeing Eyes - Space Case
6. Night Marchers - Allez Allez
7. The Yum Yums - Play Good Music
8. James Younger - Feelin' American
9. Attic Lights - Super De Luxe
10. The Cliks - Black Tie Elevator
11. Warm Soda - Someone For You
12. The Connection - Let It Rock
13. King Khan & His Shrines - Idle No More
14. Grapes of Wrath - High Road
15. Dirty Fences - Too High to Kross
16. Two Cow Garage - Death of the Self Preservation Society
17. Wyatt Blair - Banana Cream Dream
18. Primitive Hearts - High and Tight
19. Jacuzzi Boys - Jacuzzi Boys
20. The Dirtbombs - Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey!

So far, this is a pretty great year. I don't know how I'll eventually squeeze so many great releases into a top 30.

And I still have to spend more time with new Neko, Okkervil River, King Krule, Califone, Eddie Spaghetti, and Over the Rhine, although liking what I hear with all of 'em. I expect a lot from the upcoming Bad Sports too.

deer tick at #4?

Pretty sure it's my new #1.

Anybody has link?

Check your PM...

shiv · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:53 am

FT Wrote:

shiv Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

Way past mid-year, but here's an updated list.

1. Bamboo Kids - Safe City Blues
2. Missing Monuments - Missing Monuments
3. The Computers - Love Triangles, Hate Squares
4. Deer Tick - Negativity
5. Zachary James & the All Seeing Eyes - Space Case
6. Night Marchers - Allez Allez
7. The Yum Yums - Play Good Music
8. James Younger - Feelin' American
9. Attic Lights - Super De Luxe
10. The Cliks - Black Tie Elevator
11. Warm Soda - Someone For You
12. The Connection - Let It Rock
13. King Khan & His Shrines - Idle No More
14. Grapes of Wrath - High Road
15. Dirty Fences - Too High to Kross
16. Two Cow Garage - Death of the Self Preservation Society
17. Wyatt Blair - Banana Cream Dream
18. Primitive Hearts - High and Tight
19. Jacuzzi Boys - Jacuzzi Boys
20. The Dirtbombs - Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey!

So far, this is a pretty great year. I don't know how I'll eventually squeeze so many great releases into a top 30.

And I still have to spend more time with new Neko, Okkervil River, King Krule, Califone, Eddie Spaghetti, and Over the Rhine, although liking what I hear with all of 'em. I expect a lot from the upcoming Bad Sports too.

deer tick at #4?

Pretty sure it's my new #1.

I expected it from you Bob, just not from Rads.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:11 pm

The rankings are fluid, changing as I listen more (or less) through the year. Like, the Jacuzzi Boys continue to drop and the Dirtbombs and James Younger keep rising (OH DEY HOCK MOVGERGS). The dust'll settle at the end of the year.

FWIW, that new Deer Tick is easily my favorite release by them, but it's doubtful it'll stay so high.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:13 pm

The new Deer Tick starts strong and sort of tails off for me. Need to listen more because the songs I like, I really like.

DHRjericho · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:47 pm

I'm really liking that Haim record.

Think Chvrches may end up my album of the year.

Vampire Weekend is close.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Rankings subject to change but as of right now:

1. Andrew Duhon - The Moorings
2. Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - Cheater's Game
3. Carla Bruni - Little French Songs
4. Warren Hood Band – S/T
5. Daniel Romano - Come Cry With Me
6. Preservation Hall Jazz Band - That's It
7. Lloyd Cole – Standards
8. David Newbould - Tennessee
9. New American Farmers - Brand New Day
10. Garland Jeffreys – Truth Serum
11. Slaid Cleaves - Still Fighting the War
12. Eric Brace & Peter Cooper – The Comeback Album
13. Tim Easton – Not Cool
14. Mike Stinson – Hell & Half of Georgia
15. Guy Clark – My Favorite Picture of You
16. Sturgill Simpson - High Top Mountain
17. Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - Old Yellow Moon
18. The Grapes of Wrath - High Road
19. Jason Isbell - Southeastern
20. Luke Haines – Rock n’ Roll Animals
21. Dolly Varden – For A While
22. Ricky Ross – Trouble Came Looking
23. La Troba Kung Fu - Santalegria
24. Son Volt – Honky Tonk
25. Bobby Long - Wishbone

shiv · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:53 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

The new Deer Tick starts strong and sort of tails off for me. Need to listen more because the songs I like, I really like.

I think it's only the last 3 songs where it tails off and even then there's parts of those songs that i like.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:45 am

3 songs = 25% of the album.

I'm really surprised by how much I like the new Okkervil River. I haven't dug something by them this much in a long time.

FT · **Posted:** Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:07 am

Yail Bloor Wrote:

I'm really surprised by how much I like the new Okkervil River. I haven't dug something by them this much in a long time.

same here

probably their best album yet

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:02 pm

FT Wrote:

Yail Bloor Wrote:

I'm really surprised by how much I like the new Okkervil River. I haven't dug something by them this much in a long time.

same here

probably their best album yet

I only gave it one, half-hearted listen. I will have to get back to it.

Zombeels · **Posted:** Fri Sep 27, 2013 3:08 am

Girls In Hawaiii - Everest
Wild Belle - Isles
Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace and Magic
Youth Lagoon - Wondorous Bughouse
Still Corners - Strange Pleasure
Jackson Scott - Melbourne
Crystal Stilts - Nature Noir
Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
Thee Oh Sees - Floating Coffin
Splassh - Comfort

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:25 pm

Zombeels Wrote:

Girls In Hawaiii - Everest
Wild Belle - Isles
Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace and Magic
Youth Lagoon - Wondorous Bughouse
Still Corners - Strange Pleasure
Jackson Scott - Melbourne
Crystal Stilts - Nature Noir
Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
Thee Oh Sees - Floating Coffin
Splassh - Comfort

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Fri Sep 27, 2013 7:07 pm

What does that gif mean in this context

two guns holla · **Posted:** Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:21 pm

Zombeels fading back into lurkerdom?

1. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
2. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
3. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
4. Mount Moriah - Miracle Temple
5. Kurt Vile - Waking on a Pretty Daze

Others:
Disclosure - Settle
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
Mikal Cronin - MCII
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
Hiss Golden Messenger - Haw

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Sat Sep 28, 2013 11:27 am

Drinky Wrote:

What does that gif mean in this context

What Tommy said

Zombeels · **Posted:** Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:50 am

I'll add Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II

Roach · **Joined:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:39 pm **Posts:** 955

October update. All change.

1) Banque Allemande - Willst du Chinese sein musst du die ekligen Sachen essen
2) Mostly Other People Do The Killing - Slippery Rock
3) Bassholes - Boogieman Stew
4) Human Eye - 4: Into Unknown
5) Night Beats - Sonic Bloom
6) Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Red Hot
7) Cuntz - Solid Mates
8) Oblivians - Desperation
9) Counter Intuits - Sheets of Hits
10) Satanic Rockers - Fu Kung
11) The Dirtbombs - Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey!
12) Mordecai - College Rock
13) Causa Sui - Euporie Tide
14) King Louie's Missing Monuments - Missing Monuments
15) Cuntz - Aloha
16) Spray Paint - Spray Paint
17) Running - Vaguely Ethnic
18) The Feeling of Love - Reward Your Grace
19) Milk Music - Cruise Your Illusion
20) Sagor & Swing - Botvid Grenlunds park

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2013 12:01 pm

Here's mine for this page. It's a lot, but I've kind of listened to a lot from this year.

01. Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold
02. Holden – The Inheritors
03. Youth Lagoon – Wondrous Bughouse
04. Bill Callahan – Dream River
05. Faux Fur – s/t
06. Foxygen – We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
07. Califone – Stitches
08. These New Puritans – Field of Reeds
09. Autechre – Exai
10. Gorguts – Colored Sands
11. My Bloody Valentine – m b v
12. Raspberry Bulbs – Deformed Worship
13. Julia Holter – Loud City Song
14. Pissed Jeans – Honeys
15. Portal – Vexovoid
16. Keiji Haino, Jim O’Rourke, Oren Ambarchi – Now While It's Still Warm Let Us Pour In All the Mystery
17. Steve Gunn – Time Off
18. No Joy – Wait to Pleasure
19. Locrian – Return to Annihilation
20. Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest
21. Power Trip – Manifest Decimation
22. Run the Jewels – s/t
23. The Knife – Shaking the Habitual
24. Phosphorescent – Muchacho
25. Thee Oh Sees – Floating Coffin
26. Ulcerate – Vermis
27. Mark Kozelek & Desertshore – s/t
28. The Haxan Cloak – Excavation
29. Laura Marling – Once I Was an Eagle
30. Grouper – The Man Who Died in His Boat
31. Jon Hopkins – Immunity
32. Shugo Tokumaru – In Focus?
33. The Besnard Lakes – Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO
34. Deerhunter – Monomania
35. Doldrums – Lesser Evil
36. Wire – Change Becomes Us
37. Ty Segall – Sleeper
38. The Ex & Brass Unbound – Enormous Door
39. The Men – New Moon
40. Jenny Hval – Innocence Is Kinky

EPs, Singles, Splits, etc
01. Viet Cong – Cassette
02. Un Blonde – What Surrounding
03. Ital Tek – Hyper Real
04. Parquet Courts – Tally All the Things That You Broke
05. Thee Oh Sees – Moon Sick
06. Un Blonde – s/t
07. Dope Body – Saturday
08. GOAT – Dreambuilding b/w Stonegoat
09. Parquet Courts – Borrowed Time
10. Lone – Airglow Fires

Still working my way around to the albums by Factory Floor, Forest Swords, Danny Brown, Darkside, Janelle Monae, Matana Roberts, and Yuppies.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:15 am

The new Lee Renaldo album is really good.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

That autechre is a challenging listen.

My top album so far is the Moore brothers - California sister

I've got it on Dropbox if you want. Riyl: California bedroom pop with lots of harmonies.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:40 am

Sounds nice. Are they on Bandcamp?

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Looks like a few bands by that name, but this is the one you want. Also, doesn't look like there's a bandcamp.

http://www.themoorebros.com/

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:37 am

That sounds pretty nice. A little Simon & Garfunkel-y in places, but some interesting harmonies and arrangements on a lot of the album tracks. A familiar, comforting sound, but they seem to add a little character of their own. I'm just kinda basing this on listening to some samples. I will probably check out the whole thing later.

It's on emusic, if anybody here still uses that:
http://www.emusic.com/album/the-moore-b ... /13946231/

And I guess that Autechre is a challenging listen if you're not really accustomed to listening to recent Autechre stuff. Because really it's just a whole lot of Autechre.

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