Monday, December 30, 2013

TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2013


It's that time of year again our Top 50 of 2013 list… We made a list the last couple of years and we decided to do it again this year... This is always by far our favorite post of the year so here we go... This is a list of 50 records that we really enjoyed here at The Minimal Beat. We also posted some personal lists on our Facebook page if your interested. So here it is and we’d love to hear your thoughts on anything we might have overlooked... See ya all in 2014!

#50 EELS - WONDERFUL GLORIOUS (V2 RECORDS)
#49 NEKO CASE - THE WORSE THINGS GET... (ANTI)

#48 ARCTIC MONKEYS - AM (DOMINO RECORDING CO)

#47 YEAH YEAH YEAH'S - MOSQUITO (DRESS UP/INTERSCOPE)

#46 MAGIC MAN - YOU ARE HERE (NEON GOLD)

#45 MS MR - SECONDHAND RAPTURE (COLUMBIA/CREEP CITY RECORDS)

#44 JULIANNA BARWICK - NEPENTHE (DEAD OCEANS)

#43 RATHBOURNE - SOFT (TRUE BELIEVER/DILETTANTE)

#42 KURT VILE - WALKIN ON A PRETTY DAZE (MATADOR)

#41 THE NATIONAL - TROUBLE WILL FIND ME (4AD)

#40 BLUE HAWAII - UNTOGETHER (ARBUTUS RECORDS)

#39 GROUPER - THE MAN DIED IN HIS BOAT (KRANKY)

#38 LORDE - PURE HEROINE (UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP)

#37 FACTORY FLOOR - FACTORY FLOOR (DFA)

#36 MY BLOODY VALENTINE - MBV (M B V)

#35 BLEACHED - RIDE YOUR HEART (DEAD OCEANS)

#34 CHARLI XCX - TRU ROMANCE (IAMSOUND/ASYLUM/ATLANTIC)

#33 RHYE - WOMAN (POLYDOR)

#32 AUTRE NE VEUT - ANXIETY (OLDE ENGLISH SPELLING BEE/SOFTWARE RECORDING CO)

#31 PHOSPHORESCENT - MUCHACHO (MISRA/DEAD OCEANS/WARM RECORDS)

#30 SUUNS - IMAGES DU FUTUR (SECRETLY CANADIAN)

#29 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - R PLUS SEVEN (WARP)

#28 DIANA - PERPETUAL SURRENDER (JAGJAGUWAR)

#27 BURIAL - RIVAL DEALER (HYPERDUB)

#26 DRAKE - NOTHING WAS THE SAME (CRASH MONEY RECORDS)

#25 LARRY GUS - YEARS NOT LIVING (DFA)

#24 CHVRCHES - THE BONES OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE (GLASSNOTE RECORDS)

#23 JAMES BLAKE - OVERGROWN (REPUBLIC RECORDS)

#22 TORO Y MOI - ANYTHING IN RETURN (CARPARK RECORDS)

#21 EJECTA - DOMINAE (DRIFTLESS)

#20 KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS - AT HOME (CASCINE)

#19 DISCLOSURE - SETTLE (CHERRYTREE RECORDS)

#18 BLOOD ORANGE - CUPID DELUXE (DOMINO)

#17 THE KNIFE - SHAKING THE HABITUAL (MUTE RECORDS)

#16 CLASSIXX - HANGING GARDENS (INNOVATIVE LEISURE)

#15 DAVID BOWIE - THE NEXT DAY (RCA/ISO RECORDS)

#14 DISAPPEARS - ERA (KRANKY)

#13 HOLY GHOST! - DYNAMIC (DFA)

#12 HAR MAR SUPERSTAR - BYE BYE 17 (CULT RECORDS)

#11 REPUTANTE - OCEANSIDE (CULT RECORDS)

#10 CUT COPY - FREE YOUR MIND (MODULAR)
#9 NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - PUSH AWAY THE SKY (BAD SEEDS LTD.)
#8 LOLAWOLF - LOLAWOLF (INNIT RECORDINGS)

#7 SAVAGES - SILENCE YOURSELF (MATADOR RECORDS)

#6 DAFT PUNK - RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES (COLUMBIA RECORDS)

#5 ARCADE FIRE - REFELKTOR (MERGE)

#4 JESSE WOODS - GET YOUR BURDENS LIFTED (GUNS IN THE SUN)

#3 VAMPIRE WEEKND - MODERN VAMPIRES OF THE CITY (XL RECORDS)

#2 KANYE WEST - YEEZES (DEF JAM RECORDINGS)

#1 DARKSIDE - PSYCHIC (OTHER PEOPLE)





TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2013

50. Eels - Wonderful Glorious
49. Neko Case - The Worse Things...
48. Arctic Monkeys - AM
47. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito
46. Magic Man - You Are Here
45. MS MR - Secondhand Rapture
44 Julianna Barwick - Nepenthe
43. Rathbourne - Soft
42. Kurt Vile - Walkin On A Pretty Daze
41. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
40. Blue Hawaii - Untogether
39. Grouper - The Man Died in His Boat
38. Lorde - Pure Heroine
37. Factory Floor - Factory Floor
36. My Bloody Valentine - M.B.V.
35. Bleached - Ride Your Heart
34. Charli XCX - True Romance
33. Rhye - Woman
32. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety
31. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
30. Suuns - Images Du Futur
29. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven
28. Diana - Perpetual Surrender
27. Burial - Rival Dealer
26. Drake - Nothing Was the Same
25. Larry Gus - Years Not Living
24. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe
23. James Blake - Overgrown
22. Toro Y Moi - Anything in Return
21. Ejecta - - Dominae
20. Keep Shelly in Athens - At Home
19. Disclosure - Settle
18. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
17. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
16. Classixx - Hanging Gardens
15. David Bowie - The Next Day
14. Disappears - Era
13. Holy Ghost - Dynamics
12. Har Mar Superstar - Bye Bye 17
11. Reputante - Oceanside
10. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind
09. Nick Cave - Push the Sky Away
08. Lolawolf - Lolawolf
07. Savages - Silence Yourself
06. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
05. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
04. Jesse Woods - Get Your Burdens Lifted
03. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
02. Kanye West - Yeezus
01. Darkside - Psychic (Other People)

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