by snoadmin | Dec 26, 2013 | End of the Year Awards
#6 ALBUM: My Bloody Valentine, mbv åÊ There was hardly a review of My Bloody Valentine’s long-awaited third LP that didn’t pit the record off against massively influential predecessor Loveless. How could one not? Shoegaze was a lightning rod in...
by snoadmin | Dec 25, 2013 | End of the Year Awards
#7 ALBUM: James Blake, Overgrown åÊ Remember post-dubstep? The way we speak critically about the music James Blake makes has unquestionably shifted in the 3 years we’ve followed his trajectory from upstart DJ to Mercury Prize winner. Since the release of...
by snoadmin | Dec 24, 2013 | End of the Year Awards
#8 ALBUM: Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap åÊ 2013 was a good year for the Chicago based artist Chance the Rapper. After releasing his mixtapeåÊ10 Days in 2012, appropriately named after a 10 day suspension he received in high school, he quickly shot up within the...
by snoadmin | Dec 23, 2013 | End of the Year Awards
#9 ALBUM: The National, Trouble Will Find Me åÊ The National may be the most consistent indie band in history. Every full album since 2005’såÊAlligator explored a new variation on the band’s sonic stylings. InåÊAlligator, The National strived for simplicity,...
by snoadmin | Dec 22, 2013 | End of the Year Awards
#10 ALBUM: King Krule, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon åÊ Before 2013, Archy Marshall (better known now by his stage name, King Krule) had not much more than a single EP, a two-song 7Û, and some demos released under his name. 2013 brought Marshall to the center stage...
