2013 Album of the Year Voting Thread - Voting ends Sunday 1/19
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Spider from Mars
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If Arcade Fire or Vampire Weekend wins, I'm blaming you.
I won't let that happen.
mr stroke
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01 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories
I remember listening to this for the first time and hating it, completely different than traditional Daft Punk and nothing for the standard 4/4 dance floor. I assumed Daft Punk would go for the current Electro Pop sound with fart noises and car alarms, but thank god they went in a completely different direction. Threw everything out the window and started fresh. Starting with an old school disco vibe on "Give Life Back to Music" then getting funkier with the "Game of Love", moving into the two highlight tracks with Pharrell "Instant Crush" and "Get Lucky". Its one of those albums that puts me in a good mood when ever I listen to it, and Daft Punk's best work since Homework.
02 | James Blake | Overgrown
03 | Civil Wars | The Civil Wars
04 | LORDE | Pure Heroine
05 | John Digweed | Live in London
06 | Pretty Lights | Color Map of the Sun
07 | Aluna George | Body Music
08 | Sasha | Involver 3
9 | Lady Gaga | Artpop
10| Five Finger Death Punch | Wrong Side of Heaven and Hell Vol 1
I remember listening to this for the first time and hating it, completely different than traditional Daft Punk and nothing for the standard 4/4 dance floor. I assumed Daft Punk would go for the current Electro Pop sound with fart noises and car alarms, but thank god they went in a completely different direction. Threw everything out the window and started fresh. Starting with an old school disco vibe on "Give Life Back to Music" then getting funkier with the "Game of Love", moving into the two highlight tracks with Pharrell "Instant Crush" and "Get Lucky". Its one of those albums that puts me in a good mood when ever I listen to it, and Daft Punk's best work since Homework.
02 | James Blake | Overgrown
03 | Civil Wars | The Civil Wars
04 | LORDE | Pure Heroine
05 | John Digweed | Live in London
06 | Pretty Lights | Color Map of the Sun
07 | Aluna George | Body Music
08 | Sasha | Involver 3
9 | Lady Gaga | Artpop
10| Five Finger Death Punch | Wrong Side of Heaven and Hell Vol 1
Haven't listened to that many albums in 2013, looking at my list I realize I have been stuck in a sort of comfort zone, I'll have to challenge that in 2014 
01 | Gesaffelstein | Aleph
02 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories
03 | Woodkid | The Golden Age
04 | Disclosure | Settle
05 | Darkside | Psychic
(If the R.A.M remix is eligible as an album, I'd rather vote for that one)
06 | Kanye West | Yeezus
07 | Dråpe | Canicular Days
08 | Toro y moi | Anything In Return
09 | Blood Orange | Cupid Deluxe
10 | Various Artists | After Dark II
EDIT: Added Dråpe
01 | Gesaffelstein | Aleph
02 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories
03 | Woodkid | The Golden Age
04 | Disclosure | Settle
05 | Darkside | Psychic
(If the R.A.M remix is eligible as an album, I'd rather vote for that one)
06 | Kanye West | Yeezus
07 | Dråpe | Canicular Days
08 | Toro y moi | Anything In Return
09 | Blood Orange | Cupid Deluxe
10 | Various Artists | After Dark II
EDIT: Added Dråpe
beato_angelico
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I just hope churches is not in the top five.
01 | Queens of the Stone Age | ...Like Clockwork
02 | Arctic Monkeys | AM
03 | The Knife | Shaking the Habitual
04 | Nine Inch Nails | Hesitation Marks
05 | Depeche Mode | Delta Machine
06 | David Bowie | The Next Day
07 | Big Black Delta | Big Black Delta
08 | Run the Jewels | Run The Jewels
09 | Deerhunter | Monomania
10 | Darkside | Psychic
Although I guess the Big Black Delta one is somewhat cheating given that they've had however many EP's that have most of the songs on the first LP, but whatever.
Never quite understood the love for Lorde or Vampire Weekend though. Maybe it's the fact that the only decent radio station around here played the shit out of the two big Lorde songs, and then they continued even after all the pop stations played it as well. Vampire Weekend has always just been "bleh" to me though.
02 | Arctic Monkeys | AM
03 | The Knife | Shaking the Habitual
04 | Nine Inch Nails | Hesitation Marks
05 | Depeche Mode | Delta Machine
06 | David Bowie | The Next Day
07 | Big Black Delta | Big Black Delta
08 | Run the Jewels | Run The Jewels
09 | Deerhunter | Monomania
10 | Darkside | Psychic
Although I guess the Big Black Delta one is somewhat cheating given that they've had however many EP's that have most of the songs on the first LP, but whatever.
Never quite understood the love for Lorde or Vampire Weekend though. Maybe it's the fact that the only decent radio station around here played the shit out of the two big Lorde songs, and then they continued even after all the pop stations played it as well. Vampire Weekend has always just been "bleh" to me though.
Trellisaze
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01 | Young Galaxy | Ultramarine
02 | London Grammar | If You Wait
03 | Tim Hecker | Virgins
04 | Arctic Monkeys | AM
05 | Moonface | Julia With Blue Jeans On
06 | Disclosure | Settle
07 | The Mary Onettes | Hit the Waves
08 | Iceage | You're Nothing
09 | Cate Le Bon | Mug Museum
10 | CHVRCHES | The Bones of What You Believe In
Too many honourable mentions to mention. I was never running out of good new stuff to check out anyway.
02 | London Grammar | If You Wait
03 | Tim Hecker | Virgins
04 | Arctic Monkeys | AM
05 | Moonface | Julia With Blue Jeans On
06 | Disclosure | Settle
07 | The Mary Onettes | Hit the Waves
08 | Iceage | You're Nothing
09 | Cate Le Bon | Mug Museum
10 | CHVRCHES | The Bones of What You Believe In
Too many honourable mentions to mention. I was never running out of good new stuff to check out anyway.
Well it will be embarrassing only if VW wins. But as I said I won't let that happen.
That said, PM me for paypal info. My mind is easily swayed.
MuddyDonut
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4chan music board, but I'm guessing that was a typo
Spider from Mars
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My friend Benjamin Franklin(s) and I want Paranthetical Girls and Chelsea Wolfe in the top three.
I've been waiting on this thread...thought I might have missed it.
blame space
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I like this vampire weekend album
Modern Vampires in the City [XL, 2013]
Think maybe this is overworked? Think maybe the hosannas are reflexive, generalized? I did, and then I didn't. So now think Paul Simon instead if you insist, admittedly a great album. But Sgt. Pepper is a truer precedent, to wit: if you're smart you say where's the rebop, only if you're smarter you quickly figure out that maybe sustaining groove and unfailing exuberance don't matter as much as you believed. Each verse/chorus/bridge/intro melody, each lyric straight or knotty, each sound effect playful or perverse (or both)--each is pleasurable in itself and aptly situated in the sturdy songs and tracks, so that the whole signifies without a hint of concept. And crucially, the boy-to-man themes you'd figure come with several twists I've noticed so far and more no doubt to come. One is simply a right-on credo: "Age is an honor--it's still not the truth." Another is how much time Ezra Koenig spends wrestling a Jahweh-like hard case. The Big Guy comes out on the short end of a fight song called "Unbelievers," and a DJ "spinning 'Israelites' into 'Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown'" gives Him a nasty turn. But Koenig claims no permanent victory. Too smart. Too much a man, too. A+
http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Vampire+Weekend
:')
Think maybe this is overworked? Think maybe the hosannas are reflexive, generalized? I did, and then I didn't. So now think Paul Simon instead if you insist, admittedly a great album. But Sgt. Pepper is a truer precedent, to wit: if you're smart you say where's the rebop, only if you're smarter you quickly figure out that maybe sustaining groove and unfailing exuberance don't matter as much as you believed. Each verse/chorus/bridge/intro melody, each lyric straight or knotty, each sound effect playful or perverse (or both)--each is pleasurable in itself and aptly situated in the sturdy songs and tracks, so that the whole signifies without a hint of concept. And crucially, the boy-to-man themes you'd figure come with several twists I've noticed so far and more no doubt to come. One is simply a right-on credo: "Age is an honor--it's still not the truth." Another is how much time Ezra Koenig spends wrestling a Jahweh-like hard case. The Big Guy comes out on the short end of a fight song called "Unbelievers," and a DJ "spinning 'Israelites' into 'Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown'" gives Him a nasty turn. But Koenig claims no permanent victory. Too smart. Too much a man, too. A+
http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Vampire+Weekend
:')
01 | Typhoon| White Lighter
02 | Lorde | Pure Heroine
03 | Deafheaven | Sunbather
04 | Portugal. The Man | Evil Friends
05 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories
06 | Karnivool | Asymmetry
07 | Vampire Weekend | Modern Vampires of the City
08 | Queens of the Stone Age | ...Like Clockwork
09 | Eels | Wonderful, Glorious
10 | Haim | Days Are Gone
02 | Lorde | Pure Heroine
03 | Deafheaven | Sunbather
04 | Portugal. The Man | Evil Friends
05 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories
06 | Karnivool | Asymmetry
07 | Vampire Weekend | Modern Vampires of the City
08 | Queens of the Stone Age | ...Like Clockwork
09 | Eels | Wonderful, Glorious
10 | Haim | Days Are Gone
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mr stroke
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loooooooooool savor that
Got closed.
The purpose of a gradual roll-out is to appreciate the year in music, give albums lower on the list some credit, and foster some discussion. Post them all at once and all we get is a page or two of "lol arcade fire" and that's it.
I am quite puzzled as to why the comments were so adverse to this. The clickbait comments don't make any sense at all.
I PM'd an admin so hopefully it can open again.
But if all you dudes want is a pile, then fuck, I guess all my effort compiling this will go into a pile.
The purpose of a gradual roll-out is to appreciate the year in music, give albums lower on the list some credit, and foster some discussion. Post them all at once and all we get is a page or two of "lol arcade fire" and that's it.
I am quite puzzled as to why the comments were so adverse to this. The clickbait comments don't make any sense at all.
I PM'd an admin so hopefully it can open again.
But if all you dudes want is a pile, then fuck, I guess all my effort compiling this will go into a pile.
equippedwithtowel
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I'm sure it had nothing to do with the dismissive response + gif reply at all.
Just replying to popGAF member in popGAF fashion, had no idea that would be an issue.
well, explaining yourself in the thread would probably be helpful
I literally wrote out an explanation and was seconds too late to hit Submit Reply.
I will in a little bit if the thread doesn't open. Complete waste of my effort but whatever.
I mean in the OP. It was a quick lock though, yeah - sucks.
I'm just gonna consider this the final top results in my head and be totally okay with Melt-Banana and Forest Swords being in the top ten.
It's a much better batch than the real top 10.
Pickles the Firecat
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I don't even understand how it would be a problem if that weren't the reason. But you're right to begin with.
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