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This is the time of year that all the magazines and newspapers will be publishing lists of best albums etc, and I tend to have a listen to stuff on the lists to see what I have been missing out on.

So what do the TEF recommend?

I nominate Earth Rocker by Clutch as the best album of 2013.

My oldest son nominates the eponymous The 1975 album.

Frank Turner "Tape Deck Heart" for me.

Great album.

Holy Fire - Foals, AM - Arctic Monkeys and Don't Forget Who You Are - Miles Kane

Eddie Stobarts trucking compilation....seriously.

Funeral For A Friend - Conduit.
Boom! Close the thread...

Not even funeral for a friend agree with you. Reopen the thread.

Tyler, the Creator - Wolf.

Have to say the Miles Kane album is a good shout. Wasn't overly impressed with his first album but the latest one is great. I also love the Passenger album, but that's likely to split opinion.

No Blues - Los Campesinos
Pure Heroin - Lorde
The Bones of What you Believe - Chvrches
Life after Defo - Deptford Goth
Overgrown - James Blake
Pedestrian Verse - Frightened Rabbit
Yeezus - Kanye West
Modern Vampires of the City - Vampire Weekend
Waiting for Something to Happen - Veronica Falls

Was thinking this had been a bit of a weak year for music (though more likely reason being because I've not paid as much attention to new music as usual), but a quick flick through to put that lists together have proven me wrong.

Monkey Minds in the Devils Time - Steve Mason

Lies!

Rumours re-sissue., that's the only album I've bought this year.

Public Service Broadcasting - Inform - Educate - Entertain
James Blake - Overgrown
Billy Bragg - Tooth & Nail
David Bowie - The Next Day

I can't decide if the Manics album deserves a mention or not.

I really enjoyed Pure Love's 'Anthems'. Recommended for anyone who enjoys their standard rock. Great live.

Yup, holy fire is superb, I am loving arcade fire's reflektor

1 She;Alice Smith
2 Get Up;Ben Harper&Charlie Musselwhite
3 Rage In D Minor;Circle of Rage

Oh, good thread this. I've not come across much good music this year, although that may say more about music than me. I'll look up a fair few in here.

For myself off the top of my head, Opposites or Tape Deck Heart were decent albums, neither spectacular though. The 1975 wasn't too bad either.

Disclosure - Settle

Now! 86

About time someone said that.

It's comparable to someone's favourite cheese being dairylea.

Arcane roots - blood and chemistry

And Dan le sac vs Scroobius pip - Repent, Replenish, repeat.

For me its either Arctic monkeys-AM or Jake Bugg-Shrangri-la. Both British & both superb albums.

I heard the new single the other day and watched the vid just now - really good stuff. I'll pick up the album on your recommendation.

Jake Bugg's album is a good shout

Oh, and I can I nominate Stereophonic's Graffiti on the Train for the "best three songs of an album followed by a screeching crash and a forgettable album track splurge in the middle and at the end of the Year"

Second place for Franz Ferdinand.

Sonic Boom Six- Sonic Boom Six
Inform - Educate - Entertain - Public Service Broadcasting
Random Access Memories - Daft Punk
Deferred Sucess -Deferred Sucess ( spelling intentional)
Gasp! Shock! Horror! - Hey You Guys
Honorable mentions to Chris T-T Billy Bragg and Jim Bob

Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe


I very much liked their early work on the EPs they had released but the debut album seems to have written with commercial radio stations in mind, in a very pop orientated bland way.

I'm probably going to look like  dick, but is that the JimBob from carter?

Yes it is Jim bob from carter.

Also just a heads up that this thread needs more videos so it can get me through work tomorrow xx

For Nemo, in order:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgfzEm3CWU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlOmdyH_7Os
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wL9NUZRZ4I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xDd-BvClH8

and an honourable mention to Ylvis for becoming huge when nobody understands that they're just taking the piss

Either half of this is made up or I have become old.

Disclosure - Settle
James Blake - Overgrown
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

What I've heard of Jake Bugg is very good, also love the Foals single My Number but found the album a bit heavy. The Daft Punk one was a massive letdown, and although I like the beats on Yeezus I've not listened to it more than twice for some reason - he is quite off-putting.

Worst album goes to Benga's Chapter 2, probably one of the worst album I've ever heard, especially when you consider how good and groundbreaking his first was. Absolute shocker.

Really looking forward to the new album from SBTRKT in 2014, and also have high hopes for Julio Bashmore's first album.

A tad mainstream, maybe, but London Grammar - If You Wait & The 1975 - The 1975 are way out there for me.

This thread just reminds me how out of touch I am with music.

The only album mentioned on this thread that I have is Arctic Monkeys.

Nice I'll check that out, thanks.

If you were a Carter Fan check out Fruitbats band Abdoujaparov too a bit more "Punky" than Jims stuff although Fruity is a lazy bastard and only released a couple of albums since Carter, Jim has done at least 8 and written 3 novels and a book about Carter.
Also Carter are playing Bearded Theory Festival next year.
 

Public Service Broadcasting - Inform - Educate - Entertain
Elvis Costello & The Roots - Wise Up Ghost & Other Songs

Kids raising Kids by Kopecky Family Band
Pound of Dirt by Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds

Agree with Foals & Kane.

Don't think AM is anywhere near album of the year. They've gone downhill, even though AM is fantastic it's not anywhere close to their older stuff. Their concerts aren't as good anymore, either - Although still very good, if that makes any sense at all...

The 1975 should be no where near this thread.

......or daft punk imo!

I think the only Album I have bought this year is "13", and I like it.

It got one anywat.

I only bought MBV this year..it was alright for a couple of days

I like that Public Service Broadcasting album, totally missed it but that's rather good

Lorde - Pure Heroine is decent.

Jimmy Eat World - Damage
Panic at the Disco! - Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!

Loved Damage....not their best album by a long shot, but still a cracker.