Our favorite 50 albums of 2013

50. Dirty Beaches – Drifters / Love is the Devil
49. Jessy Lanza – Pull My Hair Back
48. Fuzz – Fuzz
47. Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus
46. Diarrhea Planet – I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
45. Fidlar – Fidlar
44. James Blake – Overgrown
43. Cuushe – Butterfly Case
42. Foxygen – We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
41. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City
40. Majical Cloudz – Impersonator
39. Grouper – The Man Who Died In His Boat
38. The Mantles – Long Enough to Leave
37. Bent Shapes – Feels
36. Laura Marling – Once I Was An Eagle
35. California X – California X
34. Camera Obscura – Desire Lines
33. DJ Koze – Amygdala
32. Drake – Nothing Was the Same
31. Sonny and the Sunsets – Antenna and the Afterworld
30. Ezra Furman – The Year of No Returning
29. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – II
28. Various – After Dark 2
27. King Krule – 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
26. Segue – Pacifica
25. Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister
24. Thee Oh Sees – Floating Planet
23. Speedy Ortiz – Major Arcana
22. Mikal Cronin – MCII
21. Nils Frahm – Spaces

20. The So-So Glos – Blowout

19. Inter Arma – Sky Burial

18. Toro Y Moi – Anything In Return

17. Phosphorescent – Muchacho

16. Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt

15. Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold

14. Action Bronson / Party Supplies – Blue Chips 2

13. Dent May – Warm Blanket

12. Wooden Shjips – Back to Land

11. Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest

10. Dawn of Midi – Dysnomia

9. Rhye – Woman

8. Ty Segall – Sleeper

7. Zachary Cale – Blue Rider

6. Ezra Furman – Day of the Dog

5. Kurt Vile – Wakin on a Pretty Daze

4. The Field – Cupid’s Head

3. Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap

2. Eleanor Friedberger – Personal Record

1. Cass McCombs – Big Wheel and Others