Quick question, ATRL, what was the best album of 2013?
Your fave's 2013 release* may be the first thing that came to mind (as
BEYONCÉ did for me). Before you type up an essay about how good
Britney Jean is, or how
PRISM slays your life, let's discuss critical acclaim.
* does not apply to Rihanna stans.
The five albums participating in this rate have a collective Metacritic average of 84 and are widely considered the
best of 2013. We will be pitting these albums against each other in order to determine which was the best of the best. If you've never heard of any of these albums, be prepared, because
this WAS 2013.
So who TRULY had the best album of 2013? Is it the snubbed, self-proclaimed God or the iconic, Grammy-nominated electronic duo? Perhaps it spawns from the sixth solo effort of The New ****ographer's front woman... or the first effort of the emerging stars found in a trio of Jewish sisters? Help us decide!
Listen to the 58 tracks of the collective 5 albums and rank them (on a scale of 1-10, half points are allowed).
PM your ballot to me, August, before February 28, 2013. Our winner will be decided based on the averages and counted down until we find out the defining song of these albums.
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Days Are Gone, HAIM
1. "Falling"
2. "Forever"
3. "The Wire"
4. "If I Could Change Your Mind"
5. "Honey & I"
6. "Don't Save Me"
7. "Days Are Gone"
8. "My Song 5"
9. "Go Slow"
10. "Let Me Go"
11. "Running If You Call My Name"
Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend
1. "Obvious Bicycle"
2. "Unbelievers"
3. "Step"
4. "Diane Young"
5. "Don't Lie"
6. "Hannah Hunt"
7. "Everlasting Arms"
8. "Finger Back"
9. "Worship You"
10. "Ya Hey"
11. "Hudson"
12. "Young Lion"
Yeezus, Kanye West
1. "On Sight"
2. "Black Skinhead"
3. "I Am a God" (feat. God)
4. "New Slaves"
5. "Hold My Liquor"
6. "I'm In It"
7. "Blood on the Leaves"
8. "Guilt Trip"
9. "Send It Up"
10. "Bound 2"
The Worse Things I Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, Neko Case
1. "Wild Creatures"
2. "Night Still Comes"
3. "Man"
4. "I'm From Nowhere"
5. "Bracing for Sunday"
6. "Nearly Midnight, Honolulu"
7. "Calling Cards"
8. "City Swans"
9. "Afraid"
10. "Local Girl"
11. "Where Did I Leave That Fire"
12. "Ragtime"
Random Access Memories, Daft Punk
1. "Give Life Back to Music"
2. "The Game of Love"
3. "Giorgio by Moroder"
4. "Within"
5. "Instant Crush" (feat. Julian Casablancas)
6. "Lose Yourself to Dance" (feat. Pharell Williams)
7. "Touch" (feat. Paul Williams)
8. "Get Lucky" (feat. Pharrell Williams)
9. "Beyond"
10. "Motherboard"
11. "Fragments of Time" (feat. Todd Edwards)
12. "Doin' it Right" (feat. Panda Bear)
13. "Contact"