Nice set! Although I was disappointed by the MS MR album, I thought it was somewhat bland.
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Blood Orange are still on my list, and I once listened to Tennis and liked them but I'm waiting until they release a full album to give them a proper listen.
One of the finest Alternative albums of the year, Vampire Weekend delivered again. Sweet and sounds, verses, choruses, melodies and lyrics. The only reason why it's not higher is because of its replay value, I mean it has replay value but I just listened to other release much more.
09.
Janelle Monαe The Electric Lady (2013)
1. Suite IV: Electric Overture
2. Givin Em What They Love [feat. Prince]
3. Q.U.E.E.N. [feat. Erykah Badu]
4. Electric Lady [feat. Solange]
5. Good Morning Midnight (Interlude)
6. PrimeTime [feat. Miguel]
7. We Were Rock and Roll
8. The Chrome Shoppe (Interlude)
9. Dance Apocalyptic
10. Look Into My Eyes
11. Suite V: Electric Overture
12. It's Code
13. Ghetto Woman
14. Our Favorite Fugitive (Interlude)
15. Victory
16. Cant Live Without Your Love
17. Sally Ride
18. Dorothy Dandridge Eyes [feat. Esperanza Spalding]
19. What an Experience
Standout: Givin Em What They Love, Q.U.E.E.N., Electric Lady, PrimeTime, Dance Apocalyptic, Victory, Cant Live Without Your Love
08.
HAIM Days Are Gone (2013)
1. Falling
2. Forever
3. The Wire
4. If I Could Change Your Mind
5. Honey & I
6. Dont Save Me
7. Days Are Gone
8. My Song 5
9. Go Slow
10. Let Me Go
11. Running If You Call My Name
Standout: Falling, The Wire, If I Could Change Your Mind, Dont Save Me, Days Are Gone, Go Slow
Easily one of the freshest acts to debut in 2013. The sister trio put out a terrific album filled with non stop '80s nostalgic bops. Their style is just too cool for school.
07.
Rhye Woman (2013)
1. Open
2. The Fall
3. Last Dance
4. Verse
5. Shed Some Blood
6. 3 Days
7. One Of Those Summer Days
8. Major Minor Love
9. Hunger
10. Woman
Standout: Open, The Fall, Verse, Shed Some Blood, 3 Days, Hunger
06.
Kelela CUT 4 ME (2013)
1. Guns & Synths
2. Enemy
3. Floor Show
4. Do It Again
5. Go All Night (Let Me Roll)
6. Bank Head
7. Cut 4 Me
8. Keep It Cool
9. Send Me Out
10. Go All Night (Let it Burn)
11. Something Else
12. A Lie
13. Cherry Coffee
Standout: Bank Head, Cut 4 Me, Keep It Cool, Send Me Out, Cherry Coffee
The best mixtape that I've listened to in 2013 - I think it's the only one I've listened to actually. Thank goodness I listened to Saint Heron or I wouldn't have gotten a chance to listen to one of the best Alternative R&B records in 2013.
Top 100 Singles of 2013
100. Grouplove Ways To Go
099. Everything Everything Don't Try
098. Katy B What Love Is Made Of
097. Charli XCX SuperLove
096. Kitten Like A Stranger
095. Little Boots Motorway
094. Rihanna What Now
093. OneRepublic Counting Stars
092. Jay-Z Holy Grail (feat. Justin Timberlake)
091. Pusha T Nosetalgia (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
090. Solange Cash In
089. Jessie Ware Sweet Talk
088. Local Natives Ceilings
087. MS MR Fantasy
086. Franz Ferdinand Evil Eye
085. Joywave Tongues (feat. KOPPS)
084. Lady Gaga Applause
083. M.I.A. Bring The Noize
082. Natalia Kills Problem
081. Ciara I'm Out (feat. Nicki Minaj)
080. A$AP Rocky Wild for the Night (feat. Shrillex)
079. James Blake Retrograde
078. inc. the place
077. Charli XCX You (Ha Ha Ha)
076. Kanye West Bound 2
075. Tamar Braxton Love & War
074. Dawn Richard 86
073. HAIM Dont Save Me
072. Kat Dahlia Gangsta
071. Drake Worst Behavior
070. MΨ XXX 88 (feat. Diplo)
069. Bastille Pompeii
068. Arctic Monkeys Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
067. Lorde Team
066. AlunaGeorge Attracting Flies
065. Sleigh Bells Bitter Rivals
064. Phoenix Entertainment
063. Tove Lo Habits
062. Krewella Alive
061. Ariana Grande The Way (feat. Mac Miller)
060. Foals My Number
059. The National Graceless
058. Solange Lovers in the Parking Lot
057. Miley Cyrus We Can't Stop
056. Lady Gaga Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly)
055. Calvin Harris I Need Your Love (feat. Ellie Goulding)
054. Daft Punk Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell)
053. Blood Orange You're Not Good Enough
052. Jessie Ware Imagine It Was Us
051. Disclosure Help Me Lose My Mind (feat. London Grammar)
050. Drake Started From The Bottom
049. The Knife A Tooth For An Eye
048. The Walkmen Dance With Your Partner
047. Tennis Mean Streets
046. Grizzly Bear gun-shy
045. Fiona Apple Hot Knife
044. Janelle Monαe Dance Apocalyptic
043. Shout Out Louds Illusions
042. Kate Boy In Your Eyes
041. Duke Dumont Need U (100%) (feat. A*M*E)
040. Ciara Overdose
039. CHVRCHES Recover
038. Justin Timberlake Tunnel Vision
037. M83 Wait
036. Rhye Open
035. Mariah Carey #Beautiful (feat. Miguel)
034. J. Cole Power Trip (feat. Miguel)
033. Lorde Royals
032. Sky Ferreira Everything Is Embarrassing
031. Autre Ne Veut Play By Play
030. Rhye 3 Days
029. Vampire Weekend Ya Hey
028. Tegan and Sara Closer
027. Icona Pop I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)
026. Disclosure Latch (feat. Sam Smith)
025. The Neighbourhood Sweater Weather
024. Passion Pit Carried Away
023. Paramore Aint It Fun
022. CHVRCHES Gun
021. Lorde Tennis Court
020. Quadron Hey Love
019. Paramore Still Into You
018. Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball
017. Vampire Weekend Diane Young
016. Kanye West Blood On The Leaves
015. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Sacrilege
014. Local Natives Heavy Feet
013. Justin Timberlake Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z)
012. HAIM The Wire
011. Sky Ferreira You're Not The One
010.
Charli XCX What I Like
Charli kinda said it perfectly: "This **** is super wild / This **** is super cool / This **** is kinda gangsta". Nothing more to say, no song in 2013 has been so c*nt, so bad ass, so grunge. It's a pretty straightforward "sex song" that goes hard. The replay button is raped.
009.
CHVRCHES The Mother We Share
I wasn't as welcoming to "Recover" as I was to "The Mother We Share" for some reason. The sound is so akin to the 1980's pop, the chorus of the song is the high point of the track but everything else is also great stuff. I love the leads voice for starters, I love the vocal chops and echo effects and killer synth lines.
008.
Drake Hold On, We're Going Home (feat. Majid Jordan)
I had mixed reviews with this song once it first premiered, I was over Drake's attempt to sell pop or anything involving him singing on a track or convincing us that he's 'down' and 'hard'. But like he does all the time... he won me over. Drake really rides this instrumental/beat with his struggled vocals. "Hold On" is so relaxing you have, has a smooth 80s soul sound and is one of the best pop-r&b efforts of 2013.
007.
Janelle Monαe Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Badu)
It's such a bop; a funky track but it's actually a self/female empowerment song. It still maintains an appeal that is enjoyable to both sexes to vibe to and doesn't scare us men away. But this is not all the song is about, Janelle touches on (her) LGBT and acceptance issues - overall behind that funky baseline there's some great messages in the lyrics. During the songs breakdown she is then joined by the Q.U.E.E.N. of neo-soul Erykah Badu before turning into an MC and spitting a rhyme to close up this amazing track.
006.
Kendrick Lamar Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
Let's talk about Gaga real quick? I remember Monsters fumed when Gaga got kicked off this track and said it was his lost, he'll never make it or breakthrough... Now it looks like Gaga could use some help from Kendrick nowadays.
But nah, "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" was one of my songs of the summer and songs of his 2012 LP. So many mixture of emotions on this track as it goes from making you feel sentimental to feeling hyphy. It's all due to his ability to go up and down with his varied rhyming patterns. It's a farewell to his old vibe and a celebration to his new vibe and a song about his life, career and his take on the rap game.
005.
HAIM Falling
"Don't Save" me was released in 2012 and it was cute, discovered it as I was counting down my 2012 Best Of. But once I heard "Falling" it increased the initial anticipation I had for them. "The Wire" is cool of course but no other HAIM single gets me moving like this '80s funk-rock groove. It's like '90s r&b meets Fleetwood Mac meets Michael Jackson, I love the fact that they're bringing that feel back to our souls.
004.
Arcade Fire Reflektor
It's easy to take this song out of its context and sort of label it as a love song when it's actually about the differences between two "worlds" and applying it to ones own life. Whatever the subplot you choose it be be, it's still 7 minutes of epicness either way. Don't know what's more fascinating the lyrics, the dark disco beat or the chorus.
003.
Justin Timberlake Mirrors
Yeah, sure the first half of the songs production is very late to some but it's still a great pop track and nostalgic for the fans that have been waiting 84 years for a new JT record. This was also a record that brought back the pop fans that were disappointed with "Suit & Tie"; that was a smart move. The pop ballad is dedicated to JT's late, great grandfather and grandmother's relationship. The transitions is so good, he delivers a killer falsetto lead by a piano section before leading into the urban/R&B section of the song which is a complete bop. You don't even have to worry about the length of the song this time, it's pop perfection.
002.
Ciara Body Party
Queen Ci delivered the best R&B song of the year. When the era was looked down upon and had doubt that "Body Party" would do anything on the charts, I just knew this would be the one - it had urban smash written all over. Everything is just SEX: the intro, the verses, the hook and Future's background vocals are utterly catchy and puts me in the mood. I can't keep my hands off the repeat button, well done.
001.
Disclosure White Noise (feat. AlunaGeorge)
The British duos AlunaGeorge joined Disclosure in an epic dance/electronic record and it's surprisingly my number one of the year. The addictive '90's clubby beat mixed with Aluna's pitched and distinct vocals is just a flawless record. This track really gets me up, I don't even notice how repetitive the lyrics are. I have no problem keeping this on repeat, the reply button will still be raped in 2014 for sure.
What a stunning Top 10. Love them all (don't remember that Charli song though). Surprised with the #1. A great song ofc. If my brother ever made a list like that, I'm sure White Noise would top his list. I got him into it at the beginning of the year and he, just like you, had no problem keeping it on repeat lols.
Grew on me so quickly. Really great album.
Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
By far, the better album that the TWO!