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NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2013
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Bill Callahan - Dream River
In
22
Lists
September 17, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Critic Score
79
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
In
9
Lists
November 18, 2013
Alternative R&B
,
Synth Funk
Critic Score
75
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Bombino - Nomad
In
2
Lists
April 2, 2013
Tishoumaren
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Brandy Clark - 12 Stories
In
3
Lists
October 22, 2013
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
83
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Buika - La noche más larga
June 4, 2013
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Caleb Burhans - Evensong
July 30, 2013
Modern Classical
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
In
28
Lists
April 30, 2013
Pop Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
82
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Daniel Avery - Drone Logic
In
9
Lists
October 8, 2013
Tech House
,
Minimal Techno
,
Acid Techno
,
Techno
Critic Score
81
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Brooklyn Babylon
April 30, 2013
Amazon
Music
David Lang - Death Speaks
In
2
Lists
April 30, 2013
Modern Classical
Critic Score
81
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Dawn of Midi - Dysnomia
August 6, 2013
Experimental
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Dawn Upshaw & Maria Schneider - Winter Morning Walks
March 1, 2013
Amazon
Music
Deafheaven - Sunbather
In
23
Lists
June 11, 2013
Blackgaze
,
Post-Black Metal
Critic Score
89
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
DJ Koze - Amygdala
In
5
Lists
March 25, 2013
Deep House
,
Electronic
,
Tech House
,
Microhouse
Critic Score
80
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
HAIM - Days Are Gone
In
32
Lists
September 27, 2013
Pop Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
76
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
In Solitude - Sister
In
2
Lists
September 30, 2013
Heavy Metal
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Isabelle Faust & Daniel Harding - Béla Bartók: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
August 16, 2013
Classical
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
James Blake - Overgrown
In
30
Lists
April 8, 2013
Electronic
,
Future Garage
,
Art Pop
,
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
82
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Jason Isbell - Southeastern
In
8
Lists
June 11, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Critic Score
84
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
John Legend - Love in the Future
August 30, 2013
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
66
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
John Luther Adams - Inuksuit
September 24, 2013
Modern Classical
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Juana Molina - Wed 21
In
2
Lists
October 29, 2013
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
77
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
KA - The Night's Gambit
In
8
Lists
July 13, 2013
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Drumless
Critic Score
81
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
In
13
Lists
March 19, 2013
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
84
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Kanye West - Yeezus
In
48
Lists
June 18, 2013
Industrial Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
46
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
La Santa Cecilia - Treinta Días
April 30, 2013
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
La Vida Bohème - Será
May 14, 2013
Indie Rock
,
Art Pop
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Klava - Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil
October 29, 2012
Classical
Amazon
Music
Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
In
19
Lists
May 27, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
,
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
86
40
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Laura Mvula - Sing To The Moon
In
6
Lists
March 4, 2013
Soul
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
74
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Livity Sound - Livity Sound
In
3
Lists
October 21, 2013
Techno
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Lucius - Wildewoman
In
4
Lists
October 15, 2013
Indie Pop
Critic Score
67
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
In
19
Lists
October 8, 2013
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
78
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Rhye - Woman
In
15
Lists
March 5, 2013
Soul
,
Alternative R&B
,
Sophisti-Pop
Critic Score
77
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
In
23
Lists
June 26, 2013
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
San Fermin - San Fermin
In
3
Lists
September 17, 2013
Baroque Pop
Critic Score
80
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time
In
14
Lists
October 29, 2013
Noise Pop
,
Synthpop
,
Pop Rock
Critic Score
75
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Starlito & Don Trip - Step Brothers Two
October 15, 2013
Critic Score
74
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
The Bryan Ferry Orchestra - The Jazz Age
November 26, 2012
Swing
Critic Score
74
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
The Flaming Lips - The Terror
In
11
Lists
April 1, 2013
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
76
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
The Pedrito Martinez Group - The Pedrito Martinez Group
October 8, 2013
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Tim Hecker - Virgins
In
19
Lists
October 14, 2013
Ambient
,
Electroacoustic
,
Drone
Critic Score
83
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Valerie June - Pushin' Against a Stone
In
5
Lists
August 13, 2013
Critic Score
81
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
In
42
Lists
May 14, 2013
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
45
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Van-Anh Vanessa Vo - Three-Mountain Pass
September 24, 2013
Amazon
Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
In
20
Lists
March 5, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
76
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net
In
2
Lists
February 5, 2013
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Critic Score
89
7
reviews
Amazon
William Onyeabor - World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor?
In
2
Lists
October 29, 2013
Afro-Funk
,
Synth Funk
Critic Score
78
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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