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1
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Patty Griffin - Silver Bell
October 8, 2013
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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2
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Russian Circles - Memorial
October 29, 2013
Post-Rock
Score
100
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Spotify
3
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Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium
September 3, 2013
Indie Rock
Score
100
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4
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Land Of Kush - The Big Mango
October 1, 2013
Score
90
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Amazon
5
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Little Women - Lung
April 9, 2013
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Jazz
Score
90
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Amazon
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6
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The Delfonics - Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics
March 12, 2013
Score
90
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Spotify
7
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John Newman - Tribute
October 14, 2013
Pop Soul
,
Pop
Score
90
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8
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Lloyd Cole - Standards
June 21, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Kitchens of Distinction - Folly
September 30, 2013
Dream Pop
,
Shoegaze
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Sevendust - Black Out the Sun
March 26, 2013
Score
90
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11
.
Nils Frahm - Spaces
November 18, 2013
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
,
Minimalism
,
ECM Style Jazz
Score
90
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12
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Leverage Models - Leverage Models
October 1, 2013
Indie Pop
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Melt-Banana - Fetch
October 1, 2013
Noise Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
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Music
Spotify
14
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Ben Goldberg - Unfold Ordinary Mind
February 19, 2013
Jazz
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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The Uncluded - Hokey Fright
May 7, 2013
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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The Ocean - Pelagial
April 30, 2013
Progressive Metal
,
Post-Metal
,
Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Score
90
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Music
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17
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Cara Neir - Portals to a Better, Dead World
October 31, 2013
Black Metal
Score
90
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Amazon
18
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John Wizards - John Wizards
September 2, 2013
Electronic
,
Dub
,
House
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
19
.
Matthew Shipp - Piano Sutras
September 24, 2013
Jazz
Score
90
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20
.
Carcass - Surgical Steel
September 17, 2013
Melodic Death Metal
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Tim Hecker - Virgins
October 14, 2013
Ambient
,
Electroacoustic
,
Drone
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Ulcerate - Vermis
September 17, 2013
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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London Grammar - If You Wait
September 9, 2013
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady
September 10, 2013
Contemporary R&B
,
Funk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Superchunk - I Hate Music
August 20, 2013
Indie Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2013.
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