Best of The Year: Chris Farren (Fake Problems) and Toby Jeg (Red Scare Industries)
In our third edition of guest Best of 2013, Frankie the Santa Cat, is happy to bring you Chris Farren of Fake Problems and Toby Jeg of Red Scare.
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Below you will find my controversial list of ten albums I found myself enjoying the most this year. I've excluded records by friends of mine because it feels weird to pit them against each other for my entertainment (as I often do in real life).
UPDATE: Everything on this list is irrelevant now that the new Beyoncé record is out. Praise Beyoncé.
10
Strap on your machine gun because this is pop punk worth defending!
9
Warner Bros.
Break out your disco ball because this indie-pop duo just started a dance party!
8
Sky Ferreira: Night Time My Time
True Panther Sounds
I can't understand anything this British nut is saying but I like it, and in his music videos him and all of his 14-year-old friends are smoking weed and it looks very funny to me.
4
Volcano Choir: Rep e
This is a very beautiful (beautiful!) record that employs sounds I can't even comprehend. Amazing production and awesome songwriting.
3
Woah what a curve ball!!!!!!!!!! Paramore? Yep! I like this record a lot! If you like Michael McDonald or Steve Winwood type stuff (you do) you should listen to this record. It's very good and I mean it!
2
Haim : Days Ar Gone
Polydor Records
Many of my dearest friends think this record is a huge W.O.T. (waste of time) but it has really grown on me. Haim's songs have everything I love so much about Fleetwood Mac. Very cool.
1
The National:
Trouble Will Find Me
*Toot toot* here comes the sad train again! The National rocks. Best lyrics and drum beats in the biz (show business). Thank you.
Here's what I think are the 10 best (non-Red Scare) releases of 2013. Also known as, "Every time I try listening to Death Grips it sounds like my computer is crashing. But it's not."
10
This stuff is better live, but Erica's powerhouse voice is undeniable. Cool art too.
9
"Cemetery West" is one of the best jams of the year.
8
Snoop Lion: Rein rnation
Berhane Sound System, Mad Decent, Vice, RCA
A pretty fun listen and it's diverse enough to keep ya interested all the way through.
7
This might be the best batch of songs Bill Stevenson has ever worked on.
6
Dirt Cult Records
Jake painted my apartment in exchange for plugging his record.
5
Swingin' Utters: P rly Formed
It's dynamic and good; as though the band set out to make an Utters mixtape.
4
El-P & Killer Mike: