Best of 2013 (and a few things from 2012 for fun!)Some of the best albums and concerts of the year and a little bit of chat about my hike with Bjork in the Gatineau Hills prior to her show at Bluesfest!
Amnesia Dead Can Dance - Anastasis - PIAS America |
New Believers Minotaurs - New Believers - Static Clang |
It's Coming Up Again The Relatives - The Electric Word - Yep Roc |
Urge To Be Violent Balkan Beat Box - Give - Nat Geo Music |
Stuck Together Pieces Atoms For Peace - Amok - XL |
The Conversation Maestro Fresh Wes - Orchestrated Noise - Fontana North |
Progress Shad - Flying Colours - BBR |
Everything that Rises Moby - Innocents - Arts and Crafts |
Moo Bjork - Biophilia - Nonesuch |
Lightning David Byrne and St. Vincent - Love This Giant - 4AD |
Obvious Bicycle Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City - XL |
Mask Folly and The Hunter - Tragic Care - Outside Music |
Goldtone Kurt Vile - Wakin' On A Pretty Daze - Matador |
Leave Me Alone Michael Feuerstack - Tambourine Death Bed - Forward Music Group |
I Need My Girl The National - Trouble Will Find Me - 4AD |
Padora's Box David Francey - So Say We All - Laker Music |
Sailing Strumbellas - We Still Move On Dance Floors - Six Shooter Records |
Before We Run Yo La Tengo - Fade - Matador |
Once Were Leavesw Pick A Piper - Pick A Piper - Mint |
Kveikur Sigur Ros - Kveikur - XL |