Top 40 Albums 1st Part of 2013

It's been a long time since my previous album round up and it's been difficult to select my favourites from a lengthy list. After a slow start, 2013 is proving to be stellar for new music.

Top 20 Albums

1) Atoms for Peace Amok (Electronic) 9/10


2) Daughter If You Leave (Indie Folk) 9/10


3) Local Natives Hummingbird (Indie Rock) 8.5/10


4) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Push the Sky Away (Rock) 8.5/10


5) Matthew E. White Big Inner (Folk) 8.5/10


6) Jim James Regions of Light and Sound of God (Indie Rock) 8.5/10


7) Lady Lamb The Beekeeper Ripely Pine (Folk) 8.5/10


8) Villagers Wayland (Indie Rock) 8/10


9) Low The Invisible Way (Indie Rock) 8/10


10) Phosphorescent Muchacho (Indie Rock) 8/10


11) Nightlands Oak Island (Ambient) 8/10


12) Rhye Woman (Indie Pop) 8/10


13) How to Destroy Angels Welcome Oblivion (Electronic) 8/10


14) Tegan and Sara Heartthrob (Pop) 8/10


15) Stornoway Tales from Terra Firma (Folk) 8/10

16) Hey Marseilles Lines We Trace (Indie Folk) 8/10


17) On an On Give In (Indie Pop) 8/10

18) Veronica Falls Waiting for Something to Happen (Indie Pop) 8/10

19)  Erin McKeown Manifestra (Folk Rock) 8/10


20) The Revd John Delore Sweet Talk for Pretty Daughters  (Indie Folk) 8/10

20 Commended Albums
21) Widowspeak Almanac (Indie Rock)
22) Ivan & Alyosha All The Times We Had (Indie Folk)
23) Keaton Henson Birthdays (Indie Folk)
24) Dutch Uncles Out of Touch in the Wild (Indie Rock)
25) Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside Untamed Beast (Indie Folk)
26) Cloud Cult Love (Experimental Rock)
27) Foals Holy Fire (Rock)
28) Samantha Crain Kid Face (Indie Folk)
29) Air Review Low Wishes (Indie Rock)
30) Kites and Crows More for the Mender (Indie Folk)
31) The Stray Birds Self Titled (Indie Folk)
32) Caitlin Rose The Stand-in (Country Folk)
33) Josh Ritter The Beast in its Tracks (Singer Songwriter)
34) Love Echo I Promise You Always the Sky (Dream Pop)
35) Everything Everything Arc (Indie Pop)
36) I am Kloot Let It All In (Indie Pop)
37) Katy Carr Paszport (Singer Songwriter)
38) Serafina Steer The Moths are Real (Indie Folk)
39) Mount Moriah Miracle Temple (Indie Rock)
40) Yo La Tengo Fade (Indie Rock)

6 Top EPs
1) Alabama Shakes iTunes Session (Southern Rock)
2) Little Green Cars Harper Lee EP (Indie Folk)
3) Ulfur White Mountain (Post Rock, Ambient)
4) The Daylights Modern Fossils EP (Alternative Rock)
5) Chvrches Recover EP (Electronic)
6) Lily & Madeline White Arc Session EP 1 (Folk)