40. Director - Yonatan Gat Label: Joyful Noise Very fun and breezy instrumental improvised rock with great solos and grooves.
39. White Reaper Does it Again - White Reaper Album: Polyvinyl Garage punk trio with bubblegum hooks and psychedelic touches from Louisville, Kentucky.
38. Peace is the Mission - Major Lazer Label: Mad Decent Straight up electronic dancehall pop music
37. Cocksure - Laura Stevenson Label: Don Giovanni Female singer-songwriter with some major backbone
36. Every Open Eye - CHVRCHES Label: Goodbye Records Glasgow-based trio that plays synth pop inspired by Prince and Kate Bush.
35. Sremmlife - Rae Sremmurd Label: Interscope Exuberant party-oriented rap duo
34. Slurrup - Liam Hayes Label: Fat Possum Stripped down psych-rock songs with a pop edge and immediate appeal
33. Y Dydd Olaf - Gwenno Label: Heavenly Good ol' fashioned Welsh electro singer/songwriter pop music
32. Who's Gonna Get F***** First - Father Label: Awful Atlanta based rap, which is very NSFW
31. Predatory Headlights - Tenement Label: Don Giovanni Hooky but smart and powerfully imaginative punk music
30. Painted Shut - Hop Along Label: Saddle Creek Explosive, articulate, punk-suffused indie rock led by captivating female vocals
29. The Bearer of Bad News - Andy Shauf Label: Party Damage Canadian singer/songwriter whose dark, rustic tales reflect his prairie home
28. High - Royal Headache Label: What's Your Rupture? Sydney, Australia garage punkers infuse their raw sound with a heavy dose of AM radio soul and incredibly catchy songwriting
27. Sky City - Amason Label: Fairfax Recordings Swedish indie pop supergroup with members of Miike Snow, Dungen, and Little Majorette
26. All Yours - Widowspeak Label: Captured Tracks Dark, hazy music equally indebted to Mazzy Star and jangly Sarah Records-style indie pop
25. Melbourne, Florida - Dick Diver Label: Trouble in Mind Brainy indie pop that's heavily influenced by the literate, precise emotionalism of the Go-Betweens, as well as the scrappy indie rock of early Yo La Tengo
24. Kicking Every Day - All Dogs Label: Salinas Records Melodic, scruffy, and insightful indie rock band from Ohio
23. Non-Person - Vacation Label: Don Giovanni Very loud very messy punk music
22. Green Lanes - Ultimate Painting Label: Trouble in Mind Nice and simple '60s and '70s-inspired guitar pop
21. Vestiges and Claws - Jose Gonzalez Label: Mute Alternative singer/songwriter whose bewitching sound focuses on autumnal, acoustic indie pop
To me, 2013 was a really great year for music. When making this list, every album from pretty much 33 up to 2 I wish was higher on the list, and any album in the top 10 could've been number 1, they were all that good to my ears. I won't belabor this with a lot of writing, hopefully you'll find something you enjoy out of this. Also, check out my favorite song from each album below. Thanks for reading!
40. Andrew Cedermark - Home Life
39. Jagwar Ma - Howlin'
38. Cate Le Bon - Mug Museum
37. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.ASAP
36. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
35. Deerhunter - Monomania
34. Telekinesis - Domarion
33. Fuck Buttons - Slow Focus
32. Sky Ferreira - Night Time My Time
31. Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
30. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
29. Mikal Cronin - MCII
28. Matmos - The Marriage of True Minds
27. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
26. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
25. Thundercat - Apocalypse
24. The Ex and Brass Unbound - Enormous Door
23. Toro Y Moi - Anything in Return
22. Death Grips - Government Plates
21. Lemuria - The Distance is So Big
20. Austra - Olympia
19. Potty Mouth - Hell Bent
18. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
17. Darkside - Psychic
16. Lorde - Pure Heroine
15. Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse
14. DJ Koze - Amygdala
13. Mark Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle - Perils From the Sea
12. Danny Brown - Old
11. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
10. Foxygen - We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic
9. Kurt Vile - Wakin' on a Pretty Daze
8. Charli XCX - True Romance
7. HAIM - Days are Gone
6. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
