Best Albums From the First Half of 2013

The first half of this year has been absolutely amazing music-wise. There have been some major releases I have been kinda bummed with (cough cough Justin Timberlake), but then the absolute volume of wonderful songs, and even more cool – full albums – that have already KICKED ASS this year has BLOWN ME AWAY.

Here are my top albums from 2013 so far.
You can hear free samples of the songs via the Rdio embeds.

COLOR OF CLOUDS || NINE OF ARROWS EP
Favorite Track: Nine of Arrows

FALL OUT BOY || SAVE ROCK AND ROLL
Favorite Tracks: The Phoenix, Just One Yesterday

FIERCE BAD RABBIT || THE MAESTRO AND THE ELEPHANT
Favorite Tracks: Wildflowers, Carry On, Apple In Your Hand

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS || MORE THAN JUST A DREAM
Favorite Tracks: All of them. My favorite album in a long time.

FRANK TURNER || TAPE DECK HEART
Favorite Tracks: Recovery, The Way I Tend To Be,
Four Simple Words, Oh Brother

JOHNNY MARR || THE MESSENGER
Favorite Tracks: Lockdown, The Crack Up, New Town Velocity,
Word Starts Attack

THE MOWGLIS || WAITING FOR THE DAWN
Favorite Tracks: San Francisco, Slowly Slowly, Clean Light, Emily

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD || I LOVE YOU
Favorite Tracks: How, Afraid, Sweater Weather, Alleyways, Float

NINA STOREY || THINK TWICE
Favorite Tracks: Think Twice, Gimmie Some, Private Army,
Come Back, Run For Cover

RHYE || WOMAN
Favorite Tracks: Open, The Fall, Last Dance, 3 Days, Hunger

SHOUT OUT LOUDS || OPTICA
Favorite Tracks: Sugar, 14th of July, Walking In Your Footsteps,
Where You Come In, Chasing The Sinking Sun, Circles

SHOUTING MATCHES || GROWNASS MAN
Favorite Tracks: Avery Hill, Mother When?, Seven Sisters, I’ll Be True

SIN FANG || FLOWERS
Favorite Tracks: What’s Wrong With Your Eyes, Look At The Light,
Sunbeam, See Ribs, Catcher, Everything Alright

THE STROKES || COMEDOWN MACHINE
Favorite Tracks: Tap Out, All The Time, Welcome To Japan,
Partners In Crime, Chances

TEGAN & SARA || HEARTTHROB
Favorite Tracks: Closer, I Was A Fool, Love They Say,
Shock To Your System

WILD BELLE || ISLES
Favorite Tracks: Keep You, It’s Too Late, Another Girl, Love Like This