Schon der Wahnsinn, wenn man das mal so geballt vor sich sieht, diese Masse an sehr hohen Wertungen. Die Highest Rated Albums diesen Jahres von Pitchfork und NME – hier mal die jeweilige Top 20:
Pitchfork’s Highest Rated Albums Of 2013
1. Kanye West – Yeezus / 9.5
2. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City / 9.3
3. Arcade Fire – Reflektor / 9.2
4. Disclosure – Settle / 9.1
5. My Bloody Valentine – m b v / 9.1
6. Darkside – Psychic / 9.0
7. Deafheaven – Sunbather / 8.9
8. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories / 8.8
9. Phosphorescent – Muchacho / 8.8
10. Danny Brown – OLD / 8.7
11. The Field – Cupid’s Head / 8.7
12. Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) / 8.7
13. Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus / 8.7
14. Savages – Silence Yourself / 8.7
15. The Haxan Cloak – Excavation / 8.7
16. Youth Lagoon – Wondrous Bughouse / 8.7
17. DJ Rashad – Double Cup / 8.6
18. Drake – Nothing Was The Same / 8.6
19. Julia Holter – Loud City Song / 8.6
20. Baths – Obsidian / 8.6
Den Rest der langen Liste gibt es hier.
NME’s Highest Rated Albums Of 2013
1. Arctic Monkeys – AM / 10
2. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories / 10
3. The Julie Ruin – Run Fast / 9
4. Julia Holter – Loud City Song / 9
5. Speedy Ortiz – Major Arcana / 9
6. Kanye West – Yeezus / 9
7. Jagwar Ma – Howlin / 9
8. Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork / 9
9. Laura Marling – Once I Was An Eagle / 9
10. The Child of Lov – The Child Of Lov / 9
11. Peace – In Love / 9
12. Merchandise – Totale Nite / 9
13. Iceage – You’re Nothing / 9
14. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away / 9
15. Foals – Holy Fire / 9
16. Night Beds – Country Sleep / 9
17. Arcade Fire – Reflektor / 8
18. Los Campesinos! – No Blues / 8
19. Gesaffelstein – Aleph / 8
20. Omar Souleyman – Wenu Wenu / 8
Den Rest der Liste gibt es hier.
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