Tag Archives: album

1. Volcano Choir – Repave

Posted on December 31, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 1. Volcano Choir – Repave Justin Vernon has never seemed comfortable being in (or just being) Bon Iver. It is/was an identity, a moniker – one of several he’s assumed. Or maybe he’s just afraid of how success … Continue reading →

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2. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City

Posted on December 30, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 2. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City A large part of Vampire Weekend’s initial appeal, at least I thought, was their spunkiness. Their playful Graceland-inspired arrangements and clever wordplay was approachable, immediate and weightless. Looking … Continue reading →

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3. Los Campesinos! – No Blues

Posted on December 29, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 3. Los Campesinos! – No Blues It’s hard to believe that rambunctious, verbose Welsh indie rockers Los Campesinos! already have five(!) albums. “You! Me! Dancing!” only started making the rounds in 2006; they released two stellar albums … Continue reading →

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4. Savages – Silence Yourself

Posted on December 28, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 4. Savages – Silence Yourself There’s few riskier positions a new rock band can assume than capital-S Seriousness. Machismo will always find an audience; so can vulnerability. Be disaffected and funny and no one will accuse you … Continue reading →

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5. Kanye West – Yeezus

Posted on December 27, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 5. Kanye West – Yeezus Almost invariably, when you talk to someone who doesn’t like Kanye West, their primary justification is that “he’s an asshole,” and they’re basically correct. He’s an egomaniacal, moody narcissist with a persecution … Continue reading →

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6. Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe

Posted on December 26, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 6. Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe Dev Hynes has had a strange career. He started out in British spaz-punks Test Icicles in the mid-’00s, dissolved that band, went to Omaha and recorded a couple of Bright Eyes … Continue reading →

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7. Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe

Posted on December 25, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 7. Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe The ascendant careers of Chvrches and Haim have been strangely joined at the hip thus far. They both grabbed the blogosphere’s attention with killer singles in 2012, found … Continue reading →

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8. The National – Trouble Will Find Me

Posted on December 24, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 8. The National – Trouble Will Find Me As Grantland’s Steven Hyden delineated in his excellent music year-in-review piece, the release of 2013’s tentpole albums involved all varieties of excessive marketing shenanigans, from music festival commercials to … Continue reading →

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9. Classixx – Hanging Gardens

Posted on December 23, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 9. Classixx – Hanging Gardens A couple of days ago I wrote glowingly about Disclosure’s Settle, the most singular, significant and intelligent dance record of the year. The week before, I praised Factory Floor’s self-titled debut as … Continue reading →

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10. Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time

Posted on December 22, 2013 by aevans0855

31 of ’13 10. Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time That isn’t the real cover art of Sky Ferreira’s debut album. It’s the Facebook-friendly version. This is the real one. Yeah, fine, it’s provocative, as the exposure of a … Continue reading →

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