What Is The Best Album Of 2013?

[sp1814]

I'm keen to hear the AB community thoughts on this, as I subscribe to Spotify premium, which means whatever you say, I can download immediately.

For me, the album (are we still allowed to call them 'albums') of the year, by a country mile is Lorde's 'Pure Heroine'.

But what else was there?

Which album from this year do you go back to again and again, because it's so perfect?

[murraymints]

For Jordy xxx

[murraymints]

Try this one

[joggerjayne]

A tie between ...

SISTRIONIX by Deap Vally

WAVES by Bitter Ruin

ENGLISH RAIN by Gabrielle Aplin

I agree about The Shocking Miss Emerald, up to a point. But Caro has slightly let the side down as a live performer. I saw her on her last tour, at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. It was just brilliant. We were right in front of the stage, drinking, dancing, having a fab time.

Her next show in the Spring is at ... the Royal Festival Hall.

I mean, seriously??

So we can all sit in our seats, fifty feet away from the stage?

So, I'm sulking, and not going.

[RATTER15]

I haven't bought an album in 9 years, the las one was "Frank, Amy Winhouse" brilliant album, she was brilliant until the drink and drugs wrecked her, such a shame!

[joggerjayne]

ps. you can still call them "albums" because I still buy the CD version, usually from Resident Music, just down the road in Kensington Gardens.

[joggerjayne]

I haven't bought an album since Saturday.

[RATTER15]

or even Amy Winehouse.

[joggerjayne]

RATTER ...

If you got one of the original batch of CDs which were printed with the name "Winhouse" on the cover, they are collector's items.

;0)

[sp1814]

Thank you for your posts...there are a few in there that have sparked my interest, and some that I already have (the Bastille album has made quite a few train journeys that bit more tolerable this year).

Will check out the Arctic Monkeys too.

[snags]

Queens of the Stone age: Like Clockwork.

Arctic Monkeys: AM.

[boingo]

JJ, when we saw Caro Emerald in Brighton earlier this year, although it was all seated, we were right next to the stage. My two girls (now aged 14 and 11) loved it and cant wait to go to next gig. Hopefully, it will be The Stranglers in March. I've seen them a couple of times but they haven't yet. Thank God they can't stand all the One Direction/Miley Cyrus/Dross.

[boingo]

I also bought Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy to replace the one I'd played to bits!

[boingo]

Oops, sorry sp, wrong thread!

[stefos]

Sunken Condos - Donald Fagen
or
The Shocking Miss Emerald - Caro Emerald.

[Memore]

13 by Black Sabbath is fantastic