Urban75 Album of the Year 2013 - The Results

[Corax]

Where did Rebecca come?

 

[stavros]

I didn't vote so I can't really complain, but Yo La Tengo and Steve Mason are sadly absent from the list.

 

[MBV]

Have you been "voting often" belboid ?

Very surprised Bowie didn't even get into the list, decent list though I still maintain that last year was a lot stronger overall.

Did anyone apart from me rate British Sea Power's Machineries of Joy?

I liked it but not as much as Valhalla.

 

[ska invita]

15 Kanye West – Yeezus

Apparently people have voted for a Kanye West album. I am sure it is a jolly good Kanye West album.

lol i feel the same way

new discovery of the list for me is Charles Bradley - Victim of Love <great stuff. might get this for someone for xmas

anyhow, hats off belboid

 

[Johnny Vodka]

So Daft Punk made the best dance album of the year?

 

[killer b]

no, congo natty did

 

[AverageJoe]

Really appreciate all the work you put into this. Its the only Album of the Year thing that I ever pay attention to. And I listen to every single track. Thanks.

 

[ska invita]

no, Manix did

 

[clandestino]

Great stuff belboid, a stirling job as always. I always look forward to the Urban album of the year list and always discover someone new because of it (or finally get round to listening to someone I should have listened to ages ago), so I really appreciate the work that goes into it. And what a year! I am totally fucking overjoyed to have an album anywhere near the chart and would have been delighted with somewhere in the top 30, so number 12 is amazing. I'm off to investigate everything else now...

 

[clandestino]

new discovery of the list for me is Charles Bradley - Victim of Love <great stuff. might get this for someone for xmas

It's a great album, but the first one is better - start with that if you can. It's called No Time For Dreaming, and it's quite something.

 

[clandestino]

This song is on that first album:


I saw Charles Bradley at Koko this year and he was incredible, the real deal.

 

[sim667]

My ten were

1. By the rivers By the rivers
2. Death Grips – Government plates
3. Queens of the stone age – Like Clockwork
4. Ruby My Dear - Form
5. The Flatliners – Dead Language
6. Om Unit - Threads
7. Shaggy – Out of many, one music
8. Gentleman’s Dub Club – FOURtyFOUR
9. Machinedrum – Vapor City
10. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

But fuck me, my bloody valentine at number 3?! really urban? really?

I totally forgot the congo natty album came out this year too.

Only one of my votes made it into the top ten...... I clearly am far too hip for urban

I am going to write my top ten up on me blog anyway, ill chuck a link up when I get round to doing it.

 

[belboid]

Did anyone apart from me rate British Sea Power's Machineries of Joy?

not a sod, iirr

I'm quite surprised Low did so well, it's a Low album so of course it's good but I don't think it comes near their best work.

I think its a combination of them gradually picking up fans, it being a good but not absolutely stellar year, but mostly Mimi's vocals have brought them to a bit of a wider audience and gainede them some new fans.

best list in years tbh. how many people voted?

trade secret! But about 40

No Disclosure?

just the one I think, certainly not more than a couple

Thanks for doing it for us again Belboid, great stuff. Can you give us a list of all the albums that were voted #1 please, as you have done before.

good point, well made! here you go

By the rivers By the rivers
Nisennenmondai - N
Bosnian Rainbows – Bosnian Rainbows
King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
Josephine Foster - I'm A Dreamer
Cut Copy - Free your mind
Nightmares On Wax - Feelin' Good

 

[belboid]

But fuck me, my bloody valentine at number 3?! really urban? really?

QotSA at number 3? Really Sim, really?

 

[sim667]

QotSA at number 3? Really Sim, really?

Its a fucking good album.

However I have just realised Im getting my bloody valentine and my chemical romance confused.

I think I'd probably knock Daft Punk out of the list, and stick congo natty in mine at number 3

That by the rivers album is fucking great though, nice and summery

 

[belboid]

My list:

Low - The Invisible Way
my bloody valentine - m b v
Wire - Change Becomes Us
The Ex & Brass Unbound - Enormous Door
Retribution Gospel Choir - 3
Veronica Falls - Waiting for Something To Happen
Fuck Buttons - Slow Focus
Bill Callahan - Dream River
Caitlin Rose - the Stand-In
Drenge - Drenge
Pere Ubu - Lady From Shanghai
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
Sigur Ros - Kveikur
Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
Mogwai - Les Revenants OST
Wooden Shjips - Back to Land
Future of the Left - How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident
body/head- Coming Apart
Forest Swords - Engravings
M.I.A. - Matangi

 

[editor]

belboid - magnificent work in putting this all together, and well done to everyone who nominated albums!

I've given the listings a plug on my blog: http://www.urban75.org/blog/top-30-albums-of-the-year-for-2013-as-selected-by-urban75/

 

[krink]

i haven't heard of most of the artists and none of the albums so I will have a listen to the spotify playlist.
cheers Belboid.

 

[flypanam]

Great work belboid.

Anyhow here are my selections:

1. Tim Hecker - Virgins
2. Esmerine - Dalmak
3. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Volume 3: To see more light
4. Jackson Scott - Melbourne
5. Haxan Cloak - Excavation
6. Chelsea Light Moving - Chelsea Light Moving
7. Deafheaven - Sunbather
8. Cavern of anti matter - Blood drums
9. Polvo - Siberia
10. The Julie Ruin - Oh come on
11. Parquet courts - Light up gold
12 Thee oh sees - floating coffin
13 Yamantaka//Sonic Titan - Uzu

 

[articul8]

I'm a huge fan of Cave but think this one was some way off his best.

Anyway, here's mine:
1) Cut Copy - Free your mind
2) Miraculous Mule - Deep Fried
3) Mazzy Star - Seasons of Your Day
4) These New Puritans - Field of Reeds
5) Low - The Invisible Way
6) Ron Sexsmith - Forever Endeavour
7) Disclosure - Settle
8) Laurel Halo - Chance of Rain
9) Juliana Hatfield - Wild Animals
10) Elvis Costello and the Roots - Wise up Ghost

 

[belboid]

Anyhow here are my selections:

...

6. Chelsea Light Moving - Chelsea Light Moving

...

have you picked up body/head yet? If so, have you recovered yet?

 

[flypanam]

Bought it Saturday, waiting till I get back to Ireland to play it on xmas morning. Will post when I do.

 

[belboid]

play it on xmas morning.

You're gonna be so popular!

 

[braindancer]

Like others I'm surprised to see Low so high up the list. I'm a big fan and I haven't even checked out the latest album yet but will certainly do so.... Low's show at ATP last month was one of my top gigs of the year for sure.

 

[articul8]

Loving the Congo Natty - well done urbs!

 

[belboid]

Like others I'm surprised to see Low so high up the list. I'm a big fan and I haven't even checked out the latest album yet but will certainly do so.... Low's show at ATP last month was one of my top gigs of the year for sure.

you could have made it Number 1!!!!


(you couldn't really)

 

[clandestino]

Just bought two Christmas presents because of this list. Thanks Urban!

 

[belboid]

I hope one was The Ex album. Damn but that's great.

I w3as a bit surprised when it, and a couple of others, were on Spotify. I've just worked out that, they weren't, but they're on my computer so did show up when I searched. No one else will be able to listen to them tho

 

[Spandex]

Good work as always Belboid.

Although you've got the wrong Asphodells album for the artwork and track you linked to.

Here's my list:

1. The Asphodells - Ruled by Passion, Destroyed by Lust
2. Annie - A&R EP
3. William Onyeabor - Who is William Onyeabor?
4. Timothy J Fairplay - Good for Driving in the Night
5. Sally Shapiro - Somewhere Else
6. Soft Metals - Lenses
7. Blondes - Swisher
8. Italians Do It Better - After Dark 2
9. Little Boots - Nocturnes
10. Special Request - Soul Music
11. The Asphodells - Remixed
12. Haim - Days are Gone
13. Daniel Avery - Drone Logic
14. Pet Shop Boys - Electric
15. Marsheaux - Inhale
16. Congo Natty - Jungle Revolution
17. Miss Kittin - Calling from the Stars

 

[belboid]

Although you've got the wrong Asphodells album for the artwork and track you linked to.

doh! I knew there'd be one.....not having originally noticed that there were two Asphodells albums nominated, I initially put them both together (which gave it a decent bump), and somehow thought that Remixed was the popular one. I wrote a hilarious post about how you were all weird for voting for that, but not the original, but then thought I better go back and check, and realised my mistake. i thought I'd corrected the track tho...