Top 25 Albums of 2013 (plus more)

TOP 25 ALBUMS of 2013

1. The Next Day by David Bowie
2. In Time by the Mavericks
3. Run Fast by the Julie Ruin
4. The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You by Neko Case
5. Lightning Bolt by Pearl Jam
6. The Last Ship by Sting (2CDs)
7. Silence Yourself by Savages
8. Wise Up Ghost by Elvis Costello & the Roots (deluxe edition)
9. The Low Highway by Steve Earle
10. New by Paul McCartney
11. From the Hills Below the City by Houndmouth
12. Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
13. 13 by Black Sabbath
14. Days Are Gone by Haim
15. Defend Yourself by Sebadoh
16. Hesitation Marks by Nine Inch Nails
17. Artpop by Lady Gaga
18. I Hate Music by Superchunk
19. Mechanical Bull by Kings of Leon
20. Wrote a Song for Everyone by John Fogerty
21. Fade by Yo La Tengo
22. Amok by Atoms for Peace
23. Unvarnished by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
24. Volume 3 by She & Him
25. The Silver Gymnasium by Okkervil River

TOP VARIOUS ARTISTS ALBUM of 2013

1. Ghost Brothers of Darkland County by John Mellencamp, Stephen King, & T-Bone Burnett

TOP LIVE ALBUMS of 2013

1. 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief by various artists (2CDs)
2. Through the Never by Metallica (2CDs)
3. Live at KCRW by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
4. On Air: Live at the BBC 2 by the Beatles (2CDs)

David Boiwe, “Valentine’s Day”

The Mavericks, “Back in Your Arms”

trailer for The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band with Jon Bon Jovi, “Born to Run”