Year-End Critics' Polls 2013

lil ugly mane and mumdance make the fact list feel like a nightmare version of my own eoy list

MATORIALIST LIST:

Uncle Murda ft. Rocko - Wu Wuu Wuuu
AZ - We Movin'
Cam'Ron ft. Sen City - Instagram (Catfish)
A-Mafia - Street Money
Max B - Take A Flick
Chinx Drugz - How Can I Lose?
J-Zone - Crib Issues
Troy Ave - Hot Out
The Lox - Summer's Too Hot
Roc Marciano - Ice Cream Man
Raekwon ft. AZ & Altrina Howard - '86 remix
Meek Mill - Lil' N*gga Snupe
Freeway & The Jacka - Uh Huh
Johnny Cinco - They Gave The Wrong Young N*gga Money
Young Jeezy ft. 2 Chainz - R.I.P
Future - Shit
Travis Porter ft. Jeremih - Err Damn Day
Young Dro - FDB
Rich Kidz - Trayvon
Rich Homie Quan - Party
Grip Plyaz - Ray Lewis
Rocko ft. Future & Rick Ross - U.O.E.N.O
Gucci Mane - Ring The Alarm
Young Thug - Danny Glover
Rittz - Like I Am
Kap G ft. Young Jeezy - Jose Got Dem Tacos remix
Migos - Hannah Montana
2 Chainz ft. IamSu - Living
Kwony Cash - YNWA
Z-Ro - Look Good
Slim Thug - 84s
Killa Kyleon - Cadillac
BeatKing - IONCAHH
Devin The Dude - Hear The Sound
UGK ft. Lil' Boosie & Big K.R.I.T - Cake
Dorrough Music - After Party
Gunplay - Drop Da Tint
Lil' Durk - 52 Bars Part 2
ZMoney - Regular
Bandman Kevo - Who Is Dat?
KanYe West ft. Charlie Wilson - Bound 2
The Guys - Flee
Giftz - Death Wish
Lil' Herb & Lil' Bibby - Play They Role
P.Rico - Gladiator
Mic Terror - West Coast
Blood Money ft. King Louie - Bitch I'm Crazy
Fredo Santana ft. Blood Money - Take Risks
Lil' Reese ft. Fredo Santana & Lil' Durk - Wassup
Katie Got Bandz - Foolish
TREE - Devotion (Get It)
Sicko Mobb - Fiesta
Stalley - Cup Inside A Cup
King Chip - Police In The Trunk
Ampichino ft. Sosa - My Life
Boldy James - Moochie
Doughboyz Cashout & YG - Hella Ice
Danny Brown - Gremlins
Willie The Kid - Sea Foam
Lil' Wayne ft. 2 Chainz - Rich As Fuck
Juvenile - Mind Right
August Alsina ft. Trinidad James - I Luv This Shit
Louis V Mob - Dope Case
Lil' Snupe - Ketchup Intro
Kevin Gates - Neon Lights
Mouse On Tha Track ft. Level - Get It Back
Foxx - Ride
Lil' Trill & Shell - Futuristic Lingo
Que Tha Truth - King Tut
Lil' Cali ft. Versey - Pow
Mista Cain ft. DJ B-Real & Young Ready - Mind Right
Spitta ft. Young Ready - Runnin'
Savage - Money Whipped
Juicy J - Wax
Project Pat - Where The Fuck?
Yo Gotti ft. Young Jeezy & YG - Act Right
Starlito ft. Don Trip - No Rear View
Starlito & Don Trip - Caesar And Brutus
Jackie Chain ft. Rittz - Trippin'
YG ft. Rich Homie Quan & Young Jeezy - My N*gga
Ty Dolla $ign ft. Joe Mo$e$ - Paranoid (Ketchup version)
Joe Mo$e$ ft. YG - Burn Rubber
TeeFlii ft. Dom Kennedy - Better Know
Dom Kennedy - Nothin' Like Me
Suga Free & Pimpin' Young ft. Nate Dogg - 15 Minutes To 5
DB Tha General - Turnt Out
A-Wax - Buffalo Bill
HD Of Bearfaced - No Pretendo
Fe Tha Don ft. HD Of Bearfaced - Lock Me In
Droop-E ft. Nite Jewel & J-Stalin - 'N The Traffic
Joe Blow - Cold Pimp
IamSu & Problem ft. Juvenile & Kool John - 100 Grand remix
HBK Gang - Quit Cattin'
Roach Gigz ft. Kreayshawn - Pu$$y Magnet
Feddy Da Sneak ft. Stu Hustlah & Young Bossi - Grind Wit' Cha
Stu Hustlah - Let Off The Strap
Speaker Knockerz ft. Young Dolph & Jose Guapo - Check
Alpoko Don - Street Life

side-eye to all these rap lists omitting sasha go hard's "rondo"

Dunno if Marty fux with that tbh

it was the first thing by her i loved

(her mixtape was decent too)

Ty Dolla $ign feat. Jay Rock – Never Be The Same

this is an odd ty$ choice

The Dream – Thirsty Whore

ok it's a weird list

there's a zip of The Martorialist's list in the comments for any interested parties

Clash - best albums:
http://www.clashmusic.com/features/clashs-top-albums-of-2013-10-1

10 Lorde - Pure Heroine
09 Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
08 Moderat - II
07 James Holden - The Inheritors
06 Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
05 King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
04 Atoms For Peace - Amok
03 Kanye West - Yeezus
02 James Blake - Overgrown
01 Earl Sweatshirt - Doris

*makes face*

I love that Moderat album, especally "Milk" (which seems kind of odd to be a standout track, considering it's a subdued shuffle groove with minimal expansion that goes on for over seven minutes, but all seven of those minutes are perfect)

Thirsty Whore was great, man.

I definitely would have picked another Ty$ though.

I couldn't bring myself to listen to a late-period Terius song called Thirsty Whore, the prospect was just too grim.

I couldn't bring myself to listen to another Ty$ song after "My Cabana"

Your loss!

'Party' over 'Type of Way' was the weird choice for me.

Is a Whiney doing his noise list for Spin before he goes?

― grumbling führer (NickB), Thursday, December 12, 2013 12:58 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Tuesday

lock thread after marty's list

'Party' over 'Type of Way' was the weird choice for me.

― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Friday, December 13, 2013 8:57 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

that's not that weird.

“Type Of Way' shattered 'Party,' but I feel like when Type Of Way' dies it’s gonna make 'Party' bigger than life. 'Party' was the one we thought would blow up at first." —Quan

Yeah, I've had a soft spot for Party since I first heard it. It needs some mastering though.

NY Times writers' list are out:

Jon Pareles: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/arts/music/lorde-rules-a-year-end-list.html?ref=music
Ben Ratliff: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/arts/music/ben-ratliffs-favorites-of-2013.html?ref=music
Jon Caramanica: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/arts/music/drake-kanye-west-and-ashley-monroe.html?ref=music
Nate Chinen: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/arts/music/craig-taborn-wayne-shorter-and-bill-callahan-achieve.html?ref=music

Yes, a Jon Pareles vote for African band Tal National

A Body/Head vote!

pitchfork tracks http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9288-the-top-tracks-of-2013/

top 10

10 Autre Ne Veut - Play By Play
09 Deafheaven - Dreamhouse
08 Daft Punk - Get Lucky ft. Pharrell
07 Disclosure - Latch
06 Haim - The Wire
05 Ciara - Body Party
04 Arcade Fire - Reflektor
03 Vampire Weekend - Hannah Hunt
02 Kanye West - New Slaves
01 Drake - Hold On We're Going Home ft. Majid Jordan

first time i've heard that drake song, and can't say i'm giving it full attention. it's nice; has admirable sentiments. still . . . no. 1?

yeah that's kind of a lol number one

A great number one!

Lots of good writing there, including Tim F and katherine. The Blood on the Leaves write-up at least helps me understand why anyone rates that song. The Drake entry, on the other hand, leaves me none the wiser.

I like "Hold On, We're Going Home" fine, but I definitely did not foresee that as P4k's top track of the year.

it seems nice but inconsequential.

seems like just one verse and chorus looped a few times

'hannah hunt' & 'body party' that high are otm; i think that's a real solid top 10

ann powers' top 10 albums and trax: http://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic2013/2013/12/16/250784345/ann-powers-top-10-albums-and-songs-of-2013?sc=tw&cc=share

npr's top 10 dance tracks

http://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic2013/2013/12/14/248798978/top-10-dance-tracks-of-2013

beautiful swimmers - running over
disclosure - when a fire starts to burn
galcher lustwerk - put on
kmfh - dr crunch
joy orbison - big room tech house dj tool - tip!
la fleur - nightflow (kenny larkin drama mix)
laurel halo - chance of rain
levon vincent - rainstorm II
mind against - atlant
todd terje - strandbar (samba)

FACT: 100 best tracks, Part 1.

was all ready to laff as a npr dance tracks list but love that levon vincent and the la fleur's gonna be high on any year end list i make

Club Fonograma top 100 (mostly Spanish-language) songs:
http://www.clubfonograma.com/2013/12/club-fonogramas-best-songs-of-2013-25-01.html

http://www.stereogum.com/1595461/the-40-best-rap-albums-of-2013/list/

Burning Ambulance 25 Best Jazz Albums of 2013:

25. Meg Okura and the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto
24. Tim Warfield, Eye of the Beholder
23. Tarbaby, Ballad of Sam Langford
22. Chris Potter, The Sirens
21. Jeremy Pelt, Water and Earth
20. David Ake, Bridges
19. Joel Harrison 19, Infinite Possibility
18. JD Allen, Grace
17. Miles Davis, Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2
16. Melodic Art-Tet, Melodic Art-Tet
15. Various Artists, Long Story Short
14. Nicolas Masson/Roberto Pianca/Emanuele Maniscanco, Third Reel
13. Rich Halley 4, Crossing the Passes
12. Little Women, Lung
11. Dead Neanderthals, ...And It Ended Badly
10. William Parker, Wood Flute Songs
9. Dave Douglas Quintet, Time Travel
8. Michael Bates/Samuel Blaser Quintet, One From None
7. Aaron Parks, Arborescence
6. Matthew Shipp, Piano Sutras
5. Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile
4. Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Slippery Rock
3. Ghost Train Orchestra, Book of Rhapsodies
2. Hush Point, Hush Point
1. Nick Hempton, Odd Man Out

Burning Ambulance 25 Best Metal Albums of 2013:

25. Atlantean Kodex, The White Goddess
24. Endless Boogie, Long Island
23. Motörhead, Aftershock
22. Hail of Bullets, III: The Rommel Chronicles
21. Utsu-P, Warufuzake
20. SubRosa, More Constant Than the Gods
19. Resolution15, Svaha
18. Nine Inch Nails, Hesitation Marks
17. Hedvig Mollestad Trio, All of Them Witches
16. Nohome, Nohome
15. Lost Soul, Genesis: XX Years of Chaoz
14. Wolvserpent, Perigaea Antahkarana
13. Wormed, Exodromos
12. Distaste, Black Age of Nihil
11. The Gates of Slumber, Stormcrow
10. Rhapsody of Fire, Dark Wings of Steel
9. Suffocation, Pinnacle of Bedlam
8. Deicide, In the Minds of Evil
7. Immolation, Kingdom of Conspiracy
6. Fueled by Fire, Trapped in Perdition
5. Earthless, From the Ages
4. Ihsahn, Das Seelenbrechen
3. Attila, About That Life
2. Amon Amarth, Deceiver of the Gods
1. Black Sabbath, 13

Noz's top 50 rap traxxx: http://www.cocaineblunts.com/blunts/?p=7417

top 10:

1. Kanye West – “New Slaves” (Kanye & The Gang)
2. Future – “Sh!t” (Mike Will Made It)
3. Chance The Rapper – “Juice” (Nate Fox)
4. Young Thug – “Stoner” (Dun Deal)
5. Earl Sweatshirt f/ Casey Veggies & Vince Staples – “Hive” (Randomblackdude & Matt Martians)
6. Rocko f/ Future & Rick Ross – “UONEO” (Childish Major)
7. Starlito – “Money Cacti” (DJ Dahi “Money Trees“)
8. Rich Kidz f/ SD – “Grammy” (London On The Track)
9. Ka – “Peace Akhi” (Ka)
10. Lil Durk – “Dis Ain’t What U Want” (Paris Bueller)

so this is the year that online outlets decided to make a major expansion of genre-specific lists, right? or did i just miss all the metal/rap/etc lists in previous years?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-14e_qNHTTzs/UUyXrsljWAI/AAAAAAAAMsY/xJv0Xmrw_e8/s1600/14_Joe_Satriani_Unstoppable_Momentum.jpg

Total Guitar's top 20 albums of 2013
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/total-guitars-top-20-albums-of-2013-589937

20 Alkaline Trio – My Shame Is True
19 Joe Satriani – Unstoppable Momentum
18 Alice In Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
17 Biffy Clyro – Opposites
16 Deap Vally – Sistrionix
15 Tesseract – Altered State
14 The Artistocrats – Culture Clash
13 The National – Trouble Will Find Me
12 The Civil Wars – The Civil Wars
11 Bring Me The Horizon – Sempiternal
10 City And Colour – The Hurry And The Harm
09 Jimmy Eat World – Damage
08 Clutch – Earth Rocker
07 Karnivool – Asymmetry
06 Jon Gomm – Secrets Nobody Keeps
05 Dream Theater – Dream Theater
04 Soilwork – The Living Infinite
03 Avenged Sevenfold – Hail To The King
02 Russian Circles - Memorial
01 Alter Bridge – Fortress

so mark tremonti really brought the noise in 2013 who knew

A Closer Listen - Ambient Top Ten
http://acloserlisten.com/2013/12/17/acl-2013-top-ten-ambient/

Barn Owl ~ V (Thrill Jockey)
Ben Fleury-Steiner ~ Clearings (Rural Colours)
Federico Durand ~ El Idioma De Las Luciérnagas (Desire Path)
Field Rotation ~ Fatalist: The Repetition of History (Denovali)
Kreng ~ …And Then In the Morning (Sonic Pieces)
Loscil ~ City Hospital (Wist Records)
Raising Holy Sparks ~ For Fran, Etched in Glass & Water (Fallow Field)
Ruhe ~ Organs/Easing (Unknown Tone Records/Cotton Goods)
Wixel ~ Revox Tapes (Jordskred)
woodworkings ~ day breaks the morning shapes we speak (Own Records)

Other Music Top 30 Albums: http://othermusic.com/2013december16update.html

Has anyone done a "best film scores of 2013" list?

I dunno but Upstream Color and Room 237 were both really good. Oh and GTA!