cobl04
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It's a really solid album. Very chilled.
The B&C Best Albums of 2013 Thread
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On that note, let's get started with the big awards.
Here are three honorable mention categories I just made up:
Most Points of Any Album without Three Votes: Charli XCX - True Romance (23 points, 2 votes)
This is, I think, the first time I've run this where my arbitrary three votes thing didn't come into play. All of the actual top thirty point totals had three votes. Charli XCX lost the number 30 tiebreaker due to having one less vote than the other 23 point album.
Most Votes without Making List: Atoms for Peace - AMOK (20 points, 7 votes)
I think the most anyone gave this album was five points.
15 Points/1 Vote Albums: Paramore - Paramore and Mogwai - Les Revanants Soundtrack
Paramore was actually the first album voted for in this thread, and it was the only vote it got.
Also...
STATS ARE FUN
Total Lists Submitted: 24
Total Albums Voted For: 121
Albums with Only One Vote: 68
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NUMBERS 21-30
30. Russian Circles - Memorial (23 points, 3 votes)
29. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap (25 points, 4 votes)
28. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience Part 1 (25 points, 5 votes)
27. Arctic Monkeys - AM (27 points, 4 votes)
26. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety (28 points, 4 votes)
25. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt (29 points, 4 votes)
24. Yo La Tengo - Fade (30 points, 3 votes)
23. Savages - Silence Yourself (30 points, 5 votes)
22. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind (31 points, 7 votes)
21. Washed Out - Paracosm (32 points, 7 votes)
30. Russian Circles - Memorial (23 points, 3 votes)
29. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap (25 points, 4 votes)
28. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience Part 1 (25 points, 5 votes)
27. Arctic Monkeys - AM (27 points, 4 votes)
26. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety (28 points, 4 votes)
25. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt (29 points, 4 votes)
24. Yo La Tengo - Fade (30 points, 3 votes)
23. Savages - Silence Yourself (30 points, 5 votes)
22. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind (31 points, 7 votes)
21. Washed Out - Paracosm (32 points, 7 votes)
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Sweet. Russian Circles made it.
lazarus
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Call me crazy, but back when this came out there was a pretty positive response, and I thought this would figure higher. Did the disappointment of Part 2 taint Part 1's memory?
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NUMBERS 11-20
20. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium (33 points, 7 votes)
19. Manic Street Preachers - Rewind the Film (34 points, 4 votes)
18. David Bowie - The Next Day (37 points, 5 votes)
T-16. Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob (41 points, 4 votes)
T-16. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest (41 points, 4 votes)
15. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (42 points, 7 votes)
14. Disclosure - Settle (44 points, 6 votes)
13. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (49 points, 5 votes)
12. Los Campesinos! - No Blues (54 points, 8 votes)
11. Sigur Ros - Kveikur (59 points, 8 votes)
20. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium (33 points, 7 votes)
19. Manic Street Preachers - Rewind the Film (34 points, 4 votes)
18. David Bowie - The Next Day (37 points, 5 votes)
T-16. Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob (41 points, 4 votes)
T-16. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest (41 points, 4 votes)
15. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (42 points, 7 votes)
14. Disclosure - Settle (44 points, 6 votes)
13. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (49 points, 5 votes)
12. Los Campesinos! - No Blues (54 points, 8 votes)
11. Sigur Ros - Kveikur (59 points, 8 votes)
I still think it's a great, great album, but as the year went on a lot of other stuff crept to the foreground and I stopped coming back to it. Part 2 being dog shit may subconsciously be a factor in it not making my list, I dunno. 2013 was just a ridiculously strong year. I left off a ton of albums I absolutely adore.
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I guess THE CAMP! is pretty damned good, huh?
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10. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (66 points, 9 votes)
"I prefer Hey Ya." - Friggin' Cobbler
"I need to give it a headphones listen." - LemonMelon
"You're a ridiculous person." - GAF (he's talking about Cobbler, obviously)
"Step is so beautiful. The best VW song to date." - nielsgov
"I dig this a lot, but 9.3 is excessive." - lazarus
"Maybe I'm just being THE CONTRATIAN." - Imperor
"iTunes streams are especially crap for some reason." - Danny Boy
"Anthony Fantano likes this album." - Iron Yuppie
"It's a landmark album." - Lyrical Drug
"Those violins suggest wealth." - radiohead333
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Dem quotes 
A little comedy from Pisshead, withmantomanprinciples
A little comedy from Pisshead, withmantomanprinciples
cobl04
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Hahahaha yes I forgot about the quotes. A great innovation to this poll, peefer.
At the time it came out, not much else had really grabbed me. It got overshadowed by a heap of shit as the year went on... I actually never listened to part two.
At the time it came out, not much else had really grabbed me. It got overshadowed by a heap of shit as the year went on... I actually never listened to part two.
lazarus
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You have to at least listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SELpksNTr6w
It's a little cheesy but great pop.
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9. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady (69 points, 9 votes)
"Not available in my fucking location." - Friggin' Cobbler
"I'm listening to the Guardian stream thanks to this." - LemonMelon
"Dem horns and strings mang" - LanceMC
"The most eclectic album of the year." - Iron Yuppie
"Thanks for recommending." - Gump
"Super talented and super sexy. What's not to love?" - U2DMfan
"Wow, this is great." - CoriWOWderstem
"What a gal." - Imperor
"Who wants to start a petition to have her perform the next Bond theme song?" - LMP
"I edited." - NSW
lazarus
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Huh huh. 69 points.
Huh huh.
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Am I like the new ShamWOW spokesperson now?
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By the way, look at these fucking idiots.
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The quotes!
Poor Charli
Poor Charli
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PhilsFan
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It's #nice.
cobl04
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cobl04
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We call that a sixxy-nino down under.
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8. HAIM - Days Are Gone (73 points, 8 votes)
"Alana is the hottest. Danielle is the best singer, and she shreds guitar and might also be the hottest." - GAF
"I try to stay away from bands that cover Fleetwood Mac." - IWasBored
"The Wire sounds like Heartache Tonight with those drums and claps, which I found distracting." - Phanan
"I need to listen to this." - U2PopMofo
"They're like an indie jam version of Wilson Philips." - LMP
"We live in a post-HAIM world." - Drowned in Sound
"Stubb's BBQ sucks and has shitty acoustics." - Imperor
"What's up with Este's facial movements?" - bono_212
"This album is bad-ass and totally deserving of the many plaudits coming its way." - Iron Yuppie
"GAF, do you have Este's phone number?" - PhilsFan
bono_212
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She fell into my top 20 but not quite top 15.
I think I've only seen her on a single top list at all this year, why should Interference be any different
. Here's to LP#2
LemonMelon
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She fell into my top 20 but not quite top 15.
She fell into my top 25 but not 20 or 15
cobl04
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She fell into my list of albums that I never listened to
These are the best.
8. HAIM - Days Are Gone (73 points, 8 votes)
"Alana is the hottest. Danielle is the best singer, and she shreds guitar and might also be the hottest." - GAF
"I try to stay away from bands that cover Fleetwood Mac." - IWasBored
"The Wire sounds like Heartache Tonight with those drums and claps, which I found distracting." - Phanan
"I need to listen to this." - U2PopMofo
"They're like an indie jam version of Wilson Philips." - LMP
"We live in a post-HAIM world." - Drowned in Sound
"Stubb's BBQ sucks and has shitty acoustics." - Imperor
"What's up with Este's facial movements?" - bono_212
"This album is bad-ass and totally deserving of the many plaudits coming its way." - Iron Yuppie
"GAF, do you have Este's phone number?" - PhilsFan
These are the best.
LemonMelon
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So far.
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cobl04
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Did Laz and mikal post their anti-National quotes in the National thread?
lazarus
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I have friends that know the HAIM girls.
Just sayin'.
Also one of my friends is BFF with Chelsea Wolfe and was touring Europe with her.
#namedroppin'
Just sayin'.
Also one of my friends is BFF with Chelsea Wolfe and was touring Europe with her.
#namedroppin'
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This is why we suffer through 364 days of "I bought a concert ticket today through Ticketmaster. This is the first time I bought a concert ticket online. I had to use my computer. It asked me to make a Ticketmaster account but I instead bought the ticket as a guest"
A year's worth of comedy is being used up in one glorious night.
LemonMelon
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Schloop needs to be included in the National quotes for sure.
