Adult Mom – I Fell In Love By Accident

(RIYL: bedroom pop, lo-fi, kimya dawson)

Alone – S/T

(RIYL: downbeat, morbid beats, Why?)

Andrea – #OneSampleOneDay

(RIYL: electronic, chill, samples, r&b)

Animal Teeth – Me & You

(RIYL: indie rock, lulls and crescendos, reverb)

Astro Children – Proteus

(RIYL: shoegaze, surreal, weird sounds, literary references)

Baby Cages – I’m So Sorry

(RIYL: bedroom pop, dream pop, lo-fi)

Bashe – Open Up

(RIYL: math rock, pop, electronic)

Bearhead & Tape Sounds – S/T

(RIYL: experimental, electronic, samples)

Beat Easton – S/T

(RIYL: emo, Death Cab, Modest Mouse)

Ben Sollee – The Hollow Sessions

(RIYL: folk, covers, cello)

Birdtapes [Label] – Top 40 Compilation

(RIYL: covers, lo-fi, Top 40, tape hiss)

Boreal The Sky – S/T

(RIYL: indie rock, experimental, Said the Whale)

Cannon Beach – Concrete, People and Things

(RIYL: electronic, folk, Mount Eerie)

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone – In Sydney

(RIYL: CFTPA, Advance Base, indie pop, live recordings)

Chemists // 化学者 – Slow House Virtual

(RIYL: dream pop, ambient, chillwave, Rem’s Floating Chandelier)

Clipping – Midcity

(RIYL: hop hip, rap, harsh noise, Death Grips)

Coma Cinema – Posthumous Release

(RIYL: bedroom pop, downer, Elliott Smith)

Coyotes In The Room – Violence

(RIYL: lo-fi, garage, psych)

Crying – Get Olde

(RIYL: 8-bit, punk, indie pop, Gameboy, Rilo Kiley)

Cullan Bonilla – That’s fricked up fricked me up I’m fricked up now frick

(RIYL: acoustic, lo-fi, bedroom pop)

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Daft Punk – Get Lucky

“God, I hate myself for choosing this song. The fuss around Random Access Memories was one of the most ridiculous things to happen this year – you could be forgiven for thinking the turgid 75 minute marathon record was the second coming of Christ himself. But say what you want about Daft Punk – and I will continue to do so – ‘Get Lucky’ is pretty much the perfect pop song. The production is flawless (I still gawp at Nile Rogers’ guitar tone when I listen on headphones), it’s catchier than the common cold and its groove is absolutely irresistible. If ‘Get Lucky’ doesn’t make you want to dance then I don’t know what will.” Dave

The National – Graceless

“To put it simply: my favourite song from my favourite album of 2013. For a more elaborate (see: overwritten) explanation, read this post I wrote for Songsfortheday, where I analyse it in too much detail, going into medication, isolation and, uh, Facebook.” Jon

Typhoon – Young Fathers

“It’s almost impossible to choose a single track from a year’s worth of music, but I’ve gone for this, from my number one album of 2013. ‘Young Fathers’ is a disjointed orchestral pop mini-epic, it’s cathartic and it’s triumphant and it embodies everything the album stands for.” Liam

Fuck Buttons – The Red Wing

“Taken from my favourite album of the year, ‘The Red Wing’ is not only monumental in scale, but also manages to maintain an underlying groove, as if riding on fluid foundations.” Matt

Foals – My Number

“Released as a single in 2012, but released on 2013’s Holy Fire so I’m counting it. Quite simply the soundtrack to my favourite moments of 2013, whether it was blaring out and accompanying the sunrise in Split or being hummed maniacally while cycling from London to Paris. That opening guitar lick never got old.” Will

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Haraket – Ilk

“Haraket don’t tread much new ground on Ílk, but what they lack in innovation they more than make up for in solid production, tight songwriting and sensuous atmosphere. Abigail Hardiman’s vocals float above the band’s moody, reverby instrumentation which is refreshingly light on the laptop trickery but delivers the same end of the night / start of the morning haziness of their ambient, dubby South London contemporaries. Thankfully, it’s clear they are drawing influence from beyond their Peckham postcode, and the moments where the jazzier, more soulful sounds come through are where the EP really shines. I look forward to hearing them flesh that sound out even more in future releases.” Dave

Wes Tirey – I Stood Among Trees

“A dusty slice of American folk, I Stood Among Trees by Wes Tirey is a literate EP, a collection of atmospheric and evocative songs that owe as much to the American masters of writing as they do to Dylan and Van Zandt.” Jon

Old Earth – Small Hours

“Strange, ominous and dream-like, Old Earth’s Small Hours is quite unlike anything else released this year. Traditional folk music serves as the bedrock on which Umhoefer does his experimentation, dipping his toes into rock, punk psych and drone in the process. If you are a fan of lo-fi folk music (e.g. Phil Elvrum) or even of drone/ambient stuff such as Grouper, then I suggest that you quickly get familiar with Small Hours.” Liam

Chrome Sparks – Sparks

“Equal parts complex, fidgety rhythms, stoned synthesizers and retro video game melodies, Jeremy Malvin’s Sparks EP is a crash course in the Chrome Sparks sound. 2013 has been a good year for Malvin, with appearances on the UK festival circuit, Carson Daly’s Last Call and a Nokia Lumia advert, and he’s definitely a producer to watch out for in 2014.” Matt

Deco Child – Skinless

“Deco Child’s Skinless was a release of thrilling juxtaposition; transcending everything from minimal piano to full blown rave. At times gentle and fragile, others bombastic and striking, Skinless contains more ideas in four brief tracks than most artists can conjure in a full length album. The variation within this EP make it seriously rewarding upon repeated listening” Will

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