Best of 2013.5 (Local Albums)
It is halfway through the game and we are picking who we think will win. Seems logical, right?Without further ado, here are our favorite local records from the front half of 2013.
Jon (Reviler)
1. STNNNG – Empire Inward
2. Shell – Caterpillar
3. Beat Detectives- Causual Encounters
4. Brute Heart- The Cabinet of Dr. C
5. Orchard Thief – First Dimension Park
Kyle (@solace)
1. Van Stee – We Are
2. Taj Raj – Fine Hearts Alive
3. The Farewell Circuit – We Were Wolves EP
4. The Ericksons – The Wild
5. Observer Drift – Fjords
6. Mixed Blood Majority – Mixed Blood Majority
7. Joey Ryan & The Inks – Pause EP
8. Bad Bad Hats – It Hurts EP
9. Greg Grease – Black King Cole EP
10. Carroll – Needs EP
Ali (Background Noise Crew, Egypto Knuckles)
1. Greg Grease “Black King Cole EP”
2. Haphduzn & Dimitry Killstorm “Whittier Alliance”
3. I.B.E. & Benzilla “This, That & The Third”
4. Mixed Blood Majority “Mixed Blood Majority”
5. Ecid “Post Euphoria, Vol. 1 EP”
Jon Jon (Sound Verite)
Greg Grease – Black King Cole EP
Crimes -Thin Sunlight
Vandaam – Vandaam
Marijuana Deathsquads – Music Rocks
I.B.E. & Benzilla –
Meek DeMaeo -Capital Vices EP
Pysmun & Damacha – SSV3
Josh (Reviler)
1. Marijuana Deathsquads- Music Rocks EP I & II
2. Brute Heart- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
3. Greg Grease- Black King Cole
4. Food Pyramid- Creation Beat + Beat Detectives- Casual Encounters of the Third Kind + new FP LP
5. Teenage Moods- Grow / Regal Treats- Gimmie
6. Retribution Gospel Choir- 3
7. Animal Lover- Fundago
8. Gospel Gossip- Gospel Gossip
9. Orchard Thief- First Dimension Park
10. STNNNG- Inward Empire
(Best 7″s- Web of Sunset, The Blind Shake, Ex-Nuns, Condominium)
Writer / co-founder
Didn’t get a list done but it’d have STNNNG, STNNNGVRMNT and Real Number 12″ to start
WOW, growing up in the 80’s and still looking for some fantastic music, these choices really let me down. And no, I’m not too old…your music choices sucked!
Emo, shoe gazing, terrible rap, ambiance, and whatever that Brute Heart was*shakes head*…Either you want to hibernate to what you picked for a very long, cold, depressing winter or take too much heroin or meth. Wow just Wow, the *Cities* used to have such a vibrant and talented local scene…If this is your best, the parties over.
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