Top 50 Albums of 2013

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It's been a banner year for San Francisco Music. Which is reflected in the top 50. Here is my top 50 albums for the year.

1. Mikal Cronin MCII
Great San Francisco garage rock with a heart of power pop music. A break out talent on his way.
2. Ty Segall Sleeper
In a uncharacteristic year for Ty, only one album and a couple of side projects, he still managed to maintain his garage savant moniker. This is a rocking album made largely on acoustic guitars.

3. Sound City Players (David Grohl) Reel to Reel
Foo Fighters frontman David Grohl's labor of love to analog music. A rockin album with guest stars Lee Ving, Stevie Nicks,Josh Homme, Trent Reznor and someone named McCartney.
4. Joseph Arthur Ballad of Boogie Christ
Prolific Brooklynite Joseph Arthur followed my last years favorite album and favorite side project with another great album.
5. Kelley Stoltz Double Exposure
Pure Pop goodness from San Francisco rocker and producer. Yes, My Vinyl copy is still in it's original wrapping.
6. Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork
Josh Homme returns from the dead (litterly) to produce his most grown up album. From working with Dave Grohl again to following Tom Waits at Bridge School Josh has had a banner year.
7. Kurt Vile Walking on a Pretty Daze
The album title explains the feeling you have walking around listening to this blissful album of guitar.
8. Eleanor Friedberger Personal Record
A light wonderful hike through the summer time roads of life.

9. Thee Oh Sees Floating Coffin
John Dwyer recently annouced at the last show to dig in because this will be the last one for awhile. While that may be so there is still an album coming out next year.
10 Caitlin Rose Stand Ins
A beautiful album of music that could be from any era or genre.

11. Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt
12. Chelsea Light Moving Chelsea Light Moving
13. Unknown Mortal Orchestra II
14. Minor Alps Get There
15. Okkervil River Silver Gymnasium
16. Wavves Afraid of Heights
17. Elvis Costello and The Roots Wise Up Ghost
18. Neko Case The Worse Things Get
19. Nine Inch Nails Hesitation Marks
20. White Fence Cyclops Reap
21. Yo Lo Tengo Fade
22. The National Trouble Will Find You
23. The Joy Formidable Wolf's Law
24. Bad Religon True North
25. The Sadies Internal Sounds
26. Best Coast Fade Away
27. Sebadoh Defend Yourself
28. Arctic Monkeys AM
29. Star Anna Go To Hell
30. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Specter at the Feast
31. Mudhoney Vanishing Point
32. The Replacements Songs for Slim
33. Mazzy Star Seasons of the Day
34. The Civil Wars Civil Wars
35. Marnie Stern Chronicles of Marnia
36. My Bloody Valentine M.B.V
37. Atoms for Peace Amok
38. Thoose Darlins Blur the Lines
39. David Bowie Next Day
40. John Fogarty Wrote a Song for Everyone
41. Parque Courts Light Up Gold
42. Billy Joe and Norah Foverly
43. Army Navy Crushed
44. Throwing Muses Purgatory/Paradise
45. Yuck Glow and Behold
46. Mark Lanegan Imitations
47. Stone Gossard Moonlander
48. The Mantles Long Enough to Leave
49. Brendan Benson You Were Right
50. Haim Days are Gone