Albums of 2013 // 20-11

Into the top 20, and you can tell by the change in the Top of The Pops music that this is getting serious now. This next installment features two albums with roman numerals, Christoper Mintz-Plasse, a three year old stealing the show from her Dad and 10 albums of total excellence.

20. Ghostpoet - 'Some Say I So I Say Light'



19. Kurt Vile - 'Wakin On A Pretty Daze'



18. Jon Hopkins - 'Immunity'



17. Inc. - 'No World'



16. Austra - 'Olympia'



15. Vampire Weekend - 'Modern Vampires of the City'



14. Iceage - 'You're Nothing'



13. Glasser - 'Interiors'



12. Mikal Cronin - 'MCII'



11. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - 'II'



Follow @No_Action

Unknown Mortal Orchestra // I'll Come Back 4 U

Premiered on Lauren Laverne's show this morning and forming part of Adult Swim's Summer Series is this utter joy of a track from Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

I'll Come Back 4 U's popping, funky bass and indie lo-fi vocals prove a winning, off-beat, summery combination, and considering this is a freebie makes you wonder how good the stuff you have to pay for is. Download below.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra // I'll Come Back 4 U

Follow @No_Action

Unknown Mortal Orchestra // Strangers Are Strange

At first, I sort of felt indifferent to this track from UMO's debut full length. Then that cyclical bass groove just gets in your head, and you start walking, eating, breathing, and doing most other things in time with it, an addict to its funky rumble.

Just when I thought I'd got my life back in order, the band release an equally addictive video, fully supporting the mantra that Strangers Are Strange. Or at least they are in the 2012 version of 70s spy dramas.

 

Follow @No_Action

50 Albums of 2011 // 50 - 41

No year feels complete unless it's been categorised into a list format, and this year is no different. So without further ado, here's our attempt at putting months and years of other people's work into boxes. Below, numbers 50 to 41 of our favourite albums of the past 12 months.

41. Still Corners - 'Creatures of an Hour'



42. Wild Beasts - 'Smother'



43. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - 'Unknown Mortal Orchestra'

Unknown Mortal Orchestra // How Can U Luv me

44. Sleep ∞ Over - 'Romantic Streams'

Sleep ∞ Over // Romantic Streams

45. EMA - 'Past Life Martyred Saints'



46. Bass Drum of Death - 'GB City'

Bass Drum of Death // Young Pros

47. Lykke Li - 'Wounded Rhymes'



48. Blouse - 'Blouse'



49. Cults - 'Cults'



50. Milk Maid - 'Yucca'

Such Fun - Milk Maid by Suffering Jukebox

Follow @No_Action

Blouse // Videotapes

While the opening sounds of Videotapes recall a stretched cassette tape you just know is going to be trapped insight your stereo forevermore, 13 seconds in everything changes, as Portland trio Blouse, compliled of Charlie Hilton, Patrick Adams and UMO’s Jordan Portrait, open up a world of woozy 80s synths and troubled nostalgia. It's a confusing yet enigmatic experience, one they'll hopefully continue on their forthcoming debut, out in November on Captured Tracks. Listen and download below.

Blouse, "Videotapes" by The FADER

Follow @No_Action