- Atoms for Peace – Amok (XL)
- Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City (XL)
- The National – Trouble Will Find Me (4AD)
- Arcade Fire – Reflektor (Merge)
- Born Ruffians – Birthmarks (Yep Roc)
- Rhye – Woman (Polydor)
- Peach Kelli Pop – S/T (Burger)
- Mikal Cronin – MCII (Merge)
- James Blake – Overgrown (Polydor)
- Baths – Obsidian (Anticon)
- Ty Segall – Sleeper (Drag City)
- Joy Formidable – Wolf’s Law (Atlantic)
- Starfucker – Miracle Mile (Polyvinyl)
- Washed Out – Paracosm (Sub Pop)
- Luke Rathborne – Soft (True Believer)
Top Songs of 2013
- Potty Mouth – “Better End” – Hell Bent (Old Flame)
- The Julie Ruin – “Run Fast” – Run Fast (TJR)
- Savages – “Husbands” – Silence Yourself (Matador)
- Haim – “The Wire” – Days Are Gone (Columbia)
- Palma Violets – “Best of Friends” – 180 (Rough Trade)
- Los Campesinos! – “Avocado, Baby” – No Blues (Wichita)
- Volcano Choir – “Comrade” – Repave (Jagjaguwar)
- The Preatures – “Is This How You Feel?” – Is This How You Feel (Universal)
- TV on the Radio – “Million Miles” – Single (Federal Prison)
- San Fermin – “Sonsick” – S/T (Downtown)
- Torres – “Honey” – S/T (S/R)
- Bleached – “Lovespells“- Ride Your Heart (Dead Oceans)
- Joanna Gruesome – “Sugarcrush” – Weird Sister (Slumberland)
- Deap Vally – “Lies” – Sistrionix (Interscope)
- Marijuana Deathsquads – “Ewok Sadness” – Oh My Sexy Lord (Totally Gross National Product)
- Saint Rich – “Officer” – Beyond the Drone (Merge)
- Au Revoir Simone – “Crazy” – Move In Spectrums (Instant)
- Gap Dream – “Chill Spot” – Shine Your Light (Burger)
- Little Green Cars – “Harper Lee” – Absolute Zero (Glassnote)
- Thee Oh Sees – “I Come From the Mountain” – Floating Coffin (Castleface)
