Awards season has started, and it’s time for me to share my picks, beginning with the Best Albums of 2013. I’ve sifted through the piles, the files and the vinyl to find the very best I’ve heard in the last 12 months, all for your listening pleasure. I’ve broken down the categories, so I’m certain you’ll find something that will please your senses. And, I’m hoping, you’ll find something new to you, too!
Best Albums of 2013
1. Out From the Door—Dylan McDonald & The Avians (BEST ALBUM)
2. Forge & Flagon—Skinny Lister (BEST CELTIC/WORLD ALBUM)
3. Ramdango—Mick Clarke (BEST BLUES ALBUM)
4. New—Paul McCartney (BEST MAJOR LABEL ALBUM)
5. Are You Conspirienced?—The Dan Sheehan Conspiracy (BEST ROCK ALBUM)
6. Bandwagon!—Joanie Leeds And The Nightlights (BEST “KINDIE” ALBUM)(But an excellent album, period.)
7. Carnival!—Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line (BEST AMERICANA/FOLK ALBUM)
8. Celluloid—Bevel Emboss (BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM)
9. Venice—Lyn Saga (BEST INDIE ALBUM)
10. Further On—George Bedard (BEST LOCAL BLUES ALBUM)
11. Saddle Up the Whales—The White Ravens (BEST LOCAL INDIE ALBUM)
12. Get It—Tinsley Ellis (BEST BLUES INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM)
13. Symphony!—Sultans of String (BEST CANADIAN/WORLD ALBUM)
14. Modified—The Dynotones (BEST SURF ALBUM)
15. Dreamtime—Cornell Kinderknecht and Martin McCall (BEST NEW AGE ALBUM)
16. Letters from Starfield—Roy Scoutz (BEST LOCAL INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM)
17. Foreverly—Billie Jo + Norah (BEST ALMOST EVERLY BROTHERS ALBUM)
18. Beatles at The Beeb, Volume 2–The Beatles (BEST BEATLES ALBUM OF THE YEAR)
19. Friendly Unit Creation Kit–Sonic Graffiti (BEST PUNK ALBUM)
20. Devil Fruit–Radkey
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