Music Jerk Rob's Favorite Albums of 2013

Through darkness and in to the light--a champion emerges.

(Click links for ear fun.  Mostly comprehensive Spotify playlist below.)

30.  Lousy With Sylvianbriar by Of Montreal

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Thrashed through the forest like a tormented brute, 
I had to make myself a monster just to feel something ugly enough to be true." (Triumph of Disintegration)

29.  Secret Songs: Reflections From the Ear Mirror by Nobunny

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "She's a different kind of girl.  She lives in another world..." (Lizard Liars)

28.  Floating Coffin by Thee Oh Sees

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "I've been filling the tunnels with my lantern at night, slowly scratching the names off the walls of the mind for good." (Tunnel Time)

27.  The Speed of Things by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "But if you come back to haunt me, I would swear I heard you talking through the walls again.  All night I'd be pretending every noise I heard was just your ghost." (A Haunting)

26.  For Years by Airhead

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Autumn day, that's enough for me.  And I've lost all the certainty I think I can hold.  I think I can hold on." (Autumn)

25.  Settle by Disclosure

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "I've been infected with restless whispers and cheats that manifested in words and lies that you speak--because I played the fool for you." (F For You)

24.  OutRun by Kavinsky

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "I come to life when I'm drivin', see the city lights..." (Suburbia)

23.  Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "I believe in the rapture, for I've seen your face." (Mermaids)

22.  Trouble Will Find Me by The National

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "You didn't see me I was falling apart.  I was a white girl in a crowd of white girls in the park." (Pink Rabbits) 

21.  Curiosity by Wampire

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Life is but a playground with kids running around -- catch me on the slide." (Magic Light) 

20.  Idle No More by King Khan & The Shrines

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "If there's a Lord, make her a woman.  May she look after all who need her inside.  May she forgive all of those cowards who make every day a losing fight." (Pray For Lil) 

19.  Dynamics by Holy Ghost!

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Open the shutter, to let the light out.  Painting by numbers and it's going south.  I need thunder, we need thunder.  I need something for my summer drought!" (Dumb Disco Ideas)

18.  Cupid Deluxe by Blood Orange

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "I'm only one of her one and onlys." (Clipped On)

17.  Thr!!!er by !!!

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Well I can't forget things you said or your kisses.  And I keep your secrets where I keep your promises.  But you need my confessions 'bout as much you need my lies." (One Girl/One Boy)

16.  Anxiety by Autre Ne Veut

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "You make me whole.  You make me crawl." (Play by Play)

15.  Hummingbird by Local Natives

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "I know nothing's wrong, but I'm not convinced." (Breakers)

14.  Modern Vampires of the City by Vampire Weekend

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Want a little grace, but who's gonna say a little grace for me?" (Unbelievers)

13.  The North Borders by Bonobo

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Love is in the eyes of the beholder. I’ve kept the clouds at distance from the blue, hoping there’s a chance we’d change it over.  Picking up the pieces and make do." (Pieces)

12.  Amok by Atoms For Peace

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Move through the moment, though it betrays." (Ingenue) 

11.  Silence Yourself by Savages

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Don't worry about breaking my heart.  Far bigger things will fall apart." (No Face) 

10.  Love's Crushing Diamond by Mutual Benefit

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "And sometimes beauty isn't hard to find when you're around to ease my troubled mind." (C.L. Rosarian)

9.  White Lighter by Typhoon

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "And now your choices surround you.  And decision confounds you.  And you're pacing around the place.  Shows you everything you're not." (Young Fathers)

8.  Specter at the Feast by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "How much time have we got left?  It's killing us, but carries us on." (Returning)

7.  The Flower Lane by Ducktails

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "When you're walking next to me, seems just like it's make-believe." (Letter of Intent)

6.  MCII by Mikal Cronin

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "The heavy times are worth their weight in gold." (I'm Done Running From You)

5.  AM by Arctic Monkeys

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Now it's three in the morning and I'm trying to change your mind." (Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?)

4.  We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic by Foxygen

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "There's no need to be an asshole, you're not in Brooklyn anymore." (No Destruction)

3.  The Electric Lady by Janelle Monáe

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Bang bang, I'm calling your name.  You're like a fire the world can't tame.  I wanna riot 'til the stars come out and play.  Is that okay?" (Primetime)

2.  After Dark 2 by Various Artists

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "Is life a social fiction?  Not to see but be seen?  Oh, now that's a ghost's ambition." (Beautiful Object)

1.  ...Like Clockwork by Queens of the Stone Age

Lyric of Possible Relevance: "And I’m swimming in the night, chasing down the moon.  The deeper in the water, the more I long for you." (...Like Clockwork)