Top Albums of 2013 (as chosen by Vas)

Band – Album – “Favorite Song”

1. The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation – “I Just Want to Sell Out My Funeral”

2. Streetlight Manifesto – The Hands That Thieve – “Your Day Will Come”

3. Balance & Composure – The Things We Think We’re Missing – “Keepsake”

4. Frank Turner – Tape Deck Heart – “Plain Sailing Weather”

5. Kevin Devine – Bulldozer/Bubblegum – “Redbird”

6. Into It. Over It. – Intersections – “Contractual Obligation”

7. The Front Bottoms – Talon of the Hawk – “Backflip”

8. Arctic Monkeys – AM – “R U Mine?”

9. Citizen – Youth – “Roam the Room”

10. The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die – Whenever, If Ever – “Getting Sodas”

11. Fall Out Boy – Save Rock and Roll – “Save Rock and Roll”

12. Saves the Day – Saves the Day – “Ain’t No Kind of Love”

13. The Swellers – Light Under Closed Doors – “Got Social”

14. Mixtapes – Ordinary Silence – “Elevator Days”

15. Sainthood Reps – Headswell – “Headswell”

16. Allison Weiss – Say What You Mean – “One Way Love”

17. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City – “Unbelievers”

18. Have Mercy – The Earth Pushed Back – “This Old Ark”

19. Polar Bear Club – Death Chorus – “WLWYCD”

20. Paramore – Paramore – “Anklebiters”

2013 Top 5 EPs:

1. Vinnie Caruana – City By The Sea

2. Pentimento – Inside the Sea

3. Their / They’re / There – Their / They’re / There

4. Misser – Distancing

5. Why Bother? – This Isn’t Very Good