Tis the season for year-end best-of lists, and The Record Exchange is pleased to bring you our 2013 Staff Picks!
Take a gander at Emily‘s list:
SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE
Untamed Beast
PHOSPHORESCENT
Muchacho
TYPHOON
White Lighter
WILD BELLE
Isles
GENERATIONALS
Heza
COCOROSIE
Tales Of A GrassWidow
LEARNING TEAM
Aporia Coda EP
YO LA TENGO
Fade
THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN
We The Common
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
II
Who the hell is Krampus, and what is he doing on our Christmas tree?
According to Wikipedia, “Krampus is a beast-like creature from the folklore of Alpine countries thought to punish children during the Yule season who had misbehaved, in contrast with Saint Nicholas, who rewards well-behaved ones with gifts. Krampus is said to capture particularly naughty children in his sack and carry them away to his lair.”
Krampus is just one of many holiday ornaments you’ll find at The Record Exchange that you WON’T find in your mother’s attic. Ditto that Charles Darwin bust, sock monkey and lederhosen-wearing unicorn …
Tis the season for year-end best-of lists, and The Record Exchange is pleased to bring you our 2013 Staff Picks!
Take a gander at Ben‘s list:
JASON ISBELL
Southeastern
THERE IS NO MOUNTAIN
There Is No Mountain
THE BLOW
The Blow
LIKE A ROCKET
Welcome to Anhedonia
DEDICATED SERVERS
Bryan Taylor
CHEYENNE MIZE
Among the Grey
FLEET STREET KLEZMER BAND
Vodka and Pickles
CHELSEA WOLFE
Pain is Beauty
WOLVSERPENT
Perigaea Antahkarana
UZALA
Tales of Blood and Fire
1. IdaHo Ho Ho 2013, Various Artists
2. Pure Heroine, Lorde
3. Foreverly, Billie Joe and Norah
4. Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam
5. Reflektor, Arcade Fire
6. O’ Be Joyful, Shovels and Rope
7. Let’s Be Still, The Head and the Heart
8. Native, Onerepublic
9. The Bones of What You Believe, Chvrches
10. The Lumineers, The Lumineers
11. Core, Stone Temple Pilots (Black Friday exclusive)
12. Silver Bell, Patty Griffin
13. Night Visions, Imagine Dragons
14. My Head is An Animal, Of Monsters and Men
15. Stories Don’t End, Dawes
16. Country Music Dead, New Transit
17. Live at First Avenue, Trampled By Turtles
18. Muchacho, Phosphorescent
19. Born to Die, Lana Del Rey
20. Electric, Richard Thompson
Tis the season for year-end best-of lists, and The Record Exchange is pleased to bring you our 2013 Staff Picks!
Take a gander at Abi‘s list:
BILL CALLAHAN
Dream River
TY SEGALL
Sleeper
KURT VILE
Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze
ROSE WINDOWS
The Sun Dogs
VAN MORRISON
Moondance Expanded Edition
CHELSEA WOLFE
Pain Is Beauty
KADAVAR
Abra Kadavar
PHOSPHORESCENT
Muchacho
MAZZY STAR
Seasons Of Your Day
JAMES BLAKE
Overgrown