With 2013 coming to a close, it’s time to hear what our Murfie staffers have to say about the best albums that were released this year.
Innocents – Moby
Everything by Moby is pretty much awesome. He manages to evolve his style with each album while still appealing to his core fan base.
-Tiffany
On the Move – Kiwi
I’ve spent a lot of time in the Caribbean, so I’m always looking for new sources of great reggae music. A colleague of mine at Murfie turned me onto Kiwi. They do an amazing job of mixing in traditional rhythms and chords with a few modern twists.
-Matt
Kings and Queens – John Brown’s Body
This is hard-hitting future roots reggae with elements of rock, rap and electronic. The buzz around this album is well earned—it’s arguably JBB’s best album ever during their 18-year career.
-Kayla
Pure Heroine – Lorde
“Royals” blew up the radio, but the rest of this album is pretty awesome. Check out “Team”. This really stands out as something different this year. Also, she is only 16!
-Steve
Silence Yourself – Savages
Just relentless intensity rarely seen outside of hardcore or metal. Equally desperate and commanding.
-Jeff
Baths – Obsidian
Obsidian takes some of the best elements of Will Wiesenfeld’s debut Cerulean and reinvents them in such a way as to broaden the range of genres you’d expect to hear from him. Unlike Wiesenfeld’s other work, this material could be played by a band and proves that he’s not just a DJ behind all his gear. There were a lot of albums out this year that I absolutely loved, but this was one that I came back to over and over again.
-John
Next up is 2014! Let’s see what we get :-)
