Obscure Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2013

Obscure Sound's annual 'Best Albums' feature kicks off with the first ten releases. Audio streams and write-ups are included with each listed album.

Published: December 09, 2013 21:55 Source

# 1
Album • Feb 02 / 2013 Shoegaze Dream Pop
# 2
Album • Apr 08 / 2013 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 3
Album • Jun 10 / 2013 IDM Ambient Techno
# 4
Album • May 06 / 2013 Indie Rock Noise Pop
# 5
Album • Jan 22 / 2013 Chillwave Alternative R&B
# 6
Album • Jun 03 / 2013 Alternative Rock
# 7
Album • Oct 07 / 2013 Sophisti-Pop
# 8
Album • Jul 18 / 2014
# 10
Album • Jan 22 / 2013 Psychedelic Pop
# 11
Album • Aug 19 / 2013 Art Pop Ambient Pop
# 12
Album • Apr 08 / 2013 Art Pop Alternative R&B
# 13
Album • May 17 / 2013 Disco Electronic
# 14
Album • Oct 28 / 2014
# 15
Album • Apr 05 / 2013 Electronic Post-Industrial Experimental
# 16
Album • Jan 01 / 2013 Alternative Dance Indie Rock
# 17
Album • Jul 15 / 2013 Synthpop Electro House
# 18
Album • May 17 / 2013 Indie Rock
# 19
EP • Jul 01 / 2014 Future Garage Ambient Pop
# 20
Album • Jan 28 / 2013 Psychedelic Pop Indie Rock Bedroom Pop
# 21
Album • Jun 25 / 2013 Indie Pop Jangle Pop Indie Surf
# 22
Album • Oct 14 / 2013 Ambient Drone Electroacoustic
# 23
Album • Aug 27 / 2013 Sunshine Pop Chamber Pop
# 24
Album • Aug 13 / 2013 Chillwave Dream Pop
# 25
Album • May 13 / 2013 Indie Pop
# 26
Album • Oct 22 / 2013 Cloud Rap Wonky
# 27
Album • Sep 30 / 2013 Minimal Techno
# 28
Album • Oct 29 / 2013 Post-Rock Post-Metal Atmospheric Sludge Metal
# 29
Album • Aug 16 / 2013 West Coast Hip Hop
# 30
Album • Jun 07 / 2013 Post-Rock
# 31
Album • Sep 17 / 2013 Americana Singer-Songwriter
# 32
Album • Apr 28 / 2013 Synthpop
# 33
Album • Jun 18 / 2013 Experimental Hip Hop Industrial Hip Hop
# 34
Album • Aug 13 / 2013
# 35
Album • Jun 25 / 2013 Tech House Deep House
# 36
Album • May 07 / 2013 Indie Rock
# 37
Album • May 13 / 2013 Nu-Disco Funktronica
# 38
Album • Jul 09 / 2013 Art Pop Alt-Country
# 39
Album • Jan 01 / 2013 Dream Pop Chillsynth Chillwave
# 40
Album • Mar 08 / 2013 Art Rock Alternative Rock
# 41
Album • Nov 26 / 2013 Ambient
# 42
Album • Jul 09 / 2013 Dixieland
# 43
Album • Sep 17 / 2013 Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 44
Album • Jun 11 / 2013 Singer-Songwriter Americana Country
# 45
Album • Apr 19 / 2013 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Experimental Rock
# 46
Album • Oct 28 / 2013 Singer-Songwriter
# 47
Album • Jan 01 / 2013 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 48
Album • May 27 / 2013 Future Garage
# 49
Album • Jul 29 / 2013 Art Pop Baroque Pop
# 50
Album • Sep 03 / 2013 Indie Rock Power Pop