I was never into music as much as I was this year. So I thought I could go back and check my favorite albums of 2013. Here are the highlights:

• Jake Bugg - Shangri La
• Bill Callahan - Dream River
• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live from KCRW
• Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
• The Delta Saints - Death Letter Jubilee
• Los Espíritus - Los Espíritus
• Mandrax Queen - Mandrax Queen
• Stonehenge - Bunch of Bisons
• The Roosevelts - The Roosevelts
• The So So Glos - Blowout

Special Mentions

• King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Eyes Like The Sky
• The Future Primitives - This Here’s The Future Primitives
• Vinyl Surprise - Sweet Thing
• HAIM - Days are Gone