My favorite albums, songs and live shows of 2013. In no particular order. Following the list is a Spotify playlist including my favorite songs, tracks from the albums and some honorable mentions. Enjoy. -Earl

Albums

Fade - Yo La Tengo

lousy with sylvianbriar - Of Montreal

...Like Clockwork - Queens of the Stone Age

Floating Coffin - Thee Oh Sees

MCII - Mikal Cronin

Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You - Mark Mulcahy

Songs

"Get Lucky" - Daft Punk

"Doin it Right" - Daft Punk w/ Panda Bear

"Free Your Mind" - Cut Copy

"3am Spiritual" - Smith Westerns

"The Wire" - Haim

"San Francisco" - Foxygen

"I Won't Be Your Generator" - No Age

"Monomania" - Deerhunter

Live

Yo La Tengo at Showbox, Seattle

Belle & Sebastian at Pioneer Park, SLC

Grizzly Bear at Pioneer Park, SLC

No Age at Kilby Court, SLC

Cut Copy at The Depot, SLC

Deerhoof at Urban Lounge, SLC