- 12 alt/rock/ "CD101"
- 6 metal
- 2 christian rock "88.7"
- 0 pop "97.9"
- 19 first time entries.
- 2 resurrected bands from my youth (Sevendust, Relient K)
- 7 brand new bands
List
20 - Grouplove - Ways To Go
19 - Relient K - PTL
18 - Biffy Clyro - Black Chandelier
17 - Sevendust - Decay
16 - Colossus - Beacons
15 - The Features - This Disorder
14 - Atlas Genius - If So
13 - The Mowglis - San Francisco
12 - Shining - I Won't Forget
11 - Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
10 - The 1975 - The City
9 - Deadlock - The Arsonist
8 - Paper Route - Letting You Let Go
7 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - If You Didn't See Me (Then You Weren't On The Dance Floor)
6 - Tegan and Sara - Closer
5 - Born of Osiris - M∆chine
4 - New Politics - Harlem/Goodbye Copenhagen
3 - The Airborne Toxic Event - Timeless
2 - Aeon Zen - Warning
1 - Surfer Blood - Demon Dance
Once again, alt-rock has taken the #1 spot and dominated the countdown. The pop ridiculousness has been completely exorcised and metal took 3 spots in the top 10. As far as my top 10 albums go...
10 - Soilwork - The Living Infinite
9 - Killswitch Engage - Disarm the Descent
8 - Biffy Clyro - Opposites
7 - Colossus - Time and Eternal
6 - Aeon Zen - Enigma
5 - Sevendust - Black Out The Sun
4 - Born of Osiris - Tomorrow We Die ∆live
3 - Fitz and the Tantrums - More Than Just A Dream
2 - The Airborne Toxic Event - Such Hot Blood
1 - New Politics - A Bad Girl In Harlem
Metal was much more prevalent as far as strong albums go. The Fitz and the Tantrums album is rock solid and far better than their first effort, but there wasn't one song that really jumped out and hit me in the face. The lead single "Out of My League" took a long time to grow on me, while non-singles "Spark" and "Break The Walls" were my favorites. "The Walker" and "Fools Gold" round out a tremendous disc. The Killswitch album was also a tremendous return for them and returning lead singer Jesse Leach. Extol, Shining, Ending Tyranny, Fit For An Autopsy, and Living Sacrifice all put out thunderously solid metal discs as well. Another honorable mention goes to IGGY AND THE STOOGES with their first album since '07 and arguably their best since the 70s.
I must say, it was a great year for music, and there were some late released albums that will surely make a splash in 2014 (the 1975, Arctic Monkeys, Living Sacrifice, The Naked and Famous, Jake Bugg, maybe even Boston and Five Iron Frenzy?!). I haven't had a lot of time to look ahead at what's being released in 2014 but once again the Countdown will continue to compile statistics and churn out awesomeness. Thanks again for coming along for the ride!!
I've heard a couple of the Five Iron songs. I'm going to have to give it a try. Also, I'm going to Spotify/Grooveshark your song list and check out the albums on your list. Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I've heard, the FIF album is very good, especially since it's been so long since they've recorded and ska is... well, you know. There are a lot of good albums, I just couldn't find much good in hip-hop this year.
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