In a seemingly never-ending attempt to put off a best of the year list (as if it mattered in any way) I've assembled a little list of superlatives for you to enjoy or ignore or discuss or burn in effigy. I kind of just threw it together :)...
Favorite New Band
(and by "New" I mean as in not there before)
Cayucas
Aloa Input
Few Bits
Favorite New Artist
(see above for "New" requirements)
Laura Mvula
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper
Andrew Wyatt
Best Album Opener
John Grant - Pale Green Ghost
Lee Ranaldo - Lecce, Leaving
Laura Mvula - Like The Morning Dew
Best Album Closer
Dr. Dog - Humble Passenger
Futurebirds - St. Summercamp
The Strokes - Call It Fate Call It Karma
Best Two-Sided Single
Absolutely Free - UFO / Glass Tassle
Best Compilation
Adult Swim Singles: 2013
Most Likely To Find Me Cuddled In Bed With
Denison Witmer - s/t
Dan Micahelson - Blindspot
Grouper - The Man Who Died In His Boat
Favorite Classical Album
Ludovido Einaudi - In A Time Lapse
Bryce Dessner & The Kronos Quartet - Aheym
John Zorn - The Mysteries
Best (Worst) Guilty Pleasure
Empire Of The Sun - Ice On The Dune
Mayer Hawthorne - Where Does This Door Go?
Most Likely To Make Me Dance While Doing The Dishes
Foals - My Number
Javelins - Airfield
Too Cool To Be Good Because Good Is Not Cool
Local Natives - Hummingbird
Best Song About Cross-Breeding
Best Intentionally Mispelled Bandname
Most Successful Random Collaboration
Best Abu Ghraib-Themed Instrumental Album
Best Song Hook
Major Lazer - Get Free
King Krule - Boarder Line
Julia Holter - Into The Green Wild
Favorite Jazz Record
Dawn Of Midi - Dysnomia
Moon Hooch - s/t
Jonathan Finlayson - Moment & The Message
Mark De Clive-Lowe & The Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra - Take The Space Trane
Worst Band Name/Best Music
Jamaican Queens
Hungry Kids Of Hungary
Joanna Gruesome
Best B-Side
Unexpected Addiction Of The Year
Best Song About A Particular City
Hardest Album To Find In A Google Search
Peace - In Love
Best It-Doesn't-Matter-If-I-Can't-Understand-Them Album
(usually, in a year where Sigur Ros releases an album they win this category hands down, but this year the honor goes to a girl band from Kyoto)
Most Likely To, Despite Many Valid Attempts, Never Learn All The Lyrics To
Lauryn Hill - Consumerism
Best "These Guys Are Still Around?" Album
Favorite Hip-Hop Record
Hawk House - A Little More Elbow Room
Danny Brown - Old
Milo - Things That Happen At Night
Best Use Of An Orchestra
Genre Of The Year
Gloam
Gloom
Chanson
Best Record By The Mother Of A Legend
Best Artist Thought To Be Dead For The Past 30 Years
Favorite Album That It's Very Possible That I Was The Only Person To Listen To It
Sweet Baboo - Ships
The Everywheres - Slow Friends
Mao Tzu - Smörgåsbord
Most Likely To Find Me In The Fetal Position With
Deafheaven - Sunbather
Grave Babies - Crusher
Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
Best Sorta Comeback/Amazing Promotion Gimmick
Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
Song Most Likely To Make Me Sing Falsetto
Best EPs
Courtney Barnett - How To Carve A Carrot Into A Rose
Cairo Gang - Tiny Rebels
Pantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory - Elements Of Light
Best Use Of A Plus Sign Instead Of An Ampersand
Chris Garneau - Switzerland + Out
Cover Songs Of The Year
Scott Matthew - I Wanna Dance With Somebody {Whitney Houston Cover}
El Noordzo! - Where Is My Mind {Pixies Cover}
Lotte Kestner - Halo {Beyoncé Cover}
Colin Stetson -What Are They Doing in Heaven Today? {Washington Phillips cover}
DJ Koze - Homesick {Kings of Convenience Cover}
Best Album That I Didn't Even Listen To
Mount Eerie - Pre-Human Ideas
Hookworms - Pearl Mystic
Best Video
Thee Oh Sees - Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster
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