After announcing our collective Best Albums and EPs of 2013 lists, here’s what each of our individual section editors and staff writers picked as their favourites.
Tom Aylott – Editor
Lais MW – Deputy Editor
Chris Marshman – Reviews Editor
Maryam Hassan – Visual Media Editor
Ben Tipple – Radar/Features Editor
David Burd – Staff Writer
Mike Scott – Staff Writer
James Fox – Staff Writer
Sam Kanal – Staff Writer
Tom Beck – Staff Writer
Mark Gadong – Visual Media
Tom Aylott – Editor
ALBUMS
#01 The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation
#02 The Bronx – The Bronx IV
#03 The Swellers – The Light Under Closed Doors
#04 AFI – Burials
#05 Arcane Roots – Blood & Chemistry
#06 Bars of Gold – Wheels
#07 Fall Out Boy – Save Rock And Roll
#08 Iron Chic – The Constant One
#09 Off With Their Heads – Home
#10 Bad Religion – True North
EPs
#01 Gnarwolves – Funemployed
#02 Home Advantage – Cadet
#03 Against Me! – True Trans
#04 Moose Blood – Moving Home
#05 Lonely The Brave – Backroads
Lais MW – Deputy Editor
ALBUMS
#01 Bring Me The Horizon – Sempiternal
#02 Asking Alexandria – From Death To Destiny
#03 TRC – Nation
#04 Kids In Glass Houses – Peace
#05 Fall Out Boy – Save Rock And Roll
#06 Deaf Havana – Old Souls
#07 A Day To Remember – Common Courtesy
#08 Dayshell – Dayshell
#09 The Maine – Forever Halloween
#10 The 1975 – The 1975
EPs
#01 Astroid Boys – Bacon Dream
#02 Don Broco – You Wanna Know
#03 Itch – Manifesto Part 2: We’re All In The Gutter
#04 Lucius Brave – Wake And Bake
Chris Marshman – Reviews Editor
ALBUMS
#01 Fall Out Boy – Save Rock And Roll
#02 Touche Amore – Is Survived By
#03 The People The Poet – Narrator
#04 Deafheaven – Sunbather
#05 The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation
#06 Alkaline Trio – The Shame Is True
#07 State Champs – The Finer Things
#08 The Swellers – The Light Under Closed Doors
#09 Stillbust – A Few Things We Might Agree On (A Few Things We Might Not)
#10 Funeral For A Friend – Conduit
EPs
#01 Sam Little – Don’t Leave This Ship
#02 Real Friends – Put Yourself Back Together
#03 Home Advantage – Cadet
#04 Press To Meco – Affinity
#05 All We Have – Balance And Meaning
Maryam Hassan – Visual Media Editor
ALBUMS
#01 Captain We’re Sinking – The Future Is Cancelled
#02 RVIVR – The Beauty Between
#03 Direct Hit – Brainless God
#04 The Front Bottoms – Talon Of The Hawk
#05 Great Cynics – Letting Go
#06 State Lines – For The Boats
#07 The Exquisites – The Exquisites
#08 Iron Chic – The Constant One
#09 Plow United – Marching Band
#10 Calvinball – Last Orders
EPs
#01 So Many Ways – Seer
#02 Dudes Night / American Lies – Split
#03 Mike Petruccelli – No Refrain
#04 Pet Symmetry – Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles.
#05 Pentimento – Inside The Sea
Ben Tipple – Radar/Features Editor
ALBUMS
#01 FIDLAR – FIDLAR
#02 Deafheaven – Sunbather
#03 The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation
#04 Jamie Lenman – Muscle Memory
#05 Coliseum – Sister Faith
#06 Modern Life Is War – Fever Hunting
#07 Touche Amore – Is Survived By
#08 Off With Their Heads – Home
#09 Bring Me The Horizon – Sempiternal
#10 Balance and Composure – The Things We Think We’re Missing
EPs
#01 Moose Blood – Moving Home
#02 Gnarwolves – Funemployed
#03 Against Me! – True Trans
#04 Lonely The Brave – Backroads
#05 Pianos Become The Teeth / Touche Amore – Split
David Burd – Staff Writer
ALBUMS
#01 Max Raptor – Mothers Ruin
#02 Biffy Clyro – Opposites
#03 Deaf Havana – Old Souls
#04 The Hype Theory – Captives
#05 Frank Turner – Tape Deck Heart
#06 The Graveltones – Don’t Wait Down
#07 Jimmy Eat World – Damage
#08 Talk To Angels – This Broken Home
#09 We Are Fiction – One For Sorrow
#10 Colt 45 – Coughing Up Confessions
EPs
#01 Audiostrobelight – What You’re Running From
#02 Verses – Come To Life
#03 Anavae – Dimensions
#04 Don Broco – You Wanna Know
#05 Relics – Relics
Mike Scott – Staff Writer
ALBUMS
#01 Nails – Abandon All Life
#02 No Omega – Shame
#03 Rotting Out – The Wrong Way
#04 Comadre – Comadre
#05 Weekend Nachos – Still
#06 The Human Project – Origins
#07 Antillectual – Perspectives & Objectives
#08 Russian Circles – Memorial
#09 Dead In The Dirt – The Blind Hole
#10 Defeater – Letters Home
EPs
#01 Turnstile – Pressure To Succeed
#02 Coke Bust – Confined
#03 Left In Ruins – Ghost
#04 Sick/Tired – Manufactured
James Fox – Staff Writer
ALBUMS
#01 The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation
#02 Balance and Composure – The Things We Think We’re Missing
#03 Deafheaven – Sunbather
#04 Citizen – Youth
#05 Nails – Abandon All Life
#06 The Story So Far – What You Don’t See
#07 Weekend Nachos – Still
#08 Touche Amore – Is Survived By
#09 Bosnian Rainbows – Bosnian Rainbows
#10 This Town Needs Guns – 13.0.0.0.0.
EPs
#01 Pianos Become The Teeth / Touche Amore – Split
#02 Gnarwolves – Funemployed
#03 Moose Blood – Moving Home
#04 Bastions – Bedfellow Part 1: The Bastard Son
#05 Grappler – Everything I’ve Ever Feared
Sam Kanal – Staff Writer
ALBUMS
#01 The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation
#02 The Front Bottoms – Talon Of The Hawk
#03 The Murderburgers – These Are Only Problems
#04 Off With Their Heads – Home
#05 Bangers – Crazy Fucking Dreams
#06 The Swellers – The Light Under Closed Doors
#07 Direct Hit – Brainless God
#08 Iron Chic – The Constant One
#09 Broadway Calls – Comfort/Distraction
#10 Real Friends – Put Yourself Back Together
EPs
#01 Cleavers / The Kimberly Steaks – Split
#02 NOFX – Stoke Extinguisher
#03 The Menzingers / Bouncing Souls – Shocking Split
#04 Teenage Bottlerocket – American Deutsch Bag
#05 Transit – Futures and Sutures
Tom Beck – Staff Writer
ALBUMS
#01 Fall Out Boy – Save Rock And Roll
#02 City Light Thief – Vacilando
#03 Direct Hit – Brainless God
#04 Captain We’re Sinking – The Future Is Cancelled
#05 The World Is A Beautiful Place And We Are No Longer Afraid To Die – Whatever, If Ever
#06 Seaway – Hoser
#07 GroupLove – Spreading Rumours
#08 Nightmares For A Week – Civilian Wars
#09 Said The Whale – Hawaii
#10 Polar Bear Club – Death Chorus
EPs
#01 Moose Blood – Moving Home
#02 Free Throw – Lavender Town
#03 Yes Or No – This State
#04 Knuckle Puck – Don’t Come Home
#05 Nobody, Ever – This Wall Is Dedicated To Liam And His Friends
Mark Gadong – Visual Media
ALBUMS
#01 Direct Hit – Brainless God
#02 AFI – Burials
#03 Alkaline Trio – The Shame Is True
#04 Laura Stevenson – Wheel
#05 Off With Their Heads – Home
#06 Heart Of A Coward – Severance
#07 Dirt Nasty – Palatial
#08 A Day To Remember – Common Courtesy
#09 Caves – Betterment
#10 Iron Chic – The Constant One
EPs
#01 Pixies – EP1
#02 Mike Petruccelli – No Refrain
#03 Don Blake – Blake’s 7
#04 Pet Symmetry – Two Songs About Cars. Two Songs With Long Titles.
#05 Junior Vice President – Demo