Bob Lind's Message Board

I'm always rediscovering old music - like, my wife recently turned on to First Aid Kit, a Swedish duo who were turning heads in 2009, came out with an album in 2012...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC57z-oDPLs

For many of us, Finding You Again was the most awaited release of 2012. This year, however, there was no new album from Mr Lind, so he is not a contender.

I have bought quite a lot of music this year,but most of it dates from before 2013, some of it by a good many years. In 2013 however for me the highlight releases were

(1) Midnight Juggernauts - Uncanny Valley
I have mentioned this band and album before on the forum - a Melbourne electronic trio who make danceable music that is several orders of magnitude better than most dance music.

(2) Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories)

This was Prog Magazine's album of the year. Not a flawless album, a little patchy, but the good songs are very good. Each of the songs is some kind of ghost story. Try these for size:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycYewhiaVBk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8sLcvWG1M4

The videos are kind of clever, too.

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What new music did other people on this forum love in 2013?