2013: Top 60 So Far (Part #2): Places 41-50

Now it's time for the second part of the chart, after looking at the 51-60 places of this year so far, Hoping you'd like it too.

Number 50: Mark Lanegan And Duke Garwood - Black Pudding

Who Are They? Two veteran English performers who gathered together for the first time
Why? Because it's quite different from earlier releases of those two and still sounds great

Listen: Thank You

Number 49: The Flaming Lips - The Terror

Who Are They? A five piece Alternative Rock band from Oklahoma (13th album)
Why? Because you cannot ignore any of their releases, even though this one is not one of their best

Listen: Turning Violent

Number 48: Little Boots - Nocturnes

Who Is She? An Electro-Pop, Synthpop singer from Blackpool (2nd album)
Why? Because it is one of the greatest Pop albums of the year

Listen: Satellite

Number 47: Quadron - Avalanche

Who Are They? A Danish Duo who performs Electric-Soul (2nd album)
Why? Because the smooth sound and the beautiful voice of Coco O

Listen: Better Off

Number 46: Houses - A Quiet Darkness

Who Are They? An Indie Pop duo from Chicago (2nd album)
Why? A beautiful concept album about a couple who were separated due to an atomic holocaust

Listen: Beginnings

Number 45: Still Corners - Strange Pleasures

Who Are They? A new Wave/Dream Pop duo from London (2nd album)
Why? Because of the soft voice of Tessa Murray and the well-produced sounds

Listen: Going Back To Strange

Number 44: Johnny Marr - The Messenger

Who Is He? The legendary guitarist of The Smiths trying to go solo (Debut album)
Why? Because he keeps playing like the 80's still here (and still doing it great)

Listen: The Messenger

Number 43: Nataly Dawn - How I Knew Her

Who Is She? A young American Indie-Folk singer/songwriter (Debut album)
Why? Because it sounds like a home made recording, which is better from other over produced albums

Listen: Araceli

Number 42: Night Beds - Country Sleep

Who Are They? An Indie-Folk band from Nashville (Debut album)
Why? Because of the minimalist production and the soulful voice of Yellen

Listen: 22

Number 41: Yo La Tengo - Fade

Who Are They? A veteran Indie-Rock from New Jersey (13th album)
Why? Because everything they're doing sounds like a familiar feeling

Listen: Before We Run

Nataly Dawn

Last month, Nataly Dawn, an Indie singer-songwriter released her debut album called How I Knew Her after playing for a while as part of the duo Pomplamoose with Jack Conte. What is interesting in Nataly Dawn's career is the role of Youtube and Kickstarter in helping her out to achieve her musical goals. Nataly released many songs through Youtube, some of them with fellow singer Lauren O'Connell, which made her popular so she could raise over 100,000$ for the production of her album using Kickstarter platform. Leaving all this things aside, she's got a great voice and I'm so glad that the internet era can help us discover such talented singers. So here are five songs by Nataly Dawn, three of them from the new release

Araceli (Taken From How I Knew Her, 2013)

I Started A Joke (Featuring Lauren O'connell, Bee Gees cover)

How I Knew Her (Taken From How I Knew Her, 2013)

My Hands Burn (Taken From (Her Earlier Stuff), 2009)

 

Counting Down (Taken From How I Knew Her, 2013)

Best Albums Of February 2013

February has passed, so it's time to select the best 10 albums I've heard this month. The best album this month was Push The Sky Away by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds but there were also few more great releases this month. Eels released their tenth studio album which is more Rocky than the earlier Tomorrow Morning and End Times. Atoms For Peace, the side project of Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Thom Yorke (Radiohead) and Nigel Goodrich, is very fascinating that I don't think I've got it all already. Nataly Dawn got a fresh sound, which made her small album listenable most of the day. Adam Green And Binki Shapiro are not far from the sound of She & Him, and made a great release together. Night Beds made an exciting debut album based on his beautiful vocal, as well as Ed Harcourt who recorded his album in 6 hours! Mark Kozelek seems to continue doing the same stuff for the last ten years as Sun Kil Moon and Johnny Marr has a new album which finally gives him the front place. The only album which I didn't understand why it was so highly acclaimed is MBV by My Bloody Valentine. I know many people waited over 20 years for this release but it sounds like Loveless without the ground-breaking music they made 20 years agu. I think I'll give it another try....

10. My Bloody Valentine - MBV

9. Johnny Marr - The Messenger

8. Mark Kozelek - Like Rats

 

7. Ed Harcourt - Back Into The Woods

 

6. Night Beds - Country Sleep

 

5. Adam Green And Binki Shapiro - Adam Green And Binki Shapiro

 

4. Nataly Dawn - How I Knew Her

 

3. Atoms For Peace - Amok

 

2. Eels - Wonderful, Glorious

 

1. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away