2013 has been a great year. We have expanded our staff and coverage to bring more bands and live acts to the attention of fans and readers, and are looking forward to 2014 with great anticipation as we focus on the music coming out of all corners of New York State. Music festivals and incredible tours and albums pepper the best of 2013 Upstate New York music calendar, giving broad musical choices for the 8 million New Yorkers who call Upstate their home.
Our staff writers and photographers were asked to look back at the full year of music in Upstate New York and beyond, and weigh in with their best of 2013. We looked at 10 categories – Best Upstate Show, Best Show, Best Upstate Album, Best Album, Best Upstate Festival, Best Festival, Best Upstate Venue, Best Venue, Best Band on the Rise and Jam of the Year – and came up with the best music we have seen and heard this year.
Here’s part 2 of 5, looking at the Best Albums of 2013
Best Upstate Album
Top Picks
Donna the Buffalo Tonight, Tomorrow, Yesterday
Rest of the Best
Smackdab II
Crows Cage Forgiven Sins
Blind Owl Band This Train We Ride is Made of Wood and Steel
Bad Cello Finna EP
Driftwood Rock-N-Roll Heart
Best Album overall
Top Picks
Daft Punk Random Access Memories
Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt
Rest of the Best
The Deep Dark Woods Jubilee
David Bowie The Next Day
McCartney New
Imagine Dragons Night Vision
Toro Y Moi Anything in Return
Boards of Canada Tomorrow’s Harvest
Oh Honey With Love EP
Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City
Lorde Pure Heroine
Did we miss an album this year that you thought was great? Sound off in the comments!
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