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Albums Of The Year (Industry Folk): David F. Bello of The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

The second in our industry folk albums of the year lists comes from David F Bello of The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, arguably the biggest success story of 2013 with the mindblowingly good "Whenever, If Ever" winning hearts from all corners of the internet as well as minor success on the Billboard 200. 

1. Self Defense Family - Try Me
This just came out and made everything else that came out in 2013 feel like garbage.

 




















2. Dawn of MIDI - Dysnomia
A long, confusing instrumental groove. 


3. Rozwell Kid - Unmacho
Imagine a universe where Weezer kept getting better after Pinkerton instead of more and more awful. This is the album that alternate Weezer would release in 2013.



4. Longmont Potion Castle - Volume 10I want to drape giant sheets of magnet over my lasers. I'm not talking about oysters, here.


 5. Animal Logic - I Hate my Voice and Everything that I Say
I like Ian's voice and everything that he says.
 

6. Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana
The riff from "No Below" is on a constant loop in my head. 


7. Kirin J. Callinan - Embracism
First heard this guy by watching the weird, upside-down video for "Landslide" and the whole thing sounds like it's upside-down. 


8. Deafheaven - Sunbather
When you want to listen to black metal but you also want to sip cranberry vodka and blog about it.


 9. Ancient Shores / Cynarae - Split LP
I have a soft spot for the Ancient Shores half, but the entire thing will punish you. 




10. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual 
Wonderfully frustrating pop.


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