{"id":127010,"date":"2013-07-19T10:22:16","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T17:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=127010"},"modified":"2013-07-19T10:25:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T17:25:13","slug":"top-10-albums-of-2013-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2013\/07\/19\/top-10-albums-of-2013-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Albums Of 2013 (So Far)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eclecticism seeps throughout my list of \u201cTop 10 Albums Of 2013\u201d. So far, this year has seen established artists drop new albums, which broadens their \u201cown\u201d music palette, but also expands the stifling ways of their overall genres and \u201cnewer\u201d talents, who shock listeners with their bold debuts. 2013 has been far from a letdown musically, which only made compiling this list more difficult. Check out my \u201cTop Ten\u201d below. <\/p>\n

1. Daughter \u201cIf You Leave\u201d <\/center><\/strong> <\/p>\n

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Daughter (also known as Elena Tonra) takes the NO.1 spot with her debut album, \u201cIf You Leave\u201d, which dropped March 18th via 4AD. Yes, collectively the album is instrumentally, vocally and lyrically somber, but through the brooding, Tonra radiates effortless beauty into each track. With the music industry so tainted with an overuse of beats, it\u2019s refreshing to hear an artist unafraid of using \u201csilence\u201d to create a dramatic appeal. Another perk of this original artist is her flawlessly uncanny live performances. <\/p>\n