The Soundtrack4Life Albums of the Year 2013

It's a tough choice this year thinking about what the possible favourite Album of the Year is. I started with a very long list and have edited it down to a bit of a shorter long list. Out of that I selected what I can consider to be my best of the year. I make no apologies for the choices because they are my choices. They may not have been the biggest selling albums or even by artists who are particularly "hip", but they are my choices. These are the things that excited me in music this year and as ever it is a nice mixture of different sounds that somehow have collided together give me a whole lot of joy.
Here's a Playlist of some of my favourites from the year including many that didn't quite make the Top Ten.

#10

Boz Scaggs - Memphis

 Click here to see a previous post where I spotlighted the 'Memphis' Album.

  #9

Eddie and the Hot Rods - Live at The Rainbow 1977

Previous Post relating to 'Live at The Rainbow 1977'.

#8

Jars of Clay - Inland

Click Here to Listen to the 'Inland' Album in Full.

A Brief History of Jars of Clay.

#7

Jelly - Troubadour, Wizard, The Queen and The Machine

Previous Post regarding Jelly.
 

#6

Various Artists - A Concert For Kirsty

Previous post regarding Kirsty MacColl that included a spotlight on this superb concert.

#5

The Godfathers - Jukebox Fury

Interview with Del Bartles of The Godfathers originally posted in March 2013.

 #4

The Strypes - Snapshot

Previous post relating to The Strypes.

#3

Tankus The Henge - The Last Days Are Coming.

Previous post spotlighting Tankus The Henge and this really exceptional album.

#2

John Fogerty - Wrote A Song For Everyone

Previous post from May 2013 spotlighting this brilliant album by a true Rock and Roll Legend.

#1

Ruts DC - Rhythm Collision Volume 2

 

Click Here to Listen to The Soundtrack4Life Album of The Year.

Previous Post spotlighting The Ruts DC Live.

The Strypes - Kids Who Can Play The Blues!

A1 You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover.

A2 I Got Love If You Want It.

B1 I Wish You Would.

B2 Leavin' Here.

I always like discovering new things (well new to me) and so today, thanks to my friend Bob from Philadelphia, it's a band of young Irish lads called The Strypes.

Formed in Cavan, Ireland in 2011, the band who are between the ages of 15-17 seem to be getting a lot of attention and have an album due out later this year on Mercury Records. What amazes me about them is there blues sound at such a young age. The energy of the early Dr Feelgood and an obvious love for all things Blues. Well worth keeping an eye on I reckon.

Latest single is 'Blue Collar Jane'.

On Record Store Day they were performing with Paul Weller at Rough Trade East! Click Here to See a Performance of  Route 66.