2013 Album Releases

Overdoing it with two of these topics today. Little else I wish to do until I get over a cough. Again this poll comes in three sections and an "other" (see details on when to use), and again multiple voting is not enabled.

The first eight are taken from the unfiltered, except by year, Prog Archives Top Album Chart for 2013. The second eight is taken from the top twelve listed albums of the 2013 Collab Album of the Year topic -- there were four duplicated listings with the top eight PA chart so I did not duplicate those in the poll. The third eight is from my top 10 Awesome Prog for 2013 list (two of my top ones were already listed for the poll in the collab top albums).

"Other" as a voting option is intended to use if you don't like any of the listed options. That said, I would ask people to mention their favourites on and off the list. If, for instance, your favourite on the list is 5. Big Big Train's English Electric (Part Two), but your actual favourite is New Kids On The Block's 10 , then I request voting for and mentioning BBT's album in a post while also mentioning NKotB's as being your actual favourite album of 2013.

So I would like to hear about what people like both on AND off the list if applicable and, to reiterate, for the "other" voting poll option only to be used if nothing is liked that is already listed. Mention as many of your favourites as you like, both and off the list. And feel free to mention what you don't like that is listed too, and then preferably why it does not appeal.

PA Progressive Rock Top Eight for 2013

1. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) (Crossover)
2. Haken - The Mountain (Heavy)
3. Camel - The Snow Goose (Re-recording) (Symphonic)
4. Birds and Buildings - Multipurpose Trap (Eclectic)
5. Big Big Train - English Electric (Part Two) (Crossover)
6. Unreal City - La Crudeltà di Aprile (RPI)
7. David Maxim Micic - Bilo 3.0 (Prog Metal)
8. Ritual - Nemrud (Psych/Space)

From the Top 12 Collaborators' Top Albums of 2013

Steven Wilson – The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories) (Collab Album of the year not listed in this poll section due to being in the PA top eight chart)
Haken – The Mountain (Collab AOTY runner-up not in this poll section due to being listed already)
1. Kayo Dot – Hubardo (RIO/Avant) (really in third place)
2. Spock’s Beard – Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep (Symph)
3. Riverside – Shrine of New Generation Slaves (Prog Metal)
Big Big Train – English Electric (Part Two) (omitted from this poll section as listed already)
Birds and Buildings – Multipurpose Trap (omitted from this poll section as listed already)
4. Guapo – The History of the Visitation (RIO/Avant)
5. Sigur Rós – Kveikur (Post-Rock)
6. Chrome Hoof – Chrome Black Gold (Crossover)
7. Motorpsycho - Still Life With Eggplant (Eclectic)
8. Ingranaggi della Valle - In Hoc Signo (RPI)

From my top ten at Awesonme Prog

1. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest (not in PA, IDM)
2. Candy Claws - Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time (not in PA, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia)
Kayo Dot - Hubardo (already listed in collab AOTY entries)
3. Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty (in PA, Crossover)
4. Kosmischer Läufer - Volume One (in PA, Krautrock)
5. Tim Hecker - Virgins (in PA, Progressive Electronic)
6. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven (in PA, Progressive Electronic)
Sigur Rós - Kveikur (already listed in Collab AOTY section)
7. Julia Holter - Loud City Song (not in PA, Art/Ambient Pop)
8. Matt Berry - Kill the Wolf (not in PA, Folk Rock, Psych Pop)

My Top 22 at Awesome Prog (lower down mentions just have not been played for considerable years and I often favour that which is fresher to me):

1. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest [AP Prog]
2. Candy Claws - Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time [AP]
3. Kayo Dot - Hubardo
4. Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty
5. Kosmischer Läufer - Volume One
6. Tim Hecker - Virgins
7. Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven
8. Sigur Rós - Kveikur
9. Julia Holter - Loud City Song [AP Non-Prog]
10. Matt Berry - Kill the Wolf [AP Prog-Adj]
11. Agnes Obel - Aventine [AP]
12. David Bowie - The Next Day
13. Chrome Hoof - Chrome Black Gold
14. Matt Elliott - Only Myocardial Infarction Can Break Your Heart [AP]
15. Guapo - History Of The Visitation
16. The Worm Ouroboros - Of Things That Never Were
17. Regal Worm - Use and Ornament
18. Melt-Banana - Fetch [AP Non-Prog]
19. miRthkon - Snack(s)
20. Homunculus Res - Limiti all'eguaglianza della parte con il tutto
21. Rhùn - Fanfare Du Chaos
22. Birds and Buildings - Multipurpose Trap



Edited by Logan - February 12 2025 at 17:46

Wow, Sigur Ros is on PA? I didn't know.

Guapo > SW, Sigur Ros, Chrome Hoof, Chelsea Wolfe

From the list I went Motorpsycho. Kind of an odd year for me with a few psychedelic records standing out for me at the top. Like...
Monomyth- s/t
Pyramidal- Frozen Galaxies
Papir/Electric Moon- Papermoon Sessions

Album of the year for me is Caillou's debut. And Grand General's debut is also right near the top.

1. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing [BC] [SPO] 2. Three Monks - The Legend Of The Holy Circle [SPO] 3. Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep [BC] [SPO] 4. Sound Of Contact - Dimensionaut [BC] [SPO] 5. Riverside - Shrine Of New Generation Slaves [SPO] 6. Lifesigns - Lifesigns [BC] 7. Legend - Spirit [SPO] 8. Big Big Train - English Electric Part Two [BC] [SPO] 9. Magenta - The 27 Club [BC] 10. Fright Pig - Out Of The Barnyard [SPO] 11. Gordon Giltrap & Oliver Wakeman - Ravens & Lullabies 12. The Flower Kings - Desolation Rose [SPO] 13. Haken - The Mountain [BC] [SPO] 14. Birds and Buildings - Multipurpose Trap [BC] 15. Comedy of Errors - Fanfare And Fantasy [BC] [SPO] 16. Days Between Stations - In Extremis 17. Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything [BC] [SPO] 18. Thieves' Kitchen - One For Sorrow, Two For Joy 19. Touchstone - Oceans Of Time 20. Exivious - Liminal [BC] [SPO]

 Big Big Train - English Electric (Part Two) 

BBT and Camel from this list.

The Psychedelic Ensemble, "The Tale of the Golden King".

Favourite Prog Albums of 2013

I went back to my collaborator list for this year and hit 6 of my top 7. I forgot my #1 album though (Chrome Hoof was #2) - Snacks by miRthkon! Whoops! Yeah, that was great.