Favorite Albums of 2013

Second list in the same day!

Best Album From a Band I'd Never Heard of Before 2013:
The 1975 by The 1975
I am absolutely in love with this band and album. The first song of theirs I heard was "Sex" which reminded me of college very strongly and from there our love affair has never ended. I have no way to put their sound into words so just go listen to it. Really fun band
3 Songs to Check Out:  Sex, Chocolate, The City, Girls, The 1975

Best Pop Punk Album
Growing Up Is Killing Me by Veara
Veara did it again. If you are like me, and find the current lack of pop punk appalling and disheartening, you HAVE to check this album out. They make a strong argument that pop punk is not dead.
3 Songs to Check Out:  The Worst Part of You, Don't Call Me Lucky, Fake Blood

Best Album I Didn't Realize I Liked Until A Week Ago
Stay Trippy by Juicy J
This album actually snuck up on me. Throughout the year, I added a Juicy J song to my "party" playlist and then realized "Wow, there are a lot of Juicy J songs on here and all from one album". I am not going to say Juicy J is the best rapper in the game and I will gladly admit that he has the same cadence and structure in all his songs but man does he have some catchy songs. Also, "One of Those Nights" is possibly the song of the year for me.
3 Songs to Check Out: One of Those Nights, Scholarship, Bounce It

Best Hardcore Album
Sempiternal by Bring Me the Horizon
Yeah I like Bring Me the Horizon and I got no shame for it. I don't know much about the second half of this album but I can tell you I've listened to the first 6 songs on it a whole lot. Really enjoyed their keyboard/synthesizer sound on this album. Also, "Empire" is an evil ass song.
3 Songs to Check Out: Empire, House of Wolves, Sleepwalking

Best Drake Album
Nothing Was the Same by Drake 
I am starting to think you all think I have really bad taste in music which is probably true. I used to be a music snob but once I removed my shackles and embraced music I was taught to hate, I became a much happier person and liking Drake makes me very happy.
3 Songs to Check Out: Furthest Thing, Hold On, Worst Behavior

Guilty Pleasure of the Year
About That Life by Attila
"I'm a bad motherfucker, not a fuckin' role model. Fuck church! Hit a bong, nigga! Smash a fucking bottle! Got a few sluts to help me roll a few blunts and they never question me 'cause they know I hate cunts".
3 Songs to Check Out: Shots for the Boys, About That Life, Hellraiser

2013's 2012 Song of the Year
"Dat Dhere" by REJ3CTZ ft. Riff Raff

2013 Song of the Year