- Mikal Cronin – MCII (Merge)
- Mind Spiders – Inhumanistic (Dirtnap)
- Burnt Ones – You’ll Never Walk Alone (Burger)
- Warm Soda – Someone For You (Castleface)
- Shannon and the Clams – Dreams In The Rat House (Hardly Art)
- Radiation City – Animals In The Median (Tender Loving Empire)
- Bare Mutants – The Affliction (In The Red)
- Deerhunter – Monomania (4AD)
- Hammered Satin – Glamorama (Diamond Fist/Burger)
- Golden Grrrls – S/T (Slumberland)
Top 20 Songs
- English Singles – “Ordinary Girls” – Ordinary Girls (Slumberland)
- Mikal Cronin – “Weight” – MCII (Merge)
- Deerhunter – “Pensacola” – Monomania (4AD)
- Burnt Ones – “I Care, I Don’t Care” – You’ll Never Walk Alone (Burger)
- FIDLAR – “No Waves” – S/T (Mom + Pop)
- Parquet Courts – “Borrowed Time” – Light Up Gold (What’s Your Rupture?)
- Shannon and the Clams – “Rip Van Winkle” – Dreams In The Rat House (Hardly Art)
- Bass Drum Of Death – “Shattered Me” – S/T (Innovative Leisure)
- Bearhug – “Debris” – Over Easy (S/R)
- Alex Bleeker & The Freaks – “Step Right Up (Pour Yourself Some Wine” – How Far Away (Woodsist)
- Audacity – “Hole In The Sky” – Butter Knife (Suicide Squeeze)
- Legs – “Go Ask Your Mother” – Pass The Ringo (Loglady)
- Kurt Vile – “Waking On A Pretty Day” – Waking On A Pretty Daze (Matador)
- King Khan And The Shrines – “Luckiest Man” – Idle No More (Merge)
- Ty Segall – “The West” – Sleeper (Drag City)
- Colleen Green – “Number One” – Sock It To Me (Hardly Art)
- Joanna Gruesome – “Do You Really Wanna Know Why Yr Still In Love With Me?” – Weird Sister (Slumberland)
- Hammered Satin – “Quasar Queen” – Glamorama (Diamond Fist/Burger)
- Golden Grrrls – “Paul Simon” – S/T (Slumberland)
- Ski Lodge – “Just To Be Like You” – Big Heart (Dovecote)
Top Ten Albums Alphabetically
- Amy Blaschke – Desert Varnish (S/R)
- The Go – Fiesta (Burger)
- Anna Hillburg – S/T (California Clap)
- Hot Lunch – S/T (Tee Pee)
- Otis G. Johnson – Everything / God Is Love 78 (Numero Group)
- Nicole Mitchell’s Ice Crystal – Aquarius (Delmark)
- The Moore Brothers – California Sister (Unavailable)
- Giorgio Moroder – Schlagermoroder Vol. 1: 1966-1975 (Repertoire)
- Shoes – One In Versailles (Numero Group)
- The Wrong Words – Everything Is Free (Trouble In Mind)
Best Songs of 2013 According to Carolyn
New
- Los Culitos – “Estoy aqui por error” EP (S/R)
- Giorgio Murderer – “Theme From Star Trek” – split EP with Buck Biloxi and The Fucks on (Holotrash)
- The Courtneys – “Delivery Boy” – S/T LP (Hockey Dad)
- Red Hex – “Shoulda Known” – 7″ (Negative Fun)
- Kitten Forever – “Play Loud” – Pressure 2×7” (Guilt Ridden Pop)
- Manateees – “Cat Food” – 7” (Goner)
- Neighborhood Brats – “Ocean Beach Party” – No Sun No Tan LP (Deranged)
- Las Rodilleras – “La La La La” – Tres LP
- Los Pepes – “No SOS” – EP (Wanda)
- Buck Biloxi and The Fucks – “I’m A Disaster” – split EP with Legendary Wings (Pelican Pow Wow)
- The Demerits – “Shake It!” – 7″ (Mooster)
- Sex Crime – “Night Vision” – EP (Danger)
Reissued
- Hugh Beaumont Experience – “Money Means So Much To Me” – Cone Johnson EP (Cheap Rewards Records)
- Peer Pressure – “Sound of The ‘80s” – Sounds (AKA Music) 2×7” (Rerun Records)
- Division Four – “Kamikarzi” – 1983 Demo Cassette LP (Smart Guy Records)
- Soda Fraise – “La Baigne Dans L’Huile” – 7” (Sing Sing Records)
- The Cartoons – “She’s A Rock and Roller” – 7” (Last Laugh Records)
- The Brats – “Be A Man” – 7″ (Hozac Records)
- Stiv Bators & David Quintron – “Make Up Your Mind” – 7″ (Ugly Pop)
- Epicycle – “You’re Not Gonna Get It” – You’re Not Gonna Get It: 1978-81 LP (Hozac Records)
- MX-80 Sound – “Crushed Ice” – Hard Attack LP (Superior Viaduct Records)
- The Spies – “My Radio” – Radio Ready – Lost Power Pop Hits: Texas Volume 1 LP (Cheap Rewards Records)
Covers
- Peter Buck – “You Must Fight To Live On The Planet Of The Apes” – 7″ (Mississippi Records)
- Oblivians – “Call The Police” – Desperation LP (In The Red Records)
- Circles – “Photographs of Naked Ladies” – Are You Watching The Masters? Because The Masters are Watching You EP (S/R)
- Dry Bonnet – “Do It Clean” – 7″ (Replay Records)
- The Chuckleberries – “No No Song” – KALX Live, November 23, 2013
Best Artists/Albums of 2013
- Charles Bradley – Victim of Love (Daptone)
- Detroit Rebellion – The Detroit Rebellion of ’67 (S/R)
- M1, Brian Jackson & The New Midnight Band – Evolutionary Minded (Motema)
- Mark Knopfler – Privateering Sampler (Verve)
- Meat Puppets – Rat Farm (Megaforce)
- Mickey Hart Band – Superorganism (360 Productions)
- Silver Machine – Night of The Living Dead (S/R)
- The Source Family – Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Drag City)
- The Stranglers – Giants (Absolute)
- Change The Beat: The Celluloid Records Story 1979-1987 (Celluloid)
- Qat, Coffee & Qambus (Dust to Digital)
- Voodoo Organist – Vampire Empire (S/R)
- Wire – Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)
Releases
- The Growlers – Hung at Heart (EverLoving)
- Hunx & His Punx – Street Punk (Hardly Art)
- Nobunny – Love Visions Box Set 7” reissue (Almost Ready Records)
- Schlitzie – S/T (Burger Records)
- Shannon and the Clams – Dreams in the Rat House (Hardly Art)
- Terry Malts – Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere (Slumberland)
- Wet Spots – S/T (Burger Records)
- Wrong Words – Everything is Free (Trouble in Mind)
- Wyatt Blair – Banana Cream Dream (Burger Records)
Videos
- Burger TV!!!! (Burger Records)
Live Shows
- Blatz, Special Forces – 924 Gilman Street, 12/27/13
- Bananas, Audacity – Hotel Utah SF, 11/15/13
- Nobunny – 924 Gilman Street, 9/6/13
- King Tuff – Brick & Mortar SF, 8/10/13
- The Growlers – Cal Academy of Sciences SF, 8/8/13
- Burger Boogaloo – Mosswood Park, 7/6 and 7/7/13
- Shannon and the Clams, Wet Spots, Courtney and the Crushers – Stork Club, 6/4/13
- Hunx & His Punx, Shannon and the Clams, Fuzz, Peach Kelli Pop – New Parish, 5/18/13
7 Excellent Albums of 2013
- Califone – Stitches (Dead Oceans)
- My Bloody Valentine – m b v (S/R)
- Peach Kelli Pop – S/T (Burger)
- Yamantaka // Sonic Titan – UZU (Suicide Squeeze)
- The Bevis Frond – White Numbers (Woronzow)
- Glenn Jones – My Garden State (Thrill Jockey)
- Yo La Tengo – Fade (Matador)
7 Epic Live Shows of 2013
- Leonard Cohen – Paramount Theatre (Oakland), March 2
- Sparks – The Chapel, April 10
- Nick Turner’s Hawkwind – Amoeba SF, September 23
- Peter Hook & The Light – The Mezzanine, September 27
- Goblin – The Warfield, October 20
- Neutral Milk Hotel, Circulatory System, Robert Schneider – 40 Watt Club, October 24
- Comets On Fire – White Horse, November 26
7 Exceptional Records by Bay Area Artists
- Terry Malts – Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere (Slumberland)
- The Mantles – Long Enough To Leave (Slumberland)
- Ben Goldberg – Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG Productions)
- Lenz – Ways to End a Day (1-2-3-4 Go!)
- Hot Nun – S/T (S/R)
- Warm Soda – Someone For You (Castle Face)
- Mikal Cronin – MCII (Merge)