Q.D. Tran's 50 Favorite Philly Releases of 2013

So every year I tell myself that I’m not going to do one of these, but then I see all the lists come out, and I can’t help but chime on in with my two cents. Well, this year, I embraced the challenge, and spent the last month reviewing what has been a ridiculously amazing year for Philly music. These were some of my highlights. Hopefully they’ll be some of yours too. Looking forward to seeing you on the other side. Cheers! - Q.D. Tran
1. Night Panther – Night Panther
2. Chris Forsyth – Solar Motel
3. GrandeMarshall – Mugga Man
4. True Gold – True Gold
5. Pissed Jeans – Honeys
6. Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt
7. Needle Points – Bom Tugango
8. Norwegian Arms – Wolf Like a Stray Dog
9. The THANGS – Wedodo
10. Harsh Vibes – Dead Collective Soul
11. SandCastle – Kisses for Witches
12. Man Man – On Oni Pond
13. Dangerous Ponies – tenderheart
14. Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze
15. Radiator Hospital – Something Wild
16. Buried Beds – In Spirit
17. Bad Braids – Supreme Parallel
18. Bad Energy – 5 song demo
19. On the Water – False Starts
20. Far-Out Fangtooth – Borrowed Time
21. Cop Problem – Buried Beneath White Noise
22. Worshyper – Keeps
23. Cough Cool – 29
24. Grandchildren – End Times
25. Sherman – Ghost on Grass
26. Arrah & the Ferns – Make Your Mind
27. Pill Friends – Blessed Suffering
28. Orbit to Leslie – Preppy Spooky
29. The Lawsuits – Cool Cool Cool
30. Restorations – LP2
31. Lantern – Rock ‘n’ Roll Rorschach
32. Laser Background – Super Future Montage
33. Univox – The Altec
34. The Fantastic Imagination – Demoed to Joy
35. Satellite Hearts – Four to the Floor
36. Bardo Pond – Peace on Venus
37. Purling Hiss – Water on Mars
38. Mary Lattimore – The Withdrawal Room
39. Nightlands – Oak Island
40. Light Heat – Light Heat
41. Dr. Dog – B-Room
42. Psychic Teens – COME
43. Little Big League – These Are Good People
44. Heyward Howkins – Be Frank, Furness
45. Our Griffins – Michael Boyd
46. Levee Drivers – Speakin’ Bourbon Coated Blues
47. Honey Radar – Mary Plum Musket
48. Bleeding Rainbow – Yeah Right
49. Work Drugs – Mavericks
50. Toy Soldiers – The Maybe Boys
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