Favourite albums of 2013
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action - Franz Ferdinand Missed these guys' funky guitar work. Evil Eye is my jam.
The Shocking Miss Emerald - Caro Emerald Relaxing and plain awesome jazzy tunes.
Native - OneRepublic Lose Myself - acoustic version is simply stunning. OneRepublic always create some uplifting tracks.
All That Echoes - Josh Groban Josh came back with another amazing crossover genre album. Brave is my motivation track.
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Overtones Sing a long to popular film songs and oldies. I missed you guys. Favourite tracks are Pretty Woman and Runaway.
Yoshiki Classical - Yoshiki Technically a compilation album and potential milking of franchise, however there are some new tracks such as Miracle and the Golden Globes theme. I was blown away with how wonderful and majestic the Golden Globes theme was when I first heard. It just had that Yoshiki feel. This classical album features the orchestral versions of famous X Japan songs but also some of Yoshiki's solo tracks recorded from his symphonic concert 10 years ago.
D*scover - Daesung Daesung's debut album and his debut in Japan. I like it. The Jpop album reminds me of how much I enjoy Jpop when it is good and the fact he covered some golden oldies makes it even better.
Coup D'Etat - G-Dragon Last year's One of a Kind EP was good but I wanted more variety and then GD said he was almost done with his second full length album. Voila Coup D'Etat. Thankfully it's not strictly limited to hip-hope. There's other layers of GD included here.
XOXO - EXO Review can be seen here . Has everything I wanted in terms of fairytale, cuteness and dark, edgy romance. OT12 is precious.
Miracles In December - EXO - Christmas with EXO. Yes please I'm down with that. Miracles In December as a song is depressing and I can't listen to it repeatedly without wanting to hug or just cry my eyes out. Review can be found here. Favourite songs are My Turn To Cry and Christmas Day.
One Shot - B.A.P What got me into B.A.P in the first place. The almighty One Shot sealed the deal. These up and coming guys are not to be underestimated. Guys, please take a rest soon. You work too hard. --P.S. Badman was a good EP too by the way ^^;;--
Voodoo - VIXX Combining the repackaged hyde mini album "Jekyll", Voodoo is jam packed with awesome VIXX vocals. They're definitely a rookie band with brilliant concept to watch out for. I like how they go from light, fluffy tunes to dark, surreal beats. I wrote an album review here.