In 2013 I wrote 170 reviews for the webzine Whisperin’ & Hollerin’, an average of just over 14 a month.
In terms of the total releases overall this is a drop in the ocean but for what it’s worth these were my favourite ten albums together with some honourable mentions.
There are links to my reviews of you want to know why.
TIP OF THE ICEBERG – THE BEST OF 2013
1. MUTUAL BENEFIT – Love’s Crushing Diamond
2.ÓLöF ARNALDS – Sudden Elevation
3. ANNABELLE CHVOSTEK – Rise
4. ORLA WREN – Book Of The Folded Forest
5. OLIVER COATES – Towards A Blessed Island
6. SAM AMIDON – Bright Sunny South
7. ALASDAIR ROBERTS & FRIENDS – A Working Wonder Stone
8. ADAM STAFFORD – Imaginary Walls Collapse
9. VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Outer Church
10. SAMARIS – Samaris
BUBBLING UNDER – 10 HONORABLE MENTIONS (in no particular order)
- LAU – Race The Loser
- THE STRAY BIRDS – The Stray Birds
- BRUNO HEINEN SEXTET – Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Tierkreis
- COLLEEN – The Weighing of the Heart
- JAMES VARDA – The River & The Stars
- HJALTALIN – Enter 4
- THE TILLERS – Hand On The Plow
- CLARA HILL – Walk The Distance
- HAIOKA – Harumi
- DAN HAYWOOD – Dapple
“Pure, fragile, dreamy and graceful; this is the sound of a gifted artist in perfect harmony with herself and with nature”.
