At the end of every year since the dawn of time, critics and pundits around the world tell us what works of art they liked in the past year (or rather, they tell us what we should have liked in the past year – since, after all, it’s their job). There were many mentions of Bloodshot releases in said best-of lists at the end of 2013, so here is a guide, organized by album, to the critics’ Bloodshot picks.
Barrence Whitfield & the Savages – Dig Thy Savages Soul
2013 Best-of List Inclusions:
Boston Herald (Bill Brotherton)
Little Steven’s Underground Garage (Steven Van Zandt)
Santa Fe New Mexican (Steve Terrell)
The Bottle Rockets – Bottle Rockets/The Brooklyn Side Reissue
2013 Best-of List Inclusions:
2013 Jazz Journalists Association ‘Best of’ (Geoffrey Himes)
Deadstring Brothers – Cannery Row
2013 Best-of List Inclusions:
Robbie Fulks – Gone Away Backward
2013 Best-of List Inclusions:
AllMusic Favorite Singer/Songwriter Albums
American Songwriter (Jeff Terich)
Buzz and Howl Albums of the Year
Chicago Tribune – Top Chicago indie albums of 2013
Frontier Psychiatrist – Top Country/Americana Albums
Kansas City Star (David Frese)
Mojo Magazine (UK) – #6 Americana Album of the Year
NPR Fresh Air (Ken Tucker’s Top Ten)
PopMatters Country Albums of the Year
Rolling Stone (#10 Country Album of the Year)
Saving Country Music – Album of the Year Nominee
2013 Best-of List Inclusions:
American Songwriter (Jeff Terich)
Columbia Tribune – Best concerts list, Aarik Danielsen, 12/29
Hits Daily Double (Bud Scoppa)
PopMatters Best Americana Albums of the Year
Speakers In Code (#10 Best Song)
Speakers In Code (#1 Album of the Year)
2013 Best-of List Inclusions:
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound – Howl
2013 Best-of List Inclusions:
Speakers In Code 150 Best Songs of 2013
2013 Best-of List Inclusions:
Luke Winslow-King - The Coming Tide
2013 Best-of List Inclusions:
American Standard Time/KEXP (Greg Vandy)
Buzz and Howl (Honorable Mention)
Ft. Myers Magazine Top Ten Albums of 2013
