15. Daft Punk - Get Lucky
2013 was the year dance music got its due. Funny thing, just as EDM was officially recognized as a force to be reckoned with, Daft Punk reunited and gave us the old school with Nile Rogers, himself, contributing.
14. Atoms for Peace - Ingenue
Speaking of dancey things, Thom Yorke's little side project became a full-fledged entity, complete with tour that even stopped in Nashville.
13. Franz Ferdinand - Goodbye Lovers & Friends
Four years after Tonight: Franz Ferdinand pissed off the indie boys club, they came back with the slightly better-received Right Words, Right Thoughts, Right Action. Though there were plenty of pop-ready tunes on the album and two or three radio-ready singles, the lyrics on "Goodbye Lovers and Friends" show a protagonist self-directing their future funeral, in all of Alex Kapranos' biting glory.
Don’t wear bright colours
You know I hate bright colours
I never liked you for the way you dressed
Anyway
The groove is the icing.
12. The National - Demons
2013 was also the year The National earned the respect to transcend their indie-darling status and start making the jump to bonafide pop culture.
11. Deerhunter - Dream Captain
Indie rock was all over the place this year. This track stood out for me for the sheer power-pop noisiness, that didn't get old within the space of three weeks. Big ear worm.
