A music-related Best of 2013 list for those who don't particularly care much for My Bloody Valentine, Kanye West, or the latest Arcade Fire album

The Dillinger Escape Plan. Photo: Sumerian Records

I bought a lot of records in 2013. A number of them happen to have been released this year. I liked 10 of them enough to write about them here. And though I can't help but roll my eyes at end-of-the-year lists posted in early December, I also realize that I probably won't pick up any more records between now and January 1st, unless I'm pre-ordering something new from Dillinger Four. Note to Dillinger Four -- we're now approaching six years of waiting. Again.

Review: Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob

Canadian indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara once relied heavily on elements of folk, but the group now more closely resembles Kesha than Ani DiFranco. That’s not to say the progression is unexpected.