2013 Music Halfway Point

It’s over halfway through 2013 so I’m taking a second to jot down my potential favorite albums so far this year. Alphabetically by artist:

• The Baptist Generals, Jackleg Devotional to the Heart
• Buke and Gase, General Dome
• Cakes Da Killa, The Eulogy
• Chance The Rapper, Acid Rap
• clipping, midcity
• Jenny Hval, Innocence is Kinky
• K. Flay, West Ghost
• The Knife, Shaking the Habitual
• KOOL A.D., 19 and 63
• Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Ripely Pine
• Laura Stevenson, Wheel
• Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels
• TORRES, TORRES
• Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
• Waxahatchee, Cerulean Salt