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11 albums from 2013 that sound much, much better on vinyl
In a record year, here are 2013's essential vinyl releases
Manic Street Preachers - Rewind The Film: While it shares some of the stately grandeur of This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, the Manics' 11th studio effort carries a great deal more adventure, scope, eclecticism, hope and vibrancy. To fully appreciate the triumphant wide-screen ambition of '30 Year War', '4 Lonely Roads' and the brooding title track with Richard Hawley, you should pick it up on vinyl for sure. Drop the needle and get lost in it's majestic, Autumnal nostalgia.
Tags: Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Sigur Ros, Manic Street Preachers, The National
Tags: Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Sigur Ros, Manic Street Preachers, The National
Today it was revealed that 2013 has seen vinyl sales reach their highest level in 12 years - crossing the half-million mark for the first time since 2003 with sales increasing by 100% on last year and shifting 550,000 copies. There's a very good reason for all of this.
There's no question that 2013 has been a pretty astounding year for music so far - but it takes a special kind of album to sound truly 'great' on vinyl. We may be ruled by the cloud, the stream and the MP3 in the reign of the Digital Age, but you can't beat sitting down with a solidly arresting album on a vinyl LP, but it doesn't work for everyone. Fun as The 1975's album may be, it's tightly-knit guitar pop anthemics don't really benefit from being given the rich ambience of the vinyl treatment.
So from Arctic Monkeys, Queens Of The Stone Age, The National and the Manics to Daft Punk and Boards Of Canada, drop the needle and check out these 11 records which are made all the more awesome on vinyl.
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