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Tuesday Reviewsday: The best music of 2013, part I
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Dec 24, 2013
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Tuesday Reviewsday: The best music of 2013, part I
In this edition of Tuesday Reviewsday, we're going to take a look back at the best of 2013 with Chris Martins from Spin Magazine and Shirley Halperin from The Hollywood Reporter.
Photo of the jumbo-tron while Kanye West performs on stage during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center on August 25, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Photo of the jumbo-tron while Kanye West performs on stage during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center on August 25, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
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In this edition of Tuesday Reviewsday, we're going to take a look back at the best of 2013 with Chris Martins from Spin Magazine and Shirley Halperin from The Hollywood Reporter.

In this edition of Tuesday Reviewsday, we're going to take a look back at the best of 2013 with

from Spin Magazine and

from The Hollywood Reporter. Next week we'll have two of our other regulars — music supervisor Morgan Rhodes and Oliver Wang — in to talk about their top picks.

Below we have the list of picks from Shirley and Chris, as well as a Spotify playlist so you can give some of the songs a listen.

Shirley's Picks

Best Album: Phoenix, "Bankrupt"

Best Artist: Arcade Fire

Best Song: "Stoned And Starving" by Parquet Courts

Best Trend:  Minimalism (Ex: Lorde, no use of auto tune)

Least Favorite Song: "Work Bitch" by Britney Spears

Chris's Picks:

Best Album: Kanye West, "Yeezus" 

Best Artist: Laura Marling

Best Song: "Get Free ft. Amber Coffman" by Major Lazer

Best Trend:  House music, early 90s R &B revival (Ex: Disclosure)

Least Favorite Song: "Lose Yourself To Dance" by Daft Punk