ItвЂ™s beautiful, itвЂ™s strange and thereвЂ™s nothing like it. The end of вЂњOnly TomorrowвЂќ sounds more like вЂњthere is no tomorrow,вЂќ nothing short of a fuzzpacalypse. On a cold night in February, it arrived, and took any expectations and threw them off the glacial cliff of songs like вЂњShe Found NowвЂќ and вЂњIs This And Yes.вЂќ Kevin Shields may not have been in any video games, but heвЂ™s nothing short of a guitar hero. My Bloody Valentine- mbv- No one thought this album would ever see the light of day-the shoegaze Chinese Democracy,В they said.

With itвЂ™s laptop-based production and infectious grooves, Trent Reznor combined the songwriting of his earlier material with the production and ambience of his amazing film scores to come out with something that sits in the middle of everything heвЂ™s done, in a beautiful summary. Nor is it anything from the most recent run of NIN albums before their disillusion and ultimate reformation, but thereвЂ™s something to be said about Hesitation Marks.

ItвЂ™s not The Fragile, shining a little brighter than the 1999 masterpiece of darkness. Nine Inch Nails- Hesitation Marks- ItвЂ™s not The Downward Spiral,В although its artwork takes cues from the classic album. From the beginning of the year with вЂњGoldieвЂќ through the whole summer of driving up and down the shoreline with my girlfriend to вЂњWild For The Night,вЂќ A$AP Rocky and his countless cohorts crafted something that sticks around and might just be a modern hip-hop classic. ItвЂ™s a Portuguese word with no direct English translation that roughly means вЂњa vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist.вЂќ Or, The Things We Think WeвЂ™re Missing.ДЄ$AP Rocky- $AP- Whether it was the pulsating synths of вЂњLVL,вЂќ the Tribe Called Quest-inspired beats of вЂњ1TrainвЂќ or the endless turns of phrase, I found myself listening to this record a ton this year. ThereвЂ™s a word to sum up this album: saudade. Layering of vocals, soaring guitars and melodies, infectious repetition and most of all the anxiety and longing of singer Jon Simmons. With their new album, Balance and Composure surpassed my expectations of what this kind of music can mean in your mid-20s. The album that Kerry McCoy and George LeSage crafted is a reminder that anything is possible and thereвЂ™s still uncharted territory left to explore.Д«alance & Composure- The Things We Think WeвЂ™re Missing-Growing up doesnвЂ™t necessarily mean losing the youthful sense of emotion that drove a person to music in the first place.

ItвЂ™s at turns brutal and beautiful, hopeless and inspiring. Once in a while though, something comes along to shatter those expectations and remind you of just how possible it is to progress forward and do something thatвЂ™s original. ItвЂ™s not fun, feeling like youвЂ™re stuck in the same patterns day after day after day afterвЂ¦well, you get it. POZ Discussion: Best Surprise Releases Of Second Half Of 2013Дeafheaven- Sunbather-ThereвЂ™s a time in every musician and music fanвЂ™s life where they begin to get a little jaded or feel a little stale. WeвЂ™ve been blasting our band and label 10OfвЂ™13В lists over the past week, and PropertyOfZack is now happy continue rolling on with staff lists as well for our year end feature.В Up next are two lists from reviewerВ Steve CiccarelliВ and team memberВ Deanna Chapman.В Check out both lists below and check back each day for more!

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