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50. Helena Hauff – Funeral Morality ( Discreet Desires ) This tune, while alluding to something dark wave and goth sounding, has a very playful vibe hidden at its industrial core. It´s something you might expect from the clocktower levels in a Castlevania game turned into a dancefloor track. The keys jingle between mechanical noise and spring with energy, never turning into something dark or morbid as the title might suggest. Dive in to one the best forward thinking dance tracks this year. 49. Christine & The Queens – Jonathan feat. Perfume Genius ( Christine & The Queens ) You want heartbreak? Get into Perfume Genius! You want to double the feeling? Listen to this collaboration with Christine & The Queen. I missed the French release of her great Chaleur Humaine  and in retrospect it would have made the list of 2014 without question. There is a strange tenderness and power in both singers vocals performance. The song revolves around unre...

This concludes the best albums of 2013. Hope you enjoy the list and get into as many artists as possible. Expect my ten favortive Singles / EP´s of this year in a few days and look forward to some albums and releases getting a full review in the future. 24. The Field - Cupid´s Head The Field - Cupid´s Head Dark wouldn´t necessarily be the best way to describe Cupid´s Head . In comparison to The Field´s previous work, maybe, but listening to the album in it-self, it would be very misguiding and put his style of electronic music too close to the categories of Goth and rave. Cupid´s Head is an breath-taking heady and atmospheric listen. With this said, it isn´t overwhelmingly complex or textured, but draws you in and lets you dwell in its own atmosphere. Moments like "No. No..." might fall on the sadder side, but if you take "A Guided Tour" or the title track into account, there is a very well made mixture of uplifting and moody sounds, without dragging ...