Declan Byrne, your brunch buddy on Monday and Tuesday mornings, put together his top 13 local and international albums of 2013 as a little Christmas Eve present for you.

You can listen back to the show here while you ponder the list and hear out Dec’s reasoning… how much do you agree with?

TOP 13 AUSTRALIAN ALBUMS:

1. World’s End Press – World’s End Press

2. Jagwar Ma – Howlin’

3. Big Scary – Not Art

4. The Drones – I See Seaweed

5. Shining Bird – Leisure Coast

6. Dick Diver – Calendar Days

7. Cloud Control – Dream Cave

8. Kieran Ryan – Kieran Ryan

9. Palms – Step Brothers

10. Cut Copy – Free Your Mind

11. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Float Along – Fill Your Lungs

12. Kirin J Callinan – Embracism

13. PVT – Homosapien

TOP 13 INTERNATIONAL ALBUMS:

1. James Blake – Overgrown

2. Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze

3. Yo La Tengo – Fade

4. The National – Trouble Will Find Me

5. Arcade Fire – Reflektor

6. Jon Hopkins – Immunity

7. Local Natives – Hummingbird

8. Kanye West – Yeezus

9. Atoms For Peace – Amok

10. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Blue Record

11. Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe

12. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City

13. Beach Fossils – Clash The Truth

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