If you encountered a blue-eyed Lady Pure Popper behind the counter before, say, late May of this year– well, it sure as hell wasn’t me.

The above five albums are my five absolute least favorite from this year, but I also found Arcade Fire’s “Reflekor”, Ryan Power’s “Identity Picks”, Fuzz’s self-titled debut, and King Tuff’s “Was Dead” reissue to be particularly despicable. Among many others. Boy, 2013–what a crappy year for music.

About me? Well, I truly despise Ty Segall, college radio, eating hummus, drinking Darjeeling, sleeping in, and traversing by bicycle around my new digs (just outside Boston, Mass).

Oh, and I’m never sarcastic.