Presenting some of my favorite releases from 2013, in no particular order:
Zola Jesus & J.G. Thrilwell - Versions (Sacred Bones) | Listen
La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin (Born Bad) | Listen
Spray Paint - S/T (S-S Records) | Listen
Dan Friel - Total Folklore (Thrill Jockey) | Listen
Woolen Men - S/T (Woodsist) | Listen
Klaus Dinger & Japandorf - S/T (Gronland) | Listen
Matias Aguayo - The Visitor (Comeme) | Listen
Nymph - New Millenium Prayer (Northern Spy) | Listen
Julianna Barwick - Nepenthe (Dead Oceans) | Listen
Mueran Humanos - Culpable 7" (Louder Than War) | Listen
Gelbart - World War I Hamster Diorama 7" (Defekt) | Listen
Here's my short list of favorites that were added to the Free Music Archive in 2013, and here's a 99-song extended mix of FMA faves.