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David Bowie's The Next Day and Villagers' Awayland are among Jim's Gems for 2013

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Here I was a stay-at-home dad with my then five-year-old Lucy, living my best life. The downside was that I was practically broke, the country was in ruins and we had just discovered that we had all been unknowingly eating horsemeat for years. Thankfully there was still a few decent albums to get us through.

1. David Bowie, The Next Day