These claims are usually made by people who don't like music as much as they think.
Some examples of - imo of course - great music released in 2013:
Agnes Obel - Fuel to Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snvu7bAMXLg
Ryan Davis - Gyration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUlvWpTvKO4
Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0lXz5jmWdc
Goldfrapp - Laurel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOFMo8o2K5Q
Bonobo -First Fires http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5w_HOmKGG8
Bill Callahan - The Sing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96xpXS3hbec
Disclosure - Confess To Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MfLZM7kvy0
Moderat - Bad Kingdom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NPxqXMZq7o
Arcade Fire - Afterlife http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKinnMXuKg
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Mermaids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDFyd_no17o
The Notwist - Kong (released in 2014) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpOYkK3o0jY
