I think 30 choices is appropriate again this year. They are in vague order (certainly near the top), but I think some of them really depend so much on what sort of mood I’m in on a particular day.
- Shearwater – Animal Joy
- The Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know
- How to Dress Well – Total Loss
- Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
- Bill Fay – Life is People
- Scott Walker – Bish Bosch
- Chromatics – Kill For Love
- Craig Finn – Clear Heart Full Eyes
- Metric – Synthetica
- Moonface – With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery
- The North Sea Scrolls – The North Sea Scrolls
- Paul Heaton – Paul Heaton Presents The 8th
- A.C. Newman – Shut Down The Streets
- Stars – The North
- The Indelicates – Diseases Of England
- David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant
- Simon Joyner – Ghosts
- Swans – The Seer
- Paul Buchanan – Mid Air
- Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz – Abraxas: The Book of Angels Volume 19
- Pog – Between the Station and the Sea
- Tennis – Young & Old
- Lambchop – Mr. M
- Errors – Have Some Faith in Magic
- Tame Impala – Lonerism
- John Zorn – The Gnostic Preludes
- Japandroids – Celebration Rock
- Allo Darlin’ – Europe
- Yeasayer – Fragrant World
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill