| Cover | Information |
|---|---|
 | Noah and The Whale – The First Days of Spring (Mercury) |
 | Fukkk Off – Love Me Hate Me Kiss Me Kill Me (Coco Machete Records) |
 | J. Tillman – Year in the Kingdom (Bella Union) |
 | The Field – Yesterday And Today (Kompakt) |
 | Lisa Shaw – Free (Salted Music) |
 | Raul Malo – Lucky One (Fantasy) |
 | Lady Sovereign – Jigsaw (Midget Records/EMI) |
 | Metric – Fantasies (Last Gang Records) |
 | Louderbach – Autumn (M_Nus) Recommended for Depeche Mode fans. |
 | Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (Columbia) |
 | Major Lazer – Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do (Downtown/Mad Decent) |
 | The Veils – Sun Gangs (Rough Trade) |
 | David Moore – My Lover, My Stranger (Doghouse) Solo effort from lead singer of Chamberlain, another favorite band. |
 | Jon Hopkins – Insides (Double Six / Domino Recording Co) |
| HONORABLE MENTIONS, ETC | |
| Most played album this year that didn’t come out this year:* Crowded House – Recurring Dream (every year)* Rediscovery of the year: Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing (truly one of my favorites, one of the best produced albums of all time) Most Life-Altering Podcast (non-musical): Tara Brach’s weekly Insight Meditation Center talks (recommended even if you’re not into the whole Buddhism thing, a great way to learn about a possibly different way to think about life and your own habits) http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=265264862 |
