- Dirty Projectors, ‘Bitte Orca’
Holy crap holy crap holy crap.
- Memory Tapes, ‘Seek Magic’
Everything Memory Tapes remixed this year was gold, and the full album was. I don’t know. Golder.
NOTE THAT POSITIONS 3-6 ARE BASICALLY TIES
- Bear In Heaven, ‘Beast Rest Forth Mouth’
It took a long time for me to realize how great this album was, especially ‘Lovesick Teenagers’.
- Animal Collective, ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’
I love the new Animal Collective sound; way more fun, not as twitchy.
- Antlers, ‘Hospice’
A little inaccessible, but packs the same punch Arcade Fire does at their best.
- St. Vincent, ‘Actor’
Mele can’t stannnnnd this album. Mele, let’s just pretend this is Lonely Island instead.
- Laura Gibson, ‘Beast Of Seasons’
Really super-loved this.
- JJ, ‘JJ No. 2’
Like Magnetic Fields ON THE BEACH!
- Tim Hecker, ‘Imaginary Country’
Not a great year for ambient, but Tim Hecker put some fantaaastic songs on ‘Country’.
- Isis, ‘Wavering Radiant’
Driving, sparkling, methodical metal.
Link to download’em sample songs from them all.
