End of the year lists, anyone? I made a top 30, and then declared my favorite one as a +1, I'm such a cheater.
30. Austra - Olympia
29. Gang Colours - Invisible In Your City
28. Johnny Marr - The Messenger
27. Föllakzoid - II
26. Braids - Flourish // Perish
25. Hayden - Us Alone
24. Mazzy Star - Seasons Of Your Day
23. Still Life Still - Mourning Trance
22. Applescal - Dreaming In Key
21. Pop. 1280 - Imps Of Perversion
20. Eraas - Initiation
19. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
18. Akron/Family - Sub Verses
17. Gold & Youth - Beyond Wilderness
16. Suuns - Images Du Futur
15. The Flaming Lips - The Terror
14. Tim Hecker - Virgins
13. Forest Swords - Engravings
12. Brendan Canning - You Gots 2 Chill
11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
10. AroarA - In The Pines
9. KASHKA - Bound
8. Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
7. Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - Uzu
6. Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky
5. Young Galaxy - Ultramarine
4. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
3. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
2. The Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
1. The Darcys - Warring
And then my favorite album of the year goes to:
Justin Walter - Lullabies & Nightmares
I notice a pattern with everyone I talk to, and the consensus seems to be that this was a very underwhelming year for music. Maybe I'm just floored by everything because I got into a good chunk of these bands for the first time... but I really enjoyed a lot of things this year. I feel like Majical Cloudz and A Tribe Called Red should have been boosted onto this list, but there was simply too much.