I didn't necessarily want to pose the question, but it had to happen. The lists needn't be in any particular order as I know that trying to do that myself may cause minor brain hemorrhaging. Let's see 'em.
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Working on a top 10 list right now. It feels like kind of a down year for albums/projects to me but I wasn't on top of new music this year like I was in 2011 so maybe that's why.
I'm just going into wiki's database of albums that have been released this year, so if there is any order, it'll be closest to release date, as I too would lose my mind if I had to rank them.
Some Nights-fun. (I won't argue about them getting played to death, but their music is still some of the best of the year, IMO)
Blunderbuss-Jack White
Fear Fun- Father John Misty
The Temper Trap-The Temper Trap
Big Moon Ritual and (separate) The Magic Door-Chris Robinson Brotherhood
The Sheepdogs-The Sheepdogs
Babel-Mumford & Sons (most likely my #1 at least)
Tree Bursts in Snow-Admiral Fallow
Boys & Girls-Alabama Shakes
The Burgh Island EP-Ben Howard
El Camino-The Black Keys
Be The Void-Dr. Dog
Here-Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
Mondo-Electric Guest
Take the Kids Off Broadway-Foxygen
Anything Gary Clark Jr. has released
Rhythm and Repose-Glen Hansard
The Lion, The Beast, The Beat-Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
The Lumineers-The Lumineers
Home Again-Michael Kiwanuka
Cabaret-Moon Taxi
My Head is an Animal-OMAM
Quiet Light EP-Roadkill Ghost Choir
Walk the Moon-Walk the Moon
Uncaged-Zac Brown Band
Lonerism-Tame Impala
There's probably a few more that I've overlooked that I'll have to edit in, but that's what I got right now.
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I can't say I listen to a lot of music but these are my favourites this year. If it counts Radiohead The King of Limbs In The Basement would top the list but the rest I listed in no particular order.
The Shins - Port of Morrow Sigur Ros - Valtari Bloom - Beach House Animal Collective Ceintipede Hz Grizzly Bear - Shields Regina Spektor - What We Saw From The Cheap Seats Tame Impala - Lonerism Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal
thank snuff for this gem. i've had it on repeat all night.
I absolutely love this song, but whenever it comes on the juke box at the bar I go to, its such a ******* downer. I did use it to my advantage once for slow-dancing
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