Mr_Owl_83

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - DLD
No Age - Nouns
Bon Iver - For Emma.....
Wild Beasts - Limbo Panto
Deerhunter - Microcastle
TVOTR - Dear Science
Black Angels - Directions.... or White Denim - Workout Holiday

Notable mentions to:

Black Mountain, Fleet Foxes, Surrounded, Sons of Noel and Adrian and Crystal Antlers.

Honestly the worst piece of poo ever. Why was he allowed to make a second album.

If you ahve not heard it I will recite the entire album here:

Strum the guitar - make an arbritory political statement about mexco/cuba/teco bell/corporations - strum the guitar

In terms of standard it was the exact polar opposite to Frightened Rabbit, TVOTR et al. What has happend to this once innovative artist.

Off the topic I know but it really is as bad as everything in this list is good.

Also The Acorn and Fleet Foxes. I know that a lot of people are not loving the latter. I wasn't amazed by it either and then I went back to it recently and really loved it. I think it is probably the best album cover of the year as well. I love a bit of brueghel me.

Once I had voted I thought that my top three were competely inter-changeable with TV on..., Bon Iver, and White Denim.

But most of my picks of the year (so far)were not on there! Frightened Rabbit, Nick Cave, Deerhunter and No Age are all right up there for me.