1 – baroness – purple – abraxan hymns
2 – the suffers – the suffers – rhyme & reason
3 – prince rama – xtreme now – carpark records
4 – nevermen – nevermen – ipecac
5 – santigold – 99c – atlantic
6 – western haunts – gradients – self released
7 – courtney, martin – many moons – domino recording company
8 – takenobu – reversal – self-released
9 – half japanese – perfect – joyful noise
10 – feo y loco – no worries – feo y loco music
11 – diiv – is the is are – captrued tracks
12 – death by unga bunga – pineapple pizza  – jansen
13 – noble thiefs, the – it’s tough to be the bad guy – pipe & hat
14 – giant kitty – this stupid stuff – innsbruck
15 – gang signs – geist – file under: music
16 – adult books – running from the blows – lolipop
17 – the body – no one deserves happiness – thrill jockey
18 – minotaurs – weird waves – independent
19 – the jezabels – synthia – self-released
20 – tacocat – lost time – hardly art
21 – rudolph, adam – turning towards the light – cuneiform records
22 – namtchylak, sainkho – like a bird or spirit, not a face – pondersoa
music & art
23 – bur gur – have you lost your faith – planetary
24 – club cheval – discipline – warner
25 – mccombs, cass – a folk set apart: rarities, b-sides & space junk,
etc. – domino
26 – wild child – fools – dualtone
27 – sonar – black light – cuneiform records
28 – dr lonnie smith – the healer – pilgrimage
29 – bradley, charles – changes – dunham
30 – heron oblivion – oblivion – subpop
31 – into it. over it. – standards – triple crown
32 – duffy, jim – pale afternoon – three dots records
33 – porches – pool – domino
34 – traoré, rokia – né so – nonesuch
35 – spalding, esperanza – emily’s d+evolution – concord