Music, musings and miscellanea

30. Jamie Woon – Mirrorwriting (Polydor)

29. !Attention! – Another Year (Square Up)

28. Shimmering Stars – Violent Hearts (Hardly Art)

27. Iceage – New Brigade (What’s Your Rupture?)

26. Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact (4AD)

25. James Blake – James Blake (Polydor)

24. Shabazz Palaces – Black Up (Sub Pop)

23. Hudson Mohawke – Satin Panthers EP (Warp)

22. Fucked Up – David Comes to Life (Matador)

21. Junior Battles – Idle Ages (Paper + Plastik)

20. Grimes/D’Eon – Darkbloom (Hippos in Tanks)

19. Huddle  – All These Fires (Independent)

18. Battles – Gloss Drop (Warp)

17. Lemuria – Pebbles (Bridge 9)

16. Heartsounds – Drifter (Epitaph)

15. Trash Talk – Awake EP (True Panther Sounds

14. Babe Rainbow – Endless Path EP (Warp)

13. The Wonder Years – Suburbia, I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing (Hopeless Records)

12. Yuck – Yuck (Fat Possum)

11. JEFF the Brotherhood – We Are the Champions (Infinity Cat)

10. Kidstreet – Fuh Yeah (Nettwerk)

9.   The Weeknd – House of Balloons (Independent)

8.   Elite Gymnastics – Ruin (Acephale)

7.   Bon Iver – Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)

6.   Cloud Nothings – Cloud Nothings (Car Park

5.   EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints (Souterrain Transmissions)

4.   SBTRKT – SBTRKT (Young Turks)

3.   M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Naive)

2.   Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Belong (Slumberland)

1.   Rich Aucoin  – We’re All Dying to Live (Sonic)