Another year gone and another list put together, so in no particular order here are the albums I listened to the most over the last 12 months.
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Temples: Sun Structures
Psychedelic freak out!
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Jack White: Lazaretto
Creative, risk taking, all out joy ride of an album.
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Tweedy: Sukierae
Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer come together to make a great record.
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Mac DeMarco: Salad Days
Great lo-fi groove.
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Spoon: They Want My Soul
So good, so solid.
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Beck: Morning Phase
Mellow Beck harkening back to the sound of Sea Change, a chill inducer.
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King Tuff: Black Moon Spell
Sick I tell you, sick! So much rock it spills off the edges.
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TV on The Radio: Seeds
If the Pet Sounds era Beach Boys were still doing music this is what they would put out, intricate and elaborate harmonies with instrumental experimentation, awesome.
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Benjamin Booker: Benjamin Booker
Straight ahead blues rock.
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Alt-J: This Is All Yours
Strange and discordant harmonies, totally inventive.
Mark Lanegan Band: Phantom Radio
Gritty, dark, a noir detective novel in album form.
Owl John: Owl John
Solo album from Frightened Rabbit guitarist and vocalist Scott Hutchison.
The War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream
Just a great album.
Fugazi: First Demo
Not a new album but never heard release of the demo before their first album. Really great, different arrangements of songs that are a major part of their canon.