Obviously this is a pointless task, but someone asked us at Off The Beaten Tracks to write a top ten, so i did. Except I couldn’t get it down to less than 11, so here they are, in no particular order:

  • The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
  • St Vincent - Actor
  • Fanfarlo - Reservoir
  • The Antlers - Hospice
  • The Xcerts - In The Cold Wind We Smile
  • Discovery - Discovery
  • Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
  • Japandroids - Post-Nothing
  • The xx - xx
  • French Miami - French Miami
  • Casiotone For the Painfully Alone - vs. Children

I’m sure I’ve overlooked at least one important one. Just for fun, what are yours?