Just kidding. It’s albums. Two sets: First the newer artists, then the old ones. There’s a lot of great music out there. I have no idea if it’s popular or on a big label, or if it sells, or if the band is even still going, but here it is in no particular order:
Starling Electric – Clouded Staircase (very Robert Pollard-y, but without the stuff that makes most people not like Robert Pollard)
J. Tillman – Vacilando Territory Blues / Cancer and Delirium (Rec. if you like Iron & Wine)
Ray LaMontagne – Gossip In The Grain
Frontier Ruckus – The Orion Songbook
Flying Lotus – Los Angeles / LAEP1 / LAEP2 / LAEP3
The Grand Archives
The Middle East – The Recordings Of The Middle East
Vampire Weekend (Hyped, but still so good)
Santogold – maybe my favorite of the year
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