Here’s the 11 recordings I listened to most this year, which would be a small indication that they’re my favorites:
– Explosions in the Sky: Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
– Sigur Rós: Inni [Live]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcbLIO1bQ-Q
– The Horrors: Skying
– Bon Iver: Bon Iver
– Washed Out: Within and Without
– The War on Drugs: Slave Ambient
– Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IKPT30jOJw&feature=related
– The Vaccines: What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
– Mastadon: The Hunter
– M83: Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
– Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues