Top 50

1. Flying Lotus - ''Cosmogramma'' *[Warp]*
2. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - ''Before Today'' *[4AD]*
3. Arcade Fire - ''The Suburbs'' *[Merge]*
4. LCD Soundsystem - ''This Is Happening'' *[DFA]*
5. Gayngs - ''Relayted'' *[Jagjaguwar]*
6. Janelle Monae - ''The Archandroid'' *[Bad Boy]*
7. Owen Pallett - ''Heartland'' *[Domino]*
8. Sufjan Stevens - ''The Age of Adz'' *[Asthmatic Kitty]*
9. Mi Ami - ''Steal Your Face'' *[Thrill Jockey]*
10. Belbury Poly - ''From An Anciet Star'' *[Ghost Box]*
11. Zs - ''New Slaves'' *[The Social Registry]*
12. Deerhunter - ''Halcyon Digest'' *[4AD]*
13. Caribou - ''Swim'' *[Merge]*
14. Matthew Dear - ''Black City'' *[Ghostly International]*
15. Gold Panda - ''Lucky Shiner'' *[Ghostly International]*
16. Lindstrom & Christabelle - ''Real Life Is No Cool'' *[Smalltown Supersound]*
17. Four Tet - ''There Is Love In You'' *[Domino]*
18. Swans - ''My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky'' *[Young God]*
19. Black Keys - ''Brothers'' *[Nonesuch]*
20. Aloonaluna - ''Aloonaluna'' *[Concertina]*
21. Joanna Newsom - ''Have One On Me'' *[Drag City]*
22. Gorillaz - ''Plastic Beach'' *[Virgin]*
23. The Tallest Man On Earth - ''The Wild Hunt'' *[Dead Oceans]*
24. Grinderman - ''Grinderman 2'' *[Anti-]*
25. Thou - ''Summit'' *[Gilead Media]*
26. Surf City - ''Kudos'' *[Fire]*
27. Effi Briest - ''Rhizomes'' *[Sacred Bones]*
28. Mount Kimbie - ''Crooks and Lovers'' *[Hotflush]*
29. Tame Impala - ''Innerspeaker'' *[Modular]*
30. Titus Andronicus - ''The Monitor'' *[XL]*
31. Vampire Weekend - ''Contra'' *[XL]*
32. San Francisco Water Cooler - ''San Francisco Water Cooler 2'' *[Sun Sneeze]*
33. Beach House - ''Teen Dream'' *[Sub Pop]*
34. The Knife in collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock - ''Tomorrow, In a Year'' *[Mute]*
35. No Age - ''Everything, In Between'' *[Sub Pop]*
36. Esperanza Spalding - ''Chamber Music Socity'' *[Heads Up International]*
37. Jonsi - ''Go'' *[XL]*
38. Sleigh Bells - ''Treats'' *[Mom & Pop/NEET]*
39. Junip - ''Fields'' *[Mute]*
40. Fang Island - ''Fang Island'' *[Sargent House]*
41. The Fall - ''Your Future, Our Clutter'' *[Domino]*
42. Laurie Anderson - ''Homeland'' *[Nonesuch]*
43. Bonobo - ''Black Sands'' *[Ninja Tune]*
44. Zola Jesus - ''Stridulum'' *[Sacred Bones]*
45. Soft Circle - ''Shore Obsessed'' *[PPM]*
46. Laura Marling - ''I Speak Because I Can'' *[Virgin]*
47. Lower Dens - ''Twin Hand Movement'' *[Gnomonsong]*
48. Twin Shadow - ''Forget'' *[Terrible]*
49. Dungen - ''Skit I Allt'' *[Mexican Summer]*
50. Bruce Springsteen - ''The Promise'' *[Columbia]*

Honorable Mentions

1. Broadcast and the Focus Group - ''Broadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age'' *[Warp]*
2. Gary War - ''Horribles Parade'' *[Sacred Bones]*

Superlatives

1. Best 7" Release: (Tie) Belbury Poly & Mordant Music - "Welcome to Godalming" *[Ghost Box]* and Aloonaluna/Starry Crowns - "Split" *[Concertina]*
1. Best Punk Release: Fucked Up - "Couple Tracks" *[Matador]*
1. Best Electronic Release: Flying Lotus - "Cosmogramma" *[Warp]*
1. Best Local Release: Aloonaluna - "Aloonaluna" *[Concertina]*
1. Best Singer-Songwriter/Folk Release: Joanna Newsom - "Have One On Me" *[Drag City]*
1. Best Metal Release: Thou - "Summit" *[Gilead Media]*
1. Best Soul/Funk/R&B Release: (Tie) Electric Wire Hustle - "Electric Wire" *[BBE]* and Charles Bradley - "No Time For Dreaming" *[Daptone]*
1. Best Latin Release: Various Artists - "Cumbia Beat Vol. 1" *[Vampi Soul]*
1. Best Obscuro Release: Bruce Haack - "Farad the Electric Voice" *[Stones Throw]*
1. Best Experimental Release: Zs - "New Slaves" *[The Social Registry]*
1. Best Jazz Release: Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green - "Apex" *[Pi]*
1. Best Blues Release: Junior Wells & The Aces - "Live in Boston 1966" *[Delmark]*
1. Best Re-Issue: (Tie) Major Organ & The Adding Machine - "Major Organ & The Adding Machine" *[Orange Twin]* and Bruce Springsteen - "The Promise" *[Columbia]*
1. Best Hip-Hip Release: Strong Arm Steady - "In Search of Stoney Jackson" *[Stones Throw]*
1. Best Reggae Release: We Like Cats - "Proper Eats" *[Marriage]*
1. Best World Music Release: Various Artists - "Pomegranates: Persian Pop, Funk, Folk and Psych of the 60s and 70s" *[B Music]*
1. Best Compilation:
1. Various Artists - Cloud Cuckooland *[B-Music]*
2. Various Artists - Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. One *[Stones Throw]*
3. Various Artists - Pomegranates: Persian Pop, Funk, Folk and Psych of the 60s and 70s *[B-Music]*
1. Best Debut Release: Tame Impala - "Innerspeaker" *[Modular]*
1. Best EP Release: Zola Jesus - "Stridulum" *[Florid]*
1. Most Annoying Release: CocoRosie - "Grey Oceans" *[Sub Pop]*
1. Most Disappointing Release: M.I.A. - "Maya" *[XL/NEET]*
1. Best Album Art:Belbury Poly - "From An Ancient Star" *[Ghost Box]*
1. Worst Band Name: ROTFLOL
1. Best/Most Consistent Record Label: Ghost Box
1. Best Specialty Show: Hearty White
1. Best Region for Music: Los Angeles
1. Best Local Show of the Year: Lightning Bolt @ The Farside
1. Best WVFS In-Studio Performance: Jim White
1. Best Deejay: Mary K.

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