30. V/A – Yellow Loveless (High Fader Records)
V/A – Yellow Loveless (High Fader Records)
( shoegaze / covers / japanese )
29. Echodrone – Mixtape for Duckie (self released)
Echodrone – Mixtape for Duckie
( shoegaze / dreampop / covers )
28. Thee oh Sees – Floating Coffin (Castle Face Records)
Thee oh Sees – Floating Coffin
( alternative / lo-fi / garage rock)
27. Mogwai – Les Revenants (Rock Action Records)
Mogwai – Les Revenants
( instrumental / soundtrack / post-rock )
26. King Krule – 6 Feet Beneath the Moon (True Panther, XL Recordings)
King Krule – 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
( indie / lo-fi / chillout)
25. The National – Trouble Will Find Me (4AD)
The National – Trouble Will Find Me
( alternative / rock / post-punk )
24. My Bloody Valentine – mbv (self released)
My Bloody Valentine – mbv
( shoegaze / noise / alternative )
23. Washed Out – Paracosm (Sub Pop Records)
Washed Out – Paracosm
( chillwave / lo-fi / dreamy )
22. Atoms for Peace – AMOK (XL Recordings)
Atoms for Peace – AMOK
21. Sigur Rós – Kveikur (XL Recordings)
Sigur Rós – Kveikur
( post-rock / experimental / icelandic )
20. The Fauns – Lights (Invada)
The Fauns – Lights
(shoegaze / indie / dreampop)
19. White Lies – Big TV (Harvest Records)
White Lies – Big TV
( alternative / electronic )
18. Daft Punk – R.A.M (Columbia Records)
Daft Punk – R.A.M
( electronic / funk )
17. She & Him – Volume 3 (Merge)
She & Him – Volume 3
( indie pop / female vocalist )
16. Destroyer – Five Spanish Song EP (Merge)
Destroyer – Five Spanish Song EP
( spanish / indie / acoustic )
15. Autre Ne Veut – Anxiety (Mexican Summer)
Autre Ne Veut – Anxiety
( synthpop / indie / lovewave / dreamwave )
14. !!! – THR!!!ER (Warp Records)
!!! – THR!!!ER
( electronic / dance-punk / indie )
13. Arcade Fire – Reflektor (Merge)
Arcade Fire – Reflektor
( electronic / alternative / rock )
12. David Bowie – The Next Day (RCA Records)
David Bowie – The Next Day
( rock / classic rock )
11. Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band – Take Me To The Land of Hell (Chimera Music)
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band – Take Me To The Land of Hell
( experimental / electronic / alternative )
10. Junip – Junip (City Slang, Mute Records)
Junip – Junip
( indie / folk / psychedelic )
9. Lake – The World Is Real (K Records)
Lake – The World Is Real
( indie pop / folk )
8. Radar Brothers – Eight (Merge)
Radar Brothers – Eight
( psychedelic / shoegaze / alternative )
7. Small Black – Limits of Desire (JAGJAGUWAR)
Small Black – Limits of Desire
( chillwave / electronic / indie )
6. Dirty Beaches – Drifters / Love Is the Devil (Zoo Music)
Dirty Beaches – Drifters / Love Is the Devil
( lo-fi / experimental / ambient )
5. Low – The Invisible Way (Sub Pop)
Low – The Invisible Way
( slowcore / indie )
4. Foals – Holy Fire (Transgressive)
Foals – Holy Fire
( math rock / alternative rock )
3. Exit Calm – The Future Isn’t What it Used to Be (Club AC30)
Exit Calm – The Future Isn’t What it Used to Be
( shoegaze / alternative / psychedelic )
2. Volcano Choir – Repave (JAGJAGUWAR)
Volcano Choir – Repave
( alternative / experimental / indie )
1. Kurt Vile – Wakin on a Pretty Daze (Matador)
( indie / rock / folk )
