20. Kanye West - Yeezus
The most non-mainstream mainstream album of the year.
19. Beyonce - Beyonce
Form and content married together in a great confetti laden victory lap.
18. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push Away The Sky
Dark and humourous, twisty and beguiling. My fave of theirs since Lyre of Orpheus/Abbatoir Blues.
17. Haim - Days Are Gone
I've said what I need to about these ladies in other posts. best pop album this year (depending on how one defines pop, obviously).
16. Darkside - Psychic
Rabbit-hole ambiance with an unexpected beating heart.
15. Savages - Silence Yourself
No need to call them the new Siouxsie & The Banshees. They are the new 'Savages'. More primal and kinetic than any comparisons could preach. Lovely 'With The Beatles' reminiscing album art also.
14. Waxahatchee - Cerulean Salt
The evergreen power of simple yet bold songwriting with sparse arrangements and impactful lyrical wordplay.
13. Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
Again, i've covered Dame Monae elsewhere but it's worth repeating. Add an emotional and connecting angle to already wonderful sets of songs and you have something that marks itself out as special within it's genre.
12. Jon Hopkins - Immunity
Yet ANOTHER beautiful electronica record.
11. Burial - Truant/ Rough Sleeper
Probably cheating here with an E.P. sneak (Rival Dealer would've been on here if released earlier) but it's brilliance, though standing on it's own, shows how defining 'Rival Dealer' will be in the Burial oeuvre. Setting the way, so to speak.
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