top ten albums 2012

10.  Cat Power: Sun

9. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes: Here



8. Grizzly Bear: Shields



7. Sigur Ros: Valtari

6. Bowerbirds: The Clearing

5. The Lumineers

4. The Raveonettes: Observator

3. Of Monsters and Men




2. Beach House: Bloom




1. The Shins: Port of Morrow

Honorable mention: Dr. Dog: Be the Void, Andrew Bird: Break it Yourself, Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan, Kishi Bashi 151a

Guilty Pleasure: Now, Now: Threads