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This is one of my most anticipated annual threads on this board. You know the drill- pick your favourite 5 albums that came out this year. Here are mine:

The End of That- Plants and Animals

Sun- Cat Power

We All Raise Our Voices to the Sky- The Decemberists

Babel- Mumford & Sons

Lonerism- Tame Impala

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Big Moon Ritual - Chris Robinson Brotherhood

Sounds Like This - ALO

Carry Me Back - OCMS

YoYoMa - Goat Rodeo Sessions

Punch Brothers - Who's Feeling Young Now

has been an exceptional year for new releases

***My vote for worst album of the year, Traveler - Trey Anastasio

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A few come to mind, and in no particular order.

  • John The Conqueror - John The Conqueror
  • Jim Lauderdale & Robert Hunter - Carolina Moonrise
  • Mike Cooley - A Fool On Every Corner
  • Heritage Blues Orchestra - And Still I Rise
  • Del McCoury - Old Memories, The Songs Of Bill Monroe

Extra pick..

  • Black Prairie - A Tear In The Eye Is A Wound In The Heart

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Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball

Good Old War – Come Back as Rain

Patterson Hood – Heat Lightening Rumbles in the Distance

Craig Finn – Clear Eyes Full Hearts

Dr Dog – Be the Void

Honorable Mentions:

Lucero- Women and Work

Dr John – Locked Down

Glen Hansard - Rhythm and Repose

Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Big Moon Ritual

Alabama Shakes – Boys and Girls (it counts, although I and many had it earlier than this year)

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Best Albums:

Corb Lund - Cabin Fever

Japandroids - Celebration Rock

Joel Plaskett Emergency - Scrappy Happiness

Kid Koala - 12 Bit Blues

Tame Impala - Lonerism

Best Local Album:

The White Wires - WWIII

Honourable Mentions:

Mike O'Neill - Wild Lines

Grizzly Bear - Shields - great album

Doug Paisley - Golden Embers EP - maybe my favourite release of the year but at 5 songs it's maybe unfair to include it in the 'Best Albums' list.

The Luyas - Animator

M. Ward - A Wasteland Companion

Near Misses:

Jack White - Blunderbuss (the awesome songs are awesome, the shit songs are shit)

The Wooden Sky - Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun (same as above)

Best Single:

Zeus - Are You Gonna Waste My Time? (too bad the rest of the album really did waste my time. 1 killer tune, 13 tracks of filler)

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1.both Chris Robinson brotherhood albums are fantastic

2.Neil Young Psychedelic pill

3 Lettuce- Fly

4. Pond- Beard, wives and denim

5. BlackBerry Smoke-Whippoorwill

6. Tigerface Marco Benevento

7 Sound Of The Life Of The Mind Ben Folds Five

8 Billy Martin and Will Blades- Shimmy

9. Jeff The Brotherhood Hypnotic Nights

10. Alabama shakes- Boys and Girls

11.Mike O'Neill (3) - Wild Lines

12.Tragically Hip, The - Now For Plan A

13 Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now

14 Tame Impala - Lonerism

15 Tedeschi Trucks Band - Everybody's Talkin'

16 Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back

17 Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself

18 Love this Giant - David Byrne & St. Vincent

19 the new mastersounds out on the faultline

20.Lion The Beast The Beat Grace & The Nocturnals Potter

and a 2011 album i only discovered this year.

morning teleportation expanding anyway, love this album. And yes I own all of these on vinyl, Some of them a few copies of each haha.!! ;)

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I am very impressed that we waited until mid-December to start up this subject!

In previous years, this topic would be posted in September.

My tastes may be considered mainstream, but I enjoy seeing your lists and getting turned on to some of the things you're listening to.

A few of my faves this year:

Rush - Clockwork Angels

Neil - Psychedelic Pill

Bruce - Wrecking Ball

Hip - Now For Plan A

Trail of Dead - Lost Songs

Black Country Communion - Afterglow

MorningStarlett - self titled debut album

I may post more later as I think of them.

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