Equal parts Prince, D'Angelo, and Baltimore Club.
05. The National: High Violet (4AD)
04. Chocolate Genius Inc: Swansongs (One Little Indian)
03. Grinderman: Grinderman 2 (Anti-)
02. Sufjan Stevens: Age of Adz (Asthmatic Kitty)
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10. Galactic: Ya-Ka-May (Anti-)
09. Marc Ribot: Silent Movies (Pi)
08. The Roots: How I Got Over (Def Jam)
07. Beach House: Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
06. Wingless Angels: Volume II (...
15. Jamey Johnson: The Guitar Song (Mercury)
14. Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma (Warp)
13. Arcade Fire: The Suburbs (Merge)
12. Dustin Wong: Infinite Love (Thrill Jockey)
11. Janelle Monae...
20. South Memphis String Band: Home Sweet Home (Memphis Int’l)
19. Gotan Project: Tango 3.0 (XL)
18. J. Roddy Walston and The Business: J. Roddy Walston and The Business (Vagrant)
17....
25. Gil Scott-Heron: I’m New Here (XL)
24. Lower Dens: Twin-Hand Movement (Gnomonsongs)
23. Robert McDuffie/Marin Alsop/London Philharmonic: Philip Glass Violin Concerto No. 2 (Orange...
30. Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone (Anti-)
29. Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest (4AD)
28. Laurie Anderson: Homeland (Nonesuch)
27. Axel Krygier: Pesebre (Crammed)
26. Dean & Britta:...
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