DECEMBER PICKS:
Chet Baker-MY FUNNY VALENTINE (Pacific Jazz '51-'55)
Big Boi-VICIOUS LIES AND DANGEROUS RUMORS (Def Jam)
Emeralds-JUST TO FEEL ANYTHING (Mego)
Greg Foat Group-GIRL WITH ROBOT AND FLOWERS (Jazzman)/DARK IS THE SUN (Jazzman)
Holly Herndon-MOVEMENT (RVNGL)
Lonnie Liston Smith-COSMIC FUNK & SPIRITUAL SOUNDS (BGP '73-'76)
T. Rex-TANX (Fat Possum '73)
Scott Walker-BISH BOSCH (4AD)
NOVEMBER PICKS:
A.R. Kane-COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION (One Little Indian)
Cut Hands-BLACK MAMBA (Very Friendly)
Deftones-KOI NO YOKAN (Reprise)
English Beat-SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE (Go Feet/Shout Factory '82)
Brian Eno-LUX (Warp)
Iron Maiden-THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST (Sanctuary '82)
Judas Priest-SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE (Columbia '82)
Pink-"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"/"Try" (RCA)
X-TG-DESERTSHORE/THE FINAL REPORT (Industrial)
Neil Young with Crazy Horse-PSYCHEDELIC PILL (Reprise)
OCTOBER PICKS:
Kevin Ayers-BANANAMOUR (EMI '73)
Jimmy Cliff-REBIRTH (Universal)
fun.-SOME NIGHTS (Fueled By Ramen)
Gong-YOU (Virgin '74)
Kendrick Lamar-GOOD KID, M.A.A.D. CITY (Aftermath)
Residents-ESKIMO (MVD Audio '79)
Savages-"Husbands" (self-released)/I AM HERE (Pop Noire)
Sinister Servant-NEGATIVE FASCINATION (Hospital)
Terror Danjah-THE DARK CRAWLER (Hyperdub)
Titus Andronicus-LOCAL BUSINESS (XL)
SEPTEMBER PICKS:
Animal Collective-CENTIPEDE HZ (Domino)
David Byrne/St. Vincent-LOVE THIS GIANT (Todo Mundo/4AD)
Bob Dylan-TEMPEST (Columbia)
Factrix-SCHEINTOT (Superior Viaduct '81)
Gaslmap KIller-BREAKTHROUGH (Brainfeeder)
Various Artists-GO GO GET IT DOWN (ZRecords)
How To Dress Well-TOTAL LOSS (Acephale)
Various Artists-KANYE WEST G.O.O.D. MUSIC PRESENTS CRUEL SUMMER (G.O.O.D. Music)
Korpiklaani-MANASA (Nuclear Blast)
Alfonso Lovo-LA GIGANTONA (Numero Group '76)
LV-SEBENZA (Hyperdub)
Aimee Mann-CHARMER (Superego)
Jessie Ware-DEVOTION (Island)
Matthew E. White-BIG INNER (Spacebomb)
JULY PICKS:
Baroness-YELLOW & GREEN (Relapse)
Dirty Projectors-SWING LO MAGELLAN (Domino)
Gaslight Anthem-HANDWRITTEN (Mercury)
Ihsahn-EREMITA (Candlelight)
Imagination-NIGHT DUBBING (BR '82)
Frank Ocean-CHANNEL ORANGE (Def Jam)
Purity Ring-SHRINES (4AD)
Various Artists-RICHARD SEN PRESENTS THIS AIN'T CHICAGO (Strut '87-'91)
Riff Raff-SUMMER OF SURF (self-released)
Rodriguez-COLD FACT (Light in the Attic '70)
Shintaro Sakamoto-HOW TO LIVE WITH A PHANTOM (Other Music Recording Co.)
Spectrum Road-s/t (Palmetto)
JUNE PICKS:
Fiona Apple-THE IDLER WHEEL... (Epic)
Blues Control-VALLEY TANGENTS (Drag City)
Chubby Checker-CHEQUERED (Sunbeam '72)
Neneh Cherry/The Thing-THE CHERRY THING (Smalltown Supersound)
Donnie & Joe Emerson-DREAMIN' WILD (Light in the Attic '79)
George Faith-SUPER EIGHT (Island/Spectrum '76)
Flaming Lips-AND HEADY FWENDS (Warner Bros.)
Gotye featuring Kimbra-"Somebody That I Used To Know" (Universal)
Laurel Halo-QUARANTINE (Hyperdub)
Japandroids-CELEBRATION ROCK (Polyvinyl)
Omar Khorshid-GUITAR EL CHARK (Sublime Frequencies '73-'77)
Shackleton-MUSIC FOR THE QUIET HOUR/THE DRAWBAR ORGAN (Woe To the Septic Heart)
Patti Smith-BANGA (Columbia)
Neil Young-TRANS (Geffen '82)
MAY PICKS:
Beach House-BLOOM (Sub Pop)
Carter Tutti Void-TRANSVERSE (Mute)
El-P-CANCER4CURE (Fat Possum)
Various Artists-HARMONY, MELODY & STYLE (Soul Jazz '75-'92)
Killer Mike-R.A.P. MUSIC (Williams Street)
Michael Kiwanuka-HOME AGAIN (Polydor)
Paul & Linda McCartney-RAM (Hear/Concord '71)
Annette Peacock-I'M THE ONE (Future Days '72)
Sleep-DOPESMOKER (Southern Lord)
Swans-WE ROSE FROM THE BED WITH THE SUN IN OUR HEAD (Young God)
UFO-THE CHRYSALIS YEARS (Chrysalis '73-'79)
APRIL PICKS:
Amadou & Mariam-FOLILA (Nonesuch)
Burial-"Kindred" (Hyperdub)
Cleaners From Venus-A VICTORY FOR COMMON SENSE (Captured Tracks '81-'82)
Death Grips-THE MONEY STORE (Epic)
Various Artists-DISCO DISCHARGE: EXOTICA (Harmless)
Dolphins Into the Future-...ON SEA-FARING ISOLATION (Fonal '09)
Dr. John-KNOCKED DOWN (Nonesuch)
Ramsey Lewis-FUNKY SERENITY (R2 '72)/SALONGO (R2 '76)
Nicki Minaj featuring 2 Chainz-"Beez in the Trap (Young Money)
Orbital-WONKY (Downtown)
Dawn Richard-ARMOR ON (Our Dawn/Chartbreaker)
Various Artists-SAIGON ROCK & SOUL: VIETNAMESE CLASSIC TRACKS 1968-1974 (Sublime Frequencies)
Spiritualized-SWEET HEART, SWEET LIGHT (Fat Possum)
Traxman-DA MIND OF TRAXMAN (Planet Mu)
Jack White-BLUNDERBUSS (Third Man/Columbia)
MARCH PICKS:
Drudkh-ETERNAL TURN OF THE WHEEL (Season of Mist)
Headhunters-STRAIGHT FROM THE GATE (R2 '77)
Zebra Katz-"Ima Read" (Jeffrees)
Men-OPEN YOUR HEART (Sacred Bones)
Meshuggah-KOLOSS (Nuclear Blast)
Georgia Anne Muldrew-SEEDS (Someothaship Connection)
Photek-DJ KICKS (K7)
Shins-PORT OF MORROW (Columbia)
Bruce Springsteen-WRECKING BALL (Columbia)
THEE satisfaction-awE naturalE (Sub Pop)
Various Artists-TREVOR JACKSON PRESENTS METAL DANCE (Strut '80-'88)
Unsane-WRECK (Alternative Tentacles)
Zapp-s/t (Get On Down '80)
FEBRUARY PICKS:
Caretaker-PATIENCE (AFTER SEBALD) (HAFTW)
Christian Mistress-POSSESSION (Relapse)
Alice Coltrane-HUNTINGTON ASHRAM MONASTERY (Impulse '69)/WORLD GALAXY (Impulse '72)
Grimes-VISIONS (4AD)
Patten-GLAQJO WAACSSO (Nomin Inpop)
Porter Ricks-BIOKINETICS (Type '96)
Frankie Rose-INTERSTELLAR (Slumberland)
Shearwater-ANIMAL JOY (Sub Pop)
Sound-JEOPARDY (1972 '80)
Donna Summer-BAD GIRLS (Casablanca '79)
Various Artists-VOGUING (Soul Jazz '76-'96)
Various Artists-WEST INDIES SOUL (Trans Air)
JANUARY PICKS:
Chairlift-SOMETHING (Columbia)
Michael Chapman-RAINMAKER (Light in the Attic '69)
Leonard Cohen-OLD IDEAS (Columbia)
Diamond Head-s/t (Castle '81)
Escort-s/t (Escort)
Guided By Voices-LET'S GO EAT THE FACTORY (Guided By Voices Inc.)
Internet-PURPLE NAKED LADIES (Odd Future)
Thelonious Monk-STRAIGHT, NO CHASER (Columbia '67)
Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross-THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Mute)