TOP 30
1 – Kalle Mattson — Lives in Between EP — (Parliament of Trees) — CC
2 – Eight and a Half — Eight and a Half — (Arts & Crafts) — CC
3 – Great Lake Swimmers — New Wild Everywhere — (Weewerk) — CC
4 – Cobra & Vulture — Vocare EP — (self-released) — CC
5 – Grinderman — Grinderman 2 RMX — (Mute)
6 – Yukon Blonde — Tiger Talk — (Dine Alone Records) — CC
7 – Devin — Romancing — (Frenchkiss)
8 – Cold Warps — S/T EP + Endless Bummer EP — (Noyes) — CC
9 – Chuck Prophet — Temple Beautiful — (Yep Roc)
10 – Mackenzie Rhythm Section — The Big Break — (self-released) — CC
11 – Hurray for the Riff Raff — Look Out Mama — (Born to Win)
12 – K-Holes — Dismania — (Hardly Art)
13 – Cold Specks — I Predict a Graceful Expulsion — (Arts & Crafts) — CC
14 – King Tuff — King Tuff — (Sub Pop)
15 – Sleepy Sun — Spine Hits — (The End Records)
16 – Zambri — House of Baasa — (Kanine)
17 – Ken Aldcroft — Home: Solo Guitar Compisitions — (Trio Records) — CC
18 – Mon Electric Bijou — Terror At The Gate — (Delta Poison) — CC
19 – Beach House — Bloom — (Sub Pop)
20 – Allo Darlin’ — Europe — (Slumberland)
21 – Grouper — A I A — (Kranky)
22 – Lemonade — Diver — (True Panther Sounds)
23 – Diamond Rugs — Diamond Rugs — (Partisan Records)
24 – Skinny Bros — Fat Tunes — (Silence D’or) — CC
25 – Emily Wells — Mama — (Partisan Records)
26 – Camouflage Nights — Camouflage Nights — (Sonic Unyon) — CC
27 – The Lonesome Weekends — Songs From A Barstool — (13th Ave Records) — CC
28 – Screaming Females — Ugly — (Don Giovanni)
29 – Money in the Banana Stand — Giant Steps II — (Bird Law Records) — CC
30 – Carolina Chocolate Drops — Leaving Eden — (Nonesuch)
FRANCOPHONE
1 – RADIO RADIO — HAVRE DE GRACE — (BONSOUND RECORDS) — CC
2 – LA LOI DES CACTUS — JACK&JANE — (LLDC PRODUCTIONS) — CC
3 – LES VESTONS — N/A — (DISQUES JUPITER) — CC
4 – MES AIEUX — À L’AUBE DU PRINTEMPS — (LES DISQUES VICTOIRE ) — CC
5 – SOKÉ — CELLULES — (SILENCE D’OR) — CC
6 – ARIANE MOFFATT — MA — (MOFAT PRODUCTIONS) — CC
7 – CANAILLES — MANGER DU BOIS — (GROSSE BO[ITE) — CC
8 – DUMAS — L’HEURE ET L’ENDROIT — (LA TRIBU) — CC
9 – LARA BROWN — N/A — (PRODUCTION BLEU DE PLUME) — CC
10 – DANY BÉDAR — ON A TOUS UNE HISTOIRE À CONTER — (DAC MUSIQUE) — CC
JAZZ
1 – Avi Granite’s Verse — Snow Umbrellas — (Pet Mantis)
2 – Esperanza Spalding — Radio Music Society — (Heads Up)
3 – Bill Evans — Dragonfly — (self-released)
4 – Melissa Lauren — The Other Side — (self-released) — CC
5 – Kenny Werner — Me, Myself & I — (Justin Time) — CC
6 – Halie Loren — Heart First — (Justin Time)
7 – James Danderfer Trio — Swingin’ at the Patricia — (Reigning Parade) — CC
8 – Brad Mehldau Trio — Ode — (Nonesuch)
9 – Eri Yamamoto Trio — The Next Page — (Aum Fidelity)
10 – Carol Welsman — Journey — (Justin Time)
INTERNATIONAL
1 – The Funkees — Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria’s Afro Rock Exponents 1973-1977 — (Soundway)
2 – Various Artists — Future Sounds of Buenos Aires — (ZZK)
3 – Brownout — Oozy — (Nat Geo Music)
4 – Orchestre Super Borgou de Parakou — The Bariba Sound: 1970-1976 — (Analog Africa)
5 – Amadou & Mariam — Folila — (Because Music)
6 – The Toure-Raichel Collective — The Tel Aviv Session — (Cumbancha)
7 – Ceu — Caravana Sereia Bloom — (Six Degrees)
8 – The Lijadu Sisters — Mother Africa — (Knitting Factory)
9 – Mati Zundel — Amazonico Gravitante — (Waxploitation)
10 – Baloji — Kinshasa succursale — (crammed discs)
ELECTRONIC
1 – Various Artists — Nightwaves Compilation 3 — (self-released) — CC
2 – Bassnectar — Vava Voom — (Amorphous Music)
3 – Matt Dorgan Project — New York City Soundtrack — (self-released) — CC
4 – CFCF — Exercises — (Paper Bag) — CC
5 – Asonat — Love In Times Of Repetition — (n5MD)
6 – Zammuto — Zammuto — (Temporary Residence)
7 – Simian Mobile Disco — Unpatterns — (Wichita)
8 – Dntel — Aimlessness — (Pampa Records)
9 – Battles — Dross Glop — (Warp)
10 – Huoratron — Cryptocracy — (Last Gang Records)
HIP HOP
1 – THEESatisfaction — awE naturalE — (Sub Pop)
2 – Alex Silas — Catania EP — (self-released) — CC
3 – Fresh Kills and Fraction — Extra Science — (Kilzone) — CC
4 – Nneka — Soul is Heavy — (Decon)
5 – Wordburglar — 3rdburglar — (Backburner Records) — CC
6 – Various Artists — Urbnet Certified Vol. 2 — (Urbnet) — CC
7 – Moka Only & Evil Ebenezer — Zzbra (Ost) — (Camobear) — CC
8 – Philly Moves — How To Drink Yourself Famous — (self-released) — CC
9 – Mitchmatic — It’s Probably Raining — (Old Ugly) — CC
10 – Various Artists — Camobear Green 10 years of Camobear Records — (Camobear) — CC
LOUD
1 – Derelict — Perpetuation — (Ricburn Media) — CC
2 – Woods of Ypres — Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light — (Earache) — CC
3 – Mares of Thrace — The Pilgrimage — (Sonic Unyon Metal) — CC
4 – White Lung — Sorry — (Deranged) — CC
5 – High on Fire — De Vermis Mysteriis — (E1)
6 – Barren Earth — The Devil’s Resolve — (Peaceville)
7 – Wretched — Son of Perdition — (Victory)
8 – Talk-Sick — Genetics — (self-released) — CC
9 – The Noumenon — The Noumenon — (self-released) — CC
10 – Exalt — Breach Falsae Minds — (Feast or Famine Recordings) — CC