Lessee... I tend to do this every year ( on Deviant Art ) so... lessee... I did get some new stuff this year, and interestingly, it all had the same vibe. I also got back into Pink Floyd, which, while one of my all-times favorite bands, took a back seat for... decades really. " Animals " & " Wish You Were Here " have always been kept nearby. I really got into Syd Barret though, not his solo stuff, but him in general. I'd never studied him before.

ANYway, the albums that are my fave of the year are:

Fleet Foxes' " Shore ". I've heard of them but they never really grabbed me until the song " Can I Believe You " came out late last year.

Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac fame put out a new, self-titled solo album.

War On Drugs put out " I Don't Live Here Anymore "

Finally, my fave is the debut album from a band called Soda Blonde with their album " Small Talk ". Soda Blonde are 4 of the 5 members of the band Little Green Cars. Here's one song, " Terrible Hands " that has an interesting video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG-oJkyDQ8A

So, like I mentioned up there, all these albums have a similar vibe... kind fall into the Grizzly Bear category... which is a good thing.


Remember Alt-j and Band of Horses.