Honorable Mentions:
Mountain Man - Made the Harbor
MGMT - Congratulations
The Walkmen - Lisbon
Warpaint - The Fool
The Acorn - No Ghost
The Top 20:
20. Suckers - Wild Smile
This one took me a while, but if you can take the weirdness and the occasional falsetto, it's well worth your time.
19. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Everyone else's #1, I thought there were a number of great songs, some good ones, and one that ended with 3-4 minutes of Chris Rock standup.
18. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
I'm still torn on whether I love or just want to be friends with this album. I kind of liked sweet, quiet Sufjan more than neon-electro Sufjan.
17. The Love Language - Libraries
My favorite NC band of the moment, I have a feeling these guys will be a lot bigger when album #3 is released.
16. The Black Keys - Brothers
One of the most consistently great bands delivers another consistently great LP.
15. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
I'm still partial to Funeral, but years from now I wonder how this LP will compare.
14. Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love
Six years of waiting for this LP was pretty much worth it - not as eclectic as The Life Pursuit, but still a great record.
13. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
Broken Social Scene probably delivers fewer hooks than any band, but the more I listen to this LP, the more I like it...even with a song titled "Texico Bitches."
12. Jenny & Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now
After Johnny's work on Jenny's Acid Tongue, I had a feeling this record would be good. These two just sound great together.
11. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
Obviously one perfect single, and the album was as good a "concept album" as I've heard in a while.
The top 10 after the jump...
