Must Have:
Pantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory, Elements Of Light
”Photon”
Best Eclectic and Pointed Folk:
Erin McKeown, Manifestra:
”Manifestra” (live)
Best You Know It’s Going To Be Awesome Because This Band is Always Awesome:
Yo La Tengo, Fade Out
”Ohm”
Best Offshoot:
Mystical Weapons [Sean Lennon and Greg Saunier of Deerhoof], Mystical Weapons
”Mechanical Mammoth”
Honorable Mentions:
A$AP Rocky, LongLiveA$AP
Free Energy, Love Sign
Holopaw, Academy Songs, Volume 1