I almost didn’t make a list of favourite records this year. But I know that one day I’ll appreciate going back to take a look at these. So here it goes:

1. Perfume Genius – No Shape
2. The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
3. Phoenix – Ti Amo
4. The xx – I See You
5. Dirty Projectors – Dirty Projectors
6. Death From Above 1979 – Outrage is Now
7. Pond – The Weather
8. Curtis Harding – Face Your Fear
9. Ty Segall – Ty Segall
10. LCD Soundsystem – American Dream

And a few honorable mentions:

• 800 Gondomar – Linhas de Baixo
• Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up
• Wavves – You’re Welcome
• Temples – Volcano
• Duquesa – Norte Litoral
• Sevdaliza – Ison
• Queens of the Stone Age – Villains
• Lorde – Melodrama
• The Horrors – V
• Fever Ray – Plunge
• Japandroids – Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
• Madrepaz – Panoramix
• Moullinex – Hypersex
• TENDER – Modern Addiction
• Future Islands – The Far Field
• Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
• Feist – Pleasure
• Real Estate – In Mind
• Joe Goddard – Electric Lines
• Hercules & Love Affair – Omnion

Here’s my list from last year.