10. M83 - Hurry Up We're Dreaming
9. The Kills - Blood Pressures
8. Release the Sunbird - Come Back to Us
7. Elbow - build a rocket boys!
6. Cold War Kids - Mine is Yours
5. Washed Out - Within and Without
4. The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar
3. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
2. James Blake - James Blake
1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Honorable Mentions:
Cults – Cults
The Boxer Rebellion – The Cold Still
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Belong
Other Lives – Tamer Animals
Kye Kye – Young Love
Ryan Adams – Ashes and Fire
O’Brother – Garden Window
Wild Beasts – Smother
