Jacquie Fuller, Host


I admit it. I’m not an album girl. I appreciate the artistry of an album, but even when I was a kid I’d record my favorite tracks from records onto mixed tapes. Working in radio has made me even more track-happy. Consequently, I never feel right making a list of any year’s BEST albums – I’m no expert. But I can humbly submit this list of albums I’ve really enjoyed this year - plus why I dig them, in ten words or less.


  • 10. tUnE-yArDs — w h o k i l l — Talking Heads meets The Electric Company. Crazysexycool.
  • 9. Cass McCombs — Wits End — Another winner from the spooky troubadour. Melancholia.
  • 8. John Maus — We Must Become The Pitiless Censors of Ourselves— Equal parts Human League, Joy Division, and rococo.
  • 7. Washed Out — Within and Without — Make-out music for grown-ups.
  • 6. St. Vincent — Strange Mercy— Annie Clark! Now with more teeth!
  • 5. Girls — Father, Son, Holy Ghost — Solid, cozy, Costello-esque. House slippers for your ears.
  • 4. Halloween, Alaska — All Night The Calls Came In — Sedate, lo-fi. Steely Dan gets Death Cab for Cutied.
  • 3. M83 — Hurry Up, We're Dreaming — One big, shimmering teenage fever dream. On two discs!
  • 2. Cults — Cults — Wistful, acerbic, teenybop pop. The Supremes on acid.
  • 1. The Antlers — Burst Apart— Says no, means yes. Epic compressed. Can’t. Stop. Listening.


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