Call this a snapshot in time. I expect this list to change, but I enjoy all the albums on the list and have no qualms recommending them to others. Some of these selections stray from the usual artists featured here, but I’m sure everyone can appreciate that joy in music knows no boundaries.
1. Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
2. MGMT – Congratulations
3. Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo
4. Mavis Staples – You Are Not Alone
5. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
6. Blitzen Trapper – Destroyer of the Void
7. Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
8. Drive-By Truckers – The Big To Do
9. The Roots – How I Got Over
10. Broken Bells- Broken Bells
11. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – I Learned The Hard Way
12. Galactic – Ya-Ka May
13. Vampire Weekend – Contra
14. John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up
15. Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
16. Laura Veirs – July Flame
17. Phosphorescent – Here’s To Taking It Easy
18. Ray LaMontagne – God Willin’ And The Creek Don’t Rise
19. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record.
20. Peter Wolf – Midnight Souvenirs
