Sarah Handel's Honorable Mentions
decemberists
"picaresque"
common
"be"
bettye lavette
"i've got my own hell to raise" just got it, may be in top 10 at later date
fiona apple
"extraordinary machine"
hold steady
"separation sunday" it's the bar rock
wolf parade
"apologies to the queen mary"
danger doom
"the mouse and the mask"
bright eyes
"digital ash in a digital urn" remarkable because i didn't hate it
sun kil moon
"tiny cities"
of montreal
"sunlandic twins"
matt pond pa
"several arrows later" would've made top 10 because i became obsessed with them this year, but i don't feel like this is their strongest release
pernice brothers
"discover a lovelier you"
holopaw
"quit +/or fight"