Here are my top 25 albums of the year, in reverse order. Enjoy.

25. Annuals- Be He Me
24. Islands- Return to the Sea
23. Cat Power- The Greatest
22. The Hold Steady- Boys and Girls in America
21. Thermals- The Body, the Blood, the Machine
20. Nathan Fake- Drowning in a Sea of Love
19. Decemberists- Crane Wife
18. Herbert- Scale
17. Asobi Seksu- Citrus
16. M. Ward- Post War
15. Mountain Goats- Get Lonely
14. Calexico- Garden Ruin
13. Tapes ‘N Tapes- The Loon
12. Band of Horses- Everything All the Time
11. Hot Chip- The Warning
10. Parenthetical Girls- Safe as Houses
09. Emily Haines & the Soft Skeletons- Knives Don’t Have Your Back
08. Beirut- Gulag Orkestar
07. TV on the Radio- Return to Cookie Mountain
06. Neko Case- Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
05. Grizzly Bear- Yellow House
04. Califone- Roots and Crowns
03. Sunset Rubdown- Shut Up I Am Dreaming
02. Joanna Newsom- Ys
01. Junior Boys- So This Is Goodbye