- Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
- Soundtrack – Moonrise Kingdom
- Aesop Rock – Skelethon
- Twin Shadow – Confess
- Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
- The Tallest Man On Earth – There’s No Leaving Now
- Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel…
- Beachwood Sparks – The Tarnished Gold
- Glen Hansard – Rhythm And Repose
- Hot Chip – In Our Heads
- Japandroids – Celebration Rock
- Jack White – Blunderbuss
- Zac Brown Band – Uncaged
- The Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania
- El-P – Cancer For Cure
- Metric – Synthetica
- Grimes – Visions
- Sigur Ros – Valtari
- The Walkmen – Heaven
- Father John Misty – Fear Fun
- Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
- The Early November – In Currents
- Crocodiles – Endless Flowers
- J.D. Mcpherson – Signs & Signifiers
- Lumineers – Lumineers
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This article appears in Jul 18-24, 2012.