Here's my top picks for the year:
1. Iron & Wine: The Shepherd's Dog
2. Lewis Taylor: The Lost Album
3. The National: Boxer
4. Rilo Kiley: Under The Blacklight
5. Radiohead: In Rainbows
6. Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
7. Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha
8. Mark Ronson: Version
9. Patty Griffin: Children Running Through
10. Carolina Chocolate Drops: Dona Got A Ramblin Mind