Noah and The Whale struggled to produce after the departure of Laura Marling. The beautiful and dark ballad, "Wild Thing," exhibits Charles Fink finally coming into his own.
Kweli claims that his new album, Gutter Rainbows, is his best work and lyrcism since the 90's. It defiantly tops Eardrum. The dense-soul track "So Low" stays true to this declaration. After Black-Star confirmed playing Bonnaroo, rumors are circulating about another collaboration album with Mos Def.
50 David Byrne: Here Lies Love 49 Bettye LaVette: Interpretations: The British Songbook 48 Laura Marling: I Speak Because I Can 47 Sade: Soldier Of Love 46 Corinne Bailey Rae: The Sea 45 Kings Go Forth: Outsiders Are Back 44 Quasi: American Gong 43 Owen Pallett: Heartland 42 Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Pt. 2, Return Of The Ankh 41 Ratatat: LP4 40 The Flaming Lips: Dark Side Of The Moon 39 Blitzen Trapper: Destroyer Of The Void 38. Four Tet: There Is Love In You 37 Laura Veirs: July Flame 36 Jakob Dylan: Women And Country 35 Charlotte Gainsbourg: IRM 34 Freelance Whales: Weathervanes 33 Massive Attack: Heligoland 32 Hold Steady: Heaven Is Whenever 31 Gaslight Anthem: American Slang 30 Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles (II) 29 Dead Weather: Sea Of Cowards 28 Caribou: Swim 27 Dr. Dog: Shame, Shame 26 Surfer Blood: Astro Coast 25 Frightened Rabbit: The Winter Of Mixed Drinks 24 Janelle Monae: The ArchAndroid 23 Josh Ritter: So Runs The World Away 22 Joanna Newsom: Have One On Me 21 MGMT: Congratulations 20 Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: I Learned The Hard Way 19 Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Record 18 The Knife: Tomorrow, In A Year 17 Jonsi: Go 16 Band of Horses: Infinite Arms 15 She & Him: Volume Two 14 Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma 13 The New Pornographers: Together 12 Yeasayer: Odd Blood 11 Local Natives: Gorilla Manor 10 Sleigh Bells: Treats 09 Spoon: Transference 08 Mumford And Sons: Sigh No More 07 Beach House: Teen Dream 06 Vampire Weekend: Contra 05 LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening 04 Broken Bells: Broken Bells 03 The Black Keys: Brothers 02 The National: High Violet 01 Gorillaz: Plastic Beach
