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Top 5:

Austra - Feel it Break
Des Ark - Don't rock the boat, sink the Fucker
Mire Kay - Fortress
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints

Top 5 (heavy):

Oathbreaker - Mælstrøm
Liturgy - Aesthetica
Book of Black Earth - The Cold Testament
Twin Atlantic - Free
Subrosa - No Help for the mighty Ones

Honourable Mention (not quite as good or more likely haven't listened to them enough yet):

James Blake, Hail Mary Mallon, Lykke Li, City and Colour, Cave In, Lento, Raein, Krallice, Trap Them, Explosions in the Sky, Jeniferever, Touché Amoré, I Pilot Dæmon

Songs:

Zola Jesus - Vessel
(d/l-link: http://pitchfork.com/news/43020-zola-jesus-announces-new-album/)
Burial - Stolen Dog
Austra - The Noise
Creep - You (feat. Nina Sky)
Bon Iver - Holocene
EMA - California
Kimya Dawson - Walk Like Thunder
(d/l-link: http://900bats.com/2011/kimya-dawson-walk-like-thunder-free-mp3/)
City and Colour - Hope for Now
Defeater - White Oak Doors
Mamiffer - [track artist=Mamiffer]We speak in the Dark
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So..Tis the eve of a new year already, time to present the list culminating from 12 months of aural stimulation..It's construction has been an arduous task yet again, what with this year being my least favourite for quite some time, and also due to the fact that I started compiling quite late in the day, so to speak..But, each of those is a different story than that to be told here, and so without further ado, the following list is divided into three segments, each being sorted on an alphabetical basis alone..The first echelon is composed of my personal favourites, the central list makes up the top 50, being followed by those 50 that will complete the 100..I hope you enjoy, and here's to a fortunate new year for all those that want it!!


A Forest of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves of Spring
Altess - L' homme de Février
Balmorhea - Constellations
Blindead - Affliction XXIX II MXMVI
Celeste - Morte(s) Nee(s)
Hidden Orchestra - Night Walks
Land of Talk - Cloak and Cipher
Les Fragments De La Nuit - Demain C'Etait Hier
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