I think I’ve finally got the list in order. I’m a little disappointed in this year’s list, as I only had about 17 albums to choose from. And my top 3 were fairly obvious. But c’est la vie. So without further adieu:

1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
2. Drew Barefoot - Forrest Creatures*
3. Dangerous Summer - War Paint
4. New Found Glory - Radiosurgery
5. Hellogoodbye - Would It Kill You?
6. K.Flay - I Stopped Caring in ‘96
7. The Head and The Heart - The Head and The Heart
8. Owen - Ghost Town
9. Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math
10. Childish Gambino - Camp

* This album didn’t come out in 2011, but there was no way for me to discover it then and I’m making the exception just this once.