The years not over yet, and I suspect one or two releases to blow my socks off between now and then, but here's some that will more than likely be in my top ten, in no order: My Morning Jacket - Z Sufjan Stevens - Illinois Antony & The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers Martha Wainwright - Martha Wainwright Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow Echo & The Bunnymen - Siberia Big Star - In Space The Coral - The Invisible Invasion The Decemberists - Picaresque Sigur Ros - Takk Deerhoof - The Runners Four