- Alex Cameron – ‘Forced Witness‘, Secretly Canadian
- Kendrick Lamar – ‘Damn‘, Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath Entertainment / Interscope Records
- LCD Soundsystem – ‘American Dream‘, DFA Records / Columbia Records
- Heaven In Her Arms – ‘White Halo‘, Moment Of Collapse Records
- Converge – ‘The Dusk In Us‘, Deathwish Inc. / Epitaph
- Peter Peter – ‘Noir Eden‘, Arista France
- Brand New – ‘Science Fiction‘, Procrastinate! Music Traitors
- Slowdive – ‘Slowdive‘, Dead Oceans
- Violet Cold – ‘Anomie‘, Tridroid Records / Fólkvangr Records
- Perturbator – ‘New Model‘, Blood Music / Music Of The Void
- An Autumn For Crippled Children – ‘Morfine‘, Self-released
- John Maus – ‘Screen Memories‘, Ribbon Music
- Mogwai – ‘Every Country’s Sun‘, Temporary Residence Ltd. / Rock Action Records
- Falls Of Rauros – ‘Vigilance Perennial‘, Nordvis / Bindrune Recordings
- The Midnight – ‘Nocturnal‘, Self-released
- The Garden – ‘U Want The Scoop?‘, Epitaph / Burger Records
- Lazerhawk – ‘Dreamrider‘, Rosso Corsa Records
- Tyler, The Creator – ‘Scum Fuck Flower Boy‘, Columbia Records
- Sadness – ‘Leave‘, Self-released
- Police Des Moeurs – ‘Dédales‘, Mannequin Records
Compiled by: Drew Dickinson