1. Father John Misty – Fear Fun [C]roce, Skynard, Nilsson, Fogerty and Morrison had a baby and named it Father John Misty. Right out of the gate this album rocketed to the top of my most listened to list. Hooked in by “Well You Can Do It Without Me”‘s Nilsson-like flavor and then drawn into the much deeper and more complicated workings of stunners such as “Funtimes in Babylon”, “Only Son of the Ladies Man”, and… fuck it, the whole album is fantastic. 2. The Lumineers – The Lumineers [I]t says a lot about the state of the musical union…
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvpoiiBW9bc[/youtube] 1. Jack White – Blunderbuss [M]y friends and family are probably not surprised by my pick for the number one album of the year, nor should they be. I do not hide my love for all things Jack White and his first solo album Blunderbuss has been playing pretty much nonstop in my house, and in my head, since it was released back in April. Setting off on his own, freed from the expectations of his previous work, Jack recorded an all out rock n’ roll album that highlights everything great from his past while charting a new path…
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