Favorite Things: Music of the Year

My picks for hands down best music of the year. Ok...some of them are from last year, but they were SO good I've been listening to them this year too!

Go buy NOW.

Azure Ray

Drawing Down the Moon

Got to see this lovely duo for my birthday back in October with Miss Micah. 

Just AMAZING and SO talented. Plus, some of my break up music for the year....

even though I promise it isn't all depressing. 

Cee lo Green

The Lady Killer

 This has been my JAM! Besides the ever popular "Fuck You", 

the entire album is just fantastic. Motown meets...something else awesome.

Mumford & Sons

Sigh No More

 Mumford and Sons have a pretty popular hit right now, "Little Lion Man", 

but the rest of the album is really pretty delectable as well. 

Noah and the Whale

The First Days of Spring

 My other break up album, Noah and the Whale. Their previous album was all 

about falling in love, which I did in fact listen to while falling in love, and

 conveniently when his back up singer broke up with him for Mumford from 

Mumford and Sons...he wrote this album. And trust me, it is a GEM. 

And surprisingly hopeful. 

The Black Keys

Brothers

Ohhhhh this was SO good too!!! I still listen to this ALL the time even now to.  

Sexy bluesy rock. mmmm sign me up. 

Sufjan Stevens

All Delighted People

 I remember when I saw that this existed and couldn't BELIEVE 

Sufjan finally put out another album. Its been years we have been 

neglected by this genius of sorts. So grab it up now. 

The National

High Violet

 Oh, SO good. It's hard to pick a favorite from this already

 favorite list...but this just might win. I know every lyric from listening to it 

over and over again. Beautiful vocals and lyrics...just a dream of a listen.