Music, New Albums:

Honorable Mentions and Strong Contenders

TV on The Radio: Nine Lights

Alabama Shakes: EP

Cold War Kids: Mine Is Yours

Jennifer O’Connor: I Want What You Want

My Morning Jacket: Circuital

Tapes N Tapes: Outside

Florence and the Machine: Cerimonials

Beastie Boys: Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2

   Runner Up

Grouplove: Never Trust A Happy Song

Winnah

The Horrors: Skying

Music, Reissue:

Booker T. and The MG’s: Green Onions (180 gram)

Ride: Nowhere (180 gram)

Music, Box Set:

Pearl Jam: Vs./Vitalogy

Metric: Fantasies

Stars: The Five Ghosts

Music, Live:

    Honorable Mentions and Strong Contenders

Interpol (9:30 Club)

The Horrors (Record Release, Shacklewell Arms)

Junior Brown (The Continental)

   Winnah(s)

Civil Twilight (Bonnaroo, Orlando Calling)

Felice Brothers (Maymont Park, Orlando Calling)

Bonnaroo (of course)

The David Mayfield Parade (Orlando Calling, The Camel)

Stars (Cat’s Cradle)

Trombone Shorty (SXSW, Richmond)