2. Dawes – Nothing is Wrong
3. Greenland Is Melting – where were we
4.The Horrible Crowes – elsie
5.The Deep Dark Woods – the place I left behind
6. Ryan Adams – Ashes and Fire
7. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit– Here we rest
8. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness blues
9. Big Harp – White Hat
10.Tommy Ebben & The Small Town Villains – a whisper to arms
Some other albums I enjoyed, but didn't make the top 10:
Chuck Ragan – covering ground
Mister Heavenly – Out of Love
Middle Brother – ST
Deer Tick – Divine Providence
Frank Turner – England keep my bones
Okkervil River– I am very far
The Shivers – More
AA Bondy – believers
Pokey LaFarge – middle of everywhere
Ezra Furman and the Harpoons – Mysterious Power
Tom Waits – Bad as me
Alamo Race Track – Unicorn Loves Deer
Vetiver – the errant charm
Have Gun, Will Travel – mergers and aquisitions
The Veils – Thoubles of the Brain
Slim Cessna's Auto Club – unentitled