ALBUMS (10 each)
1. Robert Plant & Alison Kraus, Raising Sand (Rounder)
2. Amy Winehouse, Back to Black (Universal)
3. Matthew Dear, Asa Breed (Ghostly International)
4. Jens Lekman, Night Falls Over Kortedala (Secretly Canadian)
5. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver (DFA/Capitol)
6. The Cave Singers, Invitation Songs (Matador)
7. Beirut, The Flying Club Cup (Ba-Da-Bing)
8. Jennifer Gentle, The Midnight Room (Sub Pop)
9. Bettye Lavette, Scene of the Crime (Anti-)
10. Maria McKee, Late December (Cooking Vinyl)

REISSUES
1. Betty Davis, Betty Davis (Light in the Attic)
2. Young Marble Giants, Colossal Youth (Domino)
3. Dinosaur L, 24→24 Music (Sleeping Bag/Traffic)
4. Aretha Franklin, Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (Rhino/Atlantic)
5. Pylon, Gyrate Plus (DFA)

TRACKS
1. "D.A.N.C.E.," Justice (Vice)
2. "All of My Friends" (John Cale version), John Cale/LCD Soundsystem (DFA)
3. "Umbrella," Rhianna (Def Jam)
4. "The Worrying Kind," The Ark (Gun Supersonic)
5. "Hey Dad," Final Fantasy (TomLab)

ARTISTS
1. Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy, string arranger, etc.)
2. Mark Ronson
3. James Murphy
4. "Wax Poetics" magazine
5. KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (because working there a) constantly introduces me to fresh music, b) forces me to keep tabs on public tastes, and c) makes me fight hard for music & artists I love & believe in.)