The year's final band shout-out goes to Catwalk. Congratulations! We look forward.
40. Widowspeak - Widowspeak
39. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
38. Gem Club - Breakers
37. Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
36. Yuck - Yuck
35. Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation
34. Atlas Sound - Parallax
33. Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
32. Blouse - Blouse
31.Pure X - Pleasure
30. Braids - Native Speaker
29. Dirty Beaches - Badlands
28. Cults - Cults
27. EMA - Past Life Of Martyred Saints
26. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
25. Cold Cave - Cherish The Light Years
24. Girls Names - Dead To Me
23. Beirut - The Rip Tide
22. Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde
21. How To Dress Well - Just Once
20. The Antlers - Burst Apart
19. Tennis - Cape Dory
18. James Blake - James Blake
17. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
16. Memory Tapes - Player Piano
15. Minks - By The Hedge
14. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Belong
13. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
12. Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine
11. Low - C'mon
10. Active Child - You Are All I See
9. Destroyer - Kaputt
8. Craft Spells - Idle Labor
7. Washed Out - Within and Without
6. John Maus - We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves
5. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
4. Porcelain Raft - Gone Blind
3. Coma Cinema - Blue Suicide
2. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
1. Wild Beasts - Smother
