The Best of the Year So Far. Maybe.

In no order, because it was hard enough to pick just ten to start with.

Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

Currently tearing up festivals the length of the UK, Win & Co. proved Funeral wasn’t a one-off with this.

El-P – I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead

Proving there’s still life in hip-hop with the help of some alt-rock royalty.

Field Music – Tones of Town

Short, sharp brilliance; a metaphor for their career, if rumours of a split are true.

The Shins – Wincing the Night Away

Zack Braff’s shunt into the mainstream consciousness didn’t faze.

Blonde Redhead – 23

New York stalwarts create something special on their 7^th outing.

Justice – Cross

DANCE IS BACK!

Grinderman – Grinderman

Old man Nick Cave shows the youngsters how to rock. Or RAWK! Or something.

Panda Bear – Person Pitch

If the Beach Boys hired a choir and went even more mental, it’d sound like this.

Feist – The Reminder

A gorgeous record which reinforces Broken Social Scene’s supergroup status.

Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destoyer?

Last but not least, the best Canadian band which isn’t actually Canadian.

I could be wrong, like.