Another year goes by. "I'm old before my time." The decade is over. Bring on my 30s. A lot of good music was released this year, as it is every year. This is just some of the albums that kept me somewhat sane during a very up and down year. All recognitions on this page are in alphabetical order. To read the TOP 5 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR and the TOP 25 SONGS OF THE YEAR, click this link.
PUNK ALBUMS OF YEAR
Banner Pilot-Collapser
Bomb the Music Industry-Scrambles
Dear Landlord-Dream Homes
Strung Out-Agents of the Underground
Swellers, The-Ups and Downsizing
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HARDCORE ALBUMS OF YEAR
Converge-Axe to Fall
Dead Swans-Sleepwalkers
Death Before Dishonor-Better Ways to Die
No Friends
Set Your Goals-This Will Be the Death of Us
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METAL ALBUMS OF YEAR
Between the Buried and Me-The Great Misdirect
Dying Fetus-Descend into Depravity
Kylesa-Static Tensions
Mastodon-Crack the Skye
Red Chord, The-Fed Through the Teeth Machine
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COUNTRY-ish ALBUMS OF YEAR
Bob Dylan-Together Through Life
Ramblin' Jack Elliot -A Stranger Here
Son Volt-American Central Dust
Takers, The-Taker Easy
Yesterday's Ring -Diamonds in the Ditch
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SINGER/SONGWRITER ALBUM OF YEAR
Lucas, Austin -Somebody Loves You
Nichols, Ben-The Last Pale Light in the West
Price, Chad-Smile Sweet Face
Ragan, Chuck-Gold Country
Turner, Frank-Poetry of the Deed
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REISSUE ALBUMS OF YEAR
Drag the River-Bad at Breaking Up
Filth/Blatz
Let Them Know-The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records
Pour Habit-Suiticide
Wrecktrospective
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EPS OF THE YEAR
Defeater-Lost Ground
Lawrence Arms, The-Buttsweat and Tears
Loved Ones, The-Distractions
NOFX-Cokie the Clown
Paint it Black-Amnesia
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ROCK ALBUMS OF YEAR
AFI-Love Crash Love
Celan-Halo
.Moneen.-The World I Want to Leave Behind
Nothington-Roads, Bridges and Ruins
Paramore-Brand New Eyes
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ETC. ALBUMS OF YEAR
Andrew Jackson Jihad-Can't Maintain
Flight of the Conchords-I Told You I Was Freaky
Gwar-Lust in Space
Polar Bear Club-Chasing Hamburg
Sharks Come Cruisin'-Providence Pier Sessions
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RECORD LABELS OF YEAR
Anti/Epitaph
BYO
Fat
No Idea
Suburban Home
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