I like Stay Gold more than I like The Lion's Roar. The Lion's Roar doesn't have anything that just crushes like a couple on Stay Gold do, Cedar Lane in particular.

No First Aid Kit? From anyone? That's disappointing. I was really out of the loop this year as far as new music goes, but I was able to experience the joys of The War on Drugs, and especially First Aid Kit's Stay Gold album. I thought for sure it would have surfaced on somebody's list on this site.