My favorites so far:
1. A Deeper Understanding - The War on Drugs
2. Oczy Mlody - The Flaming Lips
3. Sleep Well Beast - The National
4. Colors - Beck
5. Crack-Up - Fleet Foxes
6. Heartworms - The Shins
7. Visions of a Life - Wolf Alice
8. Let the Dancers Inherit the Party - British Sea Power
9. I See You - The xx
10. Wonderful Wonderful - The Killers
11. Ti Amo- Phoenix
12. Hot Thoughts - Spoon
The only true disappointment for me so far has been the new Foo Fighters. It's the most bland and forgettable thing they've ever done, coupled with horrible production and poor lyrics. I also passed up the new Arcade Fire, as every song I heard from it left me totally underwhelmed. Can't win them all, I suppose. Here's hoping U2 ends the year on a high note.