Top 50 Albums of the Year Part 5 of 5: The Top 15 Albums of All Year

Welcome to the final installment and last post of the year. This year has been a treat, there has been so many great albums, it was hard to choose what was the best of the best. Even though I have listened to a lot of albums this year, I know I have missed out on some good stuff. So if you think that there should be a record on any of these lists then please leave a courteous comment on my posts. In the end it's really not the number that counts, it's how the music makes you feel, and that's how I base this list off of. So as I sign off for the rest of the year I would like thank everyone who reads this and I hope that you are sharing all this great music that I am sharing with you. Happy Holidays to you all and I hope to see you all next year.

15. Cults - Cults

Cults - You Know What I Mean by cultscultscults

14. Sleep ∞ Over - Forever

Casual Diamond by Sleep ∞ Over

13. Neon Indian - Era Extrana

Hex Girlfriend by MGMTNeonIndian

12. Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

Trembling Hands by Explosions in the Sky

11. Gauntlet Hair - Gauntlet Hair

Gauntlet Hair "Keep Time" by DOJAGSC

10. White Denim - D

White Denim - Bess St by ProspectPark

9. Panda Bear - Tomboy

Panda Bear: Slow Motion by -gaga

8. Starfawn - Starfawn EP

12,000 B.C. by Starfawn

7. Real Estate - Days

Real Estate - Municipality by DominoRecordCo

6. Delicate Steve - Wondervisions

Delicate Steve- Don't Get Stuck (Proud Elephants) by The FADER

5. Starfucker - Reptilians

Starfucker - "Millions" by terrorbird

4. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

Shabazz Palaces - An Echo From The Hosts That Profess Infinitum by subpop

3. Pure X - Pleasure

Dry Ice by PURE X

2. Peaking Lights - 936

Hey Sparrow by Peaking Lights

1. Washed Out - Within and Without

Washed out - You and I by iroel

So there you have it. It is ok if you disagree, let me know what your favorites are in the comments box.
Honorable mention to the incredibly talented Purity Ring for their 7" release this year.
Killing Sasquatch will be back next year to bring you even more music so stay tuned. Thanks again.

Top 50 Albums of the Year Part 4 of 5: Rock 'n' Roll

The spirit of rock 'n' roll has always been infused in humans since the beginning of time. Some have said that rock is dead, and though I have agreed to some degree in the years past I believe there has been a strong showing in the scene this past year. Though the genre of rock 'n' roll has faded from the limelight, it has been surging in the underground and taking on new forms. You just have to look in the right places, and you have found one of them here.

The Black Keys - El Camino

The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines by emanuel.amorim

Dum Dum Girls - Only In Dreams

Dum Dum Girls - Coming Down by subpop

Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

Explosions In The Sky - Last Known Surroundings by may_nothing

Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

Girls - Honey Bunny by artsandcraftsmx

Hypatia Lake - Ouroboros

Suicide will not save you from this darkness that comes for us by hypatialake

Jeff The Brotherhood - We Are The Champions

JEFF The Brotherhood - 'Diamond Way' by SpunkRecords

Male Bonding - Endless Now

Male Bonding - Bones by subpop

North Highlands - Wild One

North Highlands - Steady Steady by popgunbooking

Pure X - Pleasure

Twisted Mirror by PURE X

Real Estate - Days

Real Estate - Green Aisles by DominoRecordCo

Shimmering Stars - Violent Hearts

Shimmering Stars "I'm Gonna Try" by PureHoney + TheHoneyComb

Viva Voce - The Future Will Destroy You

Analog Woodland Song by Viva Voce

Waters - Out In the Light

For The One by cityslang

The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient

The War On Drugs - Come To The City by Emo's Austin

We Were Promised Jetpacks - In The Pit Of The Stomach

We Were Promised Jetpacks - Picture of Health by grand royal

White Denim - D

Drug by WhiteDenim

Yuck - Yuck

Get Away by Yuck

Top 50 Albums of the Year Part 3 of 5: Misc. Category

This miscellaneous category contains everything from hip-hop to instrument and contains all the year's best EPs. Once again this list is alphabetical according to artist.

Das Racist - Relax

Das Racist - Girl by flyergoodness

Delicate Steve - Wondervisions

Delicate Steve - Sugar Splash by MOORWORKS

Exitmusic - From Silence

Exitmusic — The Hours by DOJAGSC

Peaking Lights - 936

Amazing and Wonderful by Peaking Lights

People Get Ready - People Get Ready

People Get Ready: "Uncanny" by Brassland

Phantogram - Nightlife

Phantogram - Don't Move by vibetothis

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up

Shabazz Palaces - Swerve... by subpop

Starfawn - Starfawn

Dark Touch by Starfawn

Nothing Dead by Starfawn

Surfer Blood - Tarot Classics

Surfer Blood - I'm Not Ready by Chris Topher Dawe

Toro Y Moi - Freaking Out

Toro Y Moi - Saturday Love by Carpark Records

Typhoon - A New Kind Of House

Typhoon - The Honest Truth by tender-loving-empire

Top Albums of the Year Part 2 of 5: Electronic

Electronic music is largely represented as the music of the future. But when bands or artists start making this kind of music it's hard not to say we live in the future. This year's electro music is equipped with gravity defying synthesizers, high flying keyboards, layering like something that's super layered, drum beats that make you feel like the final boss, and majestically swirling vocals. Here are my top Electronic albums of the year (alphabetically).

Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder

Oh, Why by BALAM ACAB

Chrome Sparks - My <3

All There Is (Feat. Steffaloo) by chrome sparks

Neon Indian - Era Extrana

fallout // neon indian by sexmusic

Panda Bear - Tomboy

Surfer's Hymn / Panda Bear by ohtaffeta

Pictureplane - Thee Physical

Real is a Feeling by PICTUREPLANE

Sleep ∞ Over - Forever

Romantic Streams by Sleep ∞ Over

Washed Out - Within And Without

Washed Out - Far Away by haibee_mirage

Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting

Young Galaxy 'Peripheral Visionaries' by paperbagrecords