in chronological order:
Nada Surf / the stars are indifferent to astronomy
A Winged Victory For The Sullen / a winged victory for the sullen
Craig Finn / clear heart full eyes
Air / le voyage dans la lune
Field Music / plumb
Julia Holter / ekstasis
Todd Snider / agnostic hymns & stoner fables
It Bites / map of the past
Beach House / bloom
Patti Smith / banga
Mike Keneally / wing beat fantastic
The dbs / falling off the sky
Rhian Sheehan / seven tales of the north wind
Stars / the north
Ben Folds Five / the sound of the life of the mind
Hammock / departure songs
Beth Orton / sugaring season
Donald Fagen / sunken condos
The Sea And The Cake / runner
Comments: if I had to pick just one as the best I'd go with the Todd Snider. The db's was actually a disappointment and the Beach House, a critic's darling, wasn't that great. Nice to see BFF back as well as Beth Orton.