Fourteen great tracks from albums released this year, or at the turn of last. Our varied selection is as follows:

1. Arcade Fire: Ready to Start
2. Iron & Wine: Walking Far From Home
3. The Low Anthem: Matter of Time
4. Villagers: Becoming A Jackal
5. The Smoke Fairies: Strange Moon Rising
6. The Broken Family Band: Give & Take
7. Six Organs of Admittance:  Hold but Let Go
8. The Decembrists: Down by the Water
9. Geva Alon: The Wind Whispers
10. Brandi Carslile: Late Morning Lullaby
11. Teddy Thompson: One of These Days
12. Band of Joy: Satan, your Kingdom must Come Down
13. Ray Lamontagne: God Willin’ the Creek Don’t Rise
14. Jessica Lee Mayfield: Our Hearts are Wrong