15. Florence and The Machine: 'Lungs' (Island) - The most anticipated debut this year, Florence & the Machine had the droves queueing, and 'Lungs' delivered with aplomb. The Mercury-nominated, Brit-awarded F&TM were scrubbed up for 'Lungs' with bankable production from James Ford and Paul Epworth - glistening with harp and percussive-heavy arrangements, Welch's dark imaginings wander wide as her siren's vocal soars, her banshee wails. 'Lungs' is a knee to the groin, an upper-cut to the jaw and sawdust in the eyes as you squirm. Packed with hits and splendour, 'Lungs' is tender, theatrical, dark, lusty, primeval and soulful - a cartwheeling romp of an album. (Mark Perlaki)
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- Moderat, Memory Tapes and Vitalic?!! Great list for including those alone
- The Blueprint 3? That is one rubbish album. Shame that Jay Z hasn't made a good album for 8 years.
- Tune-Yards should have been on this list.
- Gotta be the best album list I've read so far!
- bunch of marginally talented hipster douches ruined this list.
YYY and Muse are the only ones worth buying.
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