10. Dreamsalon, Soft Stab (Dragnet/Sweet Rot)
9. Earth, Primitive and Deadly (Southern Lord)
8. Naomi Punk, Television Man (Captured Tracks)
7. S, Cool Choices (Hardly Art)
6. Tacocat, NVM (Hardly Art)
[Note: Tacocat singer/Stranger music editor Emily Nokes had nothing to do with this, so please feel free to suck it.]
5. Perfume Genius, Too Bright (Matador)
4. Ahamefule J. Oluo (feat. okanomodé Soulchilde), Now I'm Fine (s/r)
3. Chimurenga Renaissance, riZe vadZimu riZe (Brick Lane)
2. Iska Dhaaf, Even the Sun Will Burn (Brick Lane)
1. Shabazz Palaces, Lese Majesty (Sub Pop)