- Wondrous Bughouse by Youth Lagoon
- Muchacho by Phosphorescent
- Modern Vampires of the City by Vampire Weekend
- Wed 21 by Juana Molina
- Country Sleep by Night Beds
- Lonerism by Tame Impala 1I know this came out in 2012, but look at the title. It says, “of 2013” and not “released in 2013.”
- Mature Themes by Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti 2This too was released in 2012, but I started to listen to it this year.
- We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic by Foxygen
- The Invisible Way by Low
- Trouble Will Find Me by The National
- Strange Pleasures by Still Corners
- All Hail West Texas by The Mountain Goats
- Searching for Sugarman by Rodriguez
- Fade by Yo La Tengo