The Black Keys

Record of the week: 27/11/11

The Black Keys - El Camino (Nonesuch Records)

Release date: 05/12/11
ROTW Score: 6.5/10

Blouse

Record of the week: 20/11/11

Blouse - Blouse (Captured Tracks)

Release date: 07/11/11
ROTW Score: 8.1/10

Los Campesinos!

Record of the week: 13/11/11

Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness (Wichita)

Release date: 14/11/11
ROTW Score: 7.4/10

Atlas Sound

Record of the week: 06/11/11

Atlas Sound - Parallax (4AD)

Release date: 07/11/11
ROTW Score: 7.3/10

Veronica Falls

Record of the week: 30/10/11

Veronica Falls - Veronica Falls (Bella Union)

Release date: 17/10/11

ROTW Score: 7.6/10

Real Estate

Record of the week: 23/10/11

Real Estate - Days (Domino)

Release date: 17/10/11
ROTW Score: 7.4/10

M83

Record of the week: 16/10/11

M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (Naive)

Release date: 17/10/11
ROTW Score: 9/10

Wild Flag

Record of the week: 09/10/11

Wild Flag - Wild Flag (Wichita)

Release date: 10/10/11
ROTW Score: 8.5/10

Feist

Record of the week: 02/10/11

Feist - Metals (Polydor)

Release date: 03/10/11
ROTW Score: 8.2/10

Zola Jesus

Record of the week: 25/09/11

Zola Jesus - Conatus (Souterrain Transmissions)

Release date: 26/09/11
ROTW Score: 8.8/10

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Record of the week: 18/09/11

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Hysterical (V2 Coop)

Release date: 12/09/11
ROTW Score: 8/10

St. Vincent

Record of the week: 11/09/11

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy (4AD)

Release date: 12/09/11
ROTW Score: 8.6/10

Slow Club

Record of the week: 04/09/11

Slow Club - Paradise (Moshi Moshi)

Release date: 12/09/11
ROTW Score: 7.4/10

Laura Marling

Record of the week: 28/08/11

Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know (Virgin)

Release date: 12/09/11
ROTW Score: 7.6/10

I Break Horses

Record of the week: 21/08/11

I Break Horses - Hearts (Bella Union)

Release date: 22/08/11
ROTW Score: 7.9/10

The War On Drugs

Record of the week: 14/08/11

The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient (Secretly Canadian)

Release date: 22/08/12
ROTW Score: 8.1/10

Beirut

Record of the week: 07/08/11

Beirut - The Rip Tide (Pompeii)

Release date: 29/08/12
ROTW Score: 8.6/10

Moonface

Record of the week: 31/07/11

Moonface - Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped (Jagjaguwar)

Release date: 08/08/11
ROTW Score: 8.2/10

The Voluntary Butler Scheme

Record of the week: 24/07/11

The Voluntary Butler Scheme - The Grandad Galaxy (Split Records)

Release date: 25/07/11
ROTW Score: 7.3/10

Washed Out

Record of the week: 17/07/11

Washed Out - Within And Without (Weird World)

Release date: 11/07/11
ROTW Score: 6.9/10

Eleanor Friedberger

Record of the week: 10/07/11

Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer (Merge)

Release date: 12/07/11
ROTW Score: 8.4/10

Handsome Furs

Record of the week: 03/07/11

Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital (Sub Pop)

Release date: 28/06/11 (US/CA) 25/07/11 (UK)
ROTW Score: 7.4/10

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Record of the week: 26/06/11

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Fat Possum Records)

Release date: 21/06/11
ROTW Score: 8.4/10

Emmy The Great

Record of the week: 19/06/11

Emmy The Great - Virtue (Close Harbour)

Release date: 13/06/11
ROTW Score: 6.9/10

Bon Iver

Record of the week: 12/06/11

Bon Iver - Bon Iver (4AD)

Release date: 20/06/11
ROTW Score: 8/10

Tom Vek

Record of the week: 05/06/11

Tom Vek - Leisure Seizure (Island)

Release date: 06/06/11
ROTW Score: 7.4/10

My Morning Jacket

Record of the week: 29/05/11

My Morning Jacket - Circuital (V2)

Release date: 06/06/11

ROTW Score: 6.8/10

Gang Gang Dance

Record of the week: 22/05/11

Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact (4AD)

Release date: 09/05/11
ROTW Score: 7.1/10

EMA

Record of the week: 15/05/11

EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints (Souterrain Transmissions)

Release date: 09/05/11
ROTW Score: 9.4/10

The Antlers

Record of the week: 08/05/11

The Antlers - Burst Apart (Frenchkiss Records / V2)

Release date: 10/05/11 (US/CA) 02/06/11 (UK)
ROTW Score: 8.5/10

Fleet Foxes

Record of the week: 01/05/11

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (Bella Union)

Release date: 02/05/11
ROTW Score: 8.4/10

Laura Stevenson & The Cans

Record of the week: 24/04/11

Laura Stevenson & The Cans - Sit Resist (Don Giovanni)

Release date: 09/05/11
ROTW Score: 8.3/10

tUnE-yArDs

Record of the week: 17/04/11

tUnE-yArDs - W H O K I L L (4AD)

Release date: 18/04/11
ROTW Score: 8.3/10

TV On The Radio

Record of the week: 10/04/11

TV On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light (Polydor)

Release date: 11/04/11
ROTW Score: 8.2/10

Timber Timbre

Record of the week: 03/04/11

Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On (Full Time Hobby)

Release date: 04/04/11
ROTW Score: 7.8/10

Peter Bjorn and John

Record of the week: 27/03/11

Peter Bjorn and John - Gimme Some (Cooking Vinyl)

Release date: 28/03/11
ROTW Score: 7.6/10

Braids

Record of the week: 20/03/11

Braids - Native Speaker (Kanine)

Release date: 04/04/11 (UK) 18/01/11 (CA/US)
ROTW Score: 8.6/10

Parts & Labor

Record of the week: 13/03/11

Parts & Labor - Constant Future (Jagjaguwar)

Release date: 07/03/11
ROTW Score: 8.1/10

The Rural Alberta Advantage

Record of the week: 06/03/11

The Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing (Saddle Creek)

Release date: 28/02/11
ROTW Score: 7.7/10

Lykke Li

Record of the week: 27/02/11

Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes (Atlantic)

Release date: 28/02/11
ROTW Score: 8.1/10

Radiohead

Record of the week: 20/02/11

Radiohead - The King Of Limbs (XL)

Release date: 18/02/11 (Download) 28/03/11 (CD/Vinyl)
ROTW Score: 7.3/10

Gruff Rhys

Record of the week: 13/02/11

Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo (Turnstile)

Release date: 14/02/11
ROTW Score: 8.5/10

PJ Harvey

Record of the week: 06/02/11

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (Island)

Release date: 14/02/11
ROTW Score: 9.2/10

Joan As Police Woman

Record of the week: 30/01/11

Joan As Police Woman - The Deep Field (Pias)

Release date: 24/01/11
ROTW Score: 7.8/10

Iron & Wine

Record of the week: 23/01/11

Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean (4AD)

Release date: 24/01/11
ROTW Score: 7.8/10

Destroyer

Record of the week: 16/01/11

Destroyer - Kaputt (Merge)

Release date: 24/01/11
ROTW Score: 8.7/10

The Decemberists

Record of the week: 09/01/11

The Decemberists - The King Is Dead (Rough Trade)

Release date: 17/01/11
ROTW Score: 7.7/10

Anna Calvi

Record of the week: 02/01/11

Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi (Domino)

Release date: 17/01/11
ROTW Score: 7.4/10