Frosted Ambassador - The Frosted Ambassador: Would love some more

Faust - The Faust Tapes: Perfect for the right time and place

Elf Power - A Dream in Sound: I feel silly for missing out on this classic

Drug Church - Hygiene: Certainly acceptable

deathcrash - Return: The slowcore revival is not getting enough praise

Dashboard Confessional - All the Truth That I Can Tell: So comforting

Comeback Kid - Heavy Steps: May not be groundbreaking, but still great

Cloakroom - Dissolution Wave: Sometimes shoegaze hits just right

Chocolate USA - Smoke Machine: Sightly more cohesive

Chocolate USA - All Jets Are Gonna Fall Today: I am not really sure what I just listened to

caroline - caroline: Slowcore triumph

Broken Social Scene - Old Dead Young: Some definite gems here

Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There: Appointment listening

Apples in Stereo - Tone Soul Evolution: Psychedelic pop perfect for a spring day

Anxious - Little Green House: Certainly some ear worms

Animal Collective - Time Skiffs: A wonderful spring album

A Giant Dog - Pile: Punchy, garage rock that would be a blast live

Aereogramme - A Story in White: A little scattershot, but cohesive enough of an oddball lo-fi album

Great Lakes - Great Lakes: "The epitome of what Elephant 6 was about"

Virginity - Popmortem: A little under the radar, but perhaps justifiably