Best Albums: Vaura, Weekend Nachos, Grizzly Bear, Exivious, Brutal Truth / Bastard Noise
Vaura: The Missing
Weekend Nachos: Still
Grizzly Bear: Shields: B-Sides
Exivious: Liminal
Brutal Truth / Bastard Noise: The Axiom of Post-Inhumanity
Gorguts
Best Albums: Chrome Hoof, RJD2, Anna Calvi, Sleigh Bells, Kevin Hufnagel
Chrome Hoof: Chrome Black Gold
RJD2: More Is Than Isn’t
Anna Calvi: One Breath
Sleigh Bells: Bitter Rivals
Kevin Hufnagel: Ashland
Best Albums: NIN, Chelsea Wolfe, Gorguts, Neko Case, Volcano Choir, MLIW, King Khan
Nine Inch Nails: Hesitation Marks
Chelsea Wolfe: Pain Is Beauty
Gorguts: Colored Sands
Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight; the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You
Volcano Choir: Repave
Modern Life Is War: Fever Hunting
King Khan & The Shrines: Idle No More
Dysrhythmia: Hyperactive Technicality
Strip down, way down, the layers of the moody energy of Brooklyn post-rock metal trio Dysrhythmia’s fifth album, Psychic Maps, and you can hear an indication of the agility responsible for the band’s deep intensity.