Staff Picks - Mark DiCristina (production coordinator)

I like to believe that there's a certain objectivity to my list. Maybe you don't agree, but that's just because you don't know what you're talking about.

1. Deerhunter - Microcastle
2. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
3. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
4. Spiritualized - Songs in A & E
5. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
6. Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
7. M83 - Saturdays=Youth
8. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
9. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down In the Light
10. Subtle - ExitingARM