Best albums of 2014: No. 11-20 (with playlist!)

The Music or Space Shuttle? braintrust rolls out its top albums of 2014 this week! Today we start with our individual picks for #11-20, with playlists sampling each group of 10. We’ll reveal our top 10 throughout the week, culminating with our top pick on Friday, Dec. 19th.

Todd’s #11-20

20. Alt-J, This Is All Yours

19. Craft Spells, Nausea

18. Bully, Bully EP

17. Future Islands, Singles

16. Pixies, Indie Cindy

15. Dum Dum Girls, Too True

14. St. Vincent, St. Vincent

13. I Break Horses, Chiaroscuro

12. Warpaint, Warpaint

11. Hozier, Hozier

Chris’ #11-20

20. Jessie Ware, Tough Love

19. Angel Olsen, Burn Your Fire for No Witness

18. The Raveonettes, Pe’ahi

17. Beck, Morning Phase

16. Phantogram, Voices

15. Mastodon, Once More ‘Round the Sun

14. Warpaint, Warpaint

13. Sylvan Esso, Sylvan Esso

12. Tune Yards, Nikki Nack

11. Parquet Courts, Sunbathing Animal

MoSS? Monthly Mixtape: May 2012

Side A : Todd’s Picks

1. Beastie Boys , “Pass the Mic”

2. 2:54, “You’re Early”

3. The Walkmen, “Heaven”

4. Craft Spells, “Still Left With Me”

5. Japandroids, “The House That Heaven Built”

Side B : Chris’ Picks

1. Beastie Boys, “Skills to Pay the Bills”

2. Best Coast, “How They Want Me to Be”

3. CFCF, “Exercise 3”

4. Actress, “Serpent”

5. Airiel, “Daydreamer”