Die Plattenschränke sind aufgeräumt – und die LOOP-Autoren haben ihre Favoriten des Jahres fein säuberlich aufgelistet.

Matthias Krobath

Dr. John: Locked Down
Blu & Exile: Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them
Norah Jones: Little Broken Hearts
Quakers: Quakers
Santigold: Master of My Make-Believe
Nas: Life Is Good
Cody Chesnutt: Landing on a Hundred
DJ Vadim: Don’t Be Scared
Homeboy Sandman: First of a Living Breed
Sophie Hunger: The Danger of Light

Christian Pauli

David Byrne & St. Vincent: Love This Giant
Death Grips: The Money Store
Dr. John: Locked Down
Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons of the Light II
F.S.K.: Akt, eine Treppe hinabsteigend
Müslüm: Süpervitamin
Roy & the Devil’s Motorcycle: Tell it to the People
Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light
The Swans: The Seer

Reverend Beat-Man

Hank Haint: Blackout
Jeff Pop: Billy the Monster
Jessie Mae Hemphil: Same
The Happy Kids: Sheena’s with the Happy Kids
Becky Lee and Drunkfoot: Hello Black Halo
Stephan Eicher: Noise Boys
Belvue: Discography
Fear of God: Fear of God 7”
Die Antwoord: Tension
Reverend Beat-Man: I’ll Take Care of You

Veit Stauffer

Fiona Daniel: Backyard
Dr. John: Locked Down
Earth: Angels of Darkness II
Patrick Fitzgerald: Subliminal Alienation
Gonzales: Solo Piano II
Hauschka & Hagn: Silfra
Melingo: Corazon & Hueso
Patti Smith: Banga
Soap & Skin: Narrow
Nadja Zela: Wrong Side of Town

Thomas Bohnet

Dexys: One Day I’m Going to Soar
Benjamin Biolay: Vengeanc
Various Artists: Onda Tropica
Wolke: Für Immer
Lescop: Lescop
Ernst Molden: A so a scheena dag
Lana Del Rey: Born to Die
La Grande Sophie: La Pace du Fantôme
Tu Fawning: Monument
Get Well Soon: The Scarlet Beast O’Seven Heads

Sam Mumenthaler

Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Sharon Van Etten: Tramp
Roy & the Devil’s Motorcycle: Tell it to the People
Dr. John: Locked Down
Jack White: Blunderbuss
The Staves: The Dead & Born & Grown
Nick Waterhouse: Time’s All Gone
Julian Sartorius: Beat Diary
Mama Rosin: Bye Bye Bayou
Chuck Prophet: Temple Beautiful

Michael Gasser

First Aid Kit: The Lion’s Roar
Jack White: Blunderbuss
Spain: The Soul of Spain
Land Covered with Briar: Briar
Plan B: Ill Manors
Beth Orton: Sugaring Season
Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos
Angel Snow: Angel Snow
Beachwood Sparks: Tarnished Gold
Sera Cahoone: Deer Creek Canyon

Reto Aschwanden

Tindersticks: The Something Rain
The bianca Story: Coming Home
Fai Baba: Snake Snake
Soap & Skin: Narrow
Mark Lanegan: Blues Funeral
Min King: Am Bluemeweg
Les Yeux Sans Visage: Tomorrow Is a Million Years
Gemma Ray: Island Fire
Pet Shop Boys: Elysium
Müslüm: Süpervitamin

Philipp Niederberger

The Chrome Cranks: Ain’t No Lies in Blood
True Sons of Thunder: Spoonful of Seedy Dudes
The Spits: Muede und einsahm
Genital Hospital: Genital Hospital
Chralie Tweddle: The Midnite Plowboy
Hank Wood & the Hammerheads: Go Home
Roy & the Devil’s Motorcycle: Tell it to the People
The Legs: Aaaa the New Memphis Legs
Chimiks: Modern Storm
Bits of Shit: Cut Sleeves

Philipp Anz

Sharon Van Etten: Tramp
Django Django: Django Django
The 2 Bears: Be Strong
Angel Olsen: Half Way Home
Emily Wells: Mama
Allah-Las: Allah-Las
Marissa Nadler: The Sister
Grimes: Visions
John Talabot: Fin
Julia Holter: Ekstasis

Tony Lauber

Ry Cooder: Election Special
David Byrne & St. Vincent: Love This Giant
Alejandro Escovedo: Big Station
Joan Osborne: Bring it on Home
Ruthie Foster: Let it Burn
Sacri Cuori: Rosario
Quantic & Alice Russell: Look Around the Corner
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
Meshell Ndegeocello: Pour une âme souveraine – A Dedication to Nina Simone
David Hidalgo, Malo Nanji, Luther Dickinson: 3 Skulls and the Truth

Pascal Cames

Air: Le voyage dans la lune
Alex Highton: Woodditton Wives Club
Andrew Bird: Break it Yourself
Sophie Hunger: The Danger of Light
Norah Jones: Little Broken Hearts
Lianne La Havas: Is Your Love Big Enough?
Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn’t
Frank Ocean: Channel Orange
Sinkane: Mars
Trembling Bells: The Marble Downs

Benedikt Sartorius

Animal Collective: Centipede HZ
Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan
Frank Ocean: Channel Orange
F.S.K.: Akt, eine Treppe hinabsteigend
Lotus Plaza: Spooky Action at a Distance
Laurel Halo: Quarantine
Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Roy & the Devil’s Motorcycle: Tell it to the People
Ariel Pink: Mature Themes
Graham Coxon: A+E

Nino Kühnis

Adolina: Caldeira
White Lung: Sorry
Cate Le Bon: Cyrk
Ormonde: Machine
Death Grips: The Money Store
Metz: Metz
Best Coast: The Only Place
Cat Power: Sun
Duara: On the Hill
Beach House: Bloom

Christoph Lenz

Lower Dens: Nootropics
The Shins: Port of Morrow
Mark Lanegan: Blues Funeral
Grizzly Bear: Shields
Black Keys: El Camino
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Americana
Tame Impala: Lonerism
Züri West: Göteborg
Min King: Bluemeweg

Marcel Elsener

Nightingales: No Love Lost
John Cooper Clarke: Evidently, Vol. 2
F.S.K.: Akt, eine Treppe hinabsteigend
Stahlberger: Innerorts
Thomaten und Beeren: Strahlen der Liebe
Lotus Plaza: Spooky Action at a Distance
Lightships: Electric Cables
The Sea and Cake: Runner
Julia Holter: Ekstasis
Ty Segall & White Fence: Hair