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Kishi Bashi — 151a

A victim of early-album-release syndrome, perhaps, because like Lower Dens, this got plenty of attention on its release, but very little end-of-year love. This is a shame, because we’re still enjoying its exuberant pop stylings and intricate layering as much as we were a year ago, when we tipped K. Ishibashi as an artist to watch in 2012.