I don't think I've been impressed with too much this year. Not sure how long some of these will stick around, but here are some things that stood out:
Daughters
High on Fire
Love is All
Male Bonding
Roky Erickson (at least the half I've heard so far)
Spoon
Surfer Blood's "Swim"
Wooden Shjips (released this year, but has mostly older stuff on it)
Disappointed in the new Hold Steady and Caribou albums. And yet again, Broken Social Scene has me wondering why everyone shits their pants over these guys.