Robert Howell is a philosophy professor at SMU, author and proud new father of a boy called Julian. He also digs good tunes. Streamable playlist via Rdio.

1. Grizzly Bear, Shields (Warp)
2. Sharon Van Etten, Tramp (Jagjaguwar)
3. Father John Misty, Fear Fun (Sub Pop)
4. Spiritualized, Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)
5. Dirty Projectors, Swing Lo Magellan (Domino)
6. Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel… (Epic)
7. Tame Impala, Lonerism (Modular Fontana)
8. Zeus, Busting Visions (Arts & Crafts)
9. DZ Deathrays, Bloodstreams (Three Quarter)
10. El-P, Cancer for Cure (Fat Possum)
11. I Break Horses, Hearts (I Kill Love)
12. Magic Trick, Ruler of the Night (Hardly Art)