We debated, we disagreed, we came up with our collective best 50 albums of 2012.
And we've finally hit the end of our Best of 2012 series! Hope you enjoyed all our posts so far! Honorable Mentions: Allah-Las - Allah-Las [Innovative Leisure] Buxton - Nothing Here Seems Strange [New West] Hospitality - Hospitality [Merge] The Men - Open Your Heart [Sacred Bones] Take By Tress - Other Worlds [Secretly Canadian] 25. Woods - [...]

El 2012 se acaba y llegó la hora de hacer el difícil recuento de todo lo que nos dejó. Tal como se veía venir desde el año pasado y gracias a muy buenos representantes, el R&B tomó mucha fuerza y diferentes caminos. Sin embargo, muchas otras buenas propuestas novedosas surgieron. µ sique les presenta los que para nosotros son los mejores discos del año : Cinco amigos de Brooklyn que plasmaron lo que ya habíamos escuchado en sus sencillos anteriores en un LP. [...]

ILLUSTRATION BY LYDIA CONKLIN 2012 was a spectacular year in music - one with so many records we truly loved that narrowing down the list was difficult. Ordering it, however, was almost impossible. This was a year of shifting genres and experimentation. This was a year that introduced us to some bands that will remain on rotation for years to come and albums that are already on their way to becoming modern classics. Along with the return of many favorites, we were given the debuts from Django Django , Alt J , Frank Ocean , [...]

Podría arrancar esta nota con algún latiguillo aburrido como "Se nos termina un nuevo año y..." . Pero no lo voy a hacer, más que nada porque supongo que todos ya saben que está terminando el año. Y los que no lo saben se están dando cuenta mientras leen estas líneas donde indirectamente -y a mi pesar- lo termino diciendo. La cuestión es que para estas fechas aparecen siempre los balances anuales, esa especie de trampa psicológica que la gente usa para convencerse que las cosas salieron bastante bien y que seguramente el año que viene, si el universo [...]
We're all going to die on December 21, which is fine. Nothing like going down in a big, fiery blaze because some long-dead culture decided December 21, 2012 was the [...] The post The 12 Other Albums You Should've Listened to This Year appeared first on The Smoking Section .
It's that time at last! Triple J Hottest 100 voting has opened. For those that don't let their musical intelligence be insulted by Triple J, this year promises to be another hard slog at getting those 10 tracks perfectly right, so that you can just tick them off as they come up one by one on the 26th January. Well... at least that's what it used to be like. It's been only 10 years ago now, that Queens of the Stone Age held the number 1 spot with their mental track "No One Knows", and only five years [...]

I don’t know how to write about music. I don’t know what time signatures are, what it means for a song to change time signatures, or if I like it when songs change time signatures. I don’t know what dubstep is or if it’s prohibitively uncool to like songs that experts call twee. I don’t know what distinguishes music that is brilliant because it is inaccessible from music that sucks because it is inaccessible. I don’t even know why I like the songs I like. Lacking insight into the real reasons for [...]
Here you go, my top 10 albums of 2012. I went back and forth on this up until the last minute. But alas, there's no going back now. My picks are official and floating around the world wide web for everyone to scrutinize. And speaking of scrutiny, I would love some feedback. Do you agree/disagree with my picks? What were your favorites this year? Heck, what were your least favorites? Leave a comment below and keep the conversation going. [p.s. see how my final top 10 compared to my favorites back in June and July ] [...]
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FUCK WHAT THAT LIST TOLD U. FUCK WHAT UR FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK THINK THEY KNOW. ALL THAT SHIT IS OVERRATED. DON'T BE A LAMESTREAMER WHO 'BUYS THE BUZZ.' SEE THRU THE LIES. IT'S ALL A BUSINESS, FAVOR FOR FAVOR, SPONSORSHIPS, LIES. THESE ARE THE MOST OVERRATED BANDS OF 2K12. 11. Purity Ring and Tanlines I don't really see these groups as 'real bands' even though they are 'trying' as artists to have a vision and message or whatever. They [...]

El lunes empezamos a desvelar nuestro top50 de discos internacionales, son 50 discos que, tras muchas escuchas, han logrado dejar en el tintero a otras muchas joyas. Finalmente hoy, desvelamos el disco que más nos ha gustado del año. Un top 10 con álbums con los que hemos contraído matrimonio de larga duración. Gracias por leernos y esperamos que os haya gustado nuestro top50 internacional, al final de la entrada podréis encontrar la lista de spotify de rigor. 10. Grizzly Bear – "Shields" [...]

Así es, aunque no lo crean, el año ya está por terminar, y podría decir que este ha sido uno de los mas interesantes en muchos aspectos, pero principalmente en cuestiones musicales ha sido uno mas que perfecto ya que ocurrieron cosas muy buenas, en donde fueron apareciendo oleadas de proyectos nuevos de gran calidad, así que de algún modo el estar escuchando mucha música nueva hizo que este 2012 se me pasará como agua entre las manos. Pero bueno, este ya es el tercer año que me encuentro haciendo un listado como este, en el que decido compartirles una [...]
Milktooth likes songs like Beach House's "Wild," the xx's "Fiction" and Kavinsky's "Nightcall" and wants you to like them, too.
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Astronauts, etc. - Chemistry [download here ] What's so good? Roughly a month has passed since UC Berkeley student Anthony Ferraro released his Bon Iver-esque debut EP Supermelodic Pulp . If [...]

The xx return to Seattle on Saturday / photo by Dave Lichterman After a busy week of Decibel Festival, we are back with a whole new selection of shows for you to enjoy. Monday night, we start with Firewater and Bad Things at Crocodile, and also Stephen Marley, Spragga Benz, and Jo Mersa at Showbox at the Market. Tuesday night, Dirty Three is at Neumos, and Mono and Chris Brokaw are at Crocodile. Wednesday has some great choices, Aimee Mann at Neptune Theatre, [...]

A nice surprise in the inbox today from Astronauts, etc. , the solo project of Berkeley student Anthony Ferraro. Ferraro turned to electronic music when arthritis prevented him from pursuing a career in classical piano; the result is the Supermelodic Pulp EP (slated for release on Sept. 8th). Each song will feature a sci-fi music video for each of its five tracks, with a loose narrative tying them together. Take a listen, here's "Mystery Colors". For fans of The xx, Bon Iver, Beach House. Sci-fi video below.

#1. Bon Iver #2. The XX #3. Mumford & Sons #4. Angus & Julia Stone #5. Beach House #6. Youth Lagoon #7. Arcade Fire #8. Miike Snow #9. Passion Pit #10. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros [...]

The new xx single, "Angels," resembles their best stab at Beach House. Funny that both played the late night tv rounds last night. The track is clearing lacking in the Jamie xx department. In case you missed it, the xx announced some tour dates that you can check below. Beach House performed two tracks on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It was good to see Victoria's hair not look like a bird's nest and seemingly sounding upbeat. the xx - Angels (Andrea Remix) [mp3] Beach House - Myth [...]

On September 11th, the xx will release their second studio album Coexist through Young Turks featuring eleven brand new tracks. On lead single "Angels", which will be the opener to the new album, the Londoners channel their indie contemporaries Beach House for a beautiful and blissful three minutes. Producer Jamie xx has mentioned that the new album would be a bit more dance-oriented and with roots in club music, but "Angels" is missing out on that sound and instead (and perhaps more [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: The xx, Beach House, The Temper Trap, Alpine Song: Snakadaktal - Dance Bear [download here ] What's so good? [...]