Vicki 's Top Lists of 2012 I went into 2012 with a very ambitious goal of trying to cover more musical ground than in the year before. I set up a playlist and began adding songs from all of the new releases, in an effort to keep track of them all. By March my playlist was already over 100 songs, and undoubtedly did not encapsulate everything new. This approach allowed me to sample a lot of different songs from a variety of artists, but I never really felt that I'd absorbed anything. More importantly, [...]
Thanks to all those who voted! Here are the 111 Best Albums of 2012: Japandroids - Celebration Rock (Bonus Track) Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (Bonus Track) Jack White - Blunderbuss (Bonus Track) Kendrick Lamar - g.o.o.d. kid, maad city Grizzly Bear – Shields The xx - Co-Exist Alabama Shakes - Boys and Girls Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Sharon Von Etten - Tramp Beach House - Bloom
About 200 of you guys participated in our annual readers poll, and the results were tight. You had the chance to vote for 5 albums, and I gave each album a point value, decreasing with each vote. So first place got 5 points, second place got 4, etc... The race was very close between Frank Ocean & Tame Impala, but in the end, Frank Ocean took home the Orange gold. All in all, the taste of you faithful bunch alligns quite well with mine, minus Mumford & Sons. In total, 252!! albums were voted for, which is insane. [...]
Thanks To Camilo for this great artwork. Looking back at 2012, there were plenty of albums that I loved. Was it the best year of music in recent memory? Maybe not, but it was a damn good year in its own right. There is a lot that we may look back on and remember well into the rest of the decade. This year I listed my Top 40 albums, as well as a few honorable mentions that were as close to making my list as they come. I didn't get to listen [...]
[Playlist] The Best Albums of 2012
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If you were wondering where the " Best of " list for Non-Canadian albums of 2012. Here it is. For now I am going to " Best of " list my Top 12 favorite albums that came out in 2012. It might be typical to who will be in the list but at least it will open up a the dialogue on who should or shouldn't be. So check it out! Hope you will agree or disagree 1. Dirty Projectors - Swing [...]
Say goodbye to 2012 with our end of the year mix. It's up for the week and that's it. Thanks for all of the support in 2012. Music to Combat Commuting Doldrums 2012 [ mp3 ] [...]
Here I am, left to go last once again with my favorite songs of the year. I feel as though I listened to more in 2012 than in any other year, and my musical experience was all the better for it. More music means more candidates, which admittedly makes lists like this one tougher. But [...]
1. CHROMATICS – KILL FOR LOVE mp3: Chromatics - Into the Black 2. DIIV – OSHIN mp3: Diiv - How Long Have You Known 3. HOW TO DRESS WELL – TOTAL LOSS mp3: How To Dress Well - Ocean Floor For Everything 4. GRIMES – VISIONS mp3: Grimes - Oblivion 5. FIONA APPLE – THE IDLER WHEEL… 6. KENDRICK LAMAR – good kid, m.A.A.d [...]
Clif's top ten list for 2012 with twenty others receiving honorable mention: 10. Cat Meat – Cat Meat We previewed Cat Meat’s self-titled debut as a Friday Free Feature on November 9, and it’s been in constant rotation between my iPod and car stereo. A complex, experimental alt. country/folk album that claims influences such as Wilco, Sparklehorse and Califone; the classic psychedelic experimenalist, Captain Beefheart; and the legendary bluesmen Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willie McTell. When you listen, they’re all there in subtle drips, drabs and dollops. [...]
Another year comes to an end and with it another great collection of albums and amazing music! Which ones will stand the test of time? We shall see, but here are our picks for favorite albums of 2012!! As for the process, it was pretty simple. I just rounded up all our contributors and had them each send me their fave albums, then I combined them with mine and here's what we came up with in no particular order (except that maybe I tried to get the art works to match up [...]
The Best Albums of 2012, # 10 - 6 Earlier this week the first 5 albums in The Best Albums of 2012 list were posted, which brings us to numbers 10 to 6. Tune in for the top 5 albums on New Year’s Eve, any guesses? Number 10 Artist: The Xx Album: Coexist Label: Young Turks Released: September 5, 2012 Peak on UK Charts: 1 [...]
With 2012 drawing to a close, the DJs of WQHS give to you their top ten albums of the year. Check out the entire list after the jump. 10. Cat Power - Sun Four years after Jukebox and six years since her last original material on The Greatest, Chan Marshall returns with Cat Power in her long awaited ninth full-length album Sun . In what seems to be her most costly work yet, Marshall [...]
Coming up with the albums you loved in any given year is not an inherently difficult task. But deciding between your love and just how good that record is when compared to everyone else's choices can be downright hard. It's the reason our staff dukes it out over this list every year. Because if we [...]
Tercera y última entrega de los mejores 50 discos de 2012, según el equipo de indieHearts . 10. El Perrodiablo - El Espíritu El espíritu, tercer disco de El Perrodiablo , es otra muestra del juego de la banda platense: rock sudoroso y barullo garage.en el que volumen no da tregua por un segundo. El disco brilla gracias a la voz desfachatada de Doma , los sencillos y potentes riffs de guitarra y una [...]
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 [...]
Earlier this month we asked our readers to submit their own annual report . Now that you've seen our selections , we're pleased to share yours. Band of the Year 01. Tame Impala 02. Grizzly Bear 03. Japandroids 04. Death Grips 05. The Black Keys Artist of [...]
Alas, our 2012 Annual Report has come to an end. Over two long, grueling weeks, we've shared this year's top stories , photos , videos , and songs , in addition to our picks for artist , band , rookie , and festival of the year. It ain't over until several of you argue about your favorite albums, so that's where today fits into the picture. Below you'll see 50 of our favorite albums, all ranked and argued for your pleasure. Some you might have heard, others maybe not [...]
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