Monday, December 31, 2012

BEST OF 2012 | TOP 50 ALBUMS

Finally just a few hours left till we toast to the New Year! This past year seems like it flew right by again and the world decided not to end… We made a list last year and we decided to do it again this year... So here we go! This is a list of 50 records that I really enjoyed. I really do hope you enjoy this list as well and hopefully discover something new out of it! That's what usually happens to me when I read end of year lists! Happy New Year everybody and hope to see ya in all 2013...




50. BEST COAST | The Only Place (Mexican Summer)




49. FIGHT BITE | Fight Bite
 (Self-Released)


48. ANDY STOTT | Luxury Problems




47. WHITE RABBITS | Milk Famous



46. FRANKIE ROSE | Interstellar



45. THE WALKMEN | Heaven



44. LIGHT ASYLUM | Light Asylum


43. SLEIGH BELLS | Reign of Terror (Mom + Pop)



42. YEASAYER | Fragrant World



41. LAUREL HALO | Quarantine




40. LINDSTOM | Six Cups of Rebel


39. CALIFORNIA WIVES | Art History (Vagrant)



38. CRYSTAL CASTLES | (III)




37.  JAPANDROIDS | Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl)



36. SYMMETRY | Themes For An Imaginary Film
 (Italians Do It Better)



35. FLYING LOTUS | Until The Quiet Comes
34. ∆ (ALT-J) | An Awesome Wave



33. DUM DUM GIRLS | End of Daze



32. DEAN BLUNT & INGA COPELAND | Black is Beautiful



31. SINKANE | Sinkane
 (DFA Records)


30. WILLIS EARL BEAL | Acousmatic Sorcery

29. LARRY GUS | Silent Congas (DFA Records)



28. MAZES | Mazes Blazes (Parasol/Sanzimat International)



27. CHAIRLIFT | Something



26. BEACH HOUSE | Bloom




25. JESSIE WARE | Devotion


24. PRETTY GOOD DANCE MOVES | Pretty Good Dance Moves (Mad Dragon)


 
23. THE HOLIDAY CROWD | Over The Bluffs



22. CAT POWER | Sun (Matador)



21. LIARS | WIXIW



20. THE XX | Coexist (Young Turks)



19. NICOLAS JAAR | Don’t Break My Love / The Prism



18. DISAPPEARS | Pre Language (Kranky)


17. CHROMATICS | Running From the Sun (Italians Do It Better)



16. PURITY RING | Shrines (Last Gang/4AD)



15. THE 2 BEARS | Be Strong



14. HOT CHIP | In Our Heads





13. PEAKING LIGHTS | Lucifer



12. TAME IMPALA | Lonerism (Modular)



11. TWIN SHADOW | Confess




10. LOWER DENS | Nootropics



09. NITE JEWEL | One Second of Love


08. KASPER BJORKE | Fool
07. FATHER JOHN MISTY | Fear Fun



06. MIIKE SNOW | Happy to You




05. FRANK OCEAN | Channel Orange



04. THE CRYSTAL ARK | The Crystal Ark (DFA Records)



03. GRIMES | Visions



02. KENDRICK LAMAR | good kid, m.A.A.d city

01. CHROMATICS | Kill For Love (Italians Do It Better)


Here is the LIST OF TOP 50 releases of 2012!

50. BEST COAST | The Only Place (Mexican Summer)
49. FIGHT BITE | Fight Bite
 (Self-Released)
48. ANDY STOTT | Luxury Problems


47. WHITE RABBITS | Milk Famous
46. FRANKIE ROSE | Interstellar
45. THE WALKMEN | Heaven
44. LIGHT ASYLUM | Light Asylum
43. SLEIGH BELLS | Reign of Terror (Mom + Pop)
42. YEASAYER | Fragrant World
41. LAUREL HALO | Quarantine

40. LINDSTOM | Six Cups of Rebel
39. CALIFORNIA WIVES 
| Art History
38. CRYSTAL CASTLES | (III)
37. JAPANDROIDS | Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl)
36. SYMMETRY | Themes For An Imaginary Film
 (Italians Do It Better)
35. FLYING LOTUS | Until The Quiet Comes
34. ∆ (ALT-J) | An Awesome Wave
33. DUM DUM GIRLS | End of Daze
32. DEAN BLUNT & INGA COPELAND | Black is Beautiful
31. SINKANE | Sinkane
 (DFA Records)
30. WILLIS EARL BEAL | Acousmatic Sorcery
29. LARRY GUS | Silent Congas (DFA Records)
28. MAZES | Mazes Blazes (Parasol/Sanzimat International)
27. CHAIRLIFT | Something
26. BEACH HOUSE | Bloom
25. JESSIE WARE | Devotion

24. PRETTY GOOD DANCE MOVES | Pretty Good Dance Moves (Mad Dragon)
23. THE HOLIDAY CROWD | Over The Bluffs
22. CAT POWER | Sun (Matador)
21. LIARS | WIXIW
20. THE XX | Coexist (Young Turks)
19. NICOLAS JAAR | Don’t Break My Love / The Prism

18. DISAPPEARS | Pre Language (Kranky)
17. CHROMATICS | Running From the Sun
 (Italians Do It Better)
16. PURITY RING | Shrines (Last Gang/4AD)
15. THE 2 BEARS | Be Strong
14. HOT CHIP | In Our Heads
13. PEAKING LIGHTS | Lucifer
12. TAME IMPALA | Lonerism (Modular)
11. TWIN SHADOW | Confess
10. LOWER DENS | Nootropics
09. NITE JEWEL | One Second of Love
08. KASPER BJORKE | Fool
07. FATHER JOHN MISTY | Fear Fun
06. MIIKE SNOW | Happy to You
05. FRANK OCEAN | Channel Orange
04. THE CRYSTAL ARK | The Crystal Ark (DFA Records)
03. GRIMES | Visions
02. KENDRICK LAMAR | good kid, m.A.A.d city

01. CHROMATICS | Kill For Love
 (Italians Do It Better)