Your 23 favorite albums of 2012

I was here on the dock waiting for you the whole time.
You forced me into the arms of the ocean.

kosmo wrote:
Flag on the play - improper use of the term power pop - The new Shoes record is a perfect example of radio ready power pop, if it were the 70s of course ;)

I like calling it that.  (this made me smile)

Anywho, here are some of my favorite records:

Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
Walkmen - Heaven
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Dr. John - Locked Down
Santigold - Master of Make Belive
Metz
Fiona Apple - Long Titile
Cat Power - Sun (although it's the first 1/2 that's the strongest)
Ty Segall - Twins
Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse

K8teebug wrote:
Anywho, here are some of my favorite records:

Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
Walkmen - Heaven
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Dr. John - Locked Down
Santigold - Master of Make Belive
Metz
Fiona Apple - Long Titile
Cat Power - Sun (although it's the first 1/2 that's the strongest)
Ty Segall - Twins
Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse

Cat Power's albums are always above average, however… she ALWAYS has a track or two that just fucking amazing. Love the track Manhattan on Sun, one of those tracks that you can listen to over and over again.

Spiritualized  "Hey Jane"

My top 10:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-e-kessler/favorite-albums-2012_b_2231520.html

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Yada wrote:

K8teebug wrote:
Anywho, here are some of my favorite records:

Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
Walkmen - Heaven
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Dr. John - Locked Down
Santigold - Master of Make Belive
Metz
Fiona Apple - Long Titile
Cat Power - Sun (although it's the first 1/2 that's the strongest)
Ty Segall - Twins
Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse

Cat Power's albums are always above average, however… she ALWAYS has a track or two that just fucking amazing. Love the track Manhattan on Sun, one of those tracks that you can listen to over and over again.

Agreed.  I didn't like her last album, but really listened to Sun a bunch. 

this is pretty funny

http://www.flavorwire.com/357103/stereotyping-you-by-your-favorite-album-of-2012

Stereotyping You By Your Favorite Album of 2012

that's pretty good:

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Men who used to be very, very good at difficult video games.

kosmo wrote:
this is pretty funny

http://www.flavorwire.com/357103/stereotyping-you-by-your-favorite-album-of-2012

Stereotyping You By Your Favorite Album of 2012

Cloud Nothings isn't on the list.

K8teebug wrote:
Cloud Nothings isn't on the list.

either is of monsters and men

ok, I'll add them:


If Cloud Nothings are you favorite, your head is in the clouds, because you like a band that means nothing to everyone else.

If Of Monsters and Men are your favorite, you tend to get very excited by the latest flavor Starbucks adds to their frappe menu.

No particular order, and some 2011, but 2012 to me.

Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal
Fun. - Some Nights
The XX - Coexist
The Lumineers - Lumineers
Mumford and Sons - Babel
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Pink - The Truth About Love
Luke Bryan - Tailgates and Tanlines
Band of Horses - Mirage Rock
Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside - Dirty Radio
Father John Misty - Fear Fun
Taylor Swift - Red
Lana Del Ray - Born to Die
Kishi Bashi - 151a
Kesha - Warrior
Zac Brown Band - Uncaged
Dr Dog - Be the Void
Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
The Black Keys - El Camino (really late 2011)

My list goes to 24.

1. The Walkmen, Heaven
2. Neil Young, Psychedelic Pill
3. Jamey Johnson, Livin for a Song
4. Father John Misty, Fear Fun
5. Bob Mould, Silver Age
6. Old Crow Medicine Show, Carry Me Back
7. Dr. Dog, Be the Void
8. Tift Merritt, Travelling Alone
9. Andrew Bird, Break it Yourself
10. Jimmy Cliff, Rebirth
11. Dwight Yoakam,3 Pears
12. Wanda Jackson, Unfinished Business
13. Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas
14. Jason Isbell, Live in Alabama
15. Heartless Bastards, Arrow
16. Sharon Van Etten, Tramp
17. Cody ChesNutt, Landing on a Hundrer
18. Rhett Miller, The Dreamer
19. Jesse Baylin, Little Spark
20. First Aid Kit, The Lion's Roar
21. Bryan Ferry Orchestra, The Jazz Age
22. Norah Jones, Little Broken Hearts
23. The Little Willies,For the Good Times
24. Lee Fields and the Expressions, Faithful Man

add Alt-J and Django-Django to my list.

atomicfront wrote:
add Alt-J and Django-Django to my list.

good call! they are pretty popular this week

hutch wrote:

atomicfront wrote:
add Alt-J and Django-Django to my list.

good call! they are pretty popular this week

you would think someone as opinated about music as much as you would have made a list. 

atomicfront wrote:

hutch wrote:

atomicfront wrote:
add Alt-J and Django-Django to my list.

good call! they are pretty popular this week

you would think someone as opinated about music as much as you would have made a list. 

oh my you're really chompin at the bit today aren't you… go take a smoke break or something.


I bought the Django Django last week or so… found a promo of the CD

Sorry its nothing special… not sure how you can put it on a list of the best of 2012.

hutch wrote:

atomicfront wrote:

hutch wrote:

atomicfront wrote:
add Alt-J and Django-Django to my list.

good call! they are pretty popular this week

you would think someone as opinated about music as much as you would have made a list. 

oh my you're really chompin at the bit today aren't you… go take a smoke break or something.


I bought the Django Django last week or so… found a promo of the CD

Sorry its nothing special… not sure how you can put it on a list of the best of 2012.

I can put it on the best of 2012 because I like it.  How hard is that for you to understand?  Wait a second if I think Neil Young has put out 30 years of shitty music I am wrong for insulting people's opinions on here.  But you actually hating everything that has been put out in the last 25 years is Ok?