2012 Redone
I did my end of the year list prematurely this year, and missed out on some
serious essentials. So, here it is, redone. As if any of you really care. |
| 32 |  | DIIV
Oshin
Where the phish swim. |
| 31 |  | Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel...
Free Fiona, jump on the bandwagon |
| 30 |  | Every Time I Die
Ex Lives
More like ex wives, amiright? |
| 29 |  | Coheed and Cambria
The Afterman: Ascension
Keep this story going. Keep that hair growing. |
| 28 |  | Cloudkicker
Fade
Yeah. |
| 27 |  | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Really, I don't think you're obscure enough. |
| 26 |  | Circa Survive
Violent Waves
The worst Circa cover art. |
| 25 |  | Cloud Nothings
Attack on Memory
Got the year started off right. |
| 24 |  | Rush
Clockwork Angels
They will never die. They will never be bad. |
| 23 |  | mewithoutYou
Ten Stories
Why are there 11 songs on this album? |
| 22 |  | Soundgarden
King Animal
Good to know they can come back just as good as they were. |
| 21 |  | Of Monsters and Men
My Head is an Animal
These two voices work so well together. |
| 20 |  | The Tallest Man on Earth
There's No Leaving Now
If Bob Dylan wasn't the modern day Bob Dylan, Kristian Matsson would be the
modern day Bob Dylan. |
| 19 |  | Frank Ocean
Channel Orange
Sex as music. |
| 18 |  | The Mountain Goats
Transcendental Youth
Make me feel young again. |
| 17 |  | Katatonia
Dead End Kings
The bird is the word |
| 16 |  | Jeff Rosenstock
I Look Like Shit
Please, please, BtMI! needs to stay together. Oh god do they. |
| 15 |  | Propagandhi
Failed States
Hardcore digging this right now. |
| 14 |  | Titus Andronicus
Local Business
A different Titus. Not a better Titus, but not a bad one either. |
| 13 |  | alt-j
An Awesome Wave
Triangle |
| 12 |  | The Menzingers
On the Impossible Past
I will fuck this up... |
| 11 |  | Yellowcard
Southern Air
Save Deftones (and Streetlight before they pushed the release back) this was my
most anticipated album of the year. |
| 10 |  | El-P
Cancer 4 Cure
So much good hip-hop this year. |
| 9 |  | Anberlin
Vital
I don't have anything to say about this one. |
| 8 |  | Swans
The Seer
Not for those with ADD. |
| 7 |  | The Gaslight Anthem
Handwritten
See these guys live before you die. Seriously. |
| 6 |  | Converge
All We Love We Leave Behind
Chew me up and spit me out, I like it rough. |
| 5 |  | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
The Heist
Picked this up from my local Goodwill |
| 4 |  | Killer Mike
R.A.P. Music
Hardcore G shit, Mike don't play around |
| 3 |  | Kendrick Lamar
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Best concept of the year. Fo sho. |
| 2 |  | Japandroids
Celebration Rock
Go have fun. |
| 1 |  | Deftones
Koi No Yokan
Deftones do it again. Sure this was hyped to hell and back again, but for me, it
certainly held up. |
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