On The Vino 2k12 (replete W/ Linxxx For Your Personal Betterment)
Tremendous year. Haven't heard everything obvs; if you think i've missed
something crucial rec away by all means. xx |
| 50 |  | Billy Woods
History Will Absolve Me
[Hip-Hop] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOe2voq-FP0 |
| 49 |  | The Creature Cocoa
Don't Explain It
[Electronic/Surrealism]http://thecreaturecocoa.bandcamp.com/album/dont-explain-it |
| 48 |  | Japandroids
Celebration Rock
[RAWK OUT WITH YR COCK OUT] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqaEQTi3rew |
| 47 |  | Bruce Russell and Roy Montgomery
Split
[Free Noise] https://soundcloud.com/badabingrecords/bruce-russell-mistah-chilton |
| 46 | | S&M 57
Purity and Propaganda
[Post-punk] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wavIIsMvtE |
| 45 |  | Titus Andronicus
Local Business
[Rock/Existentialism] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhOMzYdq0_w |
| 44 |  | Four Tet
Pink
[I'm not even a Four Tet devotee and i'd still heard most of these before. That said
these are some sick tunes bruv] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lNJ-FoyZRE |
| 43 |  | Neutral Bling Hotel
In My G4 Over Da Sea
[Mash-ups/novelty/tfwnotr00indeeqt3.14gf/iloveyoujesuschriiiiiiiiist]
http://psycosis.bandcamp.com/album/in-my-g4-over-da-sea |
| 42 |  | Swans
The Seer
[The Bloat] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0EgxB323J4 |
| 41 |  | Self Defense Family
Self Immolation Family b/w World Virgins
[Post-Hardcore, RIYL Kerouac] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL7r-HWZ3-k |
| 40 |  | Pop. 1280
The Horror
[Noise-Rock/Sacred Bones. Any album that begins with the line 'two dogs fucking'
and sounds like some sort of twisted The Birthday Party homage is bound to pique
my interest] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsKVM76_oGA,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQAvKn0VThM |
| 39 |  | Parquet Courts
American Specialties
[Rock off the odd variety. Technically a 2011 release but technically this rules hard
so f u] No preview found, but if you listen to one song make it 'Other Desert Cities' |
| 38 |  | Kendrick Lamar
good kid, m.a.a.d city
[Hip-hop. Justification: it's telling that the multitude of reviews that refer to this as
'lyrical' very quote lyrics from it. That's because it's not lyrical in a poetic sense,
exactly. The lyrics function to provide an accumulative, whole-is-more-than-the-
sum-of-its-parts effect. And while this contributes to the story-telling quality of
the album, it also renders it more John Grisham than John Steinbeck. I still like both
but come on] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gbpa0ELtYk |
| 37 | | JJ DOOM
Keys to the Cuff
[Hip-Hop] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ4rDmKsk7o |
| 36 |  | DIIV
Oshin
[Rock, dreamy, lush, water-related puns] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=BfF8qaliQbo, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnV-uhvOA5A |
| 35 |  | Niechec
Smierc w miekkim futerku
[Jazz-Fusion, Proggy] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJxZjycgDcg |
| 34 |  | Die! Die! Die!
Harmony
[Noise-Pop. probably the best thing they've done]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbAY7mtQDQk |
| 33 |  | Charles Gayle
Streets
[Free-Jazz, Coulrophobia] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5LWMUWBsoQ |
| 32 |  | Nas
Life is Good
[Hip-Hop, Comebacks] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydsu_edl1X8 |
| 31 |  | Mr. Oizo
Stade 3
[Electronic/Deranged Lunacy] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKP5a6PwnUE |
| 30 |  | Delicate Steve
Positive Force
[Indie, Singer-songwriter, BOOTIFUL :')] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=l97qJeTbEVk |
| 29 |  | Scott Walker
Bish Bosch
[Avant-Garde, Recluse, Need to listen to more] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=PfrVuhD8maE |
| 28 |  | Oddisee
People Hear What They See
[Hip-Hop, Socially Conscious, Post-Colonial] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8NTq0k38Erc |
| 27 |  | Death Grips
No Love Deep Web
[Hip-Hop, Punk, Victory Lap, Encore] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=L2c8Aeq7QTA, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haintp62aO0 |
| 26 |  | White Suns
Sinews
[Noise, Brutality, Oh God I passed out and now my house is razed to the ground
what happened argh] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-J5U_TJId8 |
| 25 |  | Broken Water
Tempest
[Sonic Youth, Unwound, Pearl Jam, My Bloody Valentine etc.]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzcjAPkggw4,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6giXLqoKh8 |
| 24 |  | Clubroot
III - MMXII
[Electronic, Easy Listening, Garage, Paradoxical, luscious]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0_EHUDJnu4,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8qA-54M34g |
| 23 |  | Can
The Lost Tapes
[Krautrock. Everyone is all 'Swans' this and 'Michael Gira is a genius' that, but this is
my beast of the year. Essential.] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Kba7EzC2E,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dDmmrpyVnk |
| 22 |  | Kitty Pryde
Ha Ha, I'm Sorry
[Cloud-Rap, Quirky, A Hell of a lot of fun. Pretty sure she's Das Racisting us all. Also
just when I didn't think i could respect/idolize her any more I saw this:
http://kittydothedishes.tumblr.com/post/38056175592/i-hope-all-8-of-my-lady-
fans-know-that-what-they. Solidarity.] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3SDYus7iKC8 |
| 21 |  | Leonard Cohen
Old Ideas
[Folk hero of yesteryear makes triumphant return #1]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Vt1f-kvGs |
| 20 |  | Mount Eerie
Clear Moon
[Folk hero of yesteryear makes triumphant return #2]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7ZWgFv0JDE,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1533diRwpl0 |
| 19 |  | Sun Kil Moon
Among The Leaves
[Folk hero of yesteryear makes triumphant return #3]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvZMFARrCe0,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg82Kjvegqk |
| 18 |  | White Lung
Sorry
[Punk/Feminism] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0cIYVZSx_A |
| 17 |  | El-P
Cancer 4 Cure
[Hip-Hop. Try to decide between this and R.A.P Music was like proverbially pulling
teeth, and ultimately, while the latter is more consistent, this reaches heights that
fucking kill] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZptOs8Gu9k,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kmI2UdHdlQ |
| 16 |  | Frank Ocean
Channel ORANGE
[R&B, Pop, Inclusive] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfyWQ2AEBic |
| 15 |  | Jessie Ware
Devotion
[Pop delivered with a knowing, endearing smile] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=jvaw7SYJtLI |
| 14 |  | Animal Collective
Centipede Hz
[Freak-Folk, Jams of a lifetime, Fanboyism] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=oblEdlJ9hPg, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-giSolcVgw |
| 13 |  | Merchandise
Children of Desire
[Indie, Pop, Rock. Not quite as weird (or as wonderful) as Strange Songs, but still
fantastic. THE 80'S LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdIlsTpf5wM,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu3oEc6CSpc |
| 12 |  | Zelienople
The World is a House on Fire
[Post-Rock, Chill, Gorgeous. About time someone started taking their cues from
Laughing Stock] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-
sYc8v6pqo&playnext=1&list=PL823DB347ACBF04AF&feature=results_video,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmzqEdms-KY |
| 11 |  | Luv NY
Luv NY
[Hip-Hop. All I wanted for xmas was for everyone to stop sleeping on this]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Zh09rshxU |
| 10 |  | Burial
Kindred
[Dubstep, Garage, You've already been entranced by it]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLD3yGEZDDk |
| 9 |  | Flying Lotus
Until the Quiet Comes
[The Upper to Cosmogrammas Downer, Electronica, Louche jazz lounge, obvious
traits of the Coltrane lineage] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3JI1ydtq4E,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvIwkRaq2mY,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt4Wl80O6hk |
| 8 |  | Dark Time Sunshine
ANX
[Hip-Hop, Soul] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJiddYo_z_c |
| 7 |  | Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
[Pop. Glorious, glorious pop. See review. EP of the year]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE6wxDqdOV0 |
| 6 |  | Oren Ambarchi, Jim O'Rourke, Keiji Haino
Imikuzushi
[Free noise, three deranged musicians locked in a room making music. Thrilling]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YthaHp0dSOM |
| 5 | | Killer Mike
R.A.P Music
[Gimmick-Free Hip-Hop a.k.a HARDCORE G SHIT] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6wpvpclGJ9k, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nk5jr0m1Lg,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtFDsYwARIE |
| 4 |  | Everyone Asked About You
Let's Be Enemies
[90's Emo, I maintained a shit-eating grin for the duration of its run time. Christmas
came early this year] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NLNP0VmrUg,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RFRHNbkLso |
| 3 |  | Captain Murphy
Duality
[Hip-Hop. If the premise of the album is cults, then consider me an inductee.]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WkI2PQ0Xyo |
| 2 |  | Death Grips
The Money Store
[Hip-Hop, Futurism, Menace, Brilliant] http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=a9A2MARbdL0, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74NA48f66kk,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWzJhkrZm5Y |
| 1 |  | Andy Stott
Luxury Problems
[House, conflicting monochrome with splashes of colour and life. Realized potential.
Masterpiece.] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTOsBk-V9uA,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtxjD5ax7YY, http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=u2OgjUC12kQ, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TZWi0lv-Mw |
|
