Nameless 2012 List
List is NOT ranked except for #1. I put some genre tags on everything as just a rough indication of sound in case you want to check any of these out. 2012 was an unbelievably good year in music for me. There?s still a ton of albums I loved that didn?t make it in the list. If there?s anything you think I really need to hear feel free to rec. |
| 100 |  | Loma Prieta
I.V.
screamo. |
| 99 |  | The Tallest Man on Earth
There's No Leaving Now
folk. |
| 98 |  | Niechec
Smierc w miekkim futerku
jazz. |
| 97 |  | Swans
The Seer
slow. |
| 96 |  | Full Moon Ritual
Summoning a Cursed Moon
black metal. |
| 95 |  | A City Sorrow Built
Songs
skramzz. |
| 94 |  | Iron Wolves
Iron Wolves
grind. free here: http://ironwolves.bandcamp.com/ |
| 93 |  | The Water Witch
The Heavens In Traction
black metal/folk. Featuring ex and current members of A Forest of Stars. |
| 92 |  | Calvaiire
Rigorisme
hardcore. |
| 91 |  | Islands (AUS)
Islands
post metal. Extremely solid and free: http://islandsaus.bandcamp.com/album/islands |
| 90 |  | Aerugo
Demo MMXII
kvlt. |
| 89 |  | Deafknife
VI ER DODE
black metal/post-whatever. amazing. |
| 88 |  | Church of Wolves
Kentucky Fried Jesus
Really liked this, great band name/cover too. And free! http://churchofwolves.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-fried-jesus |
| 87 |  | Joey Bada$$
1999
hip-hop. |
| 86 |  | Strangers [US]
Dead Hand
sludge/hardcore. Free here!: http://strangers716.bandcamp.com/album/dead-hand |
| 85 |  | ClariS
BIRTHDAY
j-pop. |
| 84 |  | Light Black
Ex Wives
emo. |
| 83 |  | Sudatsuga
Blue Moon Saiyeed
potsy. |
| 82 |  | Kishi Bashi
151a
indie. |
| 81 |  | moumoon
No Night Land
indie/j-pop. |
| 80 |  | Thyrkron
Descendente Arcanjo Gabriel
raw bm. |
| 79 |  | Kowloon Walled City
Container Ships
sludge. |
| 78 |  | Dan Deacon
America
Dan Deacon. |
| 77 |  | naps
earthsea
ambient. |
| 76 |  | Pathfinder
Fifth Element
power metal. |
| 75 |  | Urbangarde
Geiger Counter Culture
j-rock/pop. |
| 74 |  | Vales
Clarity
emo. |
| 73 | | Tommy february6
February & Heavenly
j-pop. very 80's. |
| 72 |  | Vulture Smile
Catholic Guilt (Demo)
emo. |
| 71 |  | Victor Shores
Sports In General
emo. |
| 70 |  | Birds in Row
You, Me, and the Violence
screamo. |
| 69 |  | Karg
Apathie
black metal. A really cool bm release that went under the radar. |
| 68 |  | Girl's Day
Everyday 2
k-pop. |
| 67 |  | Whirr
Pipe Dreams
gaze. |
| 66 |  | Lord Mantis
Pervertor
sludge. |
| 65 |  | Carach Angren
Where The Corpses Sink Forever
symphonic black metal. |
| 64 |  | Hoax
3rd EP
hardcore. |
| 63 |  | Diablo Swing Orchestra
Pandora's Pinata
??? |
| 62 |  | Deathspell Omega
Drought
black metal. |
| 61 |  | False Light
False Light
hardcore. |
| 60 |  | Cabin Fire
Humid City
grind/emo. !!! |
| 59 |  | 4minute
Volume Up
k-pop. |
| 58 |  | Kendrick Lamar
good kid, m.A.A.d city
hip-hop. |
| 57 |  | Maranatha
Incarnate EP
hardcore/sludge. free here http://maranathaisheavy.bandcamp.com/album/incarnate-ep |
| 56 |  | Miss A
Touch
k-pop. |
| 55 |  | Slow Magic
Triangle
chillwave. |
| 54 |  | Spraynard
Exton Square
emo. RIP |
| 53 |  | The Whoopass Girls
Headacher
emo. |
| 52 |  | Addaura
Burning for the Ancient
black metal. |
| 51 |  | Apart
Gray Light
emo. I liked their ep from last year more but this is still great. |
| 50 |  | Hexis
XI
hardcore/black. |
| 49 |  | Downfall of Gaia
Suffocating in the Swarm of Cranes
emo/black. |
| 48 |  | Cathedraal
Voix Blanches
emo/black. |
| 47 |  | Enslaved
RIITIIR
black metalz. |
| 46 |  | T-ara
Jewelry Box
T-ara had a ton of stuff from this year, couldn't fit more than this |
| 45 |  | You Blew It!
Grow Up, Dude
emo. |
| 44 |  | Pride And Ego Down
Cloud Moving Mind
screamo. The first song is sooo good. Free here!: http://prideandegodown.bandcamp.com/ |
| 43 |  | Slime Girls
Vacation Wasteland
chiptune/punk/kawaii shit. Really cool and there?s an evangelion cover. Freeee!: http://slimegirls.bandcamp.com/ |
| 42 |  | Murder Construct
Results
grind. |
| 41 |  | Lindstrom
Smalhans
heavily nostalgic stuff like this gets me everytime. |
| 40 |  | Lost Years
This Year Brought Out The Worst In Me
pop punk. Andcas hasn?t rated this!!! |
| 39 |  | Little Sister
Little Sister
hardcore/sludge. One of the best album covers of the year. |
| 38 |  | f(x)
Electric Shock
k-pop. |
| 37 |  | Elizabeth
Where Vultures Land
crust/black/hardcore. Free here!: http://music.throatruinerrecords.com/album/where-vultures-land |
| 36 |  | Der Weg Einer Freiheit
Unstille
black metal. Not much progression from their past stuff here but still amazing. |
| 35 |  | 30XX
GORE FUTURE
future goregrind from japan with heavy references to bubblegum crisis/blade runner. |
| 34 |  | Goto Mariko
299792458
j-pop/punk/???. It?s sad that midori is no more, but this is pretty much just as good. |
| 33 |  | Dead Branches
Dead Branches
jam rock/instrumental/metal. Free: http://deadbranches.bandcamp.com/ |
| 32 |  | Basement
Colourmeinkindness
emo. RIP |
| 31 |  | Alcest
Les Voyages De L Ame
pretty stuff. |
| 30 |  | Bruce Springsteen
Wrecking Ball
Bruce. |
| 29 |  | Dads
American Radass (this is important)
emo. |
| 28 |  | Infected Mushroom
Army of Mushrooms
psytrance. Even with the added dubstep-ish elements, this is a phenomenally produced album. Infected Mushroom once again does not disappoint. |
| 27 |  | Krallice
Years Past Matter
progressive/rock/black metal. Love this album. |
| 26 |  | Hello Venus
Venus
k-pop. Both 2012 Hello Venus releases can go here, I don?t have room. |
| 25 |  | George Costanza
Summer of George demos
emo. Makes me happy. Don?t slip on any invitations. |
| 24 |  | State Faults
Desolate Peaks
screamo. Some of the best vocals of the year for sure |
| 23 |  | Solar Fields
Random Friday
ambient. At first I found this album to be a bit disappointing, but the more I came back to it, the more I got out of it. Now I really enjoy this, it?s probably my favorite of his stuff since the ME soundtrack. |
| 22 |  | Orloff
Apparitions Among the Graveyard Skies
death metal. Great old school sound and cool cover |
| 21 |  | Die Antwoord
Ten$ion
hip-hop. Despite this being inconsistent and having a lot of filler for a 38 min record, I still loved this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uee_mcxvrw |
| 20 |  | Night Sins
New Grave
post punk/darkness. Fantastic |
| 19 |  | JJ DOOM
Key to the Kuffs
hip-hop. |
| 18 |  | Orange Caramel
Lipstick
best k-pop. |
| 17 |  | Idylls
Farewell All Joy
grind. Check it for free!: http://idylls.bandcamp.com/album/farewell-all-joy |
| 16 |  | Meg
LA JAPONAISE
j-pop. |
| 15 |  | Meg
WEAR I AM
j-pop. If you like kyary or perfume check this out asap, some of the best j-pop of 2012 |
| 14 |  | Horseback
Half Blood
cowboy metal! |
| 13 |  | Tokyo Girls' Style
Limited Addiction
j-pop/funk/way too hard to describe. |
| 12 |  | Tawny Peaks
Tawny Peaks
emo. This might be my favorite emo from 2012, or it?s at least tied with Everyone Everywhere. |
| 11 |  | Serpent Ov Old
Withering Hope
noodly as fuck black metal sort of like krallice but even better maybe. Also has a great cover. |
| 10 |  | Column of Heaven
Mission From God
grind. Stream it!: http://survivalistdeathcult.bandcamp.com/album/mission-from-god |
| 9 |  | Xanthochroid
Blessed He With Boils
epic black metal. Has fantastic instrumentation. |
| 8 |  | The Hirsch Effekt
Holon: Anamnesis
post-hardcore/post-rock/progressive. The best post-whatever album I?ve heard from 2012, this is fucking amazing please check it out. |
| 7 |  | Obsidian Kingdom
Mantiis
black metal/experimental. This blew me away, it has a few missteps, but overall it?s overwhelmingly creative and original. |
| 6 |  | Chatmonchy
Henshin
Despite having lost their drummer, Henshin might be Chatmonchy?s most consistent album yet. If you?ve never heard this band and have any interest in excellent all female 90?s-ish j-rock check them out, here?s an old song that?s a great place to start: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwgz0XhN_XY |
| 5 |  | The Locust
Molecular Genetics From The Gold Standard Labs
:))))))))))))) |
| 4 |  | Bone Dance
Bone Dance
hardcore. Waited a while for this and it delivered hard. |
| 3 |  | Bell Witch
Longing
sludge. This really surprised me, fantastic in every way. |
| 2 |  | Everyone Everywhere
Everyone Everywhere (2012)
emo/indie. |
| 1 |  | Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Pamyu Pamyu Revolution
Do you remember how it felt to be a young child? When time was meaningless and even the most frivolous of physical objects could inspire an immeasurable sense of wonder and mystery? As we age we often inevitably become jaded to the world around us, and are forced to conform to entirely pointless standards and rules set by ourselves and others. For many of us that are both still young, yet old enough to be an adult fending for ourselves in the world, we are faced with a bit of an identity crisis. What or who am I really? Am I just a product of everything around me? If I strip away the fictitious layers of identity and self I?ve accumulated through my experiences, what am I truly left with? Music is often both my escape and my solution to these questions, especially when creating my own music. Enter Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. As if from another dimension entirely, Kyary burst onto the scene and in an extremely short amount of time, has already become the personification of everything Harajuku and kawaii. But it?s much more than that. This is not just simply happy, frivolous feel good music, at least for me. Never before has music inspired such a distinct feeling within in me. Largely due to mastermind Yasutaka Nakata?s indescribable production skills, Pamyu Pamyu Revolution exists seemingly outside the boundaries of normal music. It can almost be described as ?transcendent?, for the lack of a better word. In this realm, the world is still precious and magical. This is achieved not though most conventional methods, like powerful lyrics or brooding song structures, but through a culmination of everything present on the record that I still can?t entirely grasp. If anything, Pamyu Pamyu Revolution has offered me a new perspective on music and how I relate to it, and has inspired me to believe that maybe there is still some sort of magic and wonder left in this world. |
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