Best of 2012
The end of the year is nigh! All of the new releases are essentially out by now, and I am looking at the large pile of CDs in front of me trying to figure out what will make the long term cut and what will be banished to the attic. As each year passes, the number of outstanding albums appears to be falling dramatically.
Here of are a few that will make it:
1. Blunderbus – Jack White
2. Sunken Condos – Donald Fagen
3. Psychadelic Pill – Neil Young
4. Jake bugg – Jake Bugg
5. Long Wave – Jeff Lynn
6. What the world needs… – Sugarman 3
7. Blues Funeral – Mark Lanegan Band
8. Born to die – Lana Del Rey
9. Shallow Bed – Dry the River
10. No Gods – Sharks
11. Sonik Kicks – Paul Weller
12. What the world needs now – Kindness
13. One day I’m going to soar – Dexys
14. Simone Felice – Simone Felice
15. Band of Horses
16. A wasteland companion – M Ward
17. Beachwood Sparks
18. Mr M. – Lambchop
19. Barton Hollow – Civil Wars
20. Russian Wilds – Howlin’ Rain
21. Syd Arthur – Syd Arthur
22. Spector – Spector
23. Allah-Las – Allah-Las
24. Tempest – Bob Dylan
I won’t stand by any more right now – there are a number – Perfume Genius, Sleigh bells, Django Django, Sharon Von Etten, Grimes, Shins, Sigur Ros, Beach House, Bobby Womack, Fiona Apple that might wrangle their way into my affections. A lot of mediocre follow up albums by established artists. I have spent much of the year listening to ECM jazz. A list of my favorites to follow.
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