Best albums of 2012 list

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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    Blunderbuss- knew it would top the list the moment I heard it
    Be The Void- love these guys, been in a real groove with the last 3
    Celebration Day- what's there to say, the legends of all legends kicking ass and taking names
    Oceania-definitely different from the classic SP sound, but still really great and a step up from their last several albums
    Clockwork Angels- haven't given this the time it deserves but pretty sweet
    The Wall reissue- love alot of the early versions from this legendary album
    Noctourniquet- wasn't sure about this one for awhile but it really nailed me last time I listened
    Mirage Rock- always thought these guys were boring, first album of theirs that really grabbed me
    King Animal- not as many standout tracks as I would like, but really solid and I am pleasantly surprised how much they still sound like SG
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    The Lumineers- The Lumineers
    First Aid Kit- The Lions Roar
    Cat Power- Sun
    Soundgarden- King Animal
    N.Y. and crazy Horse- Psychedelic Pill
    Band of Skulls- Sweet Sour
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Do live albums count? If they do, I'm throwing in Zeppelin's "Celebration Day" to my list.
    Shows: 6.27.08 Hartford, CT/5.15.10 Hartford, CT/6.18.2011 Hartford, CT (EV Solo)/10.19.13 Brooklyn/10.25.13 Hartford
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,472
    I forgot a few...
    Cat Power
    RNDM
    Milo Greene
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  • glad people are loving Milo Greene. I originally found out about them from watching a cover by Dawson and Marie of Iron and Wines Naked as We came. The 2 people in that band became the female lead singer and then the the bassist of Milo Greene. I love their sound. Indie pop goodness
  • hgpjam11hgpjam11 Posts: 1,328
    Jack White Blunderbuss, no question my favorite of the year.
    Band of Horses - Mirage Rock
    Glen Hansard - Rhythm and Repose
    RNDM - Acts
    Imagine Dragons - Night Visions
    I win.
  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    Here's one that hasn't been listed yet: Titus Andronicus-Local Business. Hell of an album.
    PLAY THE SOUTH
  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    Also another semi unknown one: Sun Airway- Soft Fall. Another really good album.

    Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid M.A.A.D City is really good as well
    PLAY THE SOUTH
  • glad people are loving Milo Greene. I originally found out about them from watching a cover by Dawson and Marie of Iron and Wines Naked as We came. The 2 people in that band became the female lead singer and then the the bassist of Milo Greene. I love their sound. Indie pop goodness
    I found out about them when they were opening for The Civil Wars. I saw them in DC, and they had that entire place on their feet after their set. So good live, and their debut album didn't dissapoint.
  • boyo79boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    In no order...

    Soundgarden - King Animal
    RNDM - Acts
    The Lumineers - The Lumineers
    Deftones - Koi No Yokan
    Glen Hansard - Rhythm And Repose
    The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
    Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
    Jeff Ament - While My Heart Beats
    Bloc Party - Four
    Titus Andronicus - Local Business

    Biggest disappointment? Brad with United We Stand. I had to turn it off after 4 songs, it was that bad. Still to revisit it.
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    2007: London
    2009: Manchester
    2012: Manchester I & II : EV Manchester : Soundgarden Shepherds Bush
    2013: Brad Manchester : Soundgarden Manchester
    2014: Amsterdam I & II; Berlin; Leeds; Milton Keynes
    2018: Berlin; London II; Boston II

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  • EBowieEBowie Posts: 532
    Fiona Apple anyone? I can't believe no one has mentioned her album.
  • EZ1221C wrote:
    Here's one that hasn't been listed yet: Titus Andronicus-Local Business. Hell of an album.
    Yep... Forgot to add it... Well done you
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  • Valtari - Sigur Ros
    Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
    Glen Hansard - Rhythm and Repose
    Andrew Combs - Worried Man
    Gary Clark, Jr. - Black and Blu
    Jack White - Blunderbuss
    Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
    John Mayer - Born and Raised
    Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
    Mumford and Sons - Babel
    Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
    Neil Young and Crazy Horse- Psychedelic Pill
  • Top Ten list will not be easy this year:

    Woods - Bend Beyond
    Mathew E White - Big Inner
    The Walkmen - Heaven
    Ty Segall & White Fence - Hair
    Royal Headache - Royal Headache
    Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
    The Men - Open Your Heart
    Lower Dens - Nootropics
    Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
    Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
    Howler - America Give Up
    Grizzly Bear - Shields
    Foxygen - Take The Kids Off Broadway
    Frankie Rose - Interstellar
    Goat - World Music
    Fresh & Onlys - Long Slow Dance
    Clinic - Free Reign
    Cat Power - Sun
    Beach House - Bloom
    Metz - Metz
    Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots A UFO

    Still in contention because I haven't listened to yet:
    Soundgarden
    Django Django
    GBV - Bears For Lunch
    Casket Girls
    Unnatural Helpers
    Tame Impala
    Ty Segal - Twins
    Cult of Youth
    Moon Duo
    Thee Oh Sees
    Dino Jr.
    Six Organs of Admittance
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    My top 5

    Jack White - Blunderbuss
    Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
    John Mayer - Born and Raised
    Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Here
    Tribes - Baby

    For those of you still in love with that 90's "alt rock" sound, check out the Tribes. NME had rated them one of the best albums of the year and I agree. I don't think they've caught on much over here though.

    The Black Keys and Band of Horses get honorable mention. Also stellar albums. It was a good year.
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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,478
    My Top 10, in no particular order:

    Big Wreck - Albatross
    Deftones - Koi No Yokan
    West End Motel - Only Time Can Tell
    Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
    Joseph Arthur - Redemption City
    Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
    Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
    Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker & Jim James - New Multitudes
    Baroness - Yellow & Green
    The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet
  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    My faves:

    Mumford & Sons - Babel
    Soundgarden - King Animal
    Toadies - Play.Rock.Music
    Dispatch - Circles Around the Sun
    RNDM - Acts
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  • PJFAN13PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    My favorite 15 this year(in no particular order):
    Babel - Mumford & Sons
    Daytrotter Sessions - Mumford & Sons
    Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
    Handwritten - Gaslight Anthem
    The Carpenter - The Avett Brothers
    Blunderbuss - Jack White
    Most of My Heroes Don't Appear on No Stamp - Public Enemy
    Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
    Blues Funeral - Mark Lanegan Band
    The Bravest Man in the Universe - Bobby Womack
    King Animal - Soundgarden
    Tramp - Sharon Van Etten
    Loungecore EP - Jason Cruz & Howl
    Boys & Girls - Alabama Shakes
    Sword and Stone - Victor Wooten
    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Newch91 wrote:
    1. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
    2. Neil Young - Psychedelic Pill
    3. Bob Dylan - Tempest
    4. King Animal - Soundgarden

    All current or future RNRHOF'ers. I like the new Crazy Horse but it's hard to get in that Crazy Horse space these days. Listening in your car or at work just doesn't do it proper justice. When your first song is 26 minutes long, you know it's best to be smoking something or taking one of those psychedelic pills Neil's talking about. :D
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,478
    PJFAN13 wrote:
    My favorite 15 this year(in no particular order):
    Babel - Mumford & Sons
    Daytrotter Sessions - Mumford & Sons
    Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
    Handwritten - Gaslight Anthem
    The Carpenter - The Avett Brothers
    Blunderbuss - Jack White
    Most of My Heroes Don't Appear on No Stamp - Public Enemy
    Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
    Blues Funeral - Mark Lanegan Band
    The Bravest Man in the Universe - Bobby Womack
    King Animal - Soundgarden
    Tramp - Sharon Van Etten
    Loungecore EP - Jason Cruz & Howl
    Boys & Girls - Alabama Shakes
    Sword and Stone - Victor Wooten

    Great call on Tramp. That and RNDM would've been my 11 and 12.
  • rcsrcs Posts: 711
    No particular order:

    Wintersleep - Hello Hum
    Band of Horses - Mirage Rock
    Bob Mould - Silver Age
    Soundgarden - King Animal
    Van Morrison - Born to Sing No Plan B
    The Tragically Hip - Now for Plan A
    Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
    The Sheepdogs - ST
    The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet
    Baroness - Yellow & Green
    Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
    The Decemberists - We All Raise Our Voices to the Air
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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,548
    goldrush wrote:
    4. 22-20s – Got It If You Want It

    they had a new album? I saw theses guys a few years ago open up for The Whigs and Band Of Skulls and thought they were great. Bough Shake Shiver Moan which was enjoyable. Didn't realize they had a new album out.
    Yeah they've got a new one, and it's pretty great! I didn't know it was coming out, I stumbled across it at my local indie - gotta love those happy accidents! :D
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  • boyo79boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    EZ1221C wrote:
    Here's one that hasn't been listed yet: Titus Andronicus-Local Business. Hell of an album.
    Yep... Forgot to add it... Well done you

    And well done to you Adam for pointing Titus in my direction ;)
    2000: Manchester
    2006: Dublin; Leeds; Arnhem
    2007: London
    2009: Manchester
    2012: Manchester I & II : EV Manchester : Soundgarden Shepherds Bush
    2013: Brad Manchester : Soundgarden Manchester
    2014: Amsterdam I & II; Berlin; Leeds; Milton Keynes
    2018: Berlin; London II; Boston II

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  • Will be adding The Hussy to my 2013 shopping list, thanks.
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  • Will be adding The Hussy to my 2013 shopping list, thanks.


    NICE! thanks for reading


    log into facebook, if you have, and watch this video of them....NUTS.

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=446903618690187
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  • adusickadusick Posts: 1,387
    Can't believe no one mentioned these?!?!
    Dr. Dog - Be the Void. These dudes never disappoint.
    Jeff the Brotherhood - Hypnotic Nights. Get this if you love early fuzzy-guitar weezer/90's garage rock.
    Ty Segall - Slaughterhouse. Best show I've seen this year as well, played with...
    Thee Oh Sees - Putrifiers II. Pretty sure no one knows who they are, which I love and hope to keep that way!
    Apache Dropout- Bubblegum Graveyard
    JD McPherson - Signs and Signifiers

    Deftones - Koi No Yokan. Can't stop listening to 'swerve city', this song pumps me up every time!
    Goat - World Music
    Jack White - Blunderbuss.
    Soundgarden - King Animal. Had low expectations, but this one surprised me.
    Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots A UFO
    Tame Impala - Lonerism
    Neil Young/Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
    RNDM - Acts. Another pleasant surprise.

    Albums that I have to dive further into: Metz, BOH Mirage Rock, The Boss Wrecking ball, Beach House, Avett Bros, Japandroids, Woods, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Alabama Shakes.

    Wow, now that I look back on it, such a great year in music!
  • adusick wrote:
    Can't believe no one mentioned these?!?!

    Last post page 3. ;) Some are represented anyway.
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,073

    Will be adding The Hussy to my 2013 shopping list, thanks.


    NICE! thanks for reading


    log into facebook, if you have, and watch this video of them....NUTS.

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=446903618690187

    I fotgot about the Maccabees album. I dl it ( few moths back) :? :shh: cause i liked one of their songs but never got around listening to it. :fp:
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