2012 Albums of The Year
Posted December 4th, 2012 by Tom Philibeck
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It's about that time, folks. I always love seeing what people pick as their favorite albums of the year. Personally, I thought 2012 was an incredible year for music, which I why I picked my top 15 instead of just 10. Anyway, here are my top 15 and honorable mentions, not in any particular order:
1. Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
2. Birds In Row - You, Me and The Violence
3. Every Time I Die - Ex Lives
4. Meshuggah - Koloss
5. Crystal Castles - III
6. Rise and Fall - Faith
7. Circa Survive - Violent Waves
8. Passion Pit - Gossamer
9. The Chariot - One Wing
10. Deftones - Koi No Yokan
11. Loma Prieta - I.V.
12. Code Orange Kids - Love Is Love // Return To Dust
13. Caspian - Waking Season
14. Aesop Rock - Skelethon
15. Narrows - Painted
Honorable Mention:
While She Sleeps - This Is The Six
Architects - Daybreaker
FACT - Burundaga
Gaza - No Absolutes In Human Suffering
1. Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
2. Birds In Row - You, Me and The Violence
3. Every Time I Die - Ex Lives
4. Meshuggah - Koloss
5. Crystal Castles - III
6. Rise and Fall - Faith
7. Circa Survive - Violent Waves
8. Passion Pit - Gossamer
9. The Chariot - One Wing
10. Deftones - Koi No Yokan
11. Loma Prieta - I.V.
12. Code Orange Kids - Love Is Love // Return To Dust
13. Caspian - Waking Season
14. Aesop Rock - Skelethon
15. Narrows - Painted
Honorable Mention:
While She Sleeps - This Is The Six
Architects - Daybreaker
FACT - Burundaga
Gaza - No Absolutes In Human Suffering
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56 Comments
martinNZ09 said about 6 months ago
Stein said about 6 months ago
Hands down best album this year.
Perception Apparel said about 6 months ago
The whole album is all i am listening to right now
GhostImage said about 6 months ago
One of my favorite bands ever.
chriskillerartworx said about 6 months ago
no trigger - tycoon
muse - the 2nd law
the menzingers - on the impossible past
the gaslight anthem - handwritten
looking forward to pure love's album anthems in 2013.
JeffByNight said about 6 months ago
video gives me douche chills
kevinluong said about 6 months ago
You can see the rest here!: http://iamkevinluong.tumblr.com/post/37677822098/since-everyone-is-making-their-own-lists-for-top
Perception Apparel said about 7 months ago
This video/song is actually my least favorite from the album but love it all the same
Kyle Crawford said about 6 months ago
RobotTiger said about 6 months ago
Top Albums of 2012
1. Grizzly Bear â?? Shields
2. Liars â?? WIXIW
3. Andy Stott â?? Luxury Problems
4. Japandroids â?? Celebration Rock
5. Gang Colours â?? The Keychain Collective
6. Holy Other â?? Held
7. JJ Doom â?? Keys To The Kuffs
8. Daphni - Jiaolong
9. Death Grips â?? Money Store
10. Acid Pauli - Mst
Top Songs of 2012
1. Nicolas Jaar + Theatre Roosevelt â?? The Ego
2. Usher â?? Climax
3. XXYYXX â?? About You
4. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs â?? Garden
5. Daphni - Cos Ber Zam Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)
6. Japandroids â?? The House That Heaven Built
7. Grizzly Bear â?? Sleeping Ute
8. Kindness â?? House
9. Jai Paul â?? Jasmine
10. Liars â?? Brats
11. Julio Bashmore â?? Au Seve
12. Just Friends â?? Avalanche
13. Andy Stott â?? Numb
14. Gang Colours â?? To Repel Ghosts
15. SOHN â?? The Wheel
16. Benoit & Sergio â?? New Ships
17. Death Grips â?? Iâ??ve Seen Footage
18. Holy Other â?? Held
19. Chrome Sparks â?? Marijuana
20. Flying Lotus | Earl Sweatshirt | Captain Murphy â?? Between Friends
Top Live Shows of 2012
1. Nicolas Jaar @ BEMF | Music Hall Of Williamsburg, NYC
2. Flying Lotus @ Terminal 5, NYC
3. Amon Tobin @ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC
4. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
5. Apparat @ Electric Zoo | Sunday Stage, NYC
6. Van She @ Monte Cristo Room, NZ
7. Justice @ Terminal 5, NYC
8. Andy Stott @ MoMA PS1, NYC
9. Nicolas Jaar @ MoMA PS1, NYC
10. Benoit & Sergio - The Standard Hotel | Le Bain | NYC
ShineOn said about 6 months ago
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Purity Ring - Shrines
Beach House - Bloom
Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
Slow Magic - Triangles
Daughter - Smother
P.O.S. - How We Land (Ft. Justin Vernon)
Mystery Skulls - Paralyzed
Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
Pure Love - Bury My Bones
justinryan said about 6 months ago
Frank Turner - Last Minutes and Lost Evenings (collection of songs)
Caspian - Waking Season
Hostage Calm - Please Remain Calm
The Jealous Sound - A Gentle Reminder
The Menzingers - On the Impossible Past
Good Old War - Came Back As Rain
Annabel - Youth In Youth
Pswingset - All Our False Starts
Prawn - You Can Just Leave It All
Ben Kweller - Go Fly a Kite
Joyce Manor - Of All Things
David Ramirez - Aplogies
Sam Montana said about 6 months ago
Amenra - Mass V
The Delta Saints - Death Letter Jubilee
Mono - For My Parents
Good Old War - Come Back As Rain
Caspian - Waking Season
Cancer Bats - Dead Set on Living
Not a lot of albums I really liked this year. I wish I could've put the last Architects album on this list because I was super excited about it, but it left me rather disappointed.
GRINDESIGN said about 6 months ago
.NEUROSIS-Honor Found In Decay
.EVERY TIME I DIE- Ex Lives
.ABORTED-Global Flatline
.THE SECRET-Agnus Dei
.ENABLER-All Hail The Void
.CATTLE DECAPITATION- Monolith of Inhumanity
.BIRDS IN ROW-You, Me and The Violence
.CODE ORANGE KIDS- Love is Love/Return To Dust
.DER WEG EINER FREIHET-Unstille
.Cancer Bats-Dead Set On living
.Igorrr-Hallelujah
.Wasted Struggle-Guillotines
vinbasshred said about 6 months ago
#2: Muse - The 2nd Law
#3. Omotai - Terrestrial Grief
InfinityLab said about 6 months ago
Blackbear - Sex
JMSN - Priscilla
Kreayshawn - Somethin Bout Kreay
The Weeknd - Trilogy
Trey Songz - Chapter V