Best Albums of 2012
Version 2.0 2.1 (January-June)
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LPs
- Japandroids - Celebration Rock
- Shearwater - Animal Joy
- Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
- Dr. Dog - Be the Void
- John K. Samson - Provincial
- Gift of Gab - The Next Logical Progression
- Ben Kweller - Go Fly a Kite
- Father John Misty - Fear Fun
- Andrew Bird - Break it Yourself
- Bahamas - Barchords
- fun. - Some Nights
- Rocky Votolato - Television of Saints
- Dent May - Do Things
- Sigur Ros - Valtari
- The Lumineers - The Lumineers
- Matt Pryor - May Day
- Matt Pryor - Still There's a Light
- Beach House - Bloom
- Sun Kil Moon - Among the Leaves
- Brendan Benson - What Kind of World
- Great Lake Swimmers - New Wild Everywhere
- James Vincent McMorrow - Early in the Morning
- Craig Finn - Clear Heart Full Eyes
- Jack White - Blunderbuss
- For all the Girls (Drew Danburry) - For all the Girls
- Lyrics Born - Lyrics Born Variety Show: Season 5
- Rufus Wainwright - Out of the Game
- Galactic - Carnivale Electricos
- Fanfarlo - Rooms Filled with Light
EPs
- RA Scion - Beg, Borrow, Steal [Free EP]
- Damien Jurado - Maraqopa Sessions Blue/Red/Yellow 3x7" series
- Rocky Votolato - The Let Go EP
- Josh Ritter - Bringing in the Darlings
- Sam Means - Nona
- Less than Jake - Seasons Greetings
Singles / 7 inches / Misc
- Iron & Wine - One More Try [single] b/t Trouble
- Blue Scholars - May Day [single]
- Jeremy Enigk - Last Rights [Damien Jurado cover] [Free Download from Seattle Times]
- Andrew Bird - The Crown Salesman [single] b/t So Much Wine
- Bon Iver - Towers [single] b/t Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
- Cold War Kids - Minimum Day [single]
- Beach House - Lazuli [single] b/t Equal Mind