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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Best Albums of 2012: version 2.0

Best Albums of 2012
Version 2.0 2.1 (January-June)

For previous years see


LPs
  1. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
  2. Shearwater - Animal Joy
  3. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
  4. Dr. Dog - Be the Void 
  5. John K. Samson - Provincial 
  6. Gift of Gab - The Next Logical Progression
  7. Ben Kweller - Go Fly a Kite 
  8. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
  9. Andrew Bird - Break it Yourself 
  10. Bahamas - Barchords 
  11. fun. - Some Nights 
  12. Rocky Votolato - Television of Saints
  13. Dent May - Do Things 
  14. Sigur Ros - Valtari
  15. The Lumineers - The Lumineers 
  16. Matt Pryor - May Day 
  17. Matt Pryor - Still There's a Light 
  18. Beach House - Bloom
  19. Sun Kil Moon - Among the Leaves 
  20. Brendan Benson - What Kind of World
  21. Great Lake Swimmers - New Wild Everywhere
  22. James Vincent McMorrow - Early in the Morning
  23. Craig Finn - Clear Heart Full Eyes
  24. Jack White - Blunderbuss
  25. For all the Girls (Drew Danburry) - For all the Girls
  26. Lyrics Born - Lyrics Born Variety Show: Season 5
  27. Rufus Wainwright - Out of the Game 
  28. Galactic - Carnivale Electricos
  29. Fanfarlo - Rooms Filled with Light


EPs
  1. RA Scion - Beg, Borrow, Steal [Free EP]
  2. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa Sessions Blue/Red/Yellow 3x7" series
  3. Rocky Votolato - The Let Go EP  
  4. Josh Ritter - Bringing in the Darlings
  5. Sam Means - Nona 
  6. Less than Jake - Seasons Greetings 


Singles / 7 inches / Misc
  1. Iron & Wine - One More Try [single] b/t Trouble
  2. Blue Scholars - May Day [single]
  3. Jeremy Enigk - Last Rights [Damien Jurado cover] [Free Download from Seattle Times]
  4. Andrew Bird - The Crown Salesman [single] b/t So Much Wine
  5. Bon Iver - Towers [single] b/t Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
  6. Cold War Kids - Minimum Day [single]
  7. Beach House - Lazuli [single] b/t Equal Mind


Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Japandroids do Fallon

This just might be my #1 album of the year so far.