Best Albums of 2012

Best Albums of 2012

Final Version
Version 2.0 2.1 (January-June)

For previous years see

Best of 2011

Best (songs) of 2011

Best of 2010

Best of 2009

Best of 2008

Best of 2007

LPs

1. Bahamas - Barchords  
2. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
3. The Tallest Man on Earth - There's No Leaving Now 
4. The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth 
5. Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky 
6. Shearwater - Animal Joy
7. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa 
8. Dr. Dog - Be the Void 
9. Pinback - Information Retrieved  
10. John K. Samson - Provincial 
11. Ben Folds Five - The Sound of the Life of the Mind 
12. Gift of Gab - The Next Logical Progression
13. Andrew Bird - Break it Yourself
14. Joshua James - From the Top of Willamette Mountain 
15. Mumford & Sons - Babel 
16. Ben Kweller - Go Fly a Kite 
17. Calexico - Algiers 
18. Ben Gibbard - Former Lives
19. fun. - Some Nights 
20. Father John Misty - Fear Fun 
21. Rocky Votolato - Television of Saints
22. The Walkmen - Heaven 
23. Band of Horses - Mirage Rock 
24. Minus the Bear - Infinity Overhead
25. Dent May - Do Things 
26. Sigur Ros - Valtari
27. The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter 
28. Bambu - ...one rifle per family 
29. The Lumineers - The Lumineers 
30. Matt Pryor - May Day 
31. Matt Pryor - Still There's a Light 
32. Beach House - Bloom
33. Less than Jake - Greetings and Salutations 
34. Sun Kil Moon - Among the Leaves 
35. Bob Mould - Silver Age 
36. Mike Doughty - Lo-Fi Lodge
37. Brendan Benson - What Kind of World
38. Great Lake Swimmers - New Wild Everywhere
39. James Vincent McMorrow - Early in the Morning
40. Craig Finn - Clear Heart Full Eyes
41. Jonah Matranga - Voices + Dedications  
42. Jack White - Blunderbuss
43. For all the Girls (Drew Danburry) - For all the Girls
44. Lyrics Born - Lyrics Born Variety Show: Season 5
45. Rufus Wainwright - Out of the Game 
46. Galactic - Carnivale Electricos
47. Fanfarlo - Rooms Filled with Light
48. Mike Doughty - The Flip is Another Honey

EPs

1. RA Scion - Beg, Borrow, Steal [Free EP]
2. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa Sessions Blue/Red/Yellow 3x7" series
3. Dr. Dog - Wild Race
4. Shad - Melancholy and the Infinite Shadness
5. Rocky Votolato - The Let Go EP  
6. Andrew Bird - Hands of Glory 
7. Josh Ritter - Bringing in the Darlings
8. Sam Means - Nona
9. Josh Ritter - Five Angels (included with Bright's Passage audiobook)

Singles / 7 inches / Misc

1. Atoms for Peace - Default [single] b/t What the Eyeballs Do 
2. Iron & Wine - One More Try [single] b/t Trouble
3. Blue Scholars - May Day [single]
4. Local Natives - Breakers
5. Jeremy Enigk - Last Rights [Damien Jurado cover] [Free Download from Seattle Times]
6. Blue Scholars - The Decisive Moment [single on soundcloud]
7. The Mountain Goats - Steal Smoked Fish [single] b/t In the Shadow of the Western Hills
8. Andrew Bird - The Crown Salesman [single] b/t So Much Wine
9. Bon Iver - Towers [single] b/t Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
10. Cold War Kids - Minimum Day [single]
11. Beach House - Lazuli [single] b/t Equal Mind