favouritest albums of 2012
i realized recently that podcasts have really limited my music listening during my commute, but i still found the time to squeeze in a ton of new music this year.
here are the best new albums i listened to in 2012 (although i’m sure a couple of 2011 releases slipped through the cracks):
- mike o’neill – wild lines*
- del bel – oneiric*
- japandroids – celebration rock*
- divine fits – a thing called divine fits*
- metz – metz*
- menomena – moms
- camouflage nights – camouflage nights*
- chrome and the ice queen – diane*
- alabama shakes – boys & girls
- papermaps – inferior ghost*
- zeus – busting visions*
- luke lalonde – rhythymnals*
- ps i love you – death dreams*
- joel plaskett emergency – scrappy happiness*
- army girls – army girls*
- ac newman – shut down the streets*
- cuff the duke – union*
- the xx – coexist
- stars – the north*
- the shins – port of morrow
- black keys – el camino
- cousin – cousin*
- medallions – medallions*
- white rabbits – milk famous
- islands – a sleep & a forgetting*
*=canadian-ish release
i listened to mike o’neill’s album far more than anything else this year. if you haven’t heard it, you really should check it out.
I was hoping you’d address my comments on your poor review of the radical dudez. I am disappointed but I understand that the years have been long for us all.
Also, I’ve noticed that you have not blogged in a couple of months. I hope my comments have not dissuaded you from supporting live music.
All the best and I look forward to further posts in 2013.
Your loyal reader,
David Messer
May 4th, 2013 at 9:35 pm