Favorite Albums Of 2012

This year was interesting for music. I listened to a lot, but it doesn't seem as much as previous years. There were quite a few surprises, as well as let downs, but overall a pretty solid year. Anyway, here's what I've come up with for my Favorite Albums Of 2012. Please feel free to leave any comments/thoughts, or albums I might have overlooked. Happy Holidays everyone.



50. The Staves - Dead & Born & Grown [Warner Bros.]
49. Glen Hansard - Rhythm & Repose [Anti-]
48. Tu Fawning - A Monument [City Slang]
47. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan [Domino]
46. JBM - Stray Ashes [Western Vinyl]
45. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa [Secretly Canadian]
44. Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur [Zoe / Rounder]
43. Deerhoof - Breakup Song [Polyvinyl]
42. First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar [Wichita]
41. The Shins - Port Of Morrow [Columbia / Aural Apothecary]
40. White Rabbits - Milk Famous [TBD]
39. The Antlers - Undersea [EP] [Anti-]
38. Benjamin Gibbard - Former Lives [Barsuk]
37. Angus Stone - Broken Brights [Nettwerk / Desert Harvest]
36. Efterklang - Piramida [4AD]
35. Metric - Synthetica [Mom+Pop]
34. The Helio Sequence - Negotiations [Sub Pop]
33. Poor Moon - Poor Moon [Sub Pop]
32. School Of Seven Bells - Ghostory [Vagrant]
31. Grizzly Bear - Shields [Warp]
30. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls [ATO]
29. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave [Canvasback Music]
28. Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man [Parlophone / EMI]
27. The Walkmen - Heaven [Fat Possum]
26. Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour/Golden Mile [EP] [Warp]
25. Lower Dens - Nootropics [Ribbon Music]
24. Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits [Merge]
23. Joshua James - From The Top Of Willamette Mountain [Intelligent Noise]
22. The Luyas - Animator [Dead Oceans]
21. Dr. Dog - The Void [Anti-]
20. M. Ward - A Wasteland Companion [Merge]
19. Bear In Heaven - I Love You, It's Cool [Dead Oceans]
18. The xx - Coexist [Young Turks]
17. Plants And Animals - The End Of That [Secret City]
16. Lord Huron - Lonsesome Dreams [IAMSOUND]
15. Menomena - Moms [Barsuk]
14. Hospitality - Hospitality [Merge]
13. Bahamas - Barchords [Brushfire]
12. Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship [Secretly Canadian]
11. Fanfarlo - Rooms Filled With Light [Cavasback Music / Atlantic]

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10. Tennis - Young & Old [Fat Possum]

09. Madi Diaz - Plastic Moon [tinyOGRE]

08. Caveman - CoCo Beware (Re-Release) [Fat Possum]

07. Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself [Mom+Pop]

06. Sigur Rós - Valtari [XL]

05. Animal Collective - Centipede Hz [Domino]

04. Father John Misty - Fear Fun [Sub Pop]

03. Beach House - Bloom [Sub Pop]

02. Exitmusic - Passage [Secretly Canadian]

01. Patrick Watson - Adventures In Your Own Backyard [Domino / Secret City]

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Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order)

The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter [Universal Republic]
Bowerbirds - The Clearing [Dead Oceans]
Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory [Carpark]
Cursive - I Am Gemini [Saddle Creek]
Dry The River - Shallow River [RCA]
Horse Feathers - Cynic's New Year [Kill Rock Stars]
Hot Chip - In Our Heads [Domino]
Julia Stone - By The Horns [Nettwerk / Picture Show]
Liars - WIXIW [Mute]
Lost In The Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs [Anti-]
Mumford & Sons - Babel [Glassnote]
Paul Banks - Banks [Matador]
Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It [Matador]
Punch Brothers - Who's Feeling Young Now? [Nonesuch]
Ramona Falls - Prophet [Barsuk]
The Raveonettes - Observator [Vice]
The Sea & Cake - Runner [Thrill Jockey]
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp [Jagjaguwar]
Shearwater - Animal Joy [Sub Pop]
The Tallest Man On Earth - There's No Leaving Now [Dead Oceans]



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