Best Albums of 2012

[aberdien]

Since it's officially the last day of this year, what are your favorite releases? Here's my top 5:

5. Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet On Sky
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/I_Bet_on_Sky.jpeg/220px-I_Bet_on_Sky.jpeg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB8PKWGeXpA)

4. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/Celebration_Rock.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGDy3CeRa1w)

3. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/KendrickGKMC.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDgC1jrjvW8)

2. Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Breakityourself.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruZE-dSlOE0)

1. Screaming Females - Ugly
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/20/Screaming_Female%27s_Ugly_album_cover.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuu2bXidj2k)


and some other notables:

Death Grips - The Money Store
Heems - Nehru Jackets
Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar
The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
Regina Spektor – What We Saw from the Cheap Seats
Kishi Bashi – 151a
Sigur Ros - Valtari

[MasterShake]

I have to pick up that Japandroids album, keep hearing great stuff about it.

My list:

5. Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra - Theater is Evil
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u14/Kenobi1_bucket/220px-Theatre_Is_Evil_zpsd6cf37a6.png

4. The Wallflowers - Glad All Over
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u14/Kenobi1_bucket/Gladallover_zps5846465c.jpg

3. Jack White - Blunderbuss
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u14/Kenobi1_bucket/220px-Jack_White_Blunderbuss_cover_zps7419801e.jpg

2. The Killers - Battle Born
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u14/Kenobi1_bucket/FileThe_Killers_-_Battle_Born_zps7f5ff2d2.jpg

1. Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u14/Kenobi1_bucket/FileThe_Smashing_Pumpkins_-_Oceania_cover_zpsf79eec7c.jpg

[chazoe60]

Since it's officially the last day of this year, what are your favorite releases? Here's my top 5:

5. Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet On Sky
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/I_Bet_on_Sky.jpeg/220px-I_Bet_on_Sky.jpeg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB8PKWGeXpA)

4. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/Celebration_Rock.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGDy3CeRa1w)

3. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/KendrickGKMC.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDgC1jrjvW8)

2. Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Breakityourself.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruZE-dSlOE0)

1. Screaming Females - Ugly
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/20/Screaming_Female%27s_Ugly_album_cover.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuu2bXidj2k)


and some other notables:

Death Grips - The Money Store
Heems - Nehru Jackets
Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar
The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
Regina Spektor – What We Saw from the Cheap Seats
Kishi Bashi – 151a
Sigur Ros - Valtari

Haven't heard any of those.

[CoachChaz]

Proof that beauty is in the eyes and ears of the beholder

[MasterShake]

Proof that beauty is in the eyes and ears of the beholder

Yup. Unless you are 14 years old and just like top-40 pop songs, you will be hard pressed to find similar music tastes with most anyone. My influences are really strange, ranging from really being into new-wave and prog rock in the 80's and early 90's to listening to stuff like Asleep at the Wheel and Ronnie Milsap with my dad when we were camping. Its strange how our musical tastes evolve over time.

[CoachChaz]

Yup. Unless you are 14 years old and just like top-40 pop songs, you will be hard pressed to find similar music tastes with most anyone. My influences are really strange, ranging from really being into new-wave and prog rock in the 80's and early 90's to listening to stuff like Asleep at the Wheel and Ronnie Milsap with my dad when we were camping. Its strange how our musical tastes evolve over time.

I'm kind of the same. My top 5 would be a mix of blues, country and metal.

[MOtorboat]

I haven't sought out much "new" music lately.

For example, I'm a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan and haven't even sought out that album...

[CoachChaz]

I haven't sought out much "new" music lately.

For example, I'm a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan and haven't even sought out that album...

It's pretty good. Put it on your "to do" list.

[MasterShake]

I haven't sought out much "new" music lately.

For example, I'm a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan and haven't even sought out that album...

You'd better get on that dude, if you are a fan its easily their best effort in a decade. One of the few albums I can listen to front to back of theirs, I can't even do that with Zeitgeist.

I'm the same way though. I hear a lot of songs I like on Pandora at work but not enough where I want to run out and buy the whole album. Everything is so single focused in the music industry right now that all the smaller labels and artists are putting out the best work. Its just hard to track them down, I usually stumble on them from recommendations or internet music stations like Pandora, Grooveshark, etc.

[MOtorboat]

You'd better get on that dude, if you are a fan its easily their best effort in a decade. One of the few albums I can listen to front to back of theirs, I can't even do that with Zeitgeist.

I'm the same way though. I hear a lot of songs I like on Pandora at work but not enough where I want to run out and buy the whole album. Everything is so single focused in the music industry right now that all the smaller labels and artists are putting out the best work. Its just hard to track them down, I usually stumble on them from recommendations or internet music stations like Pandora, Grooveshark, etc.

Will do. Zeitgeist was OK. I don't listen to much music at work, because I'm not allowed to stream on my work computer. So outside of new country and new pop on the radio, I just don't hear new music.

I really miss 96.5 the Buzz in KC. They are freakin awesome.

[MasterShake]

Will do. Zeitgeist was OK. I don't listen to much music at work, because I'm not allowed to stream on my work computer. So outside of new country and new pop on the radio, I just don't hear new music.

I really miss 96.5 the Buzz in KC. They are freakin awesome.

And I don't know if you ever bothered, but as the other Oasis fan in America that I know of you should check out Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Beady Eye is basically Oasis minus Noel, so if you add some tracks from his album to theirs you get a pretty solid rock album.

[MOtorboat]

And I don't know if you ever bothered, but as the other Oasis fan in America that I know of you should check out Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Beady Eye is basically Oasis minus Noel, so if you add some tracks from his album to theirs you get a pretty solid rock album.

Noel is what I loved about Oasis...so I'll have to check this stuff out.

Thanks.

[MasterShake]

Noel is what I loved about Oasis...so I'll have to check this stuff out.

Thanks.

I always liked Noel too. True to the Oasis style, Beady Eye has better riffs and music, but Noel's album has much better songwriting. Hopefully they can get over it and get back together soon. I want a 20th anniversary Whats the Story Tour.

[MileHighCrew]

I liked the new Matchbox 20 album, but I mostly just listen to 90s grunge

[MOtorboat]

Matchbox Twenty is not 90s grunge.

[aberdien]

I forgot all about Smashing Pumpkins' new one. That one surprised me with how good it is.

By the way, if you click the album covers in my first post there are links to my favorite songs from those albums if you're at all interested in listening.


Haven't heard any of those.
That's a shame. Not even Dinosaur Jr? I have a list of my top 30 from this year somewhere on my computer. Here are some links to stuff you and others might like:

Ty Segall is cool and makes awesome garage rock type music.
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Japandroids is like fuzzy rock music. Kindof anthemy 80s post-punk stuff.
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Cloud Nothings have a similar anthemy 80s post-punk sound so if you like Japandroids you'd probably like Cloud Nothings.
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Kishi Bashi has a good song that is in some commercial, i'd be surprised if you weren't familiar. You should recognize it starting around 50 seconds:
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but if you like indie rock bands with like a 70ish bluesy sound to them, you should definitely listen to Dr. Dog cause they rule and I think you have a good chance of digging them:

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there was also a few real good hip hop releases, some of which were released as free mixtapes if you want links.

I have too much time on my hands.

[MileHighCrew]

Matchbox Twenty is not 90s grunge.

Sorry MO I meant to click reply and I clicked edit by mistake. That is why it shows I edited your post....

anyways...

I understand that, to clarify, I liked the new Matchbox 20 album this year but most of the time I still listen to 90's grunge.... Referencing our mutual like of the smashing pumpkins but neither of us have their new album. Hope that clears it up

[MasterShake]

Sorry MO I meant to click reply and I clicked edit by mistake. That is why it shows I edited your post....

anyways...

I understand that, to clarify, I liked the new Matchbox 20 album this year but most of the time I still listen to 90's grunge.... Referencing our mutual like of the smashing pumpkins but neither of us have their new album. Hope that clears it up

Their support tour for Oceania was amazing. They had the same guy who did The Wall big screen graphics for The Who's recent tour do a big orb above the stage. During Tonight Tonight during the encore it played the original 1920's movie the music video was based on. Horrible audio on this, but you get the point:

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My friend actually ran into their new bass player Nicole Fiorintino the day of the show at some restaurant. Lucky *******.

[MasterShake]

I forgot all about Smashing Pumpkins' new one. That one surprised me with how good it is.

By the way, if you click the album covers in my first post there are links to my favorite songs from those albums if you're at all interested in listening.

Japandroids is like fuzzy rock music. Kindof anthemy 80s post-punk stuff.
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They sound a lot like Arcade Fire or even early Pixies stuff to an extent. Pretty good, I like it.

[weazel]

My top 5, in no particular order. I dont expect anyone to agree with me so dont bother pointing out how much the music I like sucks.

The Black Keys - El Camino (came out December 2011 but I consider it a 2012 album.
http://static.nme.com/images/gallery/BlackKeysElCaminob600Gb011211.jpg

Sheepdogs
http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/9c/89/9c89258ab5e1fb16e8ed452220ce7a12.JPG

The Heavy - The Glorious Dead
http://ninjatune.net/files/images/the-heavy/two/COUNTDNL046.jpg

Alabama Shakes - Boys and Girls
http://static.nme.com/images/gallery/AlabamaShakesBoysAndGirls600Gb.jpg

Soundgarden - King Animal
http://static.nme.com/images/gallery/SoundgardenKingAnimal600G061112.jpg

If I think of more I guess I will add to this

[aberdien]

I forgot about how awesome the new Deftones album was too.

Do you like Silversun Pickups, MS?

[CoachChaz]

Black Keys and Alabama Shakes are definitely up there for me. I'll add StoneSour, Jack White, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Ocean.

That's my non-metal list

[weazel]

Everyone seems to like the Jack White album, I will have to give it another listen because it was probably the first one I didn't like from him (or his bands)

[CoachChaz]

Everyone seems to like the Jack White album, I will have to give it another listen because it was probably the first one I didn't like from him (or his bands)

It grows on you. After the first listen, I thought it was decent, but after the next few, I found myself playing it over and over again.

[MasterShake]

I forgot about how awesome the new Deftones album was too.

Do you like Silversun Pickups, MS?

They are ok. They remind me of early Pumpkins if that is what you are getting at.

[MileHighCrew]

is the new soundgarden anything close to their early 90s stuff?

[CoachChaz]

is the new soundgarden anything close to their early 90s stuff?

In my opinion...HELL NO. It's not a bad record, but Chris Cornell hasnt had his 90's range for about 15 years.

[Northman]

I have yet to hear the new Pumpkins album but ive heard good things about it. As long as its like their earlier stuff i will be down with.

[MasterShake]

I have yet to hear the new Pumpkins album but ive heard good things about it. As long as its like their earlier stuff i will be down with.

It probably falls somewhere between Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and even a bit of his Zwan side project. It has a lot of synth guitar walls and good bass lines. This is one of my favorite tracks from the album:

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[weazel]

is the new soundgarden anything close to their early 90s stuff?

no, it isn't quite the same but its a solid album. I seen them play earlier in the year and they did a 26 song set, Cornell may not have the range he once had but he is still a very, very great singer with a very strong voice.

[Jsteve01]

speaking of new blood Texas blues (not that anybody was) I love me some Doyle Bramhall II and Gary Clark Jr. Can't wait for cross roads this year. Gonna try to make it to MSG for the show. Who's with me?

[Jsteve01]

http://youtu.be/dcADRXDLL1M

[Jsteve01]

http://youtu.be/9Si3_TSw2wQ

[Jsteve01]

http://youtu.be/jdYJf_ybyVo

buddy turned me onto this group and I don't know how I ever missed them

http://youtu.be/tbvvU4m-PTU

john and wife

http://youtu.be/sEB32Uo_SJI

[Jsteve01]

Ok sorry none of those albums were released this year so here's one for ya mr Clarence Greenwood aka citizen cope.


http://youtu.be/oPv2AIhZxWk