Best Releases of 2012

By Threeandahalfstars

By Yufeng K.

New Year’s day is a time to celebrate the future, to set resolutions and dream. But with 2012 well and truly behind us, it is also a time to look back on the past year. I promised to make a best-of list, and what better way to kick off 2013.

So without further ado, here are my top 5 EPs and top 25 albums of 2012:

EPs

5) Blackbird Blackbird - Boracay Planet

4) Sky Ferreira - Ghost

3) MS MR - Candy Bar Creep Show

2) HAIM – Forever

1) Dum Dum Girls – End of Daze

Albums

25) Clock Opera - Ways To Forget

24) Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself

http://birdenboucle.com

23) Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend

22) Sigur Ros  - Valtari

21) Grimes - Visions

20) Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man

19) The Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan

18) Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse

17) Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?

16) Purity Ring - Fineshrine

15) Alt-J – An Awesome Wave

14) Grizzly Bear - Shields

13) Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light

12) Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream

11) Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It

10) Wild Nothing – Nocturne

9) Cloud Nothings – Attack On Memory

8) Tame Impala - Lonerism

7) Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

6) Chairlift – Something

http://www.chairlifted.com/metbefore

5) Beach House – Bloom

4) The Tallest Man On Earth - There’s No Leaving Now

3) Jessie Ware – Devotion

2) Chromatics – Kill For Love

1) First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar

Special Mention

David Byrne + St. Vincent - Love This Giant