- 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
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
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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