2012 Top Ten Albums

December 14, 2012

Without further ado, my top 10 albums of the year, with honorable mentions in no particular order:

1. Twin Shadow – Confess
2. Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
3. Lone – Galaxy Garden
4. Daphni – Jiaolong
5. John Talabot – Fin
6. CFCF – Exercises
7. Dinosaur Jr. – I Bet on Sky
8. Clark – Iradelphic
9. Stars – The North
10. Efterklang – Piramida

Honorable Mention

• Animal Collective – Centipede Hz
• Grizzly Bear – Shields
• Johann Johannsson – Copenhagen Dreams
• The xx – Coexist

Overall, it was a pretty strong year for new music. Out of the 64 albums that I listened to, 25 were above average in my opinion.

This list also is albums only. My top EPs for the year were Burial’s Kindred and THGHT’s self titled EP.

Update: It was pointed out that Making Mirrors was a 2011 release, which indeed it was, so it has been stricken from the list.

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