The Best of 2012 in Music: Albums, Songs, Shows, Lists, Discussions, Fun!
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monkeyskin
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Listening to Let England Shake, my firm favourite from 2011. Anyone remember what beat it to #1 round here?
Nothing I've heard this year comes close for me.
Nothing I've heard this year comes close for me.
LemonMelon
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Sorry Cobbs, those are the rules.
LemonMelon
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It was #1 for me too. Kaputt won last year, which was my second favorite, so I was pretty alright with that.
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I really like Kaputt, you guys. I like it more than Streethawk
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The only thing that stuck with me from Fiona Apple's album was how sparse it was.
UberBeaver
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I cannot stand the whole attitude that no matter how hard she tries, no matter how perfect her music may be, we, as mere mortals, will never understand how hard it is to be Fiona Apple. It's hard, guys. Real hard.
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Ya I have no idea what I think of that Paul Weller album. I think some of the things I like about are the same reasons I disliked the animal collective album, yet aside from that single thought popping into my head, I have no idea what I mean by it. Something like the lead track, "green," I don't know how to have an opinion on that one. It's either really irritating or pretty cool, depending on whether I think the shifting channels around in my headphones is gimmicky or interesting, and whether I can look past the intro reminding me of fat boy slim. It has everything, really: stuff I like, stuff I dislike, and stuff one entirely apathetic towards. Probably the only album this year I could put in all three of those columns.
I do generally enjoy solo Weller, however I always find myself turning off his albums midway through to listen to The Jam instead.
I do generally enjoy solo Weller, however I always find myself turning off his albums midway through to listen to The Jam instead.
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This is my problem as well. I have always associated her with kind of slight radio singles, and now I'm being told apparently she's a very serious artist, and I've heard that horribly long album title that I will never use album from 2012 twice now. I just don't quite get the appeal. It's nice, but no where near my favorites of the year.
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Just heard from NME that her new album, scheduled for late 2015, will be entitled: "I Don't Really Care Much For Your Lists, but Seriously? You're not going to Put My 2012 album in the Top 50? That's a shit list and I'm really fucking tired of typing Capitals all the Time. Or is it Capitols? I always confuse those two. Get the fuck outta here. And I'm still sad about my dog, guys."
LemonMelon
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"Upon receiving nagging criticism about the entirely insignificant topic of lengthy album titles for the second time in her career, Fiona Apple chose to return to the pithy Tidal and Extraordinary Machine days for her fifth full length album, GFY Beav."
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Danny Boy
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I listened to that Howler album on the way to work this morning, GAF.
It's some pretty decent Midwest white boy garage rock. I'd say Japandroids meets Violent Femmes.
It's some pretty decent Midwest white boy garage rock. I'd say Japandroids meets Violent Femmes.
Danny Boy
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Also, I need to relisten to Menomena. I think it may be a top 15 candidate.
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Passion Pit, Grizzly Bear, Beach House, Fiona, Cat Power are probably my most-played records this year. But it's been a crazy year for me and I had less time to listen to new music than usual. I'm sure I've missed a ton of great stuff.
I'm surprised how much the Fiona Apple grew on me. I thought it was brilliant the first time I heard it (with the lead single being a bit annoying sometimes) but I just didn't know how much I'd feel like listening to it. Then I listened to it on a long road trip over and over and it really clicked. The problem with it is I get "Werewolf" stuck in my head on some kind of weird OCD loop.
I'm surprised how much the Fiona Apple grew on me. I thought it was brilliant the first time I heard it (with the lead single being a bit annoying sometimes) but I just didn't know how much I'd feel like listening to it. Then I listened to it on a long road trip over and over and it really clicked. The problem with it is I get "Werewolf" stuck in my head on some kind of weird OCD loop.
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Man, I'd hate to be at that meeting unless HR was sitting there with me with a severance package for both.
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Yeah, definitely listen to Menomena guys.
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What sort of meeting does it sound like?
iron yuppie
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Finally listened to John Talabot's Fin. There's another damn fine electronica album from this year to join Burial, Four Tet, the Tim Hecker and Daniel Lopatin collaboration, Flying Lotus, and Actress.
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Black Keys and Def Lepard.
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LemonMelon
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I've never heard a note of Jens Lekman's music, but I Cobblered it and listened to his new one. It's great! Really smooth and relaxing, yet witty and always melodic. Like a meeting of Belle and Sebastian and Destroyer (specifically Kaputt).
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