The Best of 2012 in Music: Albums, Songs, Shows, Lists, Discussions, Fun!

PhilsFan · 11-19-2012, 03:34 PM

With the blessing of Scumbo, we embark on our Best of the Year 2012 Thread on this day. Let's roll, you guys.

Danny Boy · 11-19-2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PhilsFan

With the blessing of Scumbo, we embark on our Best of the Year 2012 Thread on this day. Let's roll, you guys.

Are we going to have the same rules as last year, assigning points and stuff, or is this just the preliminary discussion?

u2popmofo · 11-19-2012, 04:23 PM

I wan't you to assign points to your favorite lesser known music mediums. How many points will SACD get? How many?!!!!!!!

LemonMelon · 11-19-2012, 04:34 PM

I have a lot of new music to listen to before I can be fully confident in it, but I definitely have a list of 25 awesome albums ready to go. It's been a great year for music.

cobl04 · 11-19-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Boy

Are we going to have the same rules as last year, assigning points and stuff, or is this just the preliminary discussion?

I'd say discussion for now. I'm not ready to do a formal list yet. Will hit back later today with the contenders.

Danny Boy · 11-19-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by u2popmofo

I wan't you to assign points to your favorite lesser known music mediums. How many points will SACD get? How many?!!!!!!!

A lot. It's super.

u2popmofo · 11-19-2012, 04:44 PM

Only including 2012 releases, these are my most listened to songs according to Last FM in the order of frequency (there were so many ties that I didn't bother including numbers):

The Shins - Simple Song
Shearwater - Animal Life
Shearwater - Breaking the Yearlings
Why? - Strawberries
Bat For Lashes - Laura
Japandroids - House That Heaven Built
Why? - Sod In The Seed
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
Purity Ring - Obedear
DIIV - Follow
Tame Impala - Elephant
Grimes - Genesis
Beach House - Myth
Grizzly Bear - Sleeping Ute
Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms
Grizzly Bear - Yet Again
Pinback - Proceed To Memory
Atoms For Peace - Default
Cursive - The Cat And Mouse
The Shins - It's Only Life
Father John Misty - Only Son of a Ladies Man
The Walkmen - Heaven

LemonMelon · 11-19-2012, 05:11 PM

I've got to get around to that Pinback album.

u2popmofo · 11-19-2012, 05:15 PM

I like it a lot more than their last album. There are two or three songs I'm listening to quite regularly at the moment.

nielsgov · 11-19-2012, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by u2popmofo

Only including 2012 releases, these are my most listened to songs according to Last FM in the order of frequency (there were so many ties that I didn't bother including numbers):

My first 2012 track on that list is at n°14

I barely listen to separate songs though, only if I really like them so that's why I listen to older songs more often.

cobl04 · 11-19-2012, 05:24 PM

How many plays for the top five? I'd like an idea of how often you played these songs, scumbo.

u2popmofo · 11-19-2012, 05:29 PM

Probably not super high in the grand scheme of things. Everything was quite close after the first 4.

1. The Shins – Simple Song - 30
2. Shearwater – Animal Life - 26
3. Shearwater – Breaking The Yearlings - 24
4. Why? – Strawberries - 21
5. Bat for Lashes – Laura - 18

nielsgov · 11-19-2012, 05:30 PM

That's about the same as my top tracks.

I can get behind most of those songs.

u2popmofo · 11-19-2012, 05:37 PM

I like Animal Life far more than Breaking the Yearlings, but since they come in that order in the album, I can't stop listening after Animal Life. Plus, the guitar at the opening of Breaking the Yearlings is awesome.

There are a lot of 1, 2 combo songs I have to listen to together like that. Sometimes they aren't even placed by each other on albums, I just find myself wanting to hear them together for some reason.

LemonMelon · 11-19-2012, 05:39 PM

Shearwater will be high on my list. Out of 166 albums and EPs, Animal Joy is #9 right now. I went a while without hearing it, but I listened to it recently before seeing them and remembered how great it is. Great guitars on this album.

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LemonMelon The Male Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 66,535 Local Time: 05:54 PM	I have a lot of new music to listen to before I can be fully confident in it, but I definitely have a list of 25 awesome albums ready to go. It's been a great year for music. __________________ Now.

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LemonMelon The Male Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 66,535 Local Time: 05:54 PM	I've got to get around to that Pinback album. __________________ Now.

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LemonMelon The Male Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 66,535 Local Time: 05:54 PM	Shearwater will be high on my list. Out of 166 albums and EPs, Animal Joy is #9 right now. I went a while without hearing it, but I listened to it recently before seeing them and remembered how great it is. Great guitars on this album. __________________ __________________ Now.

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11-19-2012, 04:23 PM	#3
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 37,122 Local Time: 07:54 PM	I wan't you to assign points to your favorite lesser known music mediums. How many points will SACD get? How many?!!!!!!!

11-19-2012, 04:44 PM	#7
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 37,122 Local Time: 07:54 PM	Only including 2012 releases, these are my most listened to songs according to Last FM in the order of frequency (there were so many ties that I didn't bother including numbers): The Shins - Simple Song Shearwater - Animal Life Shearwater - Breaking the Yearlings Why? - Strawberries Bat For Lashes - Laura Japandroids - House That Heaven Built Why? - Sod In The Seed Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards Purity Ring - Obedear DIIV - Follow Tame Impala - Elephant Grimes - Genesis Beach House - Myth Grizzly Bear - Sleeping Ute Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms Grizzly Bear - Yet Again Pinback - Proceed To Memory Atoms For Peace - Default Cursive - The Cat And Mouse The Shins - It's Only Life Father John Misty - Only Son of a Ladies Man The Walkmen - Heaven

11-19-2012, 05:15 PM	#9
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 37,122 Local Time: 07:54 PM	I like it a lot more than their last album. There are two or three songs I'm listening to quite regularly at the moment.

11-19-2012, 05:24 PM	#11
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 56,397 Local Time: 12:54 PM	How many plays for the top five? I'd like an idea of how often you played these songs, scumbo.

11-19-2012, 05:29 PM	#12
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 37,122 Local Time: 07:54 PM	Probably not super high in the grand scheme of things. Everything was quite close after the first 4. 1. The Shins – Simple Song - 30 2. Shearwater – Animal Life - 26 3. Shearwater – Breaking The Yearlings - 24 4. Why? – Strawberries - 21 5. Bat for Lashes – Laura - 18

11-19-2012, 05:30 PM	#13
nielsgov Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 8,729 Local Time: 02:54 AM	That's about the same as my top tracks. I can get behind most of those songs.

11-19-2012, 05:37 PM	#14
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 37,122 Local Time: 07:54 PM	I like Animal Life far more than Breaking the Yearlings, but since they come in that order in the album, I can't stop listening after Animal Life. Plus, the guitar at the opening of Breaking the Yearlings is awesome. There are a lot of 1, 2 combo songs I have to listen to together like that. Sometimes they aren't even placed by each other on albums, I just find myself wanting to hear them together for some reason.