Czwartek 5 Sty 2012, 1:23
Another great year for music, though I doubt the opposite will ever be the case again with the internet providing an endless stream of options in every conceivable genre. I particularly indulged in my electronic interests this year, with MoogFest proving a formative experience and the UK bass scene exploding at an alarming degree. Seriously, if your concept of dubstep starts and ends with North American acts like Skrillex, Bassnectar and deadmau5, do yourself a favor and pick up some English records. Shit's poppin'.
Without further ado here are my 50 favorite LPs of the year. EPs are listed separately, and my top 40 tracks of the year will appear on another list.
EPs of the Year:
10. Teams vs. Star Slinger - Teams vs. Star Slinger
9. Autre Ne Veut - Body EP
8. Scuba - Adrenalin
7. Here We Go Magic - The January EP
6. Hudson Mohawke - Satin Panthers
5. Floating Points - Shadows EP
4. Clams Casino - Rainforest EP
3. Andy Stott - Passed Me By/We Stay Together
2. Shlohmo - Places EP
1. Holy Other - With U EP
LPs of the Year:
50. Kode9 & The Spaceape - Black Sun
49. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
48. The Antlers - Burst Apart
47. Gotye - Making Mirrors
46. Peaking Lights - 936
45. Cut Copy - Zonoscope
44. Sepalcure - Sepalcure
43. Deerhoof - Deerhoof vs. Evil
42. James Blake - James Blake
41. 2562 - Fever
40. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
39. Martyn - Ghost People
38. Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys!
37. 13 & God - Own Your Ghost
36. Hooray for Earth - True Loves
35. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for My Halo
34. Ford & Lopatin - Channel Pressure
33. John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
32. Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island
31. Moonface - Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped
30. Braids - Native Speaker
29. Akron/Family - Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
28. Kuedo - Severant
27. Tiger & Woods - Through the Green
26. Future Islands - On the Water
25. Azari & III - Azari & III
24. Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On
23. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
22. BNJMN - Black Square/Plastic World
21. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
20. SBTRKT - SBTRKT
19. Junior Boys - It's All True
18. Destroyer - Kaputt
17. Shlohmo - Bad Vibes
16. Africa Hitech - 93 Million Miles
15. Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place
14. Little Dragon - Ritual Union
13. Egyptrixx - Bible Eyes
12. tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
11. Machinedrum - Room(s)
10. Wye Oak - Civilian
9. Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
8. The Field - Looping State of Mind
7. Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
6. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
5. Rustie - Glass Swords
4. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
3. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
2. Wild Beasts - Smother
1. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake