Music of 2012

is Lana Del Rey too "pop" for you guys now? Cos she's doing big things. That new Ride song and video is good stuff. Rick Rubin produced the song.

is Lana Del Rey too "pop" for you guys now? Cos she's doing big things. That new Ride song and video is good stuff. Rick Rubin produced the song.

Good call, I think 'Ride' may be a late contender for best music vid of 2012. She's actually not a bad actress either.

Speaking of possible late entrants for best of the year, the Rachel Zeffira album is out Monday. The more I hear, the more I look forward to it.

Anyone heard the Melody's Echo Chamber album? It's a mixture of sweet and airy French pop and, since Tame Impala's Kevin Parker is on production duties, the psych-rock sound of 'Lonerism'. Pretty sure everything he touches turns to gold.

No fighting!

New Wavves.

That time of year again

_{ALBUMS OF THE YEAR}

_{01. BEACH HOUSE - bloom}

_{02. SARAH BLASKO - i awake}

_{03. FIONA APPLE - the idler wheel...}

_{04. ALT-J - an awesome wave}

_{05. OF MONSTERS AND MEN - my head is an animal}

_{06. REGINA SPEKTOR - what we saw from the cheap seats}

_{07. TAME IMPALA - lonerism}

_{08. ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR - out of frequency}

_{09. MUMFORD & SONS - babel}

_{10. BAT FOR LASHES - the haunted man}

_{11. SLEIGH BELLS - reign of terror}

_{12. CHAIRLIFT - something}

_{13. LISA MITCHELL - bless this mess}

_{14. THE SHINS - port of morrow}

_{15. GRIZZLY BEAR - shields}

_{16. LADYHAWKE - anxiety}

_{17. THE HIVES - lex hives}

_{18. BERTIE BLACKMAN - pope innocent x}

_{19. METRIC - synthetica}

_{20. SHARON VAN ETTEN - tramp}

_{SONGS OF THE YEAR}

_{01. OF MONSTERS AND MEN - little talks}

_{02. BEACH HOUSE - the hours}

_{03. SARAH BLASKO - i awake}

_{04. MR LITTLE JEANS - runaway}

_{05. MUMFORD & SONS - below my feet}

_{06. SLEIGH BELLS - comeback kid}

_{07. DJANGO DJANGO - default}

_{08. ALPINE - gasoline}

_{09. FIONA APPLE - daredevil}

_{10. THE SHINS - simple song}

_{11. BAT FOR LASHES - lilies}

_{12. REGINA SPEKTOR - how}

_{13. METRIC - clone}

_{14. M.I.A. - bad girls}

_{15. TAME IMPALA - elephant}

_{16. ATOMS FOR PEACE - default}

_{17. FOALS - inhaler}

_{18. LADYHAWKE - black white & blue}

_{19. LISA MITCHELL - spiritus}

_{20. KIMBRA FEAT. MARK FOSTER & A-TRAK - warrior}

_{GIGS OF THE YEAR}

_{01. SIGUR ROS @ belvoir amphitheatre}

_{02. BON IVER @ red hill auditorium}

_{03. REGINA SPEKTOR @ belvoir amphitheatre}

_{04. LANEWAY FESTIVAL / laura marling, anna calvi, chairlift, feist, et al}

_{05. TAME IMPALA @ fremantle arts centre}

_{06. WASHINGTON @ quarry amphitheatre}

_{07. MUMFORD & SONS @ belvoir amphitheatre}

_{08. REGURGITATOR @ astor theatre}

_{09. BIG DAY OUT / cage the elephant, kimbra, best coast, the jezabels, et al}

_{10. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE @ festival gardens}

Too hard

^Nice looking list. Here's my top 20 albums, back with best tracks in a bit.

1. Tame Impala / Lonerism
   
2. Grimes / Visions
   
3. Howler / America, Give Up
   
4. Alt-J / An Awesome Wave
   
5. DIIV / Oshin
   
6. Crystal Castles / (III)
   
7. Sharon Van Etten / Tramp
   
8. Jack White / Blunderbuss
   
9. Melody’s Echo Chamber / Melody’s Echo Chamber
   
10. David Byrne & St. Vincent / Love This Giant
    
11. Django Django / Django Django
    
12. Bat For Lashes / The Haunted Man
    
13. Beach House / Bloom
    
14. Polica / Give You The Ghost
    
15. Two Gallants / The Bloom And The Blight
    
16. Regina Spektor / What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
    
17. The Vaccines / Come Of Age
    
18. Metric / Synthetica
    
19. Lana Del Rey / Born To Die
    
20. The Hives / Lex Hives
    

Finally got my list of best songs together.

1. Beach House / Myth
   
2. Tame Impala / Elephant
   
3. Grimes / Genesis
   
4. Arctic Monkeys / R U Mine?
   
5. MIA / Bad Girls
   
6. Charli XCX / Nuclear Seasons
   
7. Metric / Dreams So Real
   
8. Of Monsters And Men / Little Talks
   
9. Haim / Forever
   
10. Pond / You Broke My Cool
    
11. Palma Violets / Best Of Friends
    
12. Bat For Lashes / All Your Gold
    
13. Tashaki Miyaki / Best Friend
    
14. 2:54 / Creeping
    
15. Jack White / Blunderbuss
    
16. Rachel Zeffira / The Deserters
    
17. Deap Vally / Gonna Make My Own Money
    
18. Wolf Alice / Leaving You
    
19. Savages / Husbands
    
20. Jake Bugg / Lightning Bolt
    

^Nice. I need to look up some of those that I missed <_<

About time for the "Music of 2013" thread? I think so. Do your thing donbot!!! :Dinah:

^Nice. I need to look up some of those that I missed <_<

I still haven't made good on mental notes to check out the Of Monsters And Men or Grizzly Bear albums. One of these days...

About time for the "Music of 2013" thread? I think so. Do your thing donbot!!! :Dinah:

No love for Purity Ring on these lists?

I didn't get to listen to much music this year so I won't post a list.