Every year I listen to so much music and then by the time December rolls around I've usually forgotten what I listened to in January. . . but not this year. This year I started making my list in January. I used the sticky note app on my desktop and wrote down every song and album I liked. I'm a nerd.
This year (like most years) was a great year for music.
Favorite Albums of 2012
- Heaven - The Walkmen
- Fear Fun - Father John Misty
- The Carpenter - The Avett Brothers
- S/T - Hospitality
- Mirage Rock - Band of Horses
- The Lion's Roar - First Aid Kit
- Break it Yourself - Andrew Bird
- II - Bad Books
- Mariqopa - Damien Jurado
- Gossamer - Passion Pit
- Former Lives - Benjamin Gibbard
- Local Business - Titus Andronicus
- Ten Stories - mewithoutYou
- The Idler Wheel... - Fiona Apple
- The North - Stars
Favorite Songs
- One of My Kind - Conor Oberst and the MVB
- The Only Place - Best Coast
- House That Heaven Built - Japandroids
- We Can't Be Beat - The Walkmen
- Fun Times in Babylon- Father John Misty
- Cry For Judas - The Mountain Goats
- The North - Stars
- Simple Song - The Shins
- In a Big City - Titus Andronicus
- Runaways - The Killers
- Emmylou - First Aid Kit
- Stars - Fun.
- Lost River - Murder By Death
- Friendly Advice - Bad Books
- Take a Walk - Passion Pit
- "45" - Gaslight Anthem
- MariKKKopa - Deciparicidos
- Hang Loose - Alabama Shakes
- Cherokee - Cat Power
- Honeycomb - Animal Collective
Favorite
New Artist
Hospitality
Favorite
Discovery That Didn’t Come Out in 2012
Youth Lagoon – Year of Hibernation (click HERE to read about it)
Favorite
Compilation/Greatest Hits Album
The Rolling Stones- Grrr
Favorite
Guilty Pleasure
Fun- Some Nights (click HERE to read about it)
Favorite
Live Band
Father John Misty*
*I didn’t go to very many shows this year,
but I did watch lots of Youtube videos and Father John Misty probably would have been my favorite live band.
