best of 2012 :: Favorite Recordings
It’s time to kick off my best of 2012 coverage by listing my Favorite Recordings of 2012. Here are 24 albums that I really loved this year. Listen to the tracks below, (and if you have not already) fall in love and go buy some albums.
- The Psyched by The Psyched
Cut The Chord (mp3)
Buy The Psyched @ bandcamp.com
- Weird Wild World by Sleepies
Combat (mp3)
Buy Weird Wild World @ bigcartel.com
- METZ by METZ
Headache (mp3)
Buy METZ @ subpop.com
- Super Vague by Roomrunner
Super Vague (mp3)
Buy Super Vague @ bandcamp.com
- Zulus by Zulus
Blackout (mp3)
Buy Zulus @ bigcartel.com
- Twins by Ty Segall
Thank God for Sinners (mp3)
Buy Twins @ dragcity.com
- Fatherland by Mr. Dream
Fatherland (mp3)
Buy Fatherland @ entergodmode.tumblr.com
- Worship by A Place to Bury Strangers
You Are The One (mp3)
Buy Worship @ scdistribution.com
- Night Manager by NIGHT MANAGER
Red Skies (mp3)
Buy Night Manager @ bandcamp.com
- Sunshine by Talk Normal
Bad Date (mp3)
Buy Sunshine @ joyfulnoiserecordings.com
- Temporary Room by Stagnant Pools
Dead Sailor (mp3)
Buy Temporary Room @ bandcamp.com
- Sundowning by Nü Sensae
100 Shades (mp3)
Buy Sundowning @ bigcartel.com
- Oshin by DIIV
How Long Have You Known (mp3)
Buy Oshin @ capturedtracks.com
- WIXIW by Liars
No.1 Against the Rush (mp3)
Buy WIXIW @ liars.sandbag.uk.com
- (2012) by Trabajo
Bodega Cat (mp3)
Pay-What-You-Want for (2012) @ bandcamp.com
- dripping by Pile
Sun Poisoning (mp3)
Buy dripping @ bandcamp.com
- We Are You There by rRope
Ok Nic (mp3)
Buy We Are You There @ bandcamp.com
- Happy New Year by Happy New Year
Twins (mp3)
Pay-What-You-Want for Happy New Year @ bandcamp.com
- The Money Store by Death Grips
Double Helix (youtube)
Buy The Money Store @ thirdworlds.net
- Jazz Mind by Ed Schrader’s Music Beat
Rats (mp3)
Buy Jazz Mind @ bandcamp.com
- Best Behavior by Dinowalrus
What Now (mp3)
Buy Best Behavior @ bigcartel.com
- Butter The Children by Butter The Children
Vermin $upreme (mp3)
Download for Butter The Children @ bandcamp.com
- Nehru Jackets by Himanshu
Yo What’s Good New York (feat. Action Bronson, Lakutis, Kool AD) (mp3)
Download Nehru Jackets @ mediafire.com
- Internal Logic by Grass Widow
Goldilocks Zone (mp3)
Buy Internal Logic @ midheaven.com
UPDATE: I accidentally left the Sports EP by Speedy Ortiz off this list because I am an idiot. This is so good.
Silver Spring (mp3)
Buy Sports @ speedyortiz.bandcamp.com
You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this post using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.
If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as I am way too lazy to upload a zip of all the mp3s in this post.
Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):
Insound | eMusic | Other Music
Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.
