2012 was a fantastic year for music. I can’t remember a year where I was as excited by this many new releases. Usually I have no problem finding a handful of great records at the end of the year but this year I just couldn’t keep up. Thankfully, my wife also buys records, I get some of them from photographing bands, and we trade in old records for new ones. I still have The Evens, JEFF The Brotherhood, Crocodiles, and a few more on my 2012 must buy list. As you can see, I prefer vinyl (with a digital download please/thank you) but I did buy a few CDs and a couple of digital only releases this year. This list is in alphabetical order. I’m not going to rank a them and please remember these are my favorite albums, not a best of 2012 list. We all have different taste. I hope you’ll discover something here and feel free to comment with some of your favorites.
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead – Lost Songs
Bebo Band – Debo Band
Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory
Dinosaur Jr – I Bet On Sky
Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
E.D. Sedgwick – We Wear White
Father John Misty – Fear Fun
The Frogs – Squirrel Bunny Jupiter Deluxe
The Frogs – Count Yer Blessingsz
Hospitality – Hospitality
Lambchop – Mr. M
The Men – Open Your Heart
METZ – METZ
Bob Mould – Silver Age
The Mountain Goats – Transcendental Youth
The Music Tapes – Mary ‘s Voice
NO – Don’t Worry, You’ll Be Here Forever
OFF! – OFF!
Oneida – A List Of The Burning Mountains
Redd Kross – Researching The Blues
Retisonic – Robots F*cking
Screaming Females – Ugly
The Skull Defekts – 2013-3012
The Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania
The Snowy Owls – Within Yr Reach
Swans – The Seer
Jack White – Blunderbuss
Matthew E White – Big Inner
White Laces – Moves
Wild Nothing – Nocturne
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