Albums of 2012

Here comes the list, calculated with 15 inputs, up to 25 choices from each one.

Position - Artist - Record - Points - Votes

26 .- Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music - 37 - 2
27 .- Poliça - Give You The Ghost - 34 - 2
28 .- The School - Reading Too Much Into Things Like Everything - 33 - 2
29 .- Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes - 32 - 2
30 .- The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know - 32 - 2
31 .- Burial - Kindred EP - 31 - 2
32 .- Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All - The Of Tape Vol 2 - 30 - 2
33 .- Cat Power - Sun - 29 - 2
34 .- Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots a UFO - 29 - 2
35 .- Crocodiles - Endless Flowers - 29 - 2
36 .- TOY - TOY - 28 - 2
37 .- First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar - 27 - 2
38 .- Natural Child - For The Love Of The Game - 27 - 2
39 .- Purity Ring - Shrines - 27 - 2
40 .- Chromatics - Kill For Love - 25 - 1
41 .- He's My Brother, She's My Sister - Nobody Dances in This Town - 25 - 1
42 .- Nas - Life is Good - 25 - 1
43 .- Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It - 25 - 1
44 .- The Limiñanas - Crystal Anis - 25 - 2
45 .- Tender Trap - Ten Songs About Girls - 25 - 1
46 .- Natural Child - Hard in Heaven - 24 - 1
47 .- Niechec - Smierc w miekkim futerku - 24 - 1
48 .- Swans - The Seer - 24 - 1
49 .- Woolfy vs Projections - The Return of Love - 24 - 1
50 .- The Garlands - The Garlands - 24 - 1
51 .- Clinic - Free Reign - 23 - 1
52 .- Graveyard Train - Hollow - 23 - 1
53 .- Kendrick Lamaar - good kid M.A.A.D City - 23 - 2
54 .- King Tuff - King Tuff - 23 - 1
55 .- Mock & Toof - Temporary Happiness - 23 - 1
56 .- Woods - Bend Beyond - 23 - 2
57 .- Bob Dylan - Tempest - 23 - 1
58 .- Brian Jonestown Massacre - Aufheben - 22 - 2
59 .- Damien Jurado - Maraqopa - 22 - 1
60 .- Old Time Machine - Old Time Machine - 22 - 1
61 .- The Two man Gentlemen Band - Two at a Time - 22 - 1
62 .- Ty Segall & White Fence - Hair - 22 - 1
63 .- Amelia Curran - Spectators - 22 - 1
64 .- Chris Cohen - Overgrown Path - 22 - 1
65 .- Calexico - Algiers - 22 - 1
66 .- Actress - RIP - 21 - 1
67 .- Dr Dog - Be The Void - 21 - 1
68 .- Errors - Have Some Faith In Magic - 21 - 2
69 .- Fergus & Geronimo - Funky Was the State of Affairs - 21 - 1
70 .- Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine - 21 - 1
71 .- Tigercats - Isle of Dogs - 21 - 1
72 .- Four Tet - Pink - 21 - 1
73 .- Mujeres - Soft Gems - 20 - 1
74 .- Patrick Watson - Adventures in Your Own Backyard - 20 - 1
75 .- Pond - Beard. Wives. Denim - 20 - 1
76 .- Futurecop! - The Movie OST - 19 - 1
77 .- Lana Del Rey - Born to Die - 19 - 1
78 .- The Men - Open Your Heart - 19 - 1
79 .- Seapony - Falling - 19 - 1
80 .- Alabama Shakes - Girls and Boys - 19 - 1
81 .- Alt-J - An Awesome Wave - 18 - 1
82 .- Baroness - Yellow & Green - 18 - 1
83 .- Knickers - Knickers EP - 18 - 1
84 .- Liars - WIXIW - 18 - 2
85 .- Nite Jewel - One Second of Love - 18 - 1
86 .- The Soft Moon - Zeros - 18 - 1
87 .- The Wave Pictures - Long Black Cars - 18 - 2
88 .- Exlovers - Moth - 18 - 1
89 .- Casual - Respect Game or Expect Flames - 17 - 1
90 .- Howler - America Give Up - 17 - 1
91 .- Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn’t - 17 - 1
92 .- The Spinto Band - Shy Pursuits - 17 - 1
93 .- The Wedding Present - Valentina - 17 - 2
94 .- Tribes - Baby - 17 - 1
95 .- The Babies - Our House On The Hill - 17 - 1
96 .- Allah-Las - Allah-Las - 16 - 1
97 .- Evans the Death - Evans the Death - 16 - 1
98 .- Ghostigital - Division of Culture and Tourism - 16 - 1
99 .- Ital - Hive Mind - 16 - 1
100 .- Miaoux Miaoux - Light of the North - 16 - 1
101 .- The Bankees - Home - 16 - 1
102 .- Action Bronson - Rare Chandeliers - 15 - 1
103 .- Battery Face - Addams Family Values - 15 - 1
104 .- Cian Ciarán - Outside In - 15 - 1
105 .- Graham Coxon - A + E - 15 - 1
106 .- Sam Lee - Ground of it's Own - 15 - 1
107 .- The Tallest Man On Earth - There's No Leaving Now - 15 - 1
108 .- Ultraista - Ultraista - 15 - 1
109 .- Gary Clark Jr. - Black And Blu - 15 - 1
110 .- Peaking Lights - Lucifer - 14 - 2
111 .- Sea of Bees - Orangefarben - 14 - 1
112 .- The Cactus Channel - Haptics - 14 - 1
113 .- The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends - 14 - 1
114 .- Thee Brandy Hips - Raincoat - 14 - 1
115 .- DIIV - Oshin - 14 - 1
116 .- Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man - 13 - 1
117 .- Django Django - Django Django - 13 - 2
118 .- Lower Dens - Nootropics - 13 - 1
119 .- Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - Lawless - 13 - 1
120 .- Hector Bizerk - Drums, Rap, Yes! - 12 - 1
121 .- Ringo Deathstarr - Muave - 12 - 1
122 .- Tindersticks - The Something Rain - 12 - 1
123 .- Two Fingers - Stunt Rhythms - 12 - 1
124 .- Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky - 11 - 2
125 .- Nickodemus - Moon People - 11 - 1
126 .- Nine Black Alps - Sirens - 11 - 1
127 .- Maya Jane Coles - DJ Kicks - 11 - 1
128 .- Best Coast - The Only Place - 11 - 2
129 .- Breach - Borders - 10 - 1
130 .- Hunx - Hairdresser Blues - 10 - 1
131 .- Mind Spiders - Meltdown - 10 - 1
132 .- Wu Block - Wu Block - 10 - 1
133 .- All the Young - Welcome Home - 9 - 1
134 .- Death Grips - The Money Store - 9 - 1
135 .- Dr John - Locked Down - 9 - 1
136 .- Jo Mango - Murmuration - 9 - 1
137 .- Midnight Magic - Walk the Midnight Streets - 9 - 1
138 .- Tennis - Young and Old - 9 - 1
139 .- Calibro 35 - Ogni riferimento a persone esistite o a fatti realmente accaduti è puramente casuale - 8 - 1
140 .- Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do - 8 - 1
141 .- Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! - 8 - 1
142 .- Domo Genesis - No Idols - 7 - 1
143 .- Field Music - Plumb - 7 - 1
144 .- The Heartbreaks - Fun Times - 7 - 1
145 .- Friends - Manifest! - 6 - 1
146 .- Half Moon Run - Dark Eyes - 6 - 1
147 .- Haight Ashbury - Haight Ashbury 2: The Ashburys - 5 - 1
148 .- Jason Lytle - The Dept. of Disappearance - 5 - 1
149 .- Lone - Galaxy Garden - 5 - 1
150 .- Holograms - Holograms - 4 - 1
151 .- Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber - 3 - 1
152 .- Mystery Jets - Radlands - 3 - 1
153 .- Para One - Passion - 3 - 1
154 .- EL-P - Cancer for a Cure - 2 - 1
155 .- BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2 - 1 - 1
156 .- Jessie Ware - Devotion - 1 - 1
157 .- Thomas White - Yalla - 1 - 1
158 .- Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse - 1 - 1

Great work Barnabus!

Position - Artist - Record - Points - Votes

11 .- Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks - 59 -
12 .- Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill - 59 -
13 .- The Raveonettes - Observator - 58 -
14 .- The Walkmen - Heaven - 56 -
15 .- Grizzly Bear - Shields - 54 -
16 .- Ty Segall - Twins - 51 -
17 .- Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg - 51 -
18 .- The Vaccines - Come of Age - 48 -
19 .- John Talabot - Fin - 46 -
20 .- Allo Darlin’ - Europe - 45 -
21 .- Moon Duo - Circles - 43 -
22 .- Sharon Van Etten - Tramp - 41 -
23 .- PAWS - Cokefloat - 39 -
24 .- Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory - 39 -
25 .- Beach House - Bloom - 38 -

10.- Richard Hawley - Standing At The Sky's Edge - 65 points, 5 votes





9.- Grimes - Visions - 83 points, 5 votes




8.- The Cribs - In the Belly of the Brazen Bull - 84 points, 6 votes





7.- Japandroids - Celebration Rock - 85 points, 5 votes





6.- Action Bronson vs Party Supplies - Blue Chips - 96 points, 6 votes





5.- Jack White - Blunderbuss - 98 points, 10 votes





4.- Frank Ocean - Channel Orange - 99 points, 6 votes





3.- Tame Impala - Lonerism - 123 points, 6 votes





2.- Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light - 136 points, 8 votes





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1.- Goat - World Music - 198 points, 9 votes

good work barnybabes

GOAT

Well done barnstacles.

While I'm chuffed that The Soapbox that has been recognised the sheer raw power of GOAT, I'm mildly dissapointed that Frank ( ) didn't get the top spot xxxxxx

I am over the moon Chrissie.

Yeah I knew that you would be



Frank4Leef xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My favourite tunes of the year:

1 Blood Red Shoes - Cold
2 Frank Ocean - Pyramids
3 Nas - The Don
4 Kendrick Lamar f/ Dr. Dre - The Recipe
5 Feeder - Borders
6 Pulled Apart By Horses - Wolf Hand
7 The Weeknd - Wicked Games
8 Every Time I Die - Revival Mode
9 Nas & Amy Winehouse - Cherry Wine
10 Death Grips - I've Seen Footage

11 Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital
12 Jake Bugg - Taste It
13 Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
14 The XX - Angels
15 Future Of The Left - Beneath The Waves An Ocean
16 Nas - Loco-Motive
17 Deftones - Swerve City
18 The Bronx - Ribcage
19 Spector - True Love (For Now)
20 Kanye West & Big Sean - Clique

21 Spiritualized - Hey Jane
22 The Twilight Sad - Don't Move
23 Lana Del Rey - Diet Mountain Dew
24 Nicki Minaj f/ Nas, Young Jeezy & Drake - Champion
25 Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe
26 Frank Ocean - Bad Religion
27 The Futureheads - The Old Dun Cow
28 Big Boi f/ TI & Ludacris - In The A
29 Howler - Back Of Your Neck
30 Pure Love - Bury My Bones

My favourite live sets of the year:

1 Nas [Edinburgh Picture House - June]

2 The Stone Roses [Benicassim Festival - July]
3 Katy B [Benicassim Festival - July]
4 Blood Red Shoes [Aberdeen Tunnels - May]
5 Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells [Aberdeen Lemon Tree - November]
6 At The Drive-In [Benicassim Festival - July]
7 Primal Scream [Aberdeen Music Hall - June]
8 De La Soul [Benicassim Festival - July]
9 The Killers [Aberdeen Music Hall - October]
10 RM Hubbert [Aberdeen Tunnels - April]

11 Toy [Aberdeen Music Hall - June]
12 Crystal Castles [Benicassim Festival - July]
13 Emma Pollock [Aberdeen Tunnels - April]
14 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds [Aberdeen AECC - February]
15 New Order [Benicassim Festival - July]
16 Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs [Benicassim Festival - July]
17 Spector [Aberdeen Tunnels - October]
18 The Vaccines [Benicassim Festival - July]
19 Roddy Woomble [Aberdeen Blue Lamp - May]
20 Splashh [Aberdeen Tunnels - October]

My favourite albums of 2013:

1 Nas - Life Is Good
2 Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, Maad City
3 Future Of The Left - The Plot Against Common Sense
4 Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
5 Every Time I Die - Ex-Lives
6 Blood Red Shoes - In Time To Voices
7 The Weeknd - Trilogy
8 Pulled Apart By Horses - Tough Love
9 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
10 Deftones - Koi No Yokan

11 Jake Bugg
12 Death Grips - The Money Store
13 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
14 Howler - America Give Up
15 Big Boi - Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumours
16 The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know
17 Feeder - Generation Freakshow
18 Green Day - Uno!
19 Spector - Enjoy It While It Lasts
20 The xx - Coexist

2012 was a good year for gigs for me, had never been to a festival abroad before and Benicassim didn't disappoint. Good year for hip-hop, Nas putting out a belter of an album (after Untitled being a bit gash and the Damian Marley collaboration being a bit boring) was a welcome surprise, such a good album. Blood Red Shoes continuing to get better with each record, good debuts from Jake Bugg and Howler. Disappointed with Gallows album and the overall lack of incredible albums over the course of the year, but still some great stuff released.

Also, got big into Its Great When You're Straight Yeah, and the absolutely fucking brilliant Oddessey And Oracle by the Zombies

Fit's this Goat sound like en? Any good?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO NOW?

AND WHY DO THE COVERS DON'T SHOW!!!!!?

Do it again but this time show your workings, people are starting to get suspicious.

I didn't understand how 2 albums can get the same amount of votes but a different number of points? How does that work?

For example;

26 .- Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music - 37 - 2
27 .- Poliça - Give You The Ghost - 34 - 2
28 .- The School - Reading Too Much Into Things Like Everything - 33 - 2
29 .- Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes - 32 - 2
30 .- The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know - 32 - 2
31 .- Burial - Kindred EP - 31 - 2
32 .- Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All - The Of Tape Vol 2 - 30 - 2
33 .- Cat Power - Sun - 29 - 2
34 .- Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots a UFO - 29 - 2
35 .- Crocodiles - Endless Flowers - 29 - 2
36 .- TOY - TOY - 28 - 2
37 .- First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar - 27 - 2
38 .- Natural Child - For The Love Of The Game - 27 - 2

These all got 2 votes but don't all get the same number of points??

Sorry if I'm being stupid, I just don't get it

because if you are counting top 20's you give 20 points to number one and 1 point to number 20

Natural child could of been real low on the two peoples lists where as killer mike could of been number 2 on somebody elses.

nice list hepburn, good to see you still posting around here.

Goat is a Swedish psychedelic band with fuzzy guitars, tribal drums & women chanting vocals, it's something you've got to check out to know what it sounds like.

Fuck me, it's so obvious

Sorry, barny. Keep up the good work.