Best Ever Albums

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

GeevyDallas — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:14:57 GMT

Author: GeevyDallas

Posted: 07/13/2012 20:14

Ab Soul - Control System is the best album this year so far,no doubt.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

CellarDoor — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:23:50 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 07/13/2012 12:23

Top albums :

0 - My Bloody Valentine - "EPs 1988-1991"

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EP's 1988 1991 by My Bloody Valentine

1 - Pepe Deluxé - "Queen of the Wave"

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Queen Of The Wave by Pepe Deluxe

2 - Beach House - "Bloom"

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Bloom by Beach House

3 - Sigur Rós - "Valtari"

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Valtari by Sigur Ros

4 - Tindersticks - "The Something Rain"

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The Something Rain by Tindersticks

5 - Dirty Three - "Toward the Low Sun"

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Toward The Low Sun by Dirty Three

6 - Mount Eerie - "Clear Moon"

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Clear Moon by Mount Eerie

7 - Julia Holter - "Ekstasis"

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Ekstasis by Julia Holter

7" - Burial - "Kindred EP"

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Kindred by Burial

8 - The Mars Volta - "Noctourniquet"

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Noctourniquet by The Mars Volta

9 - Liars - "WIXIW"

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Wixiw by Liars

10 - Grimes - "Visions"

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Visions by Grimes

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Bonus :

Lambchop - "Mr. M"

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Mr M by Lambchop

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

videoheadcleaner — Sun, 8 Jul 2012 05:36:28 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 07/08/2012 09:36

TOP 20 OF 2012 (well, halfway...)

1. Kindness - World, You Need A Change Of Mind
2. Marconi Union - Different Colours
3. Geographer - Myth
4. Hot Chip - In Our Heads
5. Miller-Heidke, Kate - Nightflight
6. Air - Le Voyage Dans La Lune
7. Dirty Three - Toward The Low Sun
8. Dead Can Dance - Anastasis
9. Hansard, Glen - Rhythm And Repose
10. Sigur Rós - Valtari
11. Various Artists - Straight To You: Triple J's Tribute To Nick Cave
12. Ambarchi, Oren - Audience Of One
13. Beach House - Bloom
14. Children Collide - Monument
15. Big Pink, The - Future This
16. Mars Volta, The - Noctourniquet
17. Portico Quartet - Portico Quartet
18. Lower Dens - Nootropics
19. Kiwanuka, Michael - Home Again
20. White, Jack - Blunderbuss

TOP 20 SONGS OF 2012 (also halfway)
1. Kindness - House
2. Michael Kiwanuka - I'm Getting Ready
3. Kate Miller-Heidke - Sarah
4. Geographer - Kaleidoscope
5. Django Django - Default
6. The Temper Trap - Trembling Hands
7. Miike Snow - Paddling Out
8. Grimes - Oblivion
9. Dead Can Dance - Amnesia
10. Missy Higgins - Unashamed Desire
11. Oren Ambarachi - Salt
12. Liars - Who Is The Hunter
13. Marconi Union - Flying (In Crimson Colours)
14. Maximo Park - Hips And Lips
15. Dirty Three - Ashen Snow
16. Lower Dens - Brains
17. Hot Chip - How Do You Do?
18. Rumer - Be Nice To Me
19. The 2 Bears - Work
20. Portico Quartet - Spinner

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

19loveless91 — Sat, 7 Jul 2012 12:13:21 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 07/07/2012 16:13

I think i've only heard about 6 albums so far from this year. kin is my favourite and will be appearing in my chart when I update it. Favourite song is Grizzly Bear's Sleeping Ute (can't wait for the album) in front of sever, idle talk (iamamiwhoami), Werewolf (Fiona), Myth (Beach House), ...

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Anonymous — Sat, 7 Jul 2012 11:28:02 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/07/2012 15:28

So out of 70 albums listened to (glad to see from this thread I have quite a few more to listen to)

ALBUMS

25. Zammuto, Zammuto
24. The Something Rain, Tindersticks
23. Blunderbuss, Jack White
22. I Love You, It's Cool, Bear In Heaven
21. Clear Moon, Mount Eerie
20. Master Of My Make Believe, Santigold
19. Oceania, The Smashing Pumpkins
18. Roman Reloaded, Nicki Minaj
17. The Idler Wheel, Fiona Apple
16. Sorrow And Extinction, Pallbearer
15. Let's Go Eat The Factory, Guided By Voices
14. Bloom, Beach House
13. Wonky, Orbital
12. Looking 4 Myself, Usher
11. Queen Of The Wave, Pepe Deluxe

10. My God Is Blue, Sébastien Tellier
9. Valtari, Sigur Ros
8. The Money Store, Death Grips
7. fIN, John Talabot
6. Kill For Love, Chromatics
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SONGS
I couldn't narrow it down to 25 😨 So I did a Top 40

40. Scream, Usher
39. The Puritan, Blur
38. Please Forgive My Heart, Bobby Womack
37. Sequential, Apparatjik
36. Myth, Beach House
35. My God Is Blue, Sébastien Tellier
34. Starships, Nicki Minaj
33. Ends Of The Earth, Hot Chip
32. Get Got, Death Grips
31. Who, David Byrne & St. Vincent
30. Always Been My Love, Hot Chip
29. Jonathon, Fiona Apple
28. Take Me With You When You Go, Jack White
27. Animal Life, Shearwater
26. The Rifle's Spiral, The Shins

25. Loner, Burial
24. Sunshine, Little Dragon
23. So Long You Pretty Thing, Spiritualized
22. Isn't It Time, The Beach Boys
21. Ruin, Cat Power
20. Fire Burns, Nicki Minaj
19. Destiny, John Talabot feat. Pional
18. Wrecking Ball, Bruce Springsteen
17. One Big Moment, Orbital
16. Night And Day, Hot Chip
15. Through The Trees Pt. 2, Mount Eerie
14. Fjögur Píanó ("Four Pianos") - Sigur Ros
13. Sinful Nature, Bear In Heaven
12. Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen
11. Hey Jane, Spiritualized
10. Ashes In The Air, The Flaming Lips feat. Bon Iver
9. Kill For Love, Chromatics
8. Ye, Renew The Plaintiff, Of Montreal
7. New Year, Beach House
6. Motion Sickness, Hot Chip
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Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Necharsian — Fri, 6 Jul 2012 20:59:37 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 07/07/2012 00:59

MMMmm kay. Not sure how accurate this is, but I'll give it my all!

1. Of Breath and Bone by Be'lakor
2. Visions by Grimes
3. Kill for Love by Chromatics
4. Skylight by AtomA
5. Interstellar by Frankie Rose
6. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj
7. Port of Morrow by The Shins
8. Sweet Heart Sweet Light by Spiritualized
9. Kindred by Burial
10. Portal of I by Ne Obliviscaris
11. Ten Stories by mewithoutYou
12. Animal Joy by Shearwater
13. Blunderbuss by Jack White
14. Eternal Turn of the Wheel by Drudkh
15. De Vermis Myseriis by High on Fire

Pretty damn good if you ask me.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Hayden — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 21:59:14 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 07/06/2012 01:59

Le_Samurai wrote:

4. "I Luv It"- Icona Pop

Just noticed that was on your list! 😁 Amazing pop track. I've been playing it fairly loud lately.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Anonymous — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 21:41:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/06/2012 01:41

Le_Samurai wrote:

:oops: 🫢 🫢 🫢 🫢

Wow, ummm.... yeah, another one.

Sorry, 🤣 I didn't mean to come off as aggressive as I did I was just puzzled.

But I assume you've heard Visions by Grimes?

I'd also recommend: Wonky by Orbital, My God Is Blue by Sebastian Tellier, I Love You, It's Cool by Bear In Heaven, Square Peg In A ROund Hole by Apparatjik or Something by Chairlift.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Hayden — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 21:05:01 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 07/06/2012 01:05

Le_Samurai wrote:

:oops: 🫢 🫢 🫢 🫢

Wow, ummm.... yeah, another one.

iamamiwhoami's kin was pretty great.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Anonymous — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 20:56:19 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/06/2012 00:56

Jhereko wrote:

You're kidding, right? I think it's pretty clear that electronic is at its peak right now and that it's ahead of pretty much every other genre. You're looking for a 'good electronic album'?

4. Fin- John Talabot
5. Kill for Love- Chromatics
9. In Our Heads- Hot Chip
20. Interstellar- Frankie Rose

what's wrong with those from your top 20? Or did you mean another good electronic album?

🫢 🫢 🫢 🫢 🫢

Wow, ummm.... yeah, another one.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Anonymous — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 20:50:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/06/2012 00:50

Le_Samurai wrote:

the one thing I really want to find is a good electronic album. Recommendations?

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

revolver94 — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 19:05:17 GMT

Author: revolver94

Posted: 07/05/2012 23:05

My top albums are:

1. Visions - Grimes
2. Bloom - Beach House
3. Interstellar - Frankie Rose
4. Kill For Love - Chromatics
5. Celebration Rock - Japandroids
Honorable Mention: Born To Die - Lana del Rey

It's odd how many female (or, at least, female vocalists) bands I have here. Nothing against women, it's just an industry (at least at the indie level) heavily dominated by men.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Hayden — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 18:31:39 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 07/05/2012 22:31

paladisiac wrote:

Yeah, the twin shadow cover is pretty ghey (not that there's anything wrong with that!), but the music's kinda slick in a sort of hercules and love affair -sorta way. (That's my insta-RIYL -- please note the usages of "kinda", "sort of" and "sorta" -- but don't just go by that)

Can I just say that Confess is one of the only albums I've ever refused to listen to due to the cover? 🤣 It screams pompous douchebag.

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5. White Rabbits - Milk Famous

You've intrigued me. I shall listen.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

alelsupreme — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 16:45:07 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 07/05/2012 20:45

I've only listened to four albums from this year!

Acousmatic Sorcery - Willis Earl Beal and Visions - Grimes are both on my chart, Old Ideas- Leonard COhen was alright and The Money Store - Death Grips was shit.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Anonymous — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 16:24:16 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/05/2012 20:24

Albums
1. Bravest Man in the Universe- Bobby Womack
2. The Money Store- Death Grips
3. Celebration Rock- Japandroids
4. Fin- John Talabot
5. Kill for Love- Chromatics
6. Heaven- The Walkmen
7. Sweet Heart, Sweet Light- Spiritualized
8. Bloom- Beach House
9. In Our Heads- Hot Chip
10.R.A.P. Music- Killer Mike
11. Voices from the Lake- Voices from the Lake
12. The Idler Wheel..- Fiona Apple
13. Kindred- Burial
14. 1999- Joey Bada$$
15. Tramp- Sharon Van Etton
16. Motion Sickness of Time Travel- Motion Sickness of Time Travel
17. Themes for an Imaginary Film- Symmetry
18. Write Me Back- R. Kelly
19. Reign of Terror- Sleigh Bells
20. Interstellar- Frankie Rose

Songs
1. "Kill for Love"- Chromatics
2. "The House that Heaven Built"- Japandroids
3. "Share My Love"- R. Kelly
4. "I Luv It"- Icona Pop
5. "So Long You Pretty Thing"- Spiritualized
6. "Climax"- Usher
7. "Craver"- Lower
8. "Survival Tactics"- Joey Bada$$
9. "Reagan"- Killer Mike
10. "Hacker"- Death Grips
11. "Heaven"- The Walkmen
12. "Please Forgive My Heart"- Bobby Womack
13. "Bad Girls"- M.I.A.
14. "I Only Have Eyes For You"- Oneohtrix Point Never
15. "Myth"- Beach House

Been a great year so far. I just bought King Tuff today and I've got Royal Headache coming in tomorrow so those might make the list. Been a pretty good year so far. The biggest surprise for me this year was R. Kelly's single "Share My Love", which is his best single since "Ignition (Remix)". The one thing I really want to find is a good electronic album. Recommendations?

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

paladisiac — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 13:01:36 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 07/05/2012 17:01

paladisiac wrote:

i'm reviewing 2012 albums as i type, but i've already plowed through another listen of these, so this top 15 is fairly resolute (for now).

in reviewing the japandroids album, i've already modified this top 15 list, placing them above spiritualized -- and it could move even higher...

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

SquishypuffDave — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:46:09 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 07/05/2012 16:46

Out of the albums I've heard so far:

1. Death Grips - The Money Store

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2. Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion

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3. Zammuto - Zammuto

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4. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel

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5. Deuce Kicks - Bats & Blisters

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6. Burial - Kindred

7. Soap&Skin - Narrow

8. Beach House - Bloom

9. Pepe Deluxe - Queen of the Wave

10. Liars - WIXIW

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

ShaneSpear — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:17:52 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 07/05/2012 16:17

Albums

1. Django Django - Django Django
2. iamamiwhoami - kin
3. Jack White - Blunderbuss
4. Joyce Manor - Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired
5. White Rabbits - Milk Famous

**I was especially impressed with Milk Famous, and surprised nobody else had even added it yet. It sounds like the love child of In Rainbows and Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. You should really give it a try.**

6. The 2 Bears - Be Strong
7. First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
8. Schoolboy Q - Habits and Contradictions
9. Death Grips - The Money Store
10. fun. - Some Nights

Songs

Django Django - Default
White Rabbits - Danny Come Inside
Death Grips - I've Seen Footage
iamamiwhoami - rascal
Jack White - Sixteen Saltines
Schoolboy Q - Oxy Music
Lambchop - Gone Tomorrow
Fiona Apple - Hot Knife
Shins - Bait and Switch
First Aid Kit - Emmylou

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

paladisiac — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 11:51:22 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 07/05/2012 15:51

Jhereko wrote:

Apart from the uber cheesiness of fun. we have fairly similar taste. Also I kinda want to listen to the new Twin Shadow but I think the guy's a douchebag and that album cover isn't helping.

Re: 2012: The Halfway Reflection

Anonymous — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 11:40:02 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/05/2012 15:40

paladisiac wrote:

i'm reviewing 2012 albums as i type, but i've already plowed through another listen of these, so this top 15 is fairly resolute (for now).

01 hot chip - in our heads

02 fun. - some nights

03 cloud nothings - attack on memory

04 fiona apple - the idler wheel...

05 metric - synthetica

06 diamond rugs - diamond rugs

07 chairlift - something

08 best coast - the only place

09 andrew bird - break it yourself

10 killer mike - r.a.p. music

11 twin shadow - confess

12 spiritualized - sweet light sweet heart

13 screaming females - ugly

14 shearwater - animal joy

15 sleigh bells - reign of terror

(Rising = killer mike. Falling = spiritualized.)

Apart from the uber cheesiness of fun. we have fairly similar taste. Also I kinda want to listen to the new Twin Shadow but I think the guy's a douchebag and that album cover isn't helping.