Best Albums of 2012
Listed below are the best albums of 2012 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"Alcest are one of the bands burdened with the unfortunate label of "shoegazing." Of all the stupid genre names, I may hate that one the most, since it describes behavior and not musicality. Alcest is metal. Yes, it's of the more melodic, atmospheric, French variety. But Les Voyages de L'ame is st..." [+] Reply
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zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Love it... very stoney and weird sounding. It's a very consistent album." Reply
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JoaoMoreira | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I thought that this would be another pop record. Boy was I wrong! Great lyrics, great music. I'm very impressed." Reply
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sszwalbenest | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Narcissus gave up all hope. "I'm incapable of love", sadly that seems to be the point, but the music plays well crafted and the voice still holds a reminder of the days when it sung about nothing but love (or maybe the struggle to be loved)." Reply
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O.T. | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is indie rock for the walkmen quite the same as any other walkmen release save for a more cheery outlook. The first three tracks are pretty solid and features my favorite walkmen song in a (long) while, "heartbreaker". In fact, this could be my favorite walkmen album to date!" Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The three albums would have made a good double album or a fantastic single album. As it is, listening to the three albums back to back, by track 5 of this album I'm tired of Green Day. So I took a break (meeting at work) came back. The album finishes very strong." Reply
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Listmeister | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A surprisingly dance-y record from Saint Etienne who show that they've still got it with synthpop bangers and an intelligent set of lyrics firmly rooted in the love of music and the love of life. Similarly to the work of "Boards of Canada", the record does have a heavy tinge of nostalgia and floa..." [+] Reply
"This is a lot to dig into. Five spins in and I feel like I'm only scratching the surface of this one. I was warned before listening that this is Kevin Barnes' most introspective album, and if it really is that's pretty scary. Because this album is scary. Like Scott Walker's The Drift scary. Like ..." [+] Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is, I would say, the best album Norah Jones has done to this date. I would also say that that is, in part, due to it’s production by none other than the great Danger Mouse (Brian Burton). After working with Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi on a couple of tracks of “Rome" (another great album y..." [+] Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Saw these guys live, that's how I got to hear this album!" Reply
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Best Albums of 2012 composition
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| Various Artists | 9 | 1% | |
| Green Day | 3 | 0% | |
| Burial | 3 | 0% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 0% | |
| Black Country Communion | 2 | 0% | |
| Mac DeMarco | 2 | 0% | |
| Mouse On Mars | 2 | 0% | |
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463 | 46% | |
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184 | 18% | |
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60 | 6% | |
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