Your Top 10 Albums of 2012

SShim317 · 06-23-2012, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by OOS

I'm going to have to look at some of the recommendations from the lists in this thread, but absolutely nothing has really grabbed me so far this year. I think that Bloom might grow on me, but beyond that I haven't heard anything that I feel like going back to. That being said, i'll give a few of the albums listed here a listen, see if anything clicks.

What are some of your favorite bands? I've gotta give Bloom another shot too, I haven't listened to it all, but I'll see if it grows on me soon.

Friend · 06-25-2012, 11:04 PM

Kishi Bashi - 151a

Beautiful album, dreampop, orchestral, Album of the Year.

I would post the album art but none of that til I have 15 posts.

I have some other favorites I anyone is interested.

RoemerMW · 06-26-2012, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Friend

Kishi Bashi - 151a

Beautiful album, dreampop, orchestral, Album of the Year.

I would post the album art but none of that til I have 15 posts.

I have some other favorites I anyone is interested.

I've heard them on All Songs Considered a few times, I've been meaning to check out that album for a while now.

Edit: Just listened to it on their bandcamp page and I love it, I could see this being a top album for me for this year after a few listens. Ya'll should check it out, it's really infectious indie pop.

Paedantic Basterd · 06-26-2012, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Friend

Kishi Bashi - 151a

Beautiful album, dreampop, orchestral, Album of the Year.

I would post the album art but none of that til I have 15 posts.

I have some other favorites I anyone is interested.

This was pretty good, but not as experimental as I expected it to be when I heard what he'd written for Paralytic Stalks.

Saw him open for Of Montreal in March and he was phenomenal. The stuff he can do with a violin and a loop pedal is really impressive.

Friend · 06-26-2012, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

This was pretty good, but not as experimental as I expected it to be when I heard what he'd written for Paralytic Stalks.

Saw him open for Of Montreal in March and he was phenomenal. The stuff he can do with a violin and a loop pedal is really impressive.

After I first heard the album and loved it I wanted to find more naturally. So I read up a little on him. He is the violinist for Of Montreal, so that would explain him opening for them. He is in some other bands but I never really looked into them. Sadly he has only made 151a and an EP called Room For Dream solo. The EP isn't worth getting, it's two songs from 151a and two others which are kinda meh.

You said he wrote some stuff Paralytic Stalks, I'll have to check that out.

Paedantic Basterd · 06-26-2012, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Friend

After I first heard the album and loved it I wanted to find more naturally. So I read up a little on him. He is the violinist for Of Montreal, so that would explain him opening for them. He is in some other bands but I never really looked into them. Sadly he has only made 151a and an EP called Room For Dream solo. The EP isn't worth getting, it's two songs from 151a and two others which are kinda meh.

You said he wrote some stuff Paralytic Stalks, I'll have to check that out.

He's parted ways with Of Montreal as of last week to focus on his own career. He arranged the strings on Paralytic Stalks, which played a reasonably large role. It's a whole different animal of an album though.

Norg · 06-27-2012, 01:32 AM

pretty good stuff so far i checked out the 1st page alot of good stuff

THE GATHERING - Leaves **
BadBadNotGood – BBNG2 ***
Black Swan – Swansong **
Sharon Van Etten - Serpents *
Allo Darlin' - Dreaming *
The Samuel Jackson Five - Skinflick Dress Rehearsal *
Nurse With Wound - I've Plummed This Whole Neighborhood **
s / s / s - Beyond Any Doubt **
Joseph Arthur - In The Sun *
Sonic Station - Love´s Gonna Show The Way *
Lone - Galaxy Garden ***
Melody Gardot **
Revenge - Parasite Gallows (In Line) **
Fenn O'Berg
Laurel Halo
Half Moon Run
EL-P

Keep it coming

Rjinn · 06-27-2012, 04:23 AM

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- Tool - ? (if they are really releasing something)

They better be. Apparently they were gonna come out with a new album in May but they are still working on it. Nobody knows it's for certain though.

OOS · 06-27-2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SShim317

What are some of your favorite bands? I've gotta give Bloom another shot too, I haven't listened to it all, but I'll see if it grows on me soon.

The Beatles, Beach Boys, Radiohead, Queens Of The Stone Age, Blur, Gorillaz, Beck...nothing too exciting. Nothing seems to be doing anything for me this year, though. I still have some albums to give a try, though. Today i'll probably give R.A.P. Music a try, see if it clicks with me.

Hitch · 06-27-2012, 10:37 AM

Mount Eerie - Clear Moon
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Japandroids - Celebration Rock
Beach House - Bloom
The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
Actress - R.I.P
John Talabot - ƒIN
Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
Anathema - Weather Systems
Grimes - Visions
The Tallest Man on Earth - There's No Leaving Now

Ding, pretty much a repeat of what has been mentioned.

For the most part, I do not find any of these 'exceptional' (only the Beach House album comes close).

06-25-2012, 11:04 PM	#72 (permalink)
Friend Groupie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 23	Kishi Bashi - 151a Beautiful album, dreampop, orchestral, Album of the Year. I would post the album art but none of that til I have 15 posts. I have some other favorites I anyone is interested.

06-27-2012, 01:32 AM	#77 (permalink)
Norg Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,358	pretty good stuff so far i checked out the 1st page alot of good stuff THE GATHERING - Leaves BadBadNotGood – BBNG2 * Black Swan – Swansong ** Sharon Van Etten - Serpents * Allo Darlin' - Dreaming * The Samuel Jackson Five - Skinflick Dress Rehearsal * Nurse With Wound - I've Plummed This Whole Neighborhood s / s / s - Beyond Any Doubt Joseph Arthur - In The Sun * Sonic Station - Love´s Gonna Show The Way * Lone - Galaxy Garden * Melody Gardot Revenge - Parasite Gallows (In Line) ** Fenn O'Berg Laurel Halo Half Moon Run EL-P Keep it coming

06-27-2012, 10:37 AM	#80 (permalink)
Hitch Music Addict Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 80	Mount Eerie - Clear Moon Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light Japandroids - Celebration Rock Beach House - Bloom The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends Actress - R.I.P John Talabot - ƒIN Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas Anathema - Weather Systems Grimes - Visions The Tallest Man on Earth - There's No Leaving Now Ding, pretty much a repeat of what has been mentioned. For the most part, I do not find any of these 'exceptional' (only the Beach House album comes close).