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tom vickress

toronto, canada

2012-Albums-June

2012 has been quite a year so far, seeing some artists return for their first album in years like Fiona Apple or Cat Powers, while other artist continue to stay strong with consistent releases like Here We Go Magic or Grimes. Many artists have decided to collaborate this year (Action Bronson/Party Supplies, Giraffage/XXYYXX, CSLSX/I Break Horses, Hudson Mohawke/Lunice and more) while others have gone solo like Daniel Rossen, S. Carey, Moonface or Wymond Miles. Among all the music being released, its difficult to pick what LP’s I loved the most, but here’s what I came up with. If you haven’t heard any of these records, its worth your time to give them a listen.

1.CFCF - Exercises (Paper Bag Records)

2.Death Grips - The Money Store (Epic Records)

3.Portico Quartet - Portico Quartet (Real World Records)

4. Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory (Carpark Records)

5. The Men - Open Your Heart (Sacred Bones)

6. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music (Adult Swim)

7. Julia Holter - Ekstasis (RVNG International)

8. Big K.R.I.T. - Live From The Underground (DefJam Records)

9. Elephant & Castle - Transitions (Plug Research)

10. THEESatisfaction (Sub Pop Records)

11. Rise and Fall - Faith (Deathwish Records)

12. El-P - Cancer for Cure (Fat Possum)

13. I Come to Shanghai - Eternal Life Vol. 2 (Self Released)

14. John Talabot - ƒIN (Permanent Vacation)

15. Here We Go Magic - A Different Ship (Secretly Canadian)

16. Torche - Harmonicraft (V-Ent)

17. The Walkmen - Heaven (Fat Possum)

18. Oddisee - People Hear What They See (Mello Music Group)

19. Le1f - Dark York (Greedhead Records)

20. Loma Prieta - I.V. (Deathwish Records)

21. Foreign Fields - Anywhere But Where I Am (Self Released)

22. Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It (Matador Records)

23. Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light (Fat Possum)

24. Cold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Explosion (Mute Records)

25. Pop. 1280 - The Horror (Sacred Bones)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Lambchop - Mr. M

Air Tycoon - Winter Purple

Laurel Halo - Quarantine

Grimes - Visions

Sharon Van Etten - Tramp

Ty Segall - Slaughterhouse

Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend

Willis Earl Beal - Acousmatic Sorcery

The Shins - Port of Morrow

High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis

Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots a UFO

Bowerbirds - The Clearing

Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim

Beach House - Bloom

Liars - WIXIW

BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2

Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls

Actress - R.I.P.

Schoolboy Q - Habits and Contradictions

Sigur Ros - Valtari

OFF! - OFF!

TOP 10 EP’s OF 2012 SO FAR

1. Kuhrye-oo - Kuhrye-oo (Uno Records)

2. Shigeto - Lineage (Ghostly International)

3. Shlohmo - Vacation (Friends of Friends)

4. Fantastic Mr. Fox - San'en (Black Acre/Chemical)

5. Burial - Kindred (Hyperdub)

6.Machinedrum - Nastyfuckk (The Index)

7. oOoOO - Our Love Is Hurting Us (Tri-Angle Records)

8. Air Drops - EP (Self Released)

9. Serengeti - Kenny Dennis EP (Anticon)

10. Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour/Golden Mile (Warp Records)

TOP 5 MIXTAPES OF 2012 SO FAR

1. Action Bronson/Party Supplies - Blue Chips (Download)

2. Heems - Nehru Jackets (Download)

3. Evian Christ - Kings and Them (Download)

4. Big K.R.I.T. - 4Eva N A Day (Download)

5. Lil B - God’s Father (Download)