Best Albums of 2012

The XX - Coexist

Unless someone recommends a band to me, I rarely venture into new bands. I bought all the JJ72 stuff this year, to get the b-sides etc, some awesome music.

Looking forward to the new Suede album
 
Was really disappointed in Coexist, not a patch on their first album.

Probably Handwritten by the Gaslight Anthem for me, although The Lion's Roar and My Head Is An Animal are very good as well.
 
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Was far more mature as far as I'm concerned.
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Hmm, in my opinion it took a bit too much from Jamie's solo/mixing stuff. The first was much more simple which worked for me.

It might be more musically mature and technically better, but it doesn't necessarily make for a better album in my opinion.

e: Although Chained might be their best song. Fantastic.
 
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Some additions:

Brother Ali - Mourning in America and Dreaming in Colour
P.O.S. - We Don't Even Live Here
The Swellers - Running Out of Places to Go
First Step to Failure - Our True Enemy Has Yet to Reveal Himself (not least because it was my first release for my record label)
Right Away, Great Captain - The Church of the Good Thief
Gallows - Gallows
 
Deftones - Koi No Yokan

I haven't bought a lot of 2012 albums. Off the top of my head....The Killers (average), Greenday (boring), Linkin Park (utterly dire), Ihsahn (very good), The Mars Volta (very good), The Offspring (alright).
 
So far here's my list:

2:54 - 2:54
Baroness - Yellow & Green
Dirty Three - Toward The Low Sun
Deftones - Koi No Yokan
Dead Can Dance - Anastasis
Black Breath - Sentenced To Life
Garbage - Not Your Kind Of People
Vision Of Disorder - The Cursed Remain Cursed
Unsane - Wreck
Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
Ihsahn - Eremita
Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
Enslaved - RITTIR
Neurosis - Honor Found In Decay
Old Man Gloom - No
Generation Of Vipers - Howl And Filth
Woods Of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light
Tragedy - Darker Days Ahead
High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis
Ahab - The Giant
Eryn Non Dae - Meliora
Planks - Funeral Mouth
Downfall Of Gaia - Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes

I've yet to check out Soundgarden's new album as well as the new Beth Orton album.
 
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For me, it's these ones:

Rolo Tomassi - Astraea
Beach House - Bloom
Deftones - Koi No Yokan
Crystal Castles - III
The Chariot - One Wing
Swans - The Seer
The Raveonettes - Observator
Pig Destroyer - Book Burner
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
Santigold - Master Of My Make-Believe
Young Guns - Bones

Disappointments :

Devil Sold His Soul - Empire of Light
Neurosis - Honor Found In Decay
Godspeed You! Black Emperor's - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
Baroness - Yellow & Green
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
 
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A couple more to add to my earlier list. In fact, these two are probably the best I've listened to all year. Highly recommended.

Dog Is Dead - All Our Favourite Stories
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg

Oh and not as good but still one of my favourites from this year

Passion Pit - Gossamer
 
The XX - Coexist is pretty good, picked that one up recently.

I've give the Deftones album many listens today and it is right up there, usually they seem to release an album avery 3 years or more so I was quite surprised that they released this one so soon after Diamond Eyes.
 
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