Best Albums of 2012

1. Bloom - Beach House

Standout tracks:

1. Troublemaker

2. Lazuli

3. New Year

2. Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! - Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Standout tracks:

 1. We Drift Like Worried Fire

2. Mladic

3. Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Standout tracks:

 1. Pyramids

2. Bad Religion

3. Thinking About You

4. good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar

Standout tracks:

 1. good, kid/m.A.A.d. City

2. The Art of Peer Pressure

3. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe

5. The Idler Wheel... - Fiona Apple

Standout tracks:

 1. Every Single Night

2. Valentine

3. Hot Knife

6. Shields - Grizzly Bear

Standout tracks:

 1. Sun in Your Eyes

2. Yet Again

3. A Simple Answer

7. Swing Lo Magellan - Dirty Projectors

Standout tracks:

 1. About to Die

2. See What She’s Seeing

3. Dance for You

8. Lonerism - Tame Impala

Standout tracks:

 1. Apocalypse Dreams

2. Mind Mischief

3. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

9. Fin - John Talabot

Standout tracks:

 1. Oro y Sangre

2. Depak Ine

3. Journeys

10. The Lion's Roar - First Aid Kit

Standout tracks:

 1. Emmylou

2. The Lion’s Roar

3. King of the World

11. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles

12. R.A.P. Music - Killer Mike

13. Sun - Cat Power

14. Centipede Hz - Animal Collective

15. Coexist - The xx

16. Four - Bloc Party

17. Ekstasis - Julia Holter

18. Give Me Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them - Blu & Exile

19. Local Business - Titus Andronicus

20. Le Voyage Dans la Lune - Air