2012 – albums of the year
My thirty albums of the year, ordered by how much I’ve enjoyed them rather than attempts at spurious objectivity. A terrific top 21 & the best of the also-rans. Downloads of many featured artists in the post below. A tight fight for the top spot, Leonard’s first. Hopefully, Frank will have plenty more opportunities to compete for this coveted honour.
1 Leonard Cohen – Old Ways
2 Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
3 The XX – Coexist
4 Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill
5 Dirty Projectors – Swing Low Magellan
6 Bob Dylan – Tempest
7 Aimee Mann – Charmer
8 Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man In The Universe
9 Simone Felice
10= Rumer – Boys Don’t Cry
10= Beth Orton – Sugaring Season
11 Jack White – Blunderbuss
12 Father John Misty – Fear Fun
13 Mary Chapin Carpenter – Ashes and Roses
14 Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
15 Field Music – Plumb
16 Calexico – Algiers
17 The Beach Boys – That’s Why God Made The Radio
18 Band of Horses – Mirage Rock
19 Brian Eno – Lux
20= Alabama Shakes – Boys and Girls
20= Saint Etienne – Words & Music
22 Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
23 Beach House – Bloom
24 Cornershop – Urban Turban
25 Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg
26 Shawn Colvin – All Fall Down
27 Ry Cooder – Election Special
28 Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Americana
29 Dexys – One Day I’m Going To Soar
30 Bonnie Raitt- Slipstream
