Top Ten Records of 2012

 

1. Maccabees "Given To The Wild"

 

2. Polica "Give You The Ghost"

 

3. Tame Impala "Lonerism"

 

4. Mystery Jets "Radlands"

 

5. Hot Chip "In Our Heads"

 

6. Beach House "Bloom"

 

7. Jake Bugg "Jake Bugg"

 

8. Django Django "Django Django"

 

9. The Walkmen "Heaven"

 

10. Alt J "An Awesome Wave"

 

 

Top Ten Gigs 

 

Maccabees - Southampton Guildhall

 

Foals - 60 Million Postcards Bournemouth

 

Peace - Joiners Southampton

 

Polica - Heaven London

 

Jack White - Hammersmith Apollo

 

Deap Valley - The Old Blue Last London

 

Beach House -The Roundhouse

 

Hot Chip - Southampton Guildhall

 

The Walkmen - Village Underground London

 

The Bots - Joiners Southampton

 

 

Top Ten Festival Performances 

 

Pond  - Dot 2 Dot Notts

 

Mystery Jets – Truck

 

Sigur Ros – Bestival

 

Peace - Dot 2 Dot

 

Father John Misty - No Direction Home

 

Jake Bugg - Dot 2 Dot

 

Alt J – Bestival

 

Palma Violets - Bestival

Brontide – Truck

 

Michael Kiwanuka - Bestival

 

Film of the Year

 

From The Sea to the Land Beyond (British Sea Power Soundtrack)

 

Song of The Year

 

"Feel to Follow"  Maccabees

 

Most Disappointing Musical Experience:

 

Booking tix to see Christopher Owens at St Giles at 11 am and falling ill by 2pm and missing the gig!

 

Best Musical Experience:

 

Any 1 of the 6 British Sea Power Krankenhaus Club Nights (7 if you include Kristmas Krankenhaus!) every one a winner!

 

Other mentions go to:-

 

Gabriel Bruce - love it when the support is a surprising find and the next one to watch!

 

Rodriguez - A fab night at The Roundhouse discovering "The Sugarman'

 

Sally @sally_wally