Top Ten Records of 2012
1. Bob Mould Silver Age
2. Iris Dement Sing the Delta
3. Great Lake Swimmers New Wild Everywhere
4. Simone Felice Simone Felice
5. Patterson Hood Heat lighting Rumbles in the Distance
6. Sharon van Etten Tramp
7. Half Moon Run Dark Eyes
8. Father John Misty Fear Fun
9. Benjamin Gibbard Former Lives
10. LightShips Electric Cables
Veteran’s Top Ten Records of 2012
I just had to do a classic chart; there was so much great music out there from very established artists this year. It really shows the health of the music industry, creavtivity wise. The bar is always being raised even for more experienced artists:
1. Dr John Locked Down
2. Neil Young & Crazy Horse Psychededelic Pill
3. Bob Dylan Tempest
4. Leonard Cohen Old Ideas
5. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Wrecking Ball
6. Donald Fagen Sunken Condos
7. Rush Clockwork Angels
8. Bill Fay Life is People
9. Chuck Leavell Back to the Woods
10. Scott Walker Bish Bosch
Best Gigs 2012
1. The Rolling Stones 02 Arena London
2. Coldplay Emirates Stadium London
3. Pearl Jam MEN Arena Manchester
4. Radiohead 02 Arena London
5. Ryan Adams Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
6. Simone Felice Group Bush Hall London
7. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Royal Albert Hall London
8. Admiral Fallow Portland Arms Cambridge
9. Craig Finn/Patterson Hood/Will Johnson Union Chapel London
10. Blur Hyde Park
Best Festival Performances 2012
1. Granddaddy End of the Road
2. The National ATP
3. The Mark Lanegan Band End of The Road
4. Cold Specks No Direction Home
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6. Van Dyke Parks End of The Road
7. Justin Townes Earl End of the Road
8. St. Vincent Lattitude
9. Lower Dens ATP
10. Wanda Jackson Latitude
Best Musical Moment
The lighting up of the wristbands at the Coldplay gig.
Worst Musical Moment
Beck releasing his new album just as sheet music!
Best Song
Doom & Gloom The Rolling Stones
Best Book
Wildwood by Colin Meloy
Best Film
Skyfall