FAVORITE MUSIC OF 2012 An Annual Report By Dave Ratzlow |
Friends: Here are a few lists of my favorite music released this year. Like previous years, you can sample the songs directly from this page. Click the "play" buttons to play the entire track. More controls and the complete playlist are available by selecting the "pull-out drawer" on the lower left corner of this page. If your company blocks websites such as YouTube.com, the page may not load entirely and you won't be able to hear the songs. And, if you have Spotify, you can listen to an extended playlist here: http://open.spotify.com/user/dratzlow/playlist/7pFFhxzWbY1I4WmERqv5Ew |
| TOP DOZEN FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR | ||
| 12. |  |
DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT – Love This Giant |
| 11. |  |
LIANNA LA HAVAS – Is Your Love Big Enough? |
| 10. |  |
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT – Out Of The Game |
| 9. |  |
ALABAMA SHAKES – Boys and Girls |
| 8. |  |
NORAH JONES – Little Broken Hearts |
| 7. |  |
BETH JEANS HOUGHTON – Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose |
| 6. |  |
LAVENDER DIAMOND – Incorruptible Heart |
| 5. |  |
DEEP TIME – Deep Time |
| 4. |  |
TONDRAE KEMP – Sun Money
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| 3. |  |
CODY CHESNUTT – Landing on a Hundred
Cody ChesnuTT - "What Kind of Cool" |
| 2. |  |
FIRST AID KIT – The Lion's Roar |
| 1. |  |
CAT POWER – Sun
Cat Power - "Sun" |
| HONORABLE MENTIONS (in alphabetical order) |
| BAT FOR LASHES – The Haunted Man |
| DARK DARK DARK – Who Needs Who |
| DAUGHN GIBSON – All Hell |
| DJANGO DJANGO – Django Django |
| FIONA APPLE – The Idler Wheel Is Wiser… |
| FUN. – Some Nights |
| GRACE MCLEAN AND THEM APPLES – Make Me Breakfast [EP] |
| GRIMES – Visions |
| GRIZZLY BEAR – Shields |
| HOLY GHOST MACHINE GUN – Conejito |
| JAYMAY – 10under2 [EP] |
| LADYHAWKE – Anxiety |
| LANGHORN SLIM – The Way We Move |
| LISSIE TRULLIE – Lissie Trullie |
| M. WARD – A Wasteland Companion |
| MICACHU & THE SHAPES – Never |
| MICHAEL KIWANUKA – Home Again |
| ORMONDE – Machine |
| THE PEACH KINGS – Handsome Moves |
| SANTIGOLD – Master Of My Make-Believe |
| THE SPINTO BAND – Shy Pursuit |
| TAKEN BY TREES – Other Worlds |
| TAME IMPALA – Lonerism |
| TILLY AND THE WALL – Heavy Mood |
| ALBUMS FROM 2010 THAT I HAD MISSED OR THAT GREW ON ME |
| ANNA CALVI – Anna Calvi |
| LE BUTCHERETTES – Sin Sin Sin |
| CAMILLE – Ilo Veyou |
| GOTYE – Making Mirrors |
| THAO AND MIRAH – Thao and Mirah |
| ZAZ – Zaz |
| FAVORITE CONCERTS OF THE YEAR (in chronological order) |
| MARQUES TOLIVER @ Rockwood Music Hall – 4/25 |
| TRISTEN @ Webster Hall – 5/17 |
| QUADRON @ “I Forgot The Venue Name” – 6/4 |
| SWEAR AND SHAKE @ Chez Ratzlow – 6/9 |
| GRACE MCLEAN AND THEM APPLES @ Chez Ratzlow – 6/9 |
| FISHBONE @ Metrotech – 6/28 |
| SWEAR AND SHAKE @ Mercury Lounge – 7/6 |
| CODY CHESNUTT @ Sob’s – 7/10 |
| GRACE MCLEAN AND THEM APPLES @ Rockwood Music Hall – 8/1 |
| ALOE BLACC @ Metrotech – 8/9 |
| LITTLE DRAGON @ Prospect Park Bandshell – 8/10 |
| SI SE @ Le Poisson Rouge – 8/11 |
| SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS @ Williamsburg Park – 8/18 |
| ALICE SMITH @ Afro Punk Fest – 8/25 |
| JANELLE MONAE @Afro Punk Fest – 8/26 |
| TONDRAE KEMP @ Free Candy – 9/19 |
| ALICE SMITH @ BAM Block Party – 9/22 |
| LAVENDER DIAMOND @ Mercury Lounge – 9/26 |
| DAVID BYRNE & ST. VINCENT @ Williamsburg Park – 9/29 |
| JAKE SHIMABUKURO @ Housing Works – 10/2 |
| TILLY AND THE WALL @ Bowery Ballroom – 10/13 |
| LP FUNK @ Chez Ratzlow – 10/14 |
| NNEKA @ Littlefield – 10/19 |
| CAT POWER @ Hammerstein Ballroom – 10/23 |
Thanks for reading and listening. Let me know if there's anything else you think I should really hear. Keep rocking, |
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