***RM Top 50 Albums of 2012***

[bodysnatcher]

i can't believe that many people liked that Band Of Horses album

[Norah]

I like it better than Infinite Arms.

[William Bloke]

I'm way late to the party on this and didn't get a list in, but I feel that I need to be heard regardless (feel my power, RM!)

I've been doing a lot of catch up listenning since Christmas and here are some of my absolute favourite albums of 2012:

01. Mesage to Bears - Folding Leaves
02. Admiral Fallow - Tree Bursts In Snow
03. Beach House - Bloom
04. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
05. Mynabirds - Generals
06. Matthew E White - Big Inner
07. Shearwater - Animal Joy
08. Mike Doughty - The Question Jar Show
09. Bruce - Wrecking Ball
10. Animal Liberation Orchestra - Sounds Like This
11. Major Stars - Decibels of Gratitude
12. Ty Segall and White Fence - Hair
13. Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams
14. Donovan Frankenreiter - Start Livin'
15. Yppah - Eighty One
16. Sun Kil Moon - Among the Leaves
17. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold

These also deserve a mention as I enjoyed them muchly at various times also.

xx. Hot Chip - In Our Heads
xx. Dangermuffin - Olly Oxen Free
xx. Bob - Tempest
xx. Chuch Prophet - Temple Beautiful
xx. Howling Rain - The Russian Wilds
xx. John Mayer - Born and Raised
xx. RNDM - Acts
xx. Giant Giant Sand - Tucson
xx. Dexys - One Day I'm Going to Soar
xx. Calexico - Algiers

Still more to listen to. Getting there...

Thanks for those that put lists in - I know it takes up time and can be a hassle. I've been busy free-tokenning (and free-toking if you really must know) and have been directed to some great music that I'd missed. Thanks also to MF mf for putting it all together.

[intodeep]

as alwasy thank you for doing this.

I'm surprised to see the gary clark jr album so far down. There are few clunkers but the good songs on there are really great.

[Fuck You Jobu]

Thx for doing this. Look forward to checking this out

[PHATJ]

If I were to re-rank these albums on Feb. 2, 2013, my rankings would be (only listing new albums I purchased in 2012):

GREAT
1. Soundgarden ~ King Animal
2. John Mayer ~ Born and Raised
3. Mark Lanegan ~ Blues Funeral
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VERY GOOD
4. Jack White ~ Blunderbuss
5. Dinosaur Jr. ~ I Bet on Sky
6. The Gaslight Anthem ~ Handwritten
7. Mumford & Sons ~ Babel
8. First Aid Kit ~ The Lion's Roar
9. The Killers ~ Battle Born
10. Fun ~ Some Nights
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GOOD
11. Dave Matthews Band ~ Away from the World
12. Tori Amos ~ Gold Dust
13. 8mm ~ Between The Devil And Two Black Hearts
14. The Smashing Pumpkins ~ Oceania
15. Jimmy Fallon ~ Blow Your Pants Off
16. The Avett Brothers ~ The Carpenter
17. Pearl Jam ~ Vic Theater, Chicago 8/2/07 - Vault Series #2
18. Coldplay ~ Live 2012
19. David Crowder Band ~ Give Us Rest (A Requiem Mass in C [The Happiest of All Keys])
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AVERAGE
20. Garbage ~ Not Your Kind of People
21. Bat For Lashes ~ The Haunted Man
22. Foxy Shazam ~ The Church of Rock and Roll
23. Mike Doughty ~ The Question Jar Show (CD)
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BELOW AVERAGE
24. Aaron Freeman (Gene Ween) ~ Marvelous Clouds
25. Grizzly Bear ~ Shields
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BAD
26. Tenacious D ~ Rize of the Fenix
27. Candlebox ~ Love Stories & Other Musings