Tuesday, November 20, 2012

NEW RELEASES WEEK #46 NOVEMBER 13, 2012


NOVEMBER 13 (WEEK #46)
1.    THE BABIES-“OUR HOUSE ON THE HILL” (11/13) 
2.    BOBBY BARE-“DARKER THAN LIGHT” (11/13)
3.    BOY-“MUTUAL FRIENDS” (DELUXE EDITION 2-CD) (6/12)
4.    BUSH TETRAS-“HAPPY” (11/13) 
5.    NENEH CHERRY & THE KING-“THE CHERRY THING REMIXES” (11/12)
6.    CLARK-“CLARENCE PARK” (REISSUE) (11/13)
7.    CLINIC-“FREE REIGN” (11/13) 
8.    LOREN CONNORS & SUZANNE LANGILLE-“I WISH I DIDN’T DREAM” (11/13)
9.    CRYSTAL CASTLES-“CRYSTAL CASTLES III” (11/13) 
10. DASH RIP ROCK-“BLACK LIQUOR” (11/13) 
11. DEFTONES-“KOI NO YOKAN” (11/13) 
12. LANA DEL REY-“BORN TO DIE: THE PARADISE EDITION” (2-CD) (11/13) 
13. BRIAN ENO-“LUX” (11/13)
14. EX-CULT-“EX-CULT” (11/13) 
15. GIFTS FROM ENOLA-"A HEALTHY FEAR” (11/13)
16. GUIDED BY VOICES-“THE BEARS FOR LUNCH” (11/13) 
17. HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR-“DJ-KICKS” (2-CD) (11/15) 
18. HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS-“AN OMEN” [EP] (11/13) 
19. ITAL-“DREAM ON” (11/13) 
20. THE KVB-“ALWAYS THEN” (11/6) 
21. MARK KOZELEK-“MARK KOZELEK ON TOUR: A DOCUMENTARY – THE SOUNDTRACK” (2-CD LIVE) (11/13)
22. MARK LANEGAN & KAREN DALTON-“SAME OLD MAN” (SINGLE) (11/13)
23. LUST FOR YOUTH-“GROWING SEEDS” (11/13) 
24. TOM MCRAE-“FROM THE LOWLANDS” (11/13) 
25. CARRIE NEWCOMER-“KINDRED SPIRITS: A COLLECTION” (11/13)
26. ONEIDA-“A LIST OF THE BURNING MOUNTAINS” (11/13) 
27. POP LEVI-“MEDICINE” (11/12) 
28. PUNCH BROTHERS-“AHOY!” (11/13) 
29. THE ROLLING STONES-“GRRR” (3-CD SPECIAL EDITION) (11/13) 
30. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS-“PUT YOUR SAD DOWN” [EP] (11/13) 
31. SHAKESPEARS SISTER-“COSMIC DANCER” (11/13)
32. SOCIAL STUDIES-“DEVELOPER” (11/13)
33. SOLID GOLD-“EAT YOUR YOUNG” (11/13) 
34. SONIC YOUTH-“SMART BAR CHICAGO 1985” (11/13) 
35. SOUNDGARDEN-“KING ANIMAL” (11/13) 
36. TIGA-“TIGA NON STOP” (MIX ALBUM) (11/13)
37. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA-“SWIM AND SLEEP (LIKE A SHARK)” (SINGLE) (11/13)
38. UV RACE-“RACISM” (11/13)
39. ARMIN VAN BUUREN-“STATE OF TRANCE 2012” (2-CD) (11/13) 
40. SHARON VAN ETTEN-“TRAMP” (DELUXE EDITION 2-CD) (11/13)
41. VITALIC-“RAVE AGE” (11/13) 
42. VINYL WILLIAMS-“LEMNISCATE” (11/12) http://vinylwilliams.com
43. THE WALKABOUTS-“BERLIN” (LIVE) (11/13) 
44. WIRES UNDER TENSION-“REPLICANT” (11/13)
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Sunday, November 11, 2012

MY 2012 CHARTS JANUARY THROUGH JULY 2012

Hello Friends,
This is a VERY busy year and NO I CAN'T KEEP UP!  However, I try.  I have my charts settled up pretty much for the first 7 months of the year now. I realize it may be hard to read but I'm inserting it the way I have it in my document and hope you have the patience and tenacity to check it out and see all the amazing records that have come out this year, as well as those I suggest you avoid.  Please enjoy and remember I always love feedback. We can all agree to disagree. I just LOVE music so much and love to share what I think is worthwhile and not worthwhile. Enjoy and please check back for the remainder of 2012 charts and of course the Best Of 2012 lists that will be coming!


  MIKEY’S MUSIC LIST 2012


2012 LISTS BY MONTH 2012:


FAVOURITE SINGLES BY MONTH:
JANUARY (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1.    DREXCIYA-“LARDOSSEN FUNK”
2.    DREXCIYA-“SEA QUAKE”
3.    XRAY EYEBALLS-“DIE LITTLE LOVE (MENTHOL 100’S VERSION)”
4.    GUIDED BY VOICES-“WAVES”
5.    CANDY CLAWS & MIKE ADAMS AT HIS HONEST WEIGHT-“DO YOU EVER FEEL THAT WAY” (STARFLYER 59 COVER)
6.    HEAVENLY BEAT-“FAITHLESS” (A FAV!)
7.    KATHLEEN EDWARDS-“CHANGE THE SHEETS”
8.    FIRST AID KIT-“THE LION’S ROAR” (A FAV!)
9.    FIRST AID KIT-“EMMYLOU” (A FAV!)
10. DIAGRAMS-“TALL BUILDINGS”
11. THE LIFE AND TIMES-“DAY TWO”
12. THE BIG PINK-“STAY GOLD”
13. FRANKIE ROSE-“KNOW ME”
14. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS-“LAFAYE”
15. PORCELAIN RAFT-“SHAPELESS & GONE” (A FAV!)
16. PORCELAIN RAFT-“PUT ME TO SLEEP”
17. PORCELAIN RAFT-“BACKWORDS”
18. CLOUD NOTHINGS-“FALL IN”
19. NADA SURF-“WAITING FOR SOMETHING” (A FAV!)
20. NADA SURF-“THE MOON IS CALLING”
21. NADA SURF-“LOOKING THROUGH” (A FAV!)
22. CHAIRLIFT-“WRONG OPINION”
23. CHAIRLIFT-“I BELONG” (A FAV!)
24. KENDL WINTER-“SHADES OF GREEN” (A FAV!)
25. KENDL WINTER-“LONG WAY”
26. ANCIENT SKY-“TIME IS AN OCEAN”
27. THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR-“HEART ATTACK” (A FAV!)
28. THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR-“FANTASY FRIEND FOREVER”
29. THE BIG SLEEP-“ACE”
30. THE BIG SLEEP-“VALENTINE”
31. ERRORS-“PLEASURE PALACES” (A FAV!)
32. ERRORS-“HOLUS-BOLUS” (A FAV!)
33. DISKJOKKE-“NOW DANCE (BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT REMIX)” (A FAV!)
34. THE JEALOUS SOUND-“CHANGE YOU”
35. THE JEALOUS SOUND-“YOUR EYES WERE SHINING”
36. LANA DEL REY-“BORN TO DIE”
37. LANA DEL REY-“BLUE JEANS”
38. LANA DEL REY-“VIDEO GAMES” (A FAV!)
39. LANA DEL REY-“WITHOUT YOU”
40. BLACK BANANAS-“RAD TIMES”
41. HOSPITALITY-“EIGHTH AVENUE”
42. THE 2 BEARS-“WORK”
43. CANYONS-“MY RESCUE” (A FAV!)
44. TRAILER TRASH TRACYS-“STRANGLING GOOD GUYS”
45. FRED EAGLESMITH-“KATIE”
46. THEE OH SEES-“AA WARM BREEZE” (A FAV!)
47. DJANGO DJANGO-“DEFAULT” (A FAV!)
48. DJANGO DJANGO-“WAVEFORMS” (A FAV!)
49. J.R. PLANKTON-“SUNDANCE” (A FAV!)
50. BUXTON-“FINGERTIPS”
51. ELEPHANT MICAH-“AIRLINE LIVING”
52. BARRY ADAMSON-“TURNAROUND”
53. BARRY ADAMSON-“DESTINATION” (A FAV!)
54. HOWLER-“THIS ONES DIFFERENT” (A FAV!)
55. HOWLER-“PYTHAGOREAN FEAREM” (TOTAL FAV!!)
56. JESSIE BAYLIN-“HURRY, HURRY”
57. JESSIE BAYLIN-“THE WINDS” (TOTAL FAV!!)
58. JESSIE BAYLIN-“SEASICK”
59. BISHOP MOROCCO-“COLONIAL MAN”


JANUARY 2012 (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1.    FIRST AID KIT-“THE LION’S ROAR”
2.    NADA SURF-“THE STARS ARE INDIFFERENT TO ASTRONOMY”
3.    PORCELAIN RAFT-“STRANGE WEEKEND”
4.    DJANGO DJANGO-“DJANGO DJANGO”
5.    KATHLEEN EDWARDS-“VOYAGEUR”
6.    ERRORS-“HAVE SOME FAITH IN MAGIC”
7.    ELEPHANT MICAH-“LOUDER THAN THOU”
8.    THE PINES-“DARK SO GOLD”
9.    HOWLER-“AMERICA GIVE UP”
10. CLOUD NOTHINGS-“ATTACK ON MEMORY”
11. WINDY & CARL-“WE WILL ALWAYS BE”
12. THE 2 BEARS-“BE STRONG”
13. FRED EAGLESMITH-“6 VOLTS”
14. BARRY ADAMSON-“I WILL SET YOU FREE”
15. J.R. PLANKTON-“NEON”
16. KENDL WINTER-“THE MECHANICS OF HOVERING FLIGHT”
17. CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX-“(MANKIND) THE CRAFTY APE” (2-CD)
18. BUXTON-“NOTHING HERE SEEMS STRANGE”
19. GUIDED BY VOICES-“LET’S GO EAT THE FACTORY”
20. CANYONS-“KEEP YOUR DREAMS”
21. LANA DEL REY-“BORN TO DIE” (DELUXE EDITION)
22. MATADOR-“KINGSWING” [EP]
23. XRAY EYEBALLS-“SPLENDOR SQUALOR”
24. THE BIG SLEEP-“NATURE EXPERIMENTS”
25. CHAIRLIFT-“SOMETHING”
26. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“POP AMBIENT 2012”
27. THE BOATS-“BALLADS OF THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT”
28. BILL RYDER-JONES (FROM THE CORAL)-“IF…(ON A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELER)” (U.S. EDITION)
29. ALOG-“UNEMPLOYED”
30. MI AND L’AU-“IF BEAUTY IS A CRIME”
31. JESSIE BAYLIN-“LITTLE SPARK”
32. LAURA GIBSON-“LA GRANDE”
33. OREN AMBARCHI-“AUDIENCE OF ONE”
34. CARDINAL-“HYMNS”
35. HEAVENLY BEAT-“FAITHLESS B/W PRESENCE” (SINGLE)
36. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS-“LAFAYE B/W LOVE FROM A STONE” (SINGLE)
37. CASPIAN-“LIVE AT OLD SOUTH CHURCH”
38. TRAILER TRASH TRACYS-“ESTER”
39. ANCIENT SKY-“T.R.I.P.S.”
40. CANDY CLAWS & MIKE ADAMS AT HIS HONEST WEIGHT-“HELP ME WHEN YOU’RE GONE B/W DO YOU EVER FEEL THAT WAY” (STARFLYER 59 COVERS SINGLE)
41. MATT ELLIOTT-“THE BROKEN MAN”
42. BIG DEAL-“LIGHTS OUT”
43. SFV ACID-“GROWN” [EP]
44. OLAFUR ARNALDS-“LIVING ROOM SONGS”
45. THE JEALOUS SOUND-“A GENTLE REMINDER”
46. DISKJOKKE-“NOW DANCE” (2-TRACK SINGLE W/ REMIX BY BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT)
47. BLACK BANANAS-“RAD TIMES XPRESS IV”
48. DIVE-HUMAN B/W BIG JOKE” (SINGLE)
49. CATE LE BON-“CYRK”
50. IMPERIAL TEEN-“FEEL THE SOUND”
51. ACID WASHED-“FOR YOUR EYES ONLY / PRINCE ACID” (SINGLE)
52. THE 2 BEARS-“WORK: THE REMIXES EP 1”
53. THE LIFE & TIMES-“NO ONE LOVES YOU LIKE I DO”
54. LOST LANDER-“DRRT”
55. TODD TERJE-“IT’S THE ALPS” [EP]
56. HELIGOLAND-“BETHMALE” [EP]
57. FRANKIE ROSE-“KNOW ME” (SINGLE)
58. DARREN HAYMAN-“JANUARY SONGS” (2-CD)
59. DRY THE RIVER-“WEIGHTS & MEASURES” [EP]
60. THE BABIES-“CRY ALONG WITH THE BABIES” (DEMOS)
61. THE BIG PINK-“FUTURE THIS”
62. EARLY WINTERS-“EARLY WINTERS”
63. ELECTRIC GUEST-“THIS HEAD I HOLD / TROUBLEMAN / AMERICAN DAYDREAM” (THEIR ONLY 3 RELEASED TRAX SO FAR)
64. AIDAN BAKER-“SPECTRUM OF DISTRACTION” (2-CD)
65. ONEIDA / MUGSTAR-“COLLISIONS 02”
66. LIECHTENSTEIN-“FAST FORWARD”
67. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“UNCUT MAGAZINE COMPILATION CD: JANUARY 2012 ISSUE: 15 TRACKS FROM UNCUT’S ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2011”
68. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“SPIN MAGAZINE COMPILATION: JANUARY 2012 ISSUE: 24 TRACKS FROM THEIR BEST OF 2011”


OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY MAY BE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION.
JANUARY (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1.    TAYLOR DEUPREE + MARCUS FISCHER-“IN A PLACE OF SUCH GRACEFUL SHAPES”
2.    PLUG-“BACK ON TIME”
3.    ANI DIFRANCO-“WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?”
4.    A HEAVY FEATHER-“YOU’RE THE LOTION ON DARKNESS KNUCKLES AS IT PUNCHES LIGHT IN THE FACE”
5.    DEERHOOF / DAVID BAZAN-“DEERBAZAN” (SINGLE)
6.    DIAGRAMS-“BLACK LIGHT”
7.    SNOW PATROL-“FALLEN EMPIRES” (TURNS OUT THAT THE NEW ALBUM FROM THE JEALOUS SOUND-“A GENTLE REMINDER” IS PROBABLY THE NEW RECORD THAT GARY LIGHTBODY SHOULD HAVE MADE AS SNOW PATROL…)
8.    RODRIGO Y GABRIELA AND C.U.B.A.-“AREA 52”
9.    O F F LOVE-“PROBABLY LOVE”
10. IMBOGODOM-“AND THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT”
11. POP. 1280-“THE HORROR”
12. RHYTON-“RHYTON”
13. HOSPITALITY-“HOSPITALITY”
14. LILACS & CHAMPAGNE-“LILACS & CHAMPAGNE”
15. THE DOOZER-“KEEP IT TOGETHER”
16. LEONARD COHEN-“OLD IDEAS”
17. KEVIN SAUNDERSON-“DEFECTED PRESENTS: KEVIN SAUNDERSON IN THE HOUSE” (6-CD MIX ALBUM)
18. PRINZHORN DANCE SCHOOL-“CLAY CLASS” (A MELLOW GANG OF FOUR FIXATION!)
19. LIBERTEER-“BETTER TO DIE ON YOUR FEET THAN LIVE ON YOUR KNEES”
20. MIDNIGHT DAVIS-“AFTERSHOCKS” [EP]
21. WIRE-“THE BLACK SESSION PARIS, 10 MAY 2011”
22. FCL-“MORE VOCALS FOR EVERYONE” [EP]
23. DJANGO DJANGO-“DEFAULT” (REMIX EP)


IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER THESE ARE RELEASES I DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR AT ALL IN JANUARY:
1.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE COMPILATION CD: JANUARY 2012 ISSUE: STICKY SOUL FINGERS – A ROLLING STONES TRIBUTE THEIR 1971 “STICKY FINGERS” REGROOVED” (OK, THIS MATERIAL IS JUST AWFUL.  HAS TO BE THE WORST BATCH OF COVERS I’VE HEARD IN A WHILE.  THE ONLY REDEEMER WAS THE BONUS TRACK “ANGIE” AT THE END BY BETA HECTOR. DON’T KNOW WHO THAT IS BUT IT WAS PRETTY GOOD.  IT WAS BASICALLY TORTURE FOR ME LISTENING TO THIS.)
2.    BRIGHT EYES (FEATURING FIRST AID KIT)-“WE ARE GONNA BE FRIENDS” (SINGLE TRACK) (BEING FANS OF BOTH I EXPECTED A GREAT SONG.  INSTEAD IT’S SOME KITSCHY TRACK. I DIDN’T LIKE IT. BUT THE NEW FIRST AID KIT ALBUM “THE LION’S ROAR” IS THE FIRST STUNNER OF 2012!)
3.    MATTHEW DEAR-“HEADCAGE” [EP] (OK, THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE FOR MATTHEW. LAST YEAR’S ALBUM SUCKED AND I REALLY HATE THIS EP TOO.  I DON’T KNOW WHAT HIS OBJECTIVE IS BUT THESE 4 SONGS ARE JUST AWFUL REALLY.)
4.    PYRAMIDS + HORSEBACK-“A THRONE WITHOUT A KING”
5.    (WORST OF THE MONTH AWARD) CRAIG FINN-“CLEAR HEART FULL EYES” (WHAT A SCAM! THIS IS HANDS DOWN WORST ALBUM OF THE MONTH.  I JUST FULL OUT SUCKS.  HE MAY HAVE A MORE THAN COMPETENT BAND OF MUSICIANS BEHIND HIM BUT HE IS ANYTHING BUT.  NOT THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A HOLD STEADY ALBUM; WHATEVER HE THINKS IT IS , I THINK IT’S UNLISTENABLY STUPID.
6.    JASON URICK-“I LOVE YOU”
7.    WOLF PEOPLE-“TIDINGS”
8.    THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR-“OUT OF FREQUENCY” (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 2 GREAT TRACKS, BOTH SINGLE WORTHY, THE REST OF THIS IS JUST CRAP!!!  IT’S MOSTLY THE SINGER’S FAULT.  UGH!)
9.    LILACS & CHAMPAGNE-“LILACS & CHAMPAGNE”
10. WE HAVE BAND-“TERNION”
11. GOTYE-“MAKING MIRRORS”
12. ACTUAL WATER-“THE PAISLEY ORCHARD”
13. BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT-“BLUEPRINTS EP1”
14. PALOMAR-“SENSE & ANTISENSE”
15. THE GOLDEN CALVES-“COLLECTION: MONEY BAND + CENTURY BAND” (THIS IS PRE-WOODEN WAND AND THE VANISHING VOICE MATERIAL FROM JAMES JACKSON TOTH’S GOLDEN CALVES PROJECT FROM 1996) (BASICALLY SKETCHES OF TRACKS AND NOT ENGAGING MUCH AT ALL…)
16. THE LIBRARY IS ON FIRE-“WORKS ON PAPER”



THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION FOR 2012. JANUARY FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1.    DREXCIYA-“JOURNEY OF THE DEEP SEA DWELLER” (COMPILATION)
2.    JAY FARRAR-“TERROIR BLUES: DOGTOWN SESSIONS” (2003/2012)
3.    WHITE DENIM-“LAST DAY OF SUMMER” (2009-2010 IMPORT COLLECTION)
4.    KAREN DALTON-“1966”

BEST ELECTRONICA/DANCE RECORDS (JANUARY 2012)
1.    DREXCIYA-“JOURNEY OF THE DEEP SEA DWELLER 1” (COMPILATION) (JANUARY)
2.    MATADOR-“KINGSWING” [EP] (JANUARY)
3.    CANYONS-KEEP YOUR DREAMS” (JANUARY)
4.    SFV ACID-“GROWN” [EP]
5.    ACID WASHED-“FOR YOUR EYES ONLY / PRINCE ACID” (SINGLE)
6.    KEVIN SAUNDERSON-“DEFECTED PRESENTS: KEVIN SAUNDERSON IN THE HOUSE” (6-CD MIX ALBUM)



BEST FOLK / COUNTRY / AMERICANA ALBUMS OF THE MONTH (JANUARY 2012)
1.    FIRST AID KIT-“THE LION’S ROAR”
2.    KENDL WINTER-“THE MECHANICS OF HOVERING FLIGHT”
3.    FRED EAGLESMITH-“6 VOLTS”
4.    LAURA GIBSON-“LA GRANDE”


DEBUT ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – IN ORDER OF GREATNESS OR NOT SO GREAT (THAT WOULD BE THE ONES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST) (JANUARY 2012)
1.    PORCELAIN RAFT-“STRANGE WEEKEND”
2.    DJANGO DJANGO-“DJANGO DJANGO”
3.    HOWLER-“AMERICA GIVE UP”
4.    THE 2 BEARS-“BE STRONG”
5.    BUXTON-“NOTHING HERE SEEMS STRANGE”
6.    CANYONS-“KEEP YOUR DREAMS”
7.    BIG DEAL-“LIGHTS OUT”
8.    BLACK BANANAS-“RAD TIMES XPRESS IV”
9.    TRAILER TRASH TRACYS-“ESTER”
10. LANA DEL REY-“BORN TO DIE”
11. LOST LANDER-“DRRT”
12. EARLY WINTERS-“EARLY WINTERS”
13. POP 1280-“THE HORROR”
14. A HEAVY FEATHER-“YOU’RE THE LOTION ON DARKNESS KNUCKLES AS IT PUNCHES LIGHT IN THE FACE”
15. O F F LOVE-“PROBABLY LOVE”
16. DIAGRAMS-“BLACK LIGHT”
17. HOSPITALITY-“HOSPITALITY”
18. LILACS & CHAMPAGNE-“LILACS & CHAMPAGNE”
19. ACTUAL WATER-“THE PAISLEY ORCHARD”

MY PICKS FOR BEST ELECTRONIC / INSTRUMENTAL / EXPERIMENTAL RECORDS OF JANUARY  2012
1.    ERRORS-”HAVE SOME FAITH IN MAGIC”
2.    WINDY & CARL-“WE WILL ALWAYS BE”
3.    J.R. PLANKTON-“NEON”
4.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“POP AMBIENT 2012” (A KOMPAKT RECORDS COMPILATION)
5.    CASPIAN-“LIVE AT OLD SOUTH CHURCH”
6.    THE BOATS-“BALLADS OF THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT”
7.    OREN AMBARCHI-“AUDIENCE OF ONE”
8.    STARVING WEIRDOS-“HARD LINES”
9.    BILL RYDER JONES (FROM THE CORAL)-“IF… (ON A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELER)” (U.S. EDITION)
10. OLAFUR ARNALDS-“LIVING ROOM SONGS”
11. ALOG-“UNEMPLOYED”
12. AIDAN BAKER-“SPECTRUM OF DISTRACTION” (2-CD)
13. ONEIDA / MUGSTAR-“COLLISIONS 02”



FEBRUARY SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1.    FARMER SEA-“NOTHING EVER HAPPENED”
2.    SHARON VAN ETTEN-“SERPENTS” (A FAV!)
3.    SHARON VAN ETTEN-“KEVIN’S (A FAV! A STUNNER – FAV SINGLE OF THE MONTH?)
4.    THE TWILIGHT SAD-“DON’T MOVE”
5.    THE TWILIGHT SAD-“DON’T LOOK AT ME”
6.    MARK LANEGAN BAND-“THE GRAVEDIGGER’S SONG”
7.    MARK LANEGAN BAND-“GRAY GOES BLACK”
8.    MARK LANEGAN BAND-“RIOT IN MY HOUSE” (A FAV! NEXT FAV SINGLE OF THE MONTH?)
9.    MARK LANEGAN BAND-“ODE TO SAD DISCO” (ANOTHER SUPER FAV!)
10. MARK LANEGAN-“QUIVER SYNDROME”
11. LA SERA-“PLEASE BE MY THIRD EYE”
12. FRANKIE ROSE-“KNOW ME”
13. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS-“I LOST YOU” (A FAV!)
14. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS-“DRILL IT UP”
15. THERAPY?-“LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE TTERRIBLE THING”
16. THERAPY?-“MARLOW” (4TH FAV SINGLE OF THE MONTH!)
17. BOY FRIEND-‘LAZY HUNTER”
18. DJ FOOD-“GIANT (FEATURING MATT JOHNSON OF THE THE)” (2ND FAV SINGLE OF THE MONTH TIED W/ MARK LANEGAN!)
19. WYMOND MILES-“HIDDEN THINGS ARE ASKING YOU TO FIND THEM” (3RD FAV SINGLE!)
20. TAPE-“IN VALLEYS” (GORGEOUS 5TH FAV)
21. DAVID SYLVIAN & RYUICHI SAKAMOTO-“BAMBOO HOUSES” (FROM THE ‘WE ARE THE WORKS IN PROGRESS’ COMPILATION)
22. GOTH-TRAD-“MIRAGE”
23. RADAR EYES-“IN LOVE”
24. RADAR EYES-“ACCIDENT”
25. RADAR EYES-“I AM”
26. JOHN TALABOT-“DESTINY FEATURING PIONAL”
27. JOHN TALABOT-“WHEN THE PAST WAS PRESENT” (FAV!)
28. JENNY OWEN YOUNGS-“YOUR APARTMENT”
29. JENNY OWEN YOUNGS-“PIRATES”
30. JENNY OWEN YOUNGS-“BORN TO LOSE” (FAV!)
31. CLASSICS OF LOVE-“CASTLE IN THE SKY”
32. DESTROYER-“LEAVE ME ALONE” (NEW ORDER COVER) (6TH FAV OF THE MONTH)
33. BIOSPHERE-“BLUE MONDAY” (NEW ORDER COVER)
34. TENNIS-“IT ALL FEELS THE SAME” (7TH FAV)
35. TENNIS-“HIGH ROAD”
36. TENNIS-“TAKE ME TO HEAVEN”
37. FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS-“CITY KISS”
38. AMOS LEE-“SIMPLE THINGS”(8TH FAV)
39. HEARTLESS BASTARDS-“PARTED WAYS” (FAV!)
40. ROBERT DEEBLE-“HEART LIKE FEATHERS” (FAV!)
41. GIOVANNA PESSI & SUSANNA WALLUMROD-“HANGOUT” (STUNNING! TIED W/ 1ST OR 2ND FAV OF THE MONTH)
42. POLICA-“DARK STAR”
43. TERRANOVA-“SO STRONG (FEAT. KHAN)
44. EMIKA-“HIT ME (FEATURING JIMMY EDGAR)”
45. SHEARWATER-“YOU AS YOU WERE”
46. SHEARWATER-“STAR OF THE AGE” (FAV!)
47. ROSIE THOMAS-“WHERE WAS I” (FAV!)
48. TRIBES-“WE WERE CHILDREN” (FAV!)
49. WILD NOTHING-“NOWHERE” (FAV!)
50. WILD NOTHING-“WAIT” (IN TOP FAVS!)
51. WINTERPILLS-“AMAZING SKY”
52. WINTERPILLS-“THE SUN IS ALONE” (IN TOP FAVS!)
53. YOUNG PRISMS-“FOUR HOURS (AWAY)” (FAV!)
54. CHADWICK STOKES-“CROWBAR HOTEL”
55. LAMBCHOP-“MR. MET” (IN TOP FAVS!)
56. GRIMES-“NIGHTMUSIC (FEAT. MAJICAL CLOUDS)
57. EISLEY-“LIGHTS OUT”
58. EISLEY-“DEEP SPACE” (FAV!)
59. BOOKA SHADE-“NUMBERS” (SUPER FAV!)
60. TINDERSTICKS-“FROZEN” (FAV!)
61. SLEIGH BELLS-“COMEBACK KID”
62. KEVN KINNEY & THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS-“GOTTA MOVE ON” (FAV!)
63. KEVN KINNEY & THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS-“CHALLENGE” (FAV!)
64. KEVN KINNEY & THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS-“BIRD” (SUPER WOW FAV IN TOPS!)
65. BRIGHT MOMENTS-“BEHIND THE GUN”
66. COLLEEN GREEN-“I WANNA BE DEGRADED”
67. PETER BRODERICK-“BLUE” (GORGEOUS FAV!)
68. RELEASE THE SUNBIRD-“I WILL WALK”
69. MY BEST FIEND-“ONE VELVET DAY”
70. BURNING HEARTS-“INTO THE WILDERNESS” (FAV!)
71. BURNING HEARTS-“THE SWALLOWS”
72. WRINKLE NECK MULES-“STONE ABOVE YOUR HEAD”
73. FUTURE UNLIMITED-“GOLDEN”
74. THE CRANBERRIES-“TOMORROW” (FAV!)
75. NEW MULTITUDES-“OLD L.A.” (SUPER TOP FAV!)
76. NEW MULTITUDES-“CARELESS RECKLESS LOVE”
77. NEW MULTITUDES-“WHEN I GET HOME”
78. SOPHIA KNAPP-“GLASSES HIGH” (FAV!)
79. PLANTS AND ANIMALS-“BEFORE” (SUPER TOP FAV!)
80. PLANTS AND ANIMALS-“WHY & WHY”
81. PLANTS AND ANIMALS-“CONTROL ME”
82. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS-“THE NIGHT”
83. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS-“LAFAYE”
84. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS-“WHEN YOU SING” (FAV!)
85. MONOLAKE-“GHOSTS”
86. MONOLAKE-“ALIGNING THE DAEMON”
87. NZCA/LINES-“OKINAWA CHANNELS”
88. BADLY DRAWN BOY-“LET IT RAIN” (FAV!)
89. BEACH FOSSILS-“SHALLOW” (FAV!)
90. ELLIOTT BROOD-“NORTHERN AIR” (TOP FAV!)
91. BETH JEANS HOUGHTON AND THE HOOVES OF DESTINY-“ATLAS”
92. BETH JEANS HOUGHTON AND THE HOOVES OF DESTINY-“NIGHTSWIMMER”
93. TRUST-“DRESSED FOR SPACE” (FAV!)
94. TRUST-“GLORYHOLE” (TOP FAV!)
95. TRUST-“CHRISSY E.”
96. TRUST-“SULK” (TOP FAV!)
97. BEARS-“FROM GOOD TO BAD”
98. LITTLE BARRIE-“HOW COME”
99. WHITE BUFFALO-“HOW THE WEST WAS WON” (TOP FAV!)
100.      WHITE BUFFALO-“THE PILOT”
101.      CUFF THE DUKE-“YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE”
102.      CUFF THE DUKE-“COUNT ON ME”
103.      CUFF THE DUKE-“STANDING ON THE EDGE”
104.      THE MINUTES-“SECRET HISTORY”
105.      THE MINUTES-“I.M.T.O.D. (LIVE)” (IN MY TIME OF DYING COVER) (SUPER TOP FAV!!)
106.      BAND OF SKULLS-“WANDERLUSTER”
107.      THE CHAP-“RHYTHM KING”
108.      THE CHAP-“BETTER PLACE”
109.      THE CHAP-“HANDS FREE” (TOP FAV!)


FEBRUARY (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1.    MARK LANEGAN BAND-“BLUES FUNERAL”
2.    SHARON VAN ETTEN-“TRAMP”
3.    BETH JEANS HOUGHTON AND THE HOOVES OF DESTINY-“YOURS TRULY, CELLOPHANE NOSE”
4.    TINDERSTICKS-“THE SOMETHING RAIN”
5.    GOTH-TRAD-“NEW EPOCH”
6.    WINTERPILLS-“ALL MY LOVELY GONERS”
7.    JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER & YIM YAMES-“NEW MULTITUDES” (2-CD DELUXE EDITION) (A COLLECTION OF WOODY GUTHRIE LYRICS SET TO MUSIC)
8.    LAMBCHOP-“MR.M”
9.    TERRY MALTS-“KILLING TIME”
10. PERFUME GENIUS-“PUT YOUR BACK N 2 IT”
11. TRUST (ROBERT ALFONS + MAYA POSTEPSKI OF AUSTRA)-“TRST”
12. CUFF THE DUKE -“MORNING COMES”
13. BAND OF SKULLS-“SWEET SOUR”
14. TENNIS-“YOUNG & OLD”
15. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS-“ONWARDS TO THE WALL” [EP]
16. JOHN TALABOT-“FIN”
17. GIOVANNA PESSI & SUSANNA WALLUMROD-“IF GRIEF COULD WAIT”
18. KEVN KINNEY & THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS-“A GOOD COUNTRY MILE”
19. MONOLAKE-“GHOSTS”
20. DIRTY THREE-“TOWARD THE LOW SUN”
21. WHITE BUFFALO-“ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST”
22. ELLIOTT BROOD-“DAYS INTO YEARS”
23. MY BEST FIEND-“IN GHOSTLIKE FADING”
24. THE TWILIGHT SAD-“NO ONE CAN EVER KNOW”
25. TENNIS-“YOUNG & OLD”
26. SHEARWATER-“ANIMAL JOY”
27. ANAIS MITCHELL-“YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA”
28. POLICA-“GIVE YOU THE GHOST”
29. BANG ON A CAN-“BIG BEAUTIFUL DARK AND SCARY” (2-CD 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION)
30. TAPE-“REVELATIONES”
31. GRIMES-“VISIONS” (BONUS TRAX EDITION)
32. BHI BHIMAN-“BHIMAN”
33. BURNING HEARTS-“EXTINCTIONS”
34. THE MINUTES-“THE MINUTES” [EP]
35. WYMOND MILES-“EARTH HAS DOORS” [EP]
36. RICH HOPKINS AND LUMINARIOS-“BURIED TREASURE”
37. GABRIEL & THE HOUNDS-“KISS FULL OF TEETH”
38. WRINKLE NECK MULES-“APPRENTICE TO GHOSTS”
39. FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS-“E VOLO LOVE”
40. THE PLIMSOULS-“BEACH TOWN CONFIDENTIAL: LIVE AT THE GOLDEN BEAR HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 1983”
41. SCUBA-“PERSONALITY” (2-CD)
42. ELLIOTT BROOD-“DAYS INTO YEARS”
43. THE CHAP-“WE ARE NOBODY”
44. PALLBEARER-“SORROW AND EXTINCTION”
45. TEAM ME-“TO THE TREETOPS!”
46. RADAR EYES-“RADAR EYES”
47. JENNY OWENS YOUNGS-“AN UNWAVERING BAND OF LIGHT”
48. ROBERT DEEBLE-“HEART LIKE FEATHERS”
49. DONOVAN QUINN-“HONKY TONK MEDUSA”
50. BADLY DRAWN BOY-“BEING FLYNN” (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK)
51. WARM DIGITS-“KEEP WARM…WITH THE WARM DIGITS”
52. PLANTS AND ANIMALS-“THE END OF THAT”
53. THE BAND IN HEAVEN-“EP”
54. CLASSICS OF LOVE-“CLASSICS OF LOVE”
55. LOOPS OF YOUR HEART-“AND NEVER ENDING NIGHTS”
56. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS-“GHOSTORY”
57. WILD NOTHING-“NOWHERE B/W WAIT” (SINGLE)
58. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“DJ-KICKS: THE EXCLUSIVES VOLUME TWO” (2-CD)
59. AIR-“LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE”
60. BEACH FOSSILS-“SHALLOW B/W LESSONS” (SINGLE)
61. WATER LIARS-“PHANTOM LIMB”
62. AMOS LEE-“AS THE CROW FLIES” [EP]
63. TRIBES-“WE WERE CHILDREN” [EP]
64. PUBLIC LOVER-“A BROKEN SHAPE OF YOU”
65. DAMON MOON AND THE WHISPERING DRIFTERS-“LUNGS, DIRT AND DREAMS”
66. AMY ALLISON & DAVID SCOTT-“TURN LIKE THE WORLD DOES””
67. ISIDORE (JEFFEREY CAIN OF REMY ZERO & STEVE KILBEY OF THE CHURCH)-“LIFE SOMEWHERE ELSE”
68. DISAPPEARS-“PRE LANGUAGE”
69. FRANKIE ROSE-“INTERSTELLAR”
70. ULRICH SCHNAUSS & MARK PETERS OF ENGINEERS-“UNDERRATED SILENCE”
71. THE UNTHANKS-“THE SONGS OF ROBERT WYATT AND ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS, LIVE FROM THE UNION CHAPEL (DIVERSIONS, VOLUME 1)”
72. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“THE MINIMAL WAVE TAPES, VOLUME 2”
73. MOUSE ON MARS-“PARASTROPHICS”
74. FARMER SEA-“A SAFE PLACE”
75. YOUNG PRISMS-“FOUR HOURS (AWAY) B/W WHEN I’M WITH YOU” (SINGLE)
76. PINCH-“FABRICLIVE 61”
77. BLONDES-“BLONDES” (DELUXE EDITION 2-CD)
78. ROYAL BATHS-“BETTER LUCK NEXT LIFE”
79. TERRANOVA-“HOTEL AMOUR”
80. FIELD MUSIC-“PLUMB”
81. EISLEY-“DEEP SPACE” [EP]
82. PETER BRODERICK-“IT STARTS HEAR”
83. DUSTIN WONG-“DREAMS SAY, VIEW, CREATE, SHADOW LEADS”
84. DEAD FINGERS (TAYLOR & KATE HOLLINGSWORTH)-“DEAD FINGERS
85. BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY-“THE B-SIDES FOR TIME TO BE CLEAR” [EP]
86. BAHAMAS-“BARCHORDS” (WHY DOES AFIE JURVANEN SOUND EXACTLY LIKE M. WARD ON THIS RECORD?!  IT’S A GOOD ALBUM.  NOT GREAT AND NOT LIKE HIS DEBUT “PINK STRAT”)
87. THERAPY?-“A BRIEF CRACK OF LIGHT”
88. CAGE & AVIARY-“MIGRATION”
89. COLLEEN GREEN-“MILO GOES TO COMPTON”
90. PONTIAK-“ECHO ONO”
91. HEARTLESS BASTARDS-“ARROW”
92. STRATEGY-“BOXY MUSIC” [EP]
93. DISTANCE-“REBOOT B/W BAZURK” (SINGLE)
94. MEMORYHOUSE-“THE SLIDESHOW EFFECT”
95. AMY RAY-“THE NOISETRADE SAMPLER”
96. DAVID FORD-“AUSTERITY MEASURES” [EP]
97. JULIA STONE-“LET’S FORGET ALL THE THINGS THAT WE SAY” [EP]
98. CLARO INTELECTO-“SECOND BLOOD” [EP]
99. EMIKA-“3 HOURS” [EP]
100.      EARTH-“ANGELS OF DARKNESS, DEMONS OF LIGHT II”
101.      YOUNG MAGIC-“MELT”
102.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MONK MIX: REMIXES & INTERPRETATIONS OF MUSIC BY MEREDITH MONK” (VOLUME TWO)
103.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MONK MIX: REMIXES & INTERPRETATIONS OF MUSIC BY MEREDITH MONK” (VOLUME ONE)
104.      GRACE WOODROOFE-“ALWAYS WANT”
105.      BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY & MARIEE SIOUX-“BONNIE & MARIEE” [EP]
106.      ONE MODEL NATION-“TOTALWERKS VOL 1 (1969-1977) (COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR FROM THE DANDY WARHOLS)
107.      SHIGETO-“LINEAGE”
108.      LANA DEL REY-“VIDEO GAMES REMIXES” [EP]
109.      BRIGHT MOMENTS-“NATIVES”
110.      RELEASE THE SUNBIRD-“IMAGINARY SUMMER” [EP]
111.      CHADWICK STOKES-“SIMMERKANE II”
112.      THE CHIEFTAINS-“VOICE OF AGES”
113.      MINILOGUE-“LET LIFE DANCE THRU YOU (REMIXES EP)”
114.      BURIAL-“KINDRED” [EP]
115.      BART SKILS-“BURNIN’” (SINGLE)
116.      JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW-“WE DON’T EAT” [EP]
117.      ROSIE THOMAS-“WITH LOVE”
118.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“WE ARE THE WORKS IN PROGRESS” (BENEFIT TO SUPPORT JAPAN COMPILED BY KAZU MAKINO OF BLONDE REDHEAD)
119.      FUCKED UP-“YEAR OF THE TIGER” [EP]
120.      DJ FOOD-“THE SEARCH ENGINE”
121.      CHEAP GIRLS-“GIANT ORANGE”
122.      BEARS-“GREATER LAKES”
123.      GEMMA RAY-“GEMMA RAY SINGS SPARKS (WITH SPARKS)” (2-TRACK SINGLE)
124.      DAMIEN JURADO-“MARAQOPA”
125.      OBJEKT-“CACTUS B/W PORCUPINE” (SINGLE)
126.      CARLOS GIFFONI-“EVIDENCE B/W DESIRE IN THE SUMMER” (SINGLE)
127.      BLACK MARBLE-“WEIGHT AGAINST THE DOOR” [EP]
128.      HANS CHEW-“TENNESSEE & OTHER STORIES: BONUS MATERIAL EP”
129.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2012 PRESENTS: NEW ORDER’S 1983 MASTERPIECES ‘POWER CORRUPTION & LIES’ RE-RECORDED COVERED”
130.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“UNCUT MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2012 PRESENTS: BAD MOON RISING: 15 TRACKS IN THE SPIRIT OF CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL”




OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
FEBRUARY (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1.    DIGITAL LEATHER-“MODERN PROBLEMS”
2.    THE 2 BEARS-“WORK: THE REMIXES EP 2”
3.    BOY & BEAR-“MOONFIRE”
4.    TIM BERNE-“SNAKEOIL”
5.    BONOBO-“BLACK SANDS REMIXED”
6.    HOOKWORMS-“HOOKWORMS”
7.    HOWLIN RAIN-“THE RUSSIAN WILDS”
8.    ITAL-“HIVE MIND”
9.    LIAM THE YOUNGER-“AFTER THE GRAVEYARD”
10. LIAM THE YOUNGER-“CLEAR SKIES OVER BLACK RIVER”
11. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE-“HOW DO YOU PLEAD?”
12. SLEIGH BELLS-“REIGN OF TERROR”
13. JOSH RITTER-“BRINGING IN THE DARLINGS” [EP]
14. SINEAD O’CONNOR-“HOW ABOUT I BE ME (AND YOU BE YOU)?”
15. THE CRANBERRIES-“ROSES”
16. SOPHIA KNAPP-“INTO THE WAVES”
17. NZCA/LINES-“NZCA/LINES”
18. FANFARLO-“ROOMS FILLED WITH LIGHT”
19. CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS-“LEAVING EDEN”
20. THE CHROME CRANKS-“AIN’T NO LIES IN BLOOD”
21. DREAMEND-“AND THE TEARS WASHED ME WAVE AFTER COWARDLY WAVE”
22. GEOGRAPHER-“MYTH”
23. LITTLE BARRIE-“KING OF THE WAVES”

DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR MUCH AT ALL IN FEBRUARY:
1.    CHUCK PROPHET-“TEMPLE BEAUTIFUL” (THIS ONE GETS MY VOTE FOR WORST ALBUM OF THE MONTH.  I’M A BIG FAN SINCE THE DAYS OF GREEN ON RED.  HIS SOLO ALBUMS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE AND THIS ONE IS NO EXCEPTION.  SQUANDERED IDEAS AND FRANKLY JUST UNBEARABLE SONGS.  I KNOW CHUCK IS TALENTED BUT HE’S JUST NOT APPLYING IT TO HIS SOLO ALBUMS.  I GUESS THIS IS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO.  GEE, I SURE DIDN’T GET THAT PART EITHER…)
2.    LINDSTROM-“SIX CUPS OF REBEL” (THIS IS A MESS!  THIS IS A DISASTER!  I REALLY AM A FAN OF LINDSTROM AND HE WAS AMAZING LIVE LAST YEAR.  THIS ALBUM IS CONFOUNDING.  APPARENTLY HE DECIDED TO TAKE ALL OF HIS INFLUENCES AND LIKES AND CRAM THEM INTO EACH AND EVERY SONG. I FOUND IT DIDN’T WORK AND I COULDN’T WAIT FOR THE ALBUM TO END. I WON’T BE REVISITING THIS ONE –EVER!
3.    DR. DOG-“BE THE VOID” (THE LAST ALBUM I REALLY LIKED FROM THEM MUST HAVE BEEN “FATE” FROM 2008.  THESE LAST COUPLE OF ALBUMS ARE AN ABSOLUTE CHORE TO EVEN GET THROUGH ONCE.  I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GONE ON WITH THEIR SONGWRITING SKILLS BECAUSE THE BAND CAN STILL PLAY BUT THE SONGS ARE JUST AWFUL AND FALL TERRIBLY FLAT ON TAKE OFF.  I THINK I’M DONE CHECKING OUT THEIR NEW RELEASES.)
4.    CALLERS & DELICATE STEVE-“FURTHER OUT B/W PERFECT PAIRS” (SINGLE)
5.    HOUSE OF LOW CULTURE-“POISONED SOIL”
6.    NEW YORK DOLLS-“LIVE FROM THE BOWERY IN 2011”
7.    THE SAINT JAMES SOCIETY-“THE SAINT JAMES SOCIETY” [EP]
8.    THE KILLS-“THE LAST GOODBYE” (COVERS EP)
9.    ISLANDS-“A SLEEP & A FORGETTING” (2-CD DELUXE EDITION) (THIS TITLE IS PERFECT!  IT COULD PUT YOU TO SLEEP AND IT IS INCREDIBLY FORGETFUL. JUST AWFUL!)
10. THE LAST HURRAH!-“SPIRITUAL NON-BELIEVERS” + “THE GREAT GIG IN DISGUISE” (UNLISTENABLE)
11. LAURA J MARTIN-“THE HANGMAN TREE”
12. MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY-“CITY AWAKENINGS”
13. (BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AWARD GOES TO: PUNCH  BROTHERS-“WHO’S FEELING YOUNG NOW?”  (THE FIRST TRACK IS EXCELLENT.  THEN, IT’S ONLY DOWNHILL FROM HERE WITH TRACKS 10 & 11 REDEEMING.  THESE GUYS CAN SURE PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS AND SING BUT THEY JUST CAN’T SEEM TO WRITE GREAT SONGS.  IT’S KIND OF SAD THAT THEY MAY NEED THE REST OF THE NICKEL CREEK GANG TO PITCH IN AND OFFER SOME SONGS ALREADY!  SAD.)
14. JAH WOBBLE & KEITH LEVINE-“EP” (WHY OH WHY DID THEY BOTHER? SO STUPID)
15. JONES STREET STATION-“THE UNDERSTANDING” [EP]
16. DIRTY GHOSTS-“METAL MOON”
17. HANNE HUKKELBERG-“FEATHERBRAIN”
18. THE MENZINGERS-“ON THE IMPOSSIBLE PAST”
19. ORGANS OF LOVE-“LIVE IN STEREO” [EP]
20. (WHAT IS THIS CRAP?!) AMY RAY-“LUNG OF LOVE”
21. KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN-“GENERATORS”
22. ELECTRICITY IN OUR HOMES-“DEAR SHAREHOLDER”
23. RHYE-“OPEN” [EP]
24. JONQUIL-“POINT OF GO”
25. WILD BELLE-“KEEP YOU B/W TAKE ME AWAY” (SINGLE) (HORRIBLE!!!!!)


THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION FOR 2012. FEBRUARY FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1.    DIANA ROSS-“DIANA ROSS 1976” (2-CD SPECIAL EDITION)


BEST ELECTRONICA/DANCE RECORDS (FEBRUARY 2012)
1.    GOTH-TRAD-“NEW EPOCH”
2.    JOHN TALABOT-“FIN”
3.    SCUBA-“PERSONALITY” (2-CD EDITION)
4.    MONOLAKE-“GHOSTS”
5.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“DJ-KICKS: THE EXCLUSIVES VOLUME TWO” (2-CD)
6.    TRUST (ROBERT ALFONS + MAYA POSTEPSKI OF AUSTRA)-“TRST”
7.    STRATEGY-“BOXY MUSIC” [EP]
8.    CAGE & AVIARY-“MIGRATION”
9.    PINCH-“FABRICLIVE 61”
10. MINILOGUE-“LET LIFE DANCE THRU YOU (REMIXES EP)”
11. TERRANOVA-“HOTEL AMOUR”
12. DISTANCE-“REBOOT B/W BAZURK” (SINGLE)
13. BURIAL-“KINDRED” [EP]
14. BART SKILS-“BURNIN’” (SINGLE)
15. MOUSE ON MARS-“PARASTROPHICS”

BEST FOLK / COUNTRY / AMERICANA ALBUMS OF THE MONTH (FEBRUARY 2012)
1.    JAY FARRAR, WILL JOHNSON, ANDERS PARKER & YIM YAMES-“NEW MULTITUDES” (2-CD DELUXE EDITION) (A COLLECTION OF WOODY GUTHRIE LYRICS SET TO MUSIC)
2.    LAMBCHOP-“MR.M”
3.    WHITE BUFFALO-“ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST”
4.    ELLIOTT BROOD-“DAYS INTO YEARS”
5.    BHI BHIMAN-“BHIMAN”
6.    WRINKLE NECK MULES-“APPRENTICE TO GHOSTS”
7.    DEAD FINGERS (TAYLOR & KATE HOLLINGSWORTH)-“DEAD FINGERS”

DEBUT ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – IN ORDER OF GREATNESS OR NOT SO GREAT (THAT WOULD BE THE ONES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST) (FEBRUARY 2012)
1.    BETH JEANS HOUGHTON AND THE HOOVES OF DESTINY-“YOURS TRULY, CELLOPHANE NOSE”
2.    GOTH-TRAD-“NEW EPOCH”
3.    TERRY MALTS-“KILLING TIME”
4.    TRUST (ROBERT ALFONS + MAYA POSTEPSKI OF AUSTRA)-“TRST”
5.    MY BEST FIEND-“IN GHOSTLIKE FADING”
6.    JOHN TALABOT-“FIN”
7.    POLICA-“GIVE YOU THE GHOST”
8.    WARM DIGITS-“KEEP WARM…WITH THE WARM DIGITS”
9.    BHI BHIMAN-“BHIMAN”
10. GABRIEL & THE HOUNDS-“KISS FULL OF TEETH”
11. WYMOND MILES-“EARTH HAS DOORS” [EP]
12. LOOPS OF YOUR HEART-“AND NEVER ENDING NIGHTS”
13. CLASSICS OF LOVE-“CLASSICS OF LOVE”
14. CAGE & AVIARY-“MIGRATION”
15. BLONDES-“BLONDES” (2-CD DELUXE EDITION W/ REMIX BONUS DISC)
16. RADAR EYES-“RADAR EYES”
17. FARMER SEA-“A SAFE PLACE”
18. FRANKIE ROSE-“INTERSTELLAR”
19. YOUNG MAGIC-“MELT”
20. MEMORYHOUSE-“THE SLIDESHOW EFFECT”
21. DEAD FINGERS (TAYLOR & KATE HOLLINGSWORTH)-“DEAD FINGERS”
22. BRIGHT MOMENTS-“NATIVES”
23. ONE MODEL NATION-“TOTALWERKS VOL 1 (1969-1977) (COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR FROM THE DANDY WARHOLS)
24. NZCA/LINES-“NZCA/LINES”

MY PICKS FOR BEST EP’S OF FEBRUARY 2012
1.    A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS-“ONWARDS TO THE WALL” [EP]
2.    THE MINUTES-“THE MINUTES” [EP]
3.    STRATEGY-“BOXY MUSIC” [EP]
4.    EISLEY-“DEEP SPACE” [EP]
5.    WYMOND MILES-“EARTH HAS DOORS” [EP]
6.    TRIBES-“WE WERE CHILDREN” [EP]
7.    AMOS LEE-“AS THE CROW FLIES” [EP]
8.    FUCKED UP-“YEAR OF THE TIGER” [EP]
9.    CLARO INTELECTO-“SECOND BLOOD” [EP]
10. THE BAND IN HEAVEN-[EP]
11. EMIKA-“3 HOURS” [EP]
12. BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY-“THE B-SIDES FOR TIME TO BE CLEAR” [EP]
13. JULIA STONE-“LET’S FORGET ALL THE THINGS THAT WE SAY” [EP]
14. BURIAL-“KINDRED” [EP]
15. LANA DEL REY-“VIDEO GAMES REMIXES” [EP]
16. JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW-“WE DON’T EAT” [EP]
17. BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY & MARIEE SIOUX-“BONNIE & MARIEE” [EP]
18. RELEASE THE SUNBIRD-“IMAGINARY SUMMER” [EP]
19. BLACK MARBLE-“WEIGHT AGAINST THE DOOR” [EP]
20. JOSH RITTER-“BRINGING IN THE DARLINGS” [EP]

MY PICKS FOR BEST ELECTRONIC / INSTRUMENTAL / OR EXPERIMENTAL RECORDS OF FEBRUARY  2012
1.    DIRTY THREE-“TOWARD THE LOW SUN”
2.    BANG ON A CAN-“BIG BEAUTIFUL DARK AND SCARY” (2-CD 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION) (2/28)
3.    MONOLAKE-“GHOSTS”
4.    WARM DIGITS-“KEEP WARM…WITH THE WARM DIGITS”
5.    TAPE-“REVELATIONES”
6.    DUSTIN WONG-“DREAMS SAY, VIEW, CREATE, SHADOW LEADS”
7.    AIR-“LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE”
8.    LOOPS OF YOUR HEART-“AND NEVER ENDING NIGHTS”
9.    ULRICH SCHNAUSS & MARK PETERS OF ENGINEERS-“UNDERRATED SILENCE”
10. PUBLIC LOVER-“A BROKEN SHAPE OF YOU”
11. CLARO INTELECTO-“SECOND BLOOD” [EP]
12. YOUNG MAGIC-“MELT”
13. SHIGETO-“LINEAGE”
14. CARLOS GIFFONI-“EVIDENCE B/W DESIRE IN THE SUMMER” (SINGLE)



MARCH SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1.    DESARIO-“SUCCESS (IS OURS)”
2.    MIND SPIDERS-“WAIT FOR US”
3.    JOSEPH ARTHUR-“TRAVEL AS EQUALS”
4.    JOSEPH ARTHUR-“NO SURRENDER COMES FOR FREE”
5.    NITE JEWEL-“IN THE DARK”
6.    CEREMONY-“CITIZEN”
7.    VIOLENS-“DER MICROARC”
8.    TEEN DAZE-“BROOKLYN SUNBURN” (FAV!)
9.    THE MEN-“TURN IT AROUND” (TOP FAV!)
10. THE MEN-“ANIMAL”
11. THE MEN-“PLEASE DON’T GO AWAY”
12. THE MEN-“OPEN YOUR HEART”
13. YELLOW OSTRICH-“STAY AT HOME” (FAV!)
14. SHARON VAN ETTEN-“LIFE OF HIS OWN” (STUNNING TOP FAV?!)
15. ZULU WINTER-“WE SHOULD BE SWIMMING”
16. WARM DIGITS-“WARM WELCOME / KEEP WARM” (TOP FAV!)
17. WARM DIGITS-“HERE COME THE WARM DIGITS”
18. TERRY MALTS-“SOMETHING ABOUT YOU” (FAV!)
19. TERRY MALTS-“WAITING ROOM”
20. TERRY MALTS-“I’M NEUROTIC”
21. TERRY MALTS-“NAUSEOUS”
22. WHOMADEWHO-“FIREMAN”
23. WHOMADEWHO-“NEVER HAD THE TIME” (FAV!)
24. ST LUCIA-“WE GOT IT WRONG” (FAV!)
25. ST LUCIA-“CLOSER THAN THIS”
26. LOTUS PLAZA-“REMEMBER OUR DAYS” (TOP FAV!)
27. MOONLIGHT BRIDE-“DIEGO”
28. POND-“WHEN IT EXPLODES”
29. POND-“ELEGANT DESIGN” (THESE 2 TOGETHER PROBABLY MY TOP FAVS!)
30. VCMG-“SPOCK XOQ” (FAV!)
31. VCMG-“SLIP BLIP”
32. HOBO-“SHADOWZ” (FAV!)
33. WHIRR-“JUNEBOUVIER” (FAV!)
34. WHIRR-“HOME IS WHERE MY HEAD IS” (TOP FAV!)
35. DELTA SPIRIT-“TEAR IT UP”
36. DESARIO-“CALL OUT YOUR RIVALS”
37. LEE RANALDO-“LOST”
38. BIRDY-“1901” (PHOENIX COVER)
39. GUIDED BY VOICES-“KEEP IT IN MOTION”
40. TANLINES-“ALL OF ME”
41. NOVELLA-“DON’T BELIEVE AYN RAND” (A TOP FAV!)
42. PAUL WELLER-“KLING I KLANG”
43. CARL COX-“BREAD AND BUTTER” (FAV!)
44. GOOD OLD WAR-“CALLING ME NAMES”
45. GOOD OLD WAR-“TOUCH THE CLOUDS (TASTE THE GROUND)”
46. BROTHERTIGER-“I’VE BEEN WAITING”
47. MICHAEL KIWANUKA-“HOME AGAIN”
48. THE PIERCES-“YOU’LL BE MINE”
49. YOUNG PRISMS-“BETTER DAYS”
50. THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN-“ALL THINGS MUST PASS”
51. BOXER THE HORSE-“SENTIMENTAL/ORIENTAL”
52. BOXER THE HORSE-“KAREN SILKWOOD” (SUPER TOP FAV!)
53. MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO & SO’S-“PROZAC ROCK”
54. THE PARSON RED HEADS-“LONG WAY BACK”
55. SECRET MUSIC-“GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD” (SUPER FAV!)
56. SECRET MUSIC-“GULLIVER” (ANOTHER SUPER FAV!)
57. SECRET MUSIC-“FLOOZIES”
58. SECRET MUSIC-“TOP DROP” (ANOTHER TOP FAV)
59. TEAM ME-“SHOW ME” (FAV!)


MARCH (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1.    THE MEN-“OPEN YOUR HEART”
2.    SECRET MUSIC-“SECRET MUSIC”
3.    YELLOW OSTRICH-“STRANGE LAND”
4.    DENISON WITMER-“THE ONES WHO WAIT”
5.    DEMDIKE STARE-“ELEMENTAL” (2-CD)
6.    WHIRR-“PIPE DREAMS”
7.    VCMG (VINCE CLARK & MARTIN GORE)-“Ssss”
8.    FORT ROMEAU-“KINGDOMS”
9.    ANDREW BIRD-“BREAK IT YOURSELF”
10. JULIA HOLTER-“EKSTASIS”
11. SHARON VAN ETTEN-“LEONARD B/W LIFE OF HIS OWN” (SINGLE)
12. HOBO-“IRON TRIANGLE”
13. LOST IN THE TREES-“A CHURCH THAT FITS OUR NEEDS”
14. KEVIN TIHISTA’S RED TERROR-“ON THIS DARK STREET”
15. MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO & SO’S-“ROT GUT, DOMESTIC”
16. JESSE RUINS-“DREAM ANALYSIS”
17. DELTA SPIRIT-“DELTA SPIRIT”
18. NITE JEWEL-“ONE SECOND OF LOVE”
19. GOOD OLD WAR-“COME BACK AS RAIN”
20. YOUNG PRISMS-“IN BETWEEN”
21. BOXER THE HORSE-“FRENCH RESIDENCY”
22. BOWERBIRDS-“THE CLEARING”
23. LEE RANALDO-“BETWEEN THE TIMES AND THE TIDES”
24. MICHAEL KIWANUKA-“HOME AGAIN” [EP]
25. POND-“BEARD, WIVES, DENIM”
26. CONDUITS-“CONDUITS”
27. BIRDY-“BIRDY” (DELUXE EDITION)
28. CARL COX-“ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE DANCEFLOOR”
29. MI AMI-“DECADE”
30. PAUL WELLER-“SONIK KICKS”
31. SASCHIENNE-“UNKNOWN”
32. THE PARSON RED HEADS-“MURMURATIONS” [EP]
33. RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR-“THE REVOLUTION” [EP]
34. VINCE WATSON-“EVERY SOUL NEEDS A GUIDE”
35. ST LUCIA-“ST. LUCIA”
36. LOTUS PLAZA / ODONIS ODONIS-“SPLIT EP”
37. BROTHERTIGER-“GOLDEN YEARS”
38. XIU XIU-“ALWAYS”
39. CONDRE SCR-“YOU ARE GENIUS”
40. THAT FUCKING TANK-“TFT”
41. NADA SURF-“THE DULCITONE FILES” (ACOUSTIC EP)
42. ROBERT POLLARD-“MOUSEMAN CLOUD”
43. LA SERA-“SEES THE LIGHT”
44. CAVEMAN-“COCO BEWARE”
45. NOVELLA-“NOVELLA EP”
46. DESOLATE-“CELESTIAL LIGHT BEINGS”
47. MIIKE SNOW-“HAPPY TO YOU” (DELUXE EDITION)
48. AUREX-“STRING THEORY” (2-CD)
49. THE HOST-“THE HOST”
50. ALASDAIR ROBERTS AND MAIRI MORRISON-“URSTAN”
51. GENTLEMAN JESSE-“LEAVING ATLANTA”
52. SEVENTEEN EVERGREEN-“STEADY ON, SCIENTIST!”
53. BVDUB-“SERENITY”
54. CEREMONY-“ZOO”
55. LOTUS PLAZA/NICE WEEKEND-“LONGEST DAYS B/W COMEBACK” (SPLIT SINGLE)
56. THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS-“DON’T THINK” (LIVE AT FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 2011)
57. MARTYN-“HELLO DARKNESS” [EP]
58. LUKE ROBERTS-“IRON GATES AT THROOP & NEWPORT”
59. KINDNESS-“WORLD YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND”
60. SLOW CLUB-“THE DOG” [EP]
61. VCMG-“SINGLE BLIP” (REMIX EP)
62. OLIVERAY-“WONDERS” (NILS FRAHM & PETER BRODERICK)
63. NICK CURLY-“BETWEEN THE LINES”
64. MIRRORING-“FOREIGN BODY”
65. BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO-“ODE”
66. TANLINES-“MIXED EMOTIONS”
67. VCMG-“SPOCK” (REMIX EP)
68. 120 DAYS-120 DAYS II”
69. SOAP & SKIN-“NARROW”
70. THE PIERCES-“YOU AND I”
71. SKAI NINE-“EMBER” [EP]
72. YOUNG HEEL-“FALLS” [EP]
73. RACES-“YEAR OF THE WITCH”
74. TRIBES-“BABY”
75. BELLE AND SEBASTIAN-“LATE NIGHT TALES” (3-CD MIX ALBUM)
76. DZ DEATHRAYS-“NO SLEEP” [EP]
77. CALIFORNIA X-“SUCKER B/W MUMMY” (SINGLE)
78. DAUGHN GIBSON-“ALL HELL”
79. CHAINS OF LOVE-“STRANGE GREY DAYS”
80. MOONLIGHT BRIGHT-“TWIN LAKES” [EP]
81. WHOMADEWHO-“BRIGHTER”
82. JOHN FOXX & THE MATHS-“THE SHAPE OF THINGS”
83. ALLO DARLIN’-“CAPRICORNIA B/W WHEN YOU WERE MINE” (SINGLE)
84. CHOIR OF YOUNG BELIEVERS-“RHINE GOLD”
85. OBERHOFER-“TIME CAPSULES II”
86. BODY DOUBLE-“MY LIFE” [EP]
87. BVDUB-“THE FIRST DAY”
88. ZULU WINTER-“WE SHOULD BE SWIMMING” (SINGLE)
89. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“SHANGAAN SHAKE” (2-CD COMPILATION OF ELECTRO MEETS SHANGAAN)
90. COWBOY JUNKIES-“THE WILDERNESS: THE NOMAD SERIES VOLUME 4”
91. WHISPERTOWN-“PARALLEL” [EP]
92. MMOTH-“MMOTHS” [EP]
93. AZARI & III-“RECKLESS WITH YOUR LOVE” (REMIXES)
94. ST LUCIA-“WE GOT IT WRONG” (REMIXES EP)
95. TALL FIRS-“OUT OF IT AND INTO IT”
96. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“FAME: JON SAVAGE’S SECRET HISTORY OF POST-PUNK 197801981”
97. DANIEL ROSSEN-“SILENT HOUR / GOLDEN MILE”
98. CASS MCCOMBS-“BRADLEY MANNING” (SINGLE)
99. SIMIAN GHOST-“YOUTH”
100.      VACATIONER-“GONE”
101.      DESARIO-“MIXER”
102.      POOR MOON-“ILLUSION” [EP]
103.      THE DECEMBERISTS-“WE ALL RAISE OUR VOICES TO THE AIR: LIVE SONGS 04/11 TO 08/11” (2-CD)
104.      ROCCO DELUCA-“DRUGS ‘N HYMNS”
105.      OLAFUR ARNALDS-“ANOTHER HAPPY DAY” (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK)
106.      THE VINES-“FUTURE PRIMITIVE”
107.      WORM OUROBOROS-“COME THE THAW”
108.      ANYA MARINA-“FELONY FLATS” (DELUXE EDITION)
109.      EVANS THE DEATH-“TELLING LIES B/W MORNING VOICE (ACOUSTIC VERSION)” (SINGLE)
110.      BLACK BREATH-“SENTENCED TO LIFE”
111.      SFV ACID-“NEW WEST COAST”
112.      THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS-“SILVER SKY”
113.      PEARL AND THE BEARD-“PRODIGAL DAUGHTER” [EP]
114.      HIS CLANCYNESS-“ALWAYS MIST: REVISITED”
115.      GUIDED BY VOICES-“KEEP IT IN MOTION” [EP]
116.      THIEVES LIKE US-“BLEED BLEED BLEED”
117.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“8 SELECTIONS FROM THE HUNGER GAMES SOUNDTRACK” (IE. ARCADE FIRE, SECRET SISTERS, NEKO CASE, THE DECEMBERISTS, THE CIVIL WARS, GLEN HANSARD, THE LOW ANTHEM & BIRDY.  I COULDN’T BE BOTHERED WITH THE OTHER PEOPLE LISTED ON THE SOUNDTRACK – HORRIBLE!)
118.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“LOST IN THE HUMMING AIR – MUSIC INSPIRED BY HAROLD BUDD”
119.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE ALBUM: US AND THEM – FROM HALCYON RECORDS”
120.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE 2012: THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN COVERED. MOJO PRESENTS A TRIBUTE TO HIS CLASSIC 1967 DEBUT ALBUM”
121.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND DIGITAL MIXTAPE – INSOUND MARCH 2012 MIXTAPE”
122.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND DIGITAL MIXTAPE- INSOUND VINYL NEWS MIXTAPE 3/1/12”
123.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND DIGITAL MIXTAPE-INSOUND VINYL NEWS MIXTAPE 3/15/12”
124.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“SPIN PRESENTS BEST SXSW ACTS 2012 WITH 36 BANDS HIGHLIGHTS”
125.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“UNCUT MAGAZINE 2012: SOUNDS OF THE STAR-CLUB: 16 ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF SONGS COVERED BY THE BEATLES”
126.      GIT SOME-“GIT SOME” [EP]
127.      BEAT RADIO-“HARD TIMES, GO! PART ONE” [EP]


OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL (MARCH 2012)
1.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“THE WIRE MAGAZINE – BELOW THE RADAR VOLUME 8”
2.    SKAI NINE-“NOT A WORRY IN THE WORLD B/W DANDELION (ORIGINAL MIX) (SINGLE)
3.    MICATONE-“WISH I WERE HERE”
4.    HUNX-“HAIRDRESSER BLUES”
5.    NOW, NOW-“DEAD OAKS” [EP]
6.    THE ROSIE TAYLOR PROJECT-“TWIN BEDS”
7.    WHITE RABBITS-“MILK FAMOUS”
8.    VANAPRASTA-“HEALTHY GEOMETRY”
9.    VANAPRASTA-“EFFIE HOUSE SESSIONS” [EP]
10. TITUS ANDRONICUS-“LLC MIXTAPE, VOLUME ONE” (MARCH 2012 FREE FROM THE BAND. SOUND QUALITY NOT SO GREAT ON A LOT OF THE TRACKS BUT THERE ARE SOME GOOD ONES SO IT’S WORTH IT!)
11. ATHLETE-“LIVE AT UNION CHAPEL”
12. CAST-“TROUBLED TIMES”
13. JAGWAR MA-“COME SAVE ME B/W WHAT LOVE?” (SINGLE)
14. MRS MAGICIAN-“STRANGE HEAVEN”
15. DUNES-“NOCTILUCA”
16. CARTER TUTTI VOID-“TRANSVERSE”
17. JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE-“NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW”
18. THE MARS VOLTA-“NOCTOURNIQUET”
19. AVA LUNA-“ICE LEVEL”
20. WHITE HILLS-“FRYING ON THIS ROCK”
21. DOLPHINS INTO THE FUTURE-“CANTO ARQUIPELAGO”  + “ON SEA-FARING ISOLATION” (REISSUE FROM 2009)


LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
MARCH (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1.     (WORST ALBUM OF MARCH 2012 GOES TO:) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-“WRECKING BALL” (WHERE DOES ONE START WITH THIS MESS? IT’S A GOSPEL ALBUM! WELL, THERE IS PLENTY OF GOD, JESUS AND FAITH (DON’T FORGET RIGHTEOUSNESS) AND BACK UP GOSPEL SINGERS, AND JUST PLAIN OLD BACK UP SINGERS.  BUT WAIT! IT’S AN IRISH ALBUM! OR IS THAT A PIRATE LURKING?  WHAT’S WITH THAT FAKE ACCENT?  MUST BE HANGING AROUND WITH THAT OTHER FAKE ACCENT PERSON MADONNA. AND THEY BOTH SOUND JUST AS BAD. OH NO! LOOK OUT! HERE’S A RAPPER.  MUST FEEL HE HAS TO PROVE HE’S SO “NOW” WITH THAT (ALWAYS) BAD CHOICE OF AN INCLUSION.  HOWEVER IT FITS ALL THE OTHER RIDICULOUSNESS GOING ON HERE.  DISAPPOINTMENT IN ALL OF THESE PROCEEDINGS COULDN’T BE OVERSTATED.  WHY AM I WASTING TIME ON THIS CRAP WHEN THE BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2012 ARE ALREADY HERE SO FAR AND THEY ARE FROM FIRST AID KIT AND MARK LANEGAN.  IT’S TIME TO RETIRE BRUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCE. P.S. IF ALL THAT WASN’T ENOUGH, THE PRICING ON THIS BAD RECORD IS EVEN MORE INSULTING THAN THE CONTENTS. $12.99 DIGITAL WHEN HE’S RICHER THAN THE GOD HE SINGS ABOUT.  OTHER NEW RELEASES ARE 5.99 TO 9.99.  DIDN’T EVEN “LOWER” HIMSELF TO OFFER A $3.99 RELEASE DAY DISCOUNT BECAUSE HE’S OBVIOUSLY TOO GREEDY.  DON’T PREACH TO ME ABOUT THE RIGHTEOUS MISTER.)
2.    (THE NEXT WORST ALBUM GOES TO: ) JONATHAN SEGEL-“ALL ATTRACTIONS” + “APRICOT JAM – INSTRUMENTALS” (FROM CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN. DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG VOICE AT ALL WHICH EXPLAINS WHY HE’S NOT THE SINGER BUT SADLY HE IS ON HIS SOLO ALBUMS.  SOME OF THE MUSIC IS GOOD BUT THE LYRICS AND VOCALS ARE UNACCEPTABLE TORTURE)
3.    (BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE MONTH) JOSEPH ARTHUR-“REDEMPTION CITY” (2-CD) (FREE FROM JOSEPH’S SITE).  DISC ONE HAS IT’S MOMENTS AND IS MOSTLY ENJOYABLE. DISC TWO BEGINS WITH A DECENT 11 MINUTE INSTRUMENTAL AND THEN IT’S DOWNHILL FROM THERE.  JOSEPH HAS DECIDED THAT HIS GREAT VOICE ISN’T WORTH SINGING WITH THIS TIME AROUND OR IT’S JUST HIS LAZY PIECE OF WORK THIS TIME? I DON’T KNOW BUT LAZY TALK/RAPPING EXACTLY THE SAME ON EVERY SINGLE SONG ON THIS ALBUM WAS NOT ONLY SADLY TRENDY, BUT BORING, MONOTONOUS, TEDIOUS TO TRY TO GET THROUGH (WHICH WITH DISC TWO I HAD TO JUST MOVE ON AS EACH SONG DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING – JOSEPH WOULD START TALK/RAPPING IN THE SAME EXACT WAY AS THE SONG THAT PRECEDED IT ALL – WHAT A MESS!) LAZY AND I’M FRUSTRATED OVER WHY HE’D WASTE HIS POETRY IN THIS WAY.  I GUESS HE FINDS RAP AN ART FORM, WHEN I DO NOT.  HE IS GIFTED WITH A GREAT VOICE AND IF HE’S BORED SINGING THEN HE COULD HAVE JUST PUT OUT A POETRY BOOK OF THESE SONGS WITH SOME PAINTINGS INSTEAD.  I’VE SEEN HIM LIVE TWICE AND HE WAS GREAT.  THIS IS JUST AN EXPERIMENT GONE ALL WRONG SINCE IT QUICKLY DIDN’T MATTER WHAT HE WAS SAYING.
4.    DIE ROSTIGEN LOFFEL-“DIESES ALBUM MACHT SCHLANK” [EP]
5.    (I THINK THIS TIES WITH BRUCE AS WORST ALBUM OF MARCH! OMG IT’S A HOT MESS!) THE MAGNETIC FIELDS-“LOVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA” (IF I COULD PLAY MATCHMAKER RIGHT NOW IT WOULD BE TO CONNECT THE LEADERS FROM MAGNETIC FIELDS AND OF MONTREAL.  I BELIEVE THESE 2 BOYS WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TOGETHER AND MAKE EVEN STRANGER MUSIC TOGETHER ONCE THEY HOOKED UP.  STEPHEN HAS MOSTLY LOST ME HERE ON THIS ONE… AND DON’T GET ME STARTED ON THE MESS THAT IS THE NEW OF MONTREAL ALBUM!)
6.    ROYAL CANOE-“EXTENDED PLAY” [EP]
7.    WOWSER BOWSER-“WOWSER BOWSER”
8.    CUDDLE MAGIC-“INFO NYMPHO”
9.    TIM FITE-“AIN’T AIN’T AIN’T”
10. KAISER CHIEFS-“START THE REVOLUTION WITHOUT ME” (UM, MORE LIKE “START THE RECORD WITHOUT ME IN THE ROOM! YUCK!)
11. MINIATURE TIGERS-“MIA PHAROAH”
12. NOW, NOW-“THREADS”
13. SAID THE WHALE-“LITTLE MOUNTAIN”
14. MIKE WEXLER-“DISPOSESSION”
15. WHISTLE PEAK-“HALF ASLEEP UPON ECHO FALLS”
16. KYLER ENGLAND-“NOISE TRADE SAMPLER MARCH 2012”
17. GANG COLOURS-“THE KEYCHAIN COLLECTION” + “FANCY RESTAURANT” [EP]
18. LUCERO-“WOMEN & WORK”
19. SAY ANYTHING-“ANARCHY, MY DEAR”
20. THE TING TINGS-“SOUNDS FROM NOWHERESVILLE” (THAT’S FOR SURE! UGH!)
21. XERXES-“OUR HOME IS A DEATHBED” (THE BAND IS QUITE CAPABLE BUT THOSE STUPID GROWLING NONSENICAL VOCALS WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME THEY CAME OUT FOREVER AGO.  I’M NOT A FAN OF THAT… SO GET A SINGER AND MAYBE YOUR BAND COULD BE GOOD)
22. THE WEDDING PRESENT-“VALENTINA”
23. (TIED WITH BRUCE FOR WORST ALBUM OF THE MONTH.  STUPID SONGWRITING SET TO BORE ME TO TEARS SCHMALTZ POP AND I LOST INTEREST DURING THE FIRST SONG.  I MADE IT THROUGH THE WHOLE RECORD ONCE AND HOPE TO NOT HAVE TO BE SUBJECTED TO THIS CRAP AGAIN) THE SHINS-“PORT OF MORROW”
24. BATIDA-“BATIDA”
25. HUMAN TEENAGER-“ANIMAL HUSBANDRY”
26. RUTHIE FOSTER-“LET IT BURN”
27. ALEX CLARE-“THE LATENESS OF THE HOUR”


THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION FOR 2012. MARCH FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1.    JANIS JOPLIN WITH BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY-“LIVE AT THE CAROUSEL BALLROOM 1968”
2.    AZUSA PLANE-“WHERE THE SANDS TURN TO GOLD” (A COLLECTION) (2-CD)


BEST ELECTRONICA/DANCE RECORDS (MARCH 2012)
1.    VCMG (VINCE CLARK & MARTIN GORE)-“Ssss”
2.    HOBO-“IRON TRIANGLE”
3.    FORT ROMEAU-“KINGDOMS”
4.    CARL COX-“ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE DANCEFLOOR”
5.    AUREX-“STRING THEORY” (2-CD)
6.    WHOMADEWHO-“BRIGHTER”
7.    MI AMI-“DECADE”
8.    SASCHIENNE-“UNKNOWN”
9.    NICK CURLY-“BETWEEN THE LINES”
10. VCMG-“SINGLE BLIP” (REMIXES EP)
11. BODY DOUBLE-“MY LIFE” [EP]
12. VCMG-“SPOCK” (REMIXES EP)
13. SKAI NINE-“EMBER” [EP]
14. MARTYN-“HELLO DARKNESS” [EP]
15. AZARI & III-“RECKLESS (WITH YOUR LOVE)” (REMIXES)
16. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“SHANGAAN SHAKE” (2-CD COMPILATION OF ELECTRO MEETS SHANGAAN)

BEST FOLK / COUNTRY / AMERICANA ALBUMS OF THE MONTH (MARCH 2012)
1.    DENISON WITMER-“THE ONES WHO WAIT”
2.     

DEBUT ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – IN ORDER OF GREATNESS OR NOT SO GREAT (THAT WOULD BE THE ONES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST) (MARCH 2012)
1.    SECRET MUSIC-“SECRET MUSIC”
2.    JESSE RUINS-“DREAM ANALYSIS”
3.    WHIRR-“PIPE DREAMS”
4.    CAVEMAN-“COCO BEWARE”
5.    FORT ROMEAU-“KINGDOMS”
6.    DAUGHN GIBSON-“ALL HELL”
7.    CONDUITS-“CONDUITS”
8.    BROTHERTIGER-“GOLDEN YEARS”
9.    BIRDY-“BIRDY” (DELUXE EDITION)
10. ST. LUCIA-“ST. LUCIA”
11. OLIVERAY-“WONDERS”
12. TANLINES-“MIXED EMOTIONS”
13. TRIBES-“BABY”
14. CHAINS OF LOVE-“STRANGE GREY DAYS”
15. RACES-“YEAR OF THE WITCH”
16. VACATIONER-“GONE”



MY PICKS FOR BEST EP’S OF MARCH 2012
1.    MICHAEL KIWANUKA-“HOME AGAIN” [EP]
2.    THE PARSON RED HEADS-“MURMURATIONS” [EP]
3.    LOTUS PLAZA / ODONIS ODONIS-“SPLIT EP”
4.    VCMG-“SINGLE BLIP” (REMIXES EP)
5.    NOVELLA-“NOVELLA EP”
6.    SLOW CLUB-“THE DOG” [EP]
7.    RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR-“THE REVOLUTION” [EP]
8.    MIDNIGHT BRIDE-“TWIN LAKES” [EP]
9.    YOUNG HEEL-“FALLS” [EP]
10. MARTYN-“HELLO DARKNESS” [EP]
11. POOR MOON-“ILLUSION” [EP]
12. ST LUCIA-“WE GOT IT WRONG” (REMIXES EP)
13. DZ DEATHRAYS-“NO SLEEP” [EP]

MY PICKS FOR BEST ELECTRONIC / INSTRUMENTAL / OR EXPERIMENTAL RECORDS OF MARCH  2012
1.    DEMDIKE STARE-“ELEMENTAL” (2-CD)
2.    CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO-“AGE OF ENERGY”
3.    JULIA HOLTER-“EKSTASIS”
4.    THE HOST-“THE HOST (BARRY LYNN OF BOXCUTTER)
5.    THAT FUCKING TANK-“TFT”
6.    CONDRE SCR-“YOU ARE GENIUS”
7.    DESOLATE-“CELESTIAL LIGHT BEINGS”
8.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“LOST IN THE HUMMING AIR – MUSIC INSPIRED BY HAROLD BUDD”
9.    VINCE WATSON-“EVERY SOUL NEEDS A GUIDE”
10. MMOTHS-“MMOTHS” [EP]
11. CARTER TUTTI VOID-“TRANSVERSE”
12. NIK COLK VOID-“GOLD E” (SINGLE)





APRIL SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1.    BEAR IN HEAVEN-“SINFUL NATURE”
2.    BEAR IN HEAVEN-“THE REFLECTION OF YOU” (BOTH FAVS!)
3.    TORCHE-“KICKING”
4.    CHROMATICS-“INTO THE BLACK” (2nd SINGLE OF THE MONTH!)
5.    CHROMATICS-“THE PAGE”
6.    CHROMATICS-“THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME” (SUPER TOP FAV!)
7.    LOTUS PLAZA-“REMEMBER OUR DAYS” (3rd  SINGLE OF THE MONTH!)
8.    LOTUS PLAZA-“STRANGERS” (FAV!)
9.    LOTUS PLAZA-“EVENINGNESS” (FAV!)
10. OF MONSTERS AND MEN-“MOUNTAIN SOUND”
11. CLARK-“TOOTH MOVES” (FAV!)
12. JAPANDROIDS-“THE HOUSE THAT HEAVEN BUILT” (FAV!)
13. PHOTEK & PINCH-“M25FM” (FAV!)
14. PHOTEK-“NO AGENDA”
15. THE SHUTES-“ECHO OF LOVE”
16. LISSY TRULLIE-“CARING”
17. FUTURE UNLIMITED-“GOLDEN” (FAV!)
18. VERONICA FALLS-“MY HEART BEATS”
19. ORBITAL-“NEW FRANCE (FEATURING ZOLA JESUS” (FAV!)
20. ORBITAL-“STRINGY ACID” (FAV!)
21. AEGES-“SOUTHERN COMFORT”
22. ALLO DARLIN’-“CAPRICORNIA”
23. DRY THE RIVER-“SHIELD YOUR EYES”
24. GOOD DANGERS-“D.F.Y.F. (DON’T FUCK YOUR FRIENDS)”
25. HUMAN DON’T BE ANGRY-“MONOLGUE: RIVER” (FAV!)
26. MAGIC WANDS-“ALOHA MOON” (FAV!)
27. MAGIC WANDS-“KALEIDOSCOPE HEARTS”
28. JOE PUG-“THE GREAT DESPISER” (FAV!)
29. JOE PUG-“STRONGER THAN THE WORLD” (FAV!)
30. MEGAN REILLY-“TO SEAL MY LOVE” (FAV!)
31. VIRALS-“COMING UP WITH THE SUN” (FAV!)
32. VIRALS-“GLORIA” (TOP FAV!)
33. THE JEZABELS-“ENDLESS SUMMER” (#1 SINGLE OF THE MONTH!)
34. MIDTOWN DICKENS-“WALK, DON’T YOU RUN” (4TH FAV SINGLE?!)
35. BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE-“ILLUMINOMI” (TOP FAV TOO!)
36. GIARDINI DI MIRO-“RIDE”
37. GIARDINI DI MIRO-“GOOD LUCK”
38. GIARDINI DI MIRO-“TIME ON TIME”



APRIL (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1.    LOTUS PLAZA-“SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE”
2.    CHROMATICS-“KILL FOR LOVE” (2-CD)
3.    SIMONE FELICE-“SIMONE FELICE”
4.    DRY THE RIVER-“SHALLOW BED”
5.    MEGAN REILLY-“THE WELL”
6.    GIARDINI DI MIRO-“GOOD LUCK”
7.    THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE-“AUFHEBEN”
8.    JOE PUG-“THE GREAT DESPISER”
9.    EIGHT AND A HALF-“EIGHT AND A HALF” (JUSTIN PEROFF OF BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE + DAVE HAMELIN AND LIAM O’NEIL OF THE STILLS)
10. HUMAN DON’T BE ANGRY (AKA MALCOLM MIDDLETON)-“HUMAN DON’T BE ANGRY”
11. YPPAH-“EIGHTY ONE”
12. BEAR IN HEAVEN-“I LOVE YOU, IT’S COOL”
13. TORCHE-“HARMONICRAFT”
14. THE JEZABELS-“PRISONER”
15. CLARK-“IRADELPHIC”
16. A WHISPER IN THE NOISE-“TO FORGET”
17. MAGIC WANDS-“ALOHA MOON”
18. ACTRESS-“R.I.P.”
19. SEA OF BEES-“ORANGEFARBEN”
20. M. WARD-“A WASTELAND COMPANION”
21. ZAMBRI-“HOUSE OF BAASA”
22. MIDTOWN DICKENS-“HOME”
23. HUORATRON-“CRYTOCRACY”
24. MARIEE SIOUX-“GIFT FOR THE END”
25. ALABAMA SHAKES-“BOYS & GIRLS”
26. LISSY TRULLIE-“LISSY TRULLIE”
27. VIRALS-“COMING UP WITH THE SUN” [EP]
28. BRETON-“OTHER PEOPLE’S PROBLEMS”
29. TRAMPLED BY TURTLES-“STARS AND SATELLITES”
30. REN HARVIEU-“THROUGH THE NIGHT” (JOHNNY MARR GUESTS, NEED I SAY MORE)
31. TREMBLING BELLS & BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY-“THE MARBLE DOWNS”
32. ATOM TM-“WINTERREISE”
33. GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS-“NEW WILD EVERYWHERE” (DELUXE EDITION 2-CD)
34. LIGHTSHIPS-“ELECTRIC CABLES”
35. HORSE FEATHERS-“CYNIC’S NEW YEAR”
36. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“THE WIRE TAPPER # 28” (APRIL 2012 FROM THE MAGAZINE ‘THE WIRE’)
37. BLEEDING KNEES CLUB-“NOTHING TO DO”
38. ALLO DARLIN’-“EUROPE”
39. ORBITAL-“WONKY” (2-CD DELUXE EDITION)
40. ELECTRIC GUEST-“MONDO”
41. JAPANDROIDS-“THE HOUSE THAT HEAVEN BUILT B/W JACK THE RIPPER” (SINGLE)
42. PHOTEK-“DJ-KICKS” (3-CD)
43. ESP-“627” [EP]
44. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE-“MTV PRESENTS UNPLUGGED”
45. MOHN-“MOHN” (WOLFGANG VOIGT & JORG BURGER)
46. THE MACCABEES-“GIVEN TO THE WILD”
47. MARIO & VIDIS-“CHANGED” (2-CD)
48. BENJAMIN SCHOOS-“CHINA MAN VS CHINA GIRL”
49. LORI CARSON-“ANOTHER YEAR”
50. YANN TIERSEN-“SKYLINE”
51. DIAMOND RUGS-“DIAMOND RUGS”
52. LP-“INTO THE WILD – LIVE AT EASTWEST STUDIOS” [EP]
53. AEGES-“THE BRIDGE”
54. THE SHUTES-“ECHO OF LOVE” [EP]
55. THE SHUTES-“NOAH’S ARK B/W WALTZ ALONE” (SINGLE)
56. VERONICA FALLS-“MY HEART BEATS B/W KILLING TIME” (SINGLE)
57. MIDTOWN DICKENS-“HOME”
58. SHIFTED-“CROSSED PATHS”
59. TORCHE-“HARMONICRAFT”
60. BLEEDING KNEES CLUB-“NOTHING TO DO”
61. MOONFACE-“WITH SIINAI: HEARTBREAKING BRAVERY”
62. THE LUMINEERS-“THE LUMINEERS”
63. THE LUMINEERS-“TALES FROM THE ATTIC” [EP]
64. PELICAN-“ATARAXIA/TARAXIS” [EP]
65. JOHN DOE & EXENE CERVENKA-“SINGING AND PLAYING”
66. OF MONSTERS AND MEN-“MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL”
67. HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF-“LOOK OUT MAMA”
68. DIRTY FENCES-“DIRTY FENCES” [EP]
69. MAYA JANE COLES-“DJ KICKS” (3-CD)
70. MIKA VAINIO-“RASPUTIN 3000 B/W DEVIL ARRIVES TO FINSPANG” (SINGLE)
71. FUTURE UNLIMITED-“FUTURE UNLIMITED EP”
72. PAUL VAN DYK-“EVOLUTION”
73. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND DIGITAL MIXTAPE APRIL 2012”
74. SETH LAKEMAN-“TALES FROM THE BARREL HOUSE”
75. FORT ATLANTIC-“NOISETRADE SAMPLER 2012”
76. HALEY BONAR-“THE GOLDER SAMPLER 2012”
77. THE ABSOLUTE MONARCHS-“1”
78. WILLIS EARL BEAL-“ACOUSMATIC SORCERY”
79. ADAM COHEN-“LIKE A MAN”
80. JIM LOCKEY & THE SOLEMN SUN-“DEATH”
81. JON PORRAS-“BLACK MESA”
82. MAPS & ATLASES-“BEWARE AND BE GRATEFUL”
83. FENN O’BERG-“IN HELL” (LIVE 2010)
84. THE YELLOW DOGS-“UPPER CLASS COMPLEXITY” [EP]
85. WEIRD DREAMS-“CHOREOGRAPHY”
86. RAVENS & CHIMES-“HOLIDAY LIFE”
87. NANCI GRIFFITH-“INTERSECTION”
88. DOUG PAISLEY-“GOLDEN EMBERS” [EP]
89. THE MASTERSONS-“BIRDS FLY SOUTH”
90. SPIRITUALIZED-“SWEET HEART SWEET LIGHT”
91. TREMBLING BELLS & BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY & MULDOON’S PICNIC-“DUCHESS” [EP]
92. CUFF THE DUKE-“IN OUR TIME” (COVERS EP)
93. SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO-“SERAPHIM” [EP]
94. BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB-“MAGNETIC CIRCUS” (THE REMIX ALBUM)
95. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND VINYL MIXTAPE 4/26/12”
96. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“UNCUT MAGAZINE APRIL 2012: WATCH THAT BAND! UNCUT PRESENTS NEW MUSIC FOR A NEW YEAR”
97. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE APRIL 2012: COME ON LET’S GO! A MODERN DAY JUKEBOX COMPILED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MOJO BY PAUL WELLER”
98. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND VINYL NEW MIX 4/12/12”

LIST FOR THOSE I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO
APRIL (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL):
1.    THE VESPERS-“EP”
2.    BUTTERFLY BOUCHER-“THE EVOLUTION”
3.    THE SPRING STANDARDS-“YELLOW//GOLD” [EP]
4.    ROCKET JUICE & THE MOON-“ROCKET JUICE & THE MOON”
5.    JOHNNY DOWD-“NO REGRETS”
6.    HIGH ON FIRE-“DE VERMIS MYSTERIIS”
7.    MORGAN PAGE-“IN THE AIR”
8.    SOUL JUNK-“1961”
9.    NEW BUILD-“YESTERDAY WAS LIVED AND LOST”
10. AMADOU & MARIAM-“FOLILA”
11. COUNTING CROWS-“UNDERWATER SUNSHINE” (COVERS ALBUM) (YUCK THIS IS AWFUL!!!!!!)
12. DINOSAUR FEATHERS-“WHISTLE TIPS”
13. BAD VEINS-“THE MESS WE’VE MADE”
14. THE CLOUD ROOM-“ZITHER”
15. THE ROCKET SUMMER-“BRYCE AVARY, HIS INSTRUMENTS AND YOUR VOICES” (LIVE)
16. SUCKERS-“CANDY SALAD”
17. HAL-“THE TIME THE HOUR”
18. THE FORECAST-“EVERYBODY LEFT”
19. NEON TREES-“PICTURE SHOW”
20. THE WAVE PICTURES-“LONG BLACK CARS”
21. DAR WILLIAMS-“IN THE TIME OF GODS”
22. STRINGS OF CONSCIOUSNESS-“FROM BEYOND LOVE”
23. BRENDAN BENSON-“WHAT KIND OF WORLD”
24. BRAD-“UNITED WE STAND”
25. TEITUR-“LET THE DOG DRIVE HOME”
26. CRYSTAL FIGHTERS-“STAR OF LOVE”


OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
APRIL (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1.    BLACK MOUNTAIN-“YEAR ZERO: THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK”
2.    VINYL THIEF-“REBEL HILL” [EP]
3.    WEIRD DREAMS-“CHOREOGRAPHY”
4.    THE MASTERONS-“BIRDS FLY SOUTH”
5.    ZAMMUTO-“ZAMMUTO”
6.    STEVE BARTON-“PROJECTOR”
7.    BIG SIR-“BEFORE GARDENS AFTER GARDENS”
8.    DR JOHN-“LOCKED DOWN”
9.    KATE CAMPBELL-“1,000 POUND MACHINE”
10. QUANTIC AND ALICE RUSSELL-“LOOK AROUND THE CORNER”
11. BATTLES-“DROSS GLOP” (‘GLOSS DROP’ REMIX ALBUM)
12. GRINDERMAN-“GRINDERMAN 2 REMIX ALBUM)
13. MOTOR-“MAN MADE MACHINE”
14. WHITE FENCE-“FAMILY PERFUME VOL. 1”
15. BLACK DICE-“MR. IMPOSSIBLE”
16. JACK WHITE-“BLUNDERBUSS”
17. ETERNAL SUMMERS-“THE DAWN OF ETERNAL SUMMERS”
18. SLEEPY SUN-“SPINE HITS”
19. TORO Y MOI-“JUNE 2009”
20. WACO BROTHERS AND PAUL BURCH-“GREAT CHICAGO FIRE”
21. DOLPHINS INTO THE FUTURE-“A STAR MAKER, STRANGE DREAMS, AND CLAIRVOYANCE”
22. EMILY WELLS-“MAMA”
23. TIESTO-“CLUB LIFE – VOLUME TWO: MIAMI” (2-CD)
24. THE CORNSHED SISTERS-“TELL TALES”
25. CLAUDE VIOLANTE-“CLAUDE VIOLANTE EP”
26. THE DANDY WARHOLS-“THIS MACHINE”
27. SARAH JAFFE-“THE BODY WINS”
28. MARILYN MANSON-“BORN VILLAIN”
29. THE NIGHTINGALES-“NO LOVE LOST”



THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION OR COMPILATION FOR 2012. APRIL FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1.    JANIS JOPLIN-“THE PEARL SESSIONS” (2-CD COLLECTION)
2.    HALF STRING-“MAPS FOR SLEEP (1991-1997)”
3.    DAVID SYLVIAN-“A VICTIM OF STARS: 1982-2012” (2-CD)
4.    U.V. POP-“NO SONGS TOMORROW” (1983/2012)
5.    FIREHOSE-“LOWFLOWS” THE COLUMBIA ANTHOLOGY 1991-1993 (2-CD)
6.    THE PASTELS-“SITTIN’ PRETTY” (1989/2012)


BEST ELECTRONICA/DANCE RECORDS (APRIL 2012)
1.    HUORATRON-“CRYTOCRACY”
2.    PHOTEK-“DJ KICKS” (3-CD COMPILATION)
3.    MARIO & VIDIS-“CHANGED” (DISC 2 ONLY)
4.    ORBITAL-“WONKY”
5.    SHIFTED-“CROSSED PATHS”
6.    ACTRESS-“R.I.P.”
7.    PAUL VAN DYK-“EVOLUTION”
8.    MAYA JANE COLES-“DJ-KICKS” (3-CD)
9.    MOTOR-“MAN MADE MACHINE”
10. SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO-“SERAPHIM” [EP]

BEST FOLK / COUNTRY / AMERICANA ALBUMS OF THE MONTH (APRIL 2012)
1.    TRAMPLED BY TURTLES-“STARS AND SATELLITES”
2.    SETH LAKEMAN-“TALES FROM THE BARREL HOUSE”
3.    NANCI GRIFFITH-“INTERSECTION”
4.    JOHN DOE & EXENE CERVENKA-“SINGING AND PLAYING”

DEBUT ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – IN ORDER OF GREATNESS OR NOT SO GREAT (THAT WOULD BE THE ONES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST) (APRIL 2012)
1.    DRY THE RIVER-“SHALLOW BED”
2.    HUMAN DON’T BE ANGRY-“HUMAN DON’T BE ANGRY”
3.    EIGHT AND A HALF-“EIGHT AND A HALF”
4.    ZAMBRI-“HOUSE OF BAASA”
5.    MAGIC WANDS-“ALOHA MOON”
6.    LIGHTSHIPS-“ELECTRIC CABLES”
7.    MARIEE SIOUX-“GIFT FOR THE END”
8.    REN HARVIEU-“THROUGH THE NIGHT”
9.    BROKEN WATER-“TEMPEST”
10. BLEEDING KNEES CLUB-“NOTHING TO DO”
11. ELECTRIC GUEST-“MONDO”
12. DIAMOND RUGS-“DIAMOND RUGS”
13. OF MONSTERS AND MEN-“MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL”
14. WEIRD DREAMS-“CHOREOGRAPHY”
15. THE MASTERSONS-“BIRDS FLY SOUTH”
16. THE ABSOLUTE MONARCHS-“1”
17. AEGES-“THE BRIDGE”


MY PICKS FOR BEST EP’S OF APRIL 2012
1.    THE SHUTES-“ECHO OF LOVE” [EP]
2.    VIRALS-“COMING UP WITH THE SUN” [EP]
3.    DIRTY FENCES-“DIRTY FENCES” [EP]
4.    ESP-“627” [EP]
5.    FUTURE UNLIMITED-“FUTURE UNLIMITED EP”
6.    DOUG PAISLEY-“GOLDEN EMBERS” [EP]
7.    CUFF THE DUKE-“IN OUR TIME” (COVERS EP)
8.    PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (P.I.L.)-“ONE DROP” [EP]


MY PICKS FOR BEST ELECTRONIC / INSTRUMENTAL / OR EXPERIMENTAL RECORDS OF APRIL 2012
1.    ACTRESS-“R.I.P.”
2.    CLARK-“IRADELPHIC”
3.    ATOM TM-“WINTERREISE”
4.    MOHN-“MOHN”
5.    PELICAN-“ATARAXIA/TARAXIS” [EP]
6.    FENN O’BERG-“IN HELL” (LIVE IN 2010)





MAY SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1.    MICHAEL KIWANUKA-“HOME AGAIN”
2.    ANE BRUN-“WORDS” (FAV!)
3.    ANE BRUN-“OH LOVE” (TOP FAV!)
4.    FATHER JOHN MISTY-“HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY SINGS”
5.    LIGHT ASYLUM-“POPE WILL ROLL”
6.    EVANS THE DEATH-“THREADS” (FAV!)
7.    CLARO INTELECTO-“IT’S GETTING LATE”
8.    JIMMY EDGAR-“U NEED LOVE”
9.    HERE WE GO MAGIC-“HOW DO I KNOW”
10. COOKIE DUSTER-“TWO FEET STAND UP”
11. SLEEP PARTY PEOPLE-“CHIN”
12. SLEEP PARTY PEOPLE-“GAZING AT THE MOON”
13. BEACH HOUSE-“MYTH” (TOP FAV!)
14. BEACH HOUSE-“OTHER PEOPLE” (FAV!)
15. BEACH HOUSE-“TROUBLEMAKER”
16. BEST COAST-“THE ONLY PLACE”
17. BLACK TAMBOURINE-“I WANT YOU AROUND” (TOP FAV!)
18. CRAFT SPELLS-“STILL LEFT WITH ME”
19. CRAFT SPELLS-“BURST”
20. DZ DEATHRAYS-“DUMB IT DOWN”
21. THE HOBART BROTHERS & LIL’ SIS HOBART, JON DEE GRAHAM, FREEDY JOHNSTON & SUSAN COWSILL-“BALLAD OF SIS (DIDN’T I LOVE YOU)”
22. THE CULT-“HONEY FROM A KNIFE”
23. THE CULT-“AMNESIA” (TOP FAV!)
24. GARBAGE-“AUTOMATIC SYSTEMATIC HABIT”
25. GARBAGE-“SHOW ME”
26. HERZOG-“FUCK THIS YEAR” (TOP FAV!)
27. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD-“HYPNOTIC MIND”
28. EXITMUSIC-“THE NIGHT”
29. EXITMUSIC-“THE MODERN AGE” (TOP FAV!!)
30. EXITMUSIC-“THE COLD” (FAV!!)
31. MOTHLITE-“SOMETHING IN THE SKY”
32. VIOLENS-“TOTALLY TRUE”
33. VIOLENS-“EVERY MELTING DEGREE” (TOP FAV!!)
34. VIOLENS-“SO HARD TO SEE”
35. HOT WATER MUSIC-“DROWN IN IT”
36. HOT WATER MUSIC-“THE TRAPS”
37. FORT ATLANTIC-“MY LOVE IS WITH YOU”
38. SAINT ETIENNE-“LAST DAYS OF DISCO”
39. YOUNG MAN-“FATE” (FAV!)
40. YOUNG MAN-“21” (FAV!)
41. HANDS-“WARM NIGHT HOME” (FAV!)
42. LADYHAWKE-“GIRL LIKE ME”
43. LADYHAWKE-“GONE”
44. LA VAMPIRES BY OCTO OCTA-“HIS LOVE” (TOP FAV!)
45. LIGHTOUTS-“STRAY BOY” (TOP FAV!)
46. THE SMOKE FAIRIES-“HIDEAWAY” (FAV!)
47. THE WALKMEN-“HEAVEN”
48. VICTOR TALKING MACHINE-“TUSCANY”
49. 254-“YOU’RE EARLY (FAV!)
50. 254-“SCARLET” (FAV!)
51. GEMMA RAY-“FLOOD AND A FIRE”
52. THE KDMS-“WONDERMAN”
53. THE KDMS-“TONIGHT” (FAV!)
54. KING TUFF-“BAD THING”
55. KING TUFF-“STRANGER”
56. KING TUFF-“HIT & RUN” (FAV!)
57. TORCHE-“KICKING” (TOP FAV!)
58. HUORATRON-“A699F”
59. HUORATRON-“FORCE MAJEURE”
60. BLEEDING KNEES CLUB-“NOTHING TO DO” (FAV!)
61. BLEEDING KNEES CLUB-“WHO ARE YOU” (TOP FAV!)
62. AIRIEL-“FLASHLIGHT TAG” (TOP FAV!)
63. PICNIC-“WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN” (FAV!)
64. SPAIN-“BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVE”
65. GREG LASWELL-“COME BACK DOWN (FEAT. SARA BAREILLES)”
66. GREG LASWELL-“LATE ARRIVING”
67. GREG LASWELL-“LANDLINE (FEAT. INGRID MICHAELSON)”
68. LOVELOCK (STEVE MOORE FROM ZOMBI)-“LOVE REACTION”
69. REN HARVIEU-“DO RIGHT BY ME” (FAV!)

MAY (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1.    MICHAEL KIWANUKA-“HOME AGAIN”
2.    BEACH HOUSE-“BLOOM”
3.    EXITMUSIC-“PASSAGE” (I SWEAR IT’S A 3 WAY TIE THIS MONTH! ALL 3 OF THESE RELEASES ARE WORTHY OF #1!!!! FANTASTIC MUSIC)
4.    MARISSA NADLER-“THE SISTER”
5.    ALT-J-“AN AWESOME WAVE”
6.    2:54-“2:54”
7.    SPAIN-“THE SOUL OF SPAIN”
8.    COLD SPECKS-“I PREDICT A GRACEFUL EXPULSION”
9.    ANE BRUN-“IT ALL STARTS WITH ONE”
10. GRAVENHURST-“THE GHOST IN DAYLIGHT”
11. THE SOULSAVERS (FEATURING DAVE GAHAN OF DEPECHE MODE ON ALL VOCALS)-“THE LIGHT THE DEAD SEE”
12. DEAD MELLOTRON-“GLITTER” [EP]
13. BASS CLEF-“REELING SKULLWAYS”
14. TORCHE-“HARMONICRAFT”
15. GREG LASWELL-“LANDLINE”
16. FORT ATLANTIC-“FORT ATLANTIC”
17. CLARO INTELECTO-“REFORM CLUB”
18. VIOLENS-“TRUE”
19. NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION-“FOG ELECTRIC”
20. YOUNG MAN-“VOL. 1”
21. THE SMOKE FAIRIES-“BLOOD SPEAKS”
22. KING TUFF-“KING TUFF”
23. FATHER JOHN MISTY-“FEAR FUN”
24. HUORATRON-“CRYPTOCRACY”
25. EVANS THE DEATH-“EVANS THE DEATH”
26. VARIOUS ARTISTS-A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL CHAPMAN: “OH MICHAEL, LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE – FRIENDS PLAY MICHAEL CHAPMAN”
27. MOUNT EERIE-“CLEAR MOON”
28. MOTHLITE-“DARK AGE”
29. LOVELOCK-“BURNING FEELING” (STEVE MOORE FROM ZOMBI)
30. LOWER DENS-“NOOTROPICS”
31. THE WALKMEN-“HEAVEN”
32. SIGUR ROS-“VALTARI”
33. LA VAMPIRES BY OCTO OCTA-“FREEDOM 2K”
34. BROKEN WATER-“TEMPEST”
35. JULIA STONE-“BY THE HORNS”
36. IT HUGS BACK-“LAUGHING PARTY”
37. PS.. I LOVE YOU-“DEATH DREAMS”
38. DZ DEATHRAYS-“BLOODSTREAMS”
39. HERE WE GO MAGIC-“A DIFFERENT SHIP”
40. ROYAL HEADACHE-“ROYAL HEADACHE”
41. SLEEP PARTY PEOPLE-“WE WERE DRIFTING ON A SAD SONG”
42. MARRIAGES-“KITSUNE” [EP]
43. SCSI-9-“METAMORPHOSIS”
44. SUSANNA-“WILD DOG”
45. GEMMA RAY-“ISLAND FIRE”
46. PICNIC-“WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN B/W SAY A LITTLE PRAYER” (SINGLE)
47. SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO-“UNPATTERNS”
48. ANYWHERE-“ANYWHERE”
49. JAMES BLACKSHAW-“LOVE IS THE PLAN, THE PLAN IS DEATH”
50. HEALTH-“MAX PAYNE 3 OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK”
51. HANDS-“MASSIVE CONTEXT” [EP]
52. CRAFT SPELLS-“GALLERY” [EP]
53. BLACK TAMBOURINE-“ONETWOTHREEFOUR” [EP]
54. SUN KIL MOON-“AMONG THE LEAVES”
55. LIGHT ASYLUM-“LIGHT ASYLUM”
56. GEOFF BARROW / BEN SALISBURY-“DROKK: MUSIC INSPIRED BY MEGA CITY ONE”
57. PATRICK WATSON-“ADVENTURES IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD”
58. BILLY BRAGG & WILCO-“MERMAID AVENUE VOL. 3 (THE SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE)”
59. BERANGERE MAXIMIN-“NO ONE IS AN ISLAND”
60. HOT WATER MUSIC-“EXISTER”
61. THE CRIBS-“IN THE BELLY OF THE BRAZEN BULL”
62. THE CULT-“CHOICE OF WEAPON”
63. MERCHANDISE-“CHILDREN OF DESIRE”
64. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD-“HYNOTIC KNIGHTS” [EP]
65. SQUAREPUSHER-“UFABULUM”
66. ILIKETRAINS-“THE SHALLOWS”
67. SAINT ETIENNE-“WORDS AND MUSIC BY SAINT ETIENNE” (2-CD DELUXE EDITION W/ REMIX DISC)
68. LADYHAWKE-“ANXIETY”
69. THE KDMS-“KINKY DRAMAS AND MAGIC STORIES”
70. BEST COAST-“THE ONLY PLACE”
71. MV & EE-“SPACE HOMESTEAD”
72. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND VINYL MIXTAPE 5-24-12”
73. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND VINYL MIXTAPE 5-10-12”
74. CHEAP TIME-“WALLPAPER MUSIC”
75. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“THE WIRE MAGAZINE PRESENTS: BELOW THE RADAR #09 COMPILATION”
76. SHACKLETON-“MUSIC FOR THE QUIET HOUR / THE DRAWBAR ORGANS” [EP] (2-CD)
77. DISTAL-“CIVILIZATION”
78. JIMMY EDGAR-“MAJENTA”
79. SIMONE WHITE-“SILVER SILVER”
80. ADMIRAL FALLOW-“TREE BURSTS IN SNOW”
81. GRASS WIDOW-“INTERNAL LOGIC”
82. VIRGINIA WING-“A WORN PATH B/W DIVINATION” (SINGLE)
83. NADA SURF-“NOISETRADE SAMPLER 2012”
84. FEEDER-“GENERATION FREAKSHOW”
85. THE PROCLAIMERS-“LIKE COMEDY”
86. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND DIGITAL MIXTAPE MAY 2012”
87. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“UNCUT MAGAZINE MAY 2012 PRESENTS: JACK WHITE’S BLUES: 15 ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF CLASSIC SONGS COVERED BY JACK”
88. VICTOR TALKING MACHINE-“TUSCANY B/W SARAH LAUGHS” (SINGLE)
89. S. CAREY-“HOYAS” [EP]
90. RAMONA FALLS-“NOISETRADE SAMPLER 2012”
91. MAGIC TOUCH / ITAL-“ANYWHERE YOU WANT ME / FROM A DREAM” (SPLIT CD)
92. LANA DEL REY-“BLUE JEANS REMIX EP”
93. BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY-“HUMMINGBIRD” [EP]
94. SILVERSUN PICKUPS-“NECK OF THE WOODS”
95. ROSS FLOURNOY / THE BROKEN WEST / APEX MANOR-“NOISE TRADE COMPILATION RF: THE SONGS OF APEX MANOR & THE BROKEN WEST”
96. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“SPIN MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2012 SAMPLER”


OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
MAY (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1.    RUFUS WAINWRIGHT-“OUT OF THE GAME”
2.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE MAY 2012 PRESENTS: THE WORLD OF THE SMALL FACES AND BEYOND”
3.    HEAVY BLANKET-“HEAVY BLANKET” (FEAT. J. MASCIS)
4.    ANIMAL COLLECTIVE-“HONEYCOMB B/W GOTHAM” (SINGLE)
5.    KTL-“KTL V”
6.    CARLETTA SUE KAY-“INCONGRUENT”
7.    JOSEPHINE FOSTER AND THE VICTOR HERRERO BAND-“PERLAS”
8.    THE HOBART BROTHERS & LIL’ SIS HOBART, JON DEE GRAHAM, FREEDY JOHNSTON & SUSAN COWSILL-“AT LEAST WE HAVE EACH OTHER”
9.    THE FEATURES-“STILL LOST VOLUME 1”
10. DALIS CAR-“INGLADALONENESS” [EP]
11. GARBAGE-“NOT YOUR KIND OF PEOPLE”
12. JOEY RAMONE-“…YA KNOW?”
13. LAUREL HALO-“QUARANTINE” (BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE MONTH, THIS IS!  I LOVE HER PREVIOUS RELEASES AND THIS JUST DID NOT DELIVER ON THE PROMISE OF THOSE EP’S AND SINGLES.  HOPE IT’S NOT THE END OF THE LINE FOR HER HERE… IT HAS IT’S MOMENTS BUT IT’S NOT COHESIVE FOR ME AT ALL. I’M WAITING TO SEE IF IT WILL GROW ON ME SOME MORE…)
14. THE PRIMITIVES-“ECHOES & RHYMES”
15. CHICANE-“THOUSAND MILE STARE”
16. SUB FOCUS-“OUT THE BLUE” (FEATURING ALICE GOLD) (REMIXES EP)
17. VIDEO LOVE-“MON ANGE”
18. EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS-“HERE”
19. BRANDI CARLILE-“LIVE AT BEAR CREEK” [EP]
20. ALUNA GEORGE-“YOU KNOW YOU LIKE IT” [EP]
21. PACIFIC UV-“WEEKENDS”

DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR MUCH AT ALL IN MAY:
1.    ALLIE MOSS-“LATE BLOOMER (WITH THE AGE OF ROCKETS REMIXES)” (2011/2012 REISSUED)
2.    JESS KLEIN-“BEHIND A VEIL”
3.    CARLETTA SUE KAY-“JOY DIVISION” [EP]
4.    MINDY SMITH-“NOISETRADE EXCLUSIVE 4 SONG SAMPLER”
5.    K HOLES-“DISMANIA”
6.    THE MEMORIES-“THE MEMORIES”
7.    REPTAR-“BODY FAUCET”
8.    ANGEL SNOW-“LIVE AT EDDIE’S ATTIC” [EP]
9.    PUBLIC IMAGE LTD-“THIS IS PIL”
10. CARINA ROUND-“TIGERMENDING”
11. BOBBY CONN-“MACARONI”
12. KEANE-“STRANGELAND”

THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION OR COMPILATION FOR 2011. MAY FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1.    KING CREOSOTE & JON HOPKINS-“DIAMOND MINE” (JUBILEE EDITION)
2.    MACHINE DRUM-“ROOM(S)” (EXTENDED BONUS REMIX CD)
3.    THE KNACK-“HAVIN’ A RAVE UP: LIVE IN LOS ANGELES 1978”
4.     



BEST ELECTRONICA/DANCE RECORDS (MAY 2012)
1.    CLARO INTELECTO-“REFORM CLUB”
2.    HUORATRON-“CRYPTOCRACY”
3.    BASS CLEF-“REELING SKULLWAYS”
4.    LOVELOCK-“BURNING FEELING” (STEVE MOORE FROM ZOMBI)
5.    SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO-“UNPATTERNS”
6.    LA VAMPIRES BY OCTO OCTA-“FREEDOM 2K”
7.    THE KDMS-“KINKY DRAMAS AND MAGIC STORIES”
8.    JIMMY EDGAR-“MAJENTA”
9.    SCSI-9-“METAMORPHOSIS”
10. MAGIC TOUCH / ITAL-“ANYWHERE YOU WANT ME / FROM A DREAM” (SPLIT CD)



BEST FOLK / COUNTRY / AMERICANA ALBUMS OF THE MONTH (MAY 2012)
1.    MICHAEL KIWANUKA-“HOME AGAIN”
2.    BILLY BRAGG & WILCO-“MERMAID AVENUE VOL. 3 (THE SONGS OF WOODY GUTHRIE)”
3.     

DEBUT ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – IN ORDER OF GREATNESS OR NOT SO GREAT (THAT WOULD BE THE ONES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST) (MAY 2012)
1.    MICHAEL KIWANUKA-“HOME AGAIN”
2.    2:54-“2:54”
3.    COLD SPECKS-“I PREDICT A GRACEFUL EXPULSION”
4.    EXITMUSIC-“PASSAGE”
5.    FORT ATLANTIC-“FORT ATLANTIC”
6.    ALT-J-“AN AWESOME WAVE”
7.    FATHER JOHN MISTY-“FEAR FUN”
8.    EVANS THE DEATH-“EVANS THE DEATH”
9.    KING TUFF-“KING TUFF”
10. P.S. I LOVE YOU-“DEATH DREAMS”
11. ROYAL HEADACHE-“ROYAL HEADACHE”
12. MERCHANDISE-“CHILDREN OF DESIRE”
13. MARRIAGES-“KITSUNE” [EP]
14. LIGHT ASYLUM-“LIGHT ASYLUM”



MY PICKS FOR BEST EP’S OF MAY 2012
1.    DEAD MELLOTRON-“GLITTER” [EP]
2.    MARRIAGES-“KITSUNE” [EP]
3.    CRAFT SPELLS-“GALLERY” [EP]
4.    HANDS-“MASSIVE CONTEXT” [EP]
5.    S. CAREY-“HOYAS” [EP]
6.    JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD-“HYPNOTIC KNIGHTS” [EP]
7.    DALIS CAR-“INGLADALONENESS” [EP]
8.    BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY-“HUMMINGBIRD” [EP]


MY PICKS FOR BEST ELECTRONIC / INSTRUMENTAL / OR EXPERIMENTAL RECORDS OF MAY 2012
1.    JAMES BLACKSHAW-“LOVE IS THE PLAN, THE PLAN IS DEATH”
2.    MARRIAGES-“KITSUNE” [EP]
3.    BERANGERE MAXIMIN-“NO ONE IS AN ISLAND”
4.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“THE WIRE MAGAZINE PRESENTS: BELOW THE RADAR #09 COMPILATION” (MAY 2012 ISSUE)
5.    GEOFF BARROW / BEN SALISBURY-“DROKK: MUSIC INSPIRED BY MEGA CITY ONE”
6.    DISTAL-“CIVILIZATION”
7.    HEALTH-“MAX PAYNE 3 OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK”
8.    SQUAREPUSHER-“UFABULUM”
9.    HEAVY BLANKET-“HEAVY BLANKET” (FEAT. J. MASCIS)






JUNE SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1.    TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS-“TROUBLE”
2.    TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS-“SOLO”
3.    TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS-“TAPES & MONEY”
4.    CROCODILES-“ENDLESS FLOWERS” (FAV!)
5.    CROCODILES-“SUNDAY (PSYCHIC CONVERSATION #9”
6.    BRANDI CARLILE-“RISE AGAIN” (TOP FAV!)
7.    COCO ROSIE-“TEARZ FOR ANIMALS” (W/ ANTONY HEGARTY) (FAV!)
8.    MATTHEW DEAR-“HER FANTASY”
9.    FRIENDS-“MIND CONTROL”
10. THE HIVES-“1000 ANSWERS”
11. JAPANDROIDS-“FIRE’S HIGHWAY” (TOP FAV!)
12. JAPANDROIDS-“FOR THE LOVE OF IVY” (TOP FAV!)
13. JAPANDROIDS-“THE HOUSE THAT HEAVEN BUILT”
14. LEMONADE-“SOFTKISS”
15. POMEGRANATES-“SISTERS” (FAV!)
16. POMEGRANATES-“NIGHT RUN”
17. TEEN DAZE-“BROOKLYN SUNBURN” (SINGLE OF THE MONTH? TOP FAV!)
18. THE TEMPER TRAP-“TREMBLING HANDS” (FAV!)
19. THE TEMPER TRAP-“THIS ISN’T HAPPINESS”
20. THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH-“1904” (2ND FAV SINGLE OF THE MONTH? TOP FAV!)
21. NIKI & THE DOVE-“THE DRUMMER”
22. TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS-‘STRONGER”
23. HOT CHIP-“MOTION SICKNESS”
24. HOT CHIP-“HOW DO YOU DO?”
25. HOT CHIP-“ENDS OF THE EARTH”
26. IAMAMIWHOAMI-“DROPS” (FAV!)
27. IAMAMIWHOAMI-“IN DUE ORDER” (TOP FAV!)
28. IAMAMIWHOAMI-“GOODS”
29. WYMOND MILES-“PALE MOON”
30. SUPERCHUNK-“THIS SUMMER”
31. EMILY JANE WHITE-“THE CLIFF”
32. PEAKING LIGHTS-“LIVE LOVE”
33. WHIRR-“BLUE”
34. WHIRR-“MEANINGLESS” (TOP FAV!)
35. WHIRR-“MEANINGLESS” (THE DEMO) (SLAMMING! TOP FAV)
36. GOLD & YOUTH-“TIME TO KILL”
37. AIRBIRD-“ROYAL”
38. BLACK FOREST FIRE-“SAINT CHRISTOPHER”
39. RELEASE THE SUNBIRD-“I WILL WALK”
40. COLD CAVE-“BELIEVE IN MY BLOOD” (TOP FAV!)
41. BEACHWOOD SPARKS-“FORGET THE SONG”
42. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS-“MIND CONTROL”
43. EVEREST-“GIVE A LITTLE”
44. DIIV-“HUMAN”
45. DIIV-“WAIT” (TOP FAV!)
46. DIIV-“FOLLOW” (FAV!)
47. DIIV-“GEIST” (TOP FAV!)
48. ECHO LAKE-“ANOTHER DAY” (FAV!)
49. TY SEGALL BAND-“I BOUGHT MY EYES” (TOP FAV!)
50. THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES-“FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT” (TOP FAV!)
51. THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES-“IF NOTHING LASTS FOREVER” (FAV!)
52. MINDY SMITH-“TAKE ME BACK” (FAV!)
53. MILK MAID-“DO RIGHT”
54. MILK MAID-“BAD LUCK” (FAV!)
55. TWO WOUNDED BIRDS-“TO BE YOUNG”
56. THE MACCABEES-“FEEL TO FOLLOW”
57. LIGHTOUTS-“STRAY BOY” (FAV!)
58. LANDING-“FINALLY”
59. LANDING-“HEART FINDS THE BEAT”
60. SLOWDANCE-“BOYFRIEND”
61. FAWN-“IT’S NEVER OVER” (FAV!)
62. FAWN-“SUICIDE” (FAV!)
63. FAWN-“PENNIES”
64. FAWN-“COBRA ON THE BEACH”

JUNE (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1.    THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES-“THROW IT TO THE UNIVERSE”
2.    TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS-“TROUBLE”
3.    THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH-“THERE’S NO LEAVING NOW”
4.    DIIV-“OSHIN”
5.    JAPANDROIDS-“CELEBRATION ROCK”
6.    IAMAMIWHOAMI-“KIN”
7.    THE MACCABEES-“GIVEN TO THE WILD”
8.    BRANDI CARLILE-“BEAR CREEK”
9.    RICHARD HAWLEY-“STANDING AT THE SKY’S EDGE”
10. HOT CHIP-“IN OUR HEADS”
11. TEEN DAZE-“ALL OF US, TOGETHER”
12. PIANO MAGIC-“LIFE HAS NOT FINISHED WITH ME YET”
13. WHIRR-“DISTRESSOR”
14. EMILY JANE WHITE-“ODE TO SENTIENCE”
15. WINTERSLEEP-“HELLO, HUM” (DELUXE VERSION)
16. FUTURE OF THE LEFT-“THE PLOT AGAINST COMMON SENSE” (DELUXE EDITION)
17. THE INVISIBLE-“RISPAH”
18. ECHO LAKE-“WILD PEACE”
19. FAWN-“COASTLINES”
20. JK FLESH (JUSTIN BRODERICK OF GODFLESH)-“POSTHUMAN”
21. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE-“AMERICANA”
22. RYAN DAVIS-“PARTICLES OF BLISS”
23. COCO ROSIE-“WE ARE ON FIRE B/W TEARZ FOR ANIMALS” (SINGLE)
24. CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD-“BIG MOON RITUAL”
25. WYMOND MILES-“UNDER THE PALE MOON”
26. PAT METHENY-“UNITY BAND”
27. PHIL WESTERN-“LABORANDUM” (2-CD)
28. PEAKING LIGHTS-“LUCIFER”
29. TY SEGALL BAND-“SLAUGHTERHOUSE”
30. LANDING-“LANDING”
31. FIONA APPLE-“THE IDLER WHEEL IS WISER THAN THE DRIVER OF THE SCREW AND WHIPPING CORDS WILL SERVE YOU MORE THAN ROPES WILL EVER DO”
32. BEACHWOOD SPARKS-“THE TARNISHED GOLD”
33. EVEREST-“OWNERLESS”
34. GIANT GIANT SAND-“TUCSON”
35. JAILL-“TRAPS”
36. NENEH CHERRY & THE THING-“THE CHERRY THING”
37. MINDY SMITH-“MINDY SMITH”
38. OCTO OCTA-“OH LOVE” [EP]
39. BAIO-“SUNBURN” [EP]
40. NO JOY-“NEGAVERSE” [EP]
41. FORT LEAN-“FORT LEAN” [EP]
42. URSPRUNG-“URSPRUNG” (PANTHA DU PRINCE PROJECT)
43. AIRBIRD-“CITY VS. MOUNTAINS B/W ROTATING CLOUD” (SINGLE)
44. FRIENDS-“MANIFEST!”
45. RHETT MILLER-“THE DREAMER”
46. LANGHORNE SLIM-“THE WAY WE MOVE”
47. POMEGRANATES-“HEAVEN”
48. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS-“WORSHIP”
49. THE HUNDERED IN THE HANDS-“RED NIGHT”
50. ANNA TERNHEIM-“THE NIGHT VISITOR”
51. MYSTERY JETS-“RADLANDS”
52. CROCODILES-“ENDLESS FLOWERS”
53. DAUGHTER-“THE WILD YOUTH” [EP]
54. SLOWDANCE-“BOYFRIEND B/W AIRPORTS” (SINGLE)
55. TOMAS BARFOD-“SALTON SEA”
56. BAP KENNEDY-“THE SAILOR’S REVENGE”
57. MICE PARADE-“LIVE: ENGLAND VS. FRANCE”
58. SFV ACID-“SFV ACID #2”
59. SHOVELS & ROPE-“NOISETRADE SAMPLER”
60. FAMILY OF THE YEAR-“LOMA VISTA” [EP]
61. PATTI SMITH-“BANGA”
62. TWO WOUNDED BIRDS-“TWO WOUNDED BIRDS”
63. MILK MAID-“MOSTLY NO”
64. LIARS-“WIXIW (WISH YOU)”
65. URSPRUNG-“URSPRUNG” (PANTHA DU PRINCE SIDE PROJECT)
66. DNTEL-“AIMLESSNESS”
67. ANNA TERNHEIM-“THE NIGHT VISITOR”
68. AIRBIRD-“TRUST” [EP]
69. AIRBIRD-“WE USED TO” (SINGLE)
70. LIGHTOUTS-“THE CURE FOR SHYNESS” [EP]
71. LIGHTOUTS-“THE BIG PICTURE” [EP]
72. RUSH-“CLOCKWORK ANGELS”
73. NIKI & THE DOVE-“INSTINCT”
74. DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’-“SONGS FROM THE LAUNDROMAT” [EP]
75. LUKE ABBOTT-“MODERN DRIVEWAY” [EP]
76. ZULU WINTER-“LANGUAGE”
77. GLEN HANSARD-“RHYTHM AND REPOSE”
78. SUPERCHUNK-“THIS SUMMER B/W CRUEL SUMMER” (SINGLE)
79. METRIC-“SYNTHETICA”
80. MATTHEW DEAR-“HER FANTASY” [EP]
81. ROBYN HITCHCOCK-“PHANTOM 45”
82. LOCKED GROOVE-“KEEP IT SIMPLE” [EP]
83. GOLD PANDA-“MOUNTAIN B/W FINANCIAL DISTRICT” (SINGLE)
84. DISCLOSURE-“THE FACE” [EP]
85. DISCLOSURE-“TENDERLY B/W FLOW” (SINGLE)
86. THE TEMPER TRAP-“THE TEMPER TRAP”
87. RYAN MONROE-“A PAINTING OF A PAINTING ON FIRE”
88. PAUL BANKS-“JULIAN PLENTI LIVES…” [EP]
89. SUUM CUIQUE-“ASCETIC IDEALS”
90. MOBY-“DESTROYED REMIXED” (2-CD)
91. THE JUNE BRIDES-“A JANUARY MOON B/W CLOUD” (SINGLE)
92. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND DIGITAL MIXTAPE – INSOUND VINYL MIXTAPE 6-21-12”
93. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“ARTS & CRAFTS SAMPLER”
94. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND JUNE 2012 MIXTAPE”
95. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND VINYL MIXTAPE 6/7/12”
96. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“UNCUT MAGAZINE COMPILATION – AMERICANA 2012: 15 BRILLIANT TRACKS OF COSMIC AMERICAN MUSIC”
97. STEVE VON TILL, SCOTT KELLY & WINO-“SONGS OF TOWNES VAN ZANDT”
98. SKINNY PUPPY-“BOOTLEGGED, BROKE & IN SOLVENT SEAS” (LIVE TOUR 2010)
99. FUNERAL SUITS-“LILY OF THE VALLEY”
100.      ONE LITTLE PLANE-“INTO THE TREES”
101.      STACEY EARLE & MARK STUART-“DEDICATION”
102.      THE HIVES-“LES HIVES”
103.      SMASHING PUMPKINS-“OCEANIA”
104.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“BRUSHFIRE RECORDS GREATEST HITS OF 2012”
105.      VARIOUS ARTISTS-“SPIN MAGAZINE PRESENTS THE TENN. COMMANDMENTS A BONNAROO 2012 MIXTAPE”


OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
JUNE (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE PRESENTS: PET SOUNDS REVISITED – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEACH BOYS’ 1966 ALBUM” (JUNE 2012 ISSUE)
2.    ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO-“BIG STATION”
3.    KELLY HOGAN-“I LIKE TO KEEP MYSELF IN PAIN”
4.    ULTRAVOX-“BRILLIANT”
5.    CHARLI XCX-“YOU’RE THE ONE” [EP]
6.    GUIDED BY VOICES-“CLASS CLOWN SPOTS A U.F.O.”
7.    ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER-“DOG IN THE FOG: ‘REPLICA’ COLLABORATIONS AND REMIXES”
8.    VARIETY LIGHTS-“CENTRAL FLOW”
9.    FLAMING LIPS-“THE FLAMING LIPS AND HEADY FWENDS”


DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR MUCH AT ALL IN JUNE:
1.    THE MYNABIRDS-“GENERALS”
2.    SKAI NINE-“HODGEPODGE”
3.    PUJOL-“UNITED STATES OF BEING”]
4.    THE DB’S-“FALLING OFF THE SKY” (A VERY BAD REUNION ALBUM. I COULDN’T BE MORE DISAPPOINTED IN THIS LAME ATTEMPT.)
5.    IVAN & ALYOSHA-“THE CABIN SESSIONS” [EP]
6.    HELM-“MY PASSENGER B/W WHEN ROMANCE DIES” (SINGLE)
7.    BOXES-“STICKERS” (CAREY FROM ATHLETE)


THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION OR COMPILATION FOR 2011. JUNE FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1.    EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL-DELUXE 2-CD REISSUES OF: EDEN / LOVE NOT MONEY / BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT / IDLEWILD
2.    EPIC SOUNDTRACKS-“WILD SMILE – AN ANTHOLOGY” (2-CD COLLECTION)



BEST ELECTRONICA/DANCE RECORDS (JUNE 2012)
1.    TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS (AKA TEED)-“TROUBLE”
2.    TEED-“TAPES & MONEY” (REMIX EP)
3.    TEED-“GARDEN” (REMIX EP)
4.    HOT CHIP-“IN OUR HEADS”
5.    RYAN DAVIS-“PARTICLES OF BLISS”
6.    PHIL WESTERN-“LABORANDUM”
7.    LUKE ABBOTT-“MODERN DRIVEWAY” [EP]
8.    DISCLOSURE-“THE FACE” [EP]
9.    LOCKED GROOVE-“KEEP IT SIMPLE” [EP]
10. DISCLOSURE-“TENDERLY B/W FLOW” (SINGLE)

BEST FOLK / COUNTRY / AMERICANA ALBUMS OF THE MONTH (JUNE 2012)


DEBUT ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – IN ORDER OF GREATNESS OR NOT SO GREAT (THAT WOULD BE THE ONES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST) (JUNE 2012)
1.    TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS-“TROUBLE”
2.    IAMAMIWHOAMI-“KIN”
3.    RYAN DAVIS-“PARTICLES OF BLISS”
4.    THE INVISIBLE-“RISPAH”
5.    FAWN-“COASTLINES”
6.    LANDING-“LANDING”
7.    JAILL-“TRAPS”
8.    BAIO-“SUNBURN” [EP]
9.    ZULU WINTER-“LANGUAGE”



MY PICKS FOR BEST EP’S OF JUNE 2012
1.    DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’-“SONGS FROM THE LAUNDROMAT” [EP]
2.    NO JOY-“NEGAVERSE” [EP]
3.    FAMILY OF THE YEAR-“LOMA VISTA” [EP]
4.    DAUGHTER-“THE WILD YOUTH” [EP]
5.    FORT LEAN-“FORT LEAN” [EP]
6.    ROBYN HITCHCOCK-“PHANTOM 45” (2-TRACK SINGLE W/ KT TUNSTALL)
7.    LIGHTOUTS-“THE CURE FOR SHYNESS” [EP]
8.    LIGHTOUTS-“THE BIG PICTURE” [EP]
9.    SLOWDANCE-“BOYFRIEND B/W AIRPORTS” (SINGLE)
10. PAUL BANKS-“JULIAN PLENTI LIVES… [EP]
11. CHARLI XCX-“YOU’RE THE ONE” [EP]

MY PICKS FOR BEST ELECTRONIC / INSTRUMENTAL / OR EXPERIMENTAL RECORDS OF JUNE 2012
1.    PAT METHENY-“UNITY BAND”
2.    URSPRUNG-“URSPRUNG” (PANTHA DU PRINCE PROJECT)
3.    SUUM CUIQUE-“ASCETIC IDEALS”
4.    SFV ACID-“SFV ACID #2”






JULY SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1.    THE BLASTERS-“JACKSON” (W/ EXENE CERVENKA) (TOP FAV!)
2.    FAZE ACTION-“FREAK FOR YOUR LOVE”
3.    MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS-“RADIOACTIVE”
4.    TWIN SHADOW-“FIVE SECONDS”
5.    HOLOGRAMS-“YOU ARE ANCIENT”
6.    HUSKY-“HISTORY’S DOOR” (FAV!)
7.    SAINT MOTEL-“HONEST FEEDBACK” (TOP FAV!)
8.    ELTON JOHN VS PNAU-“SAD” (FAV!)
9.    ELTON JOHN VS PNAU-“KARMATRON”
10. BLOOD DIAMONDS-“PHONE SEX” (FEATURING GRIMES)
11. BLOOD DIAMONDS-“RITUAL”
12. BARONESS-“TAKE MY BONES AWAY” (FAV!)
13. ALBERTA CROSS-“MAGNOLIA” (TOP FAV!)
14. ALBERTA CROSS-“COME ON MAKER” (TOP FAV!)
15. MILO GREENE-“DON’T YOU GIVE UP ON ME” (FAV!)
16. MILO GREENE-“1957”
17. HOT PANDA-“LITTLE COINS”
18. I SEE HAWKS IN L.A.-“BOHEMIAN HIGHWAY”
19. ICKY BLOSSOMS-“HEAT LIGHTNING”
20. ICKY BLOSSOMS-“SEX TO THE DEVIL” (THIS HAS TO BE THE SINGLE OF THE MONTH!!!!)
21. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD-“STARING AT THE WALL”
22. SAINT SAVIOUR-“I CALL THIS HOME”
23. MAXIMO PARK-“THE NATIONAL HEALTH” (TOP FAV!)
24. MAXIMO PARK-“THE UNDERCURRENTS”
25. MAXIMO PARK-“WOLF AMONG MEN”
26. THE TORCHES-“I WANT SOMETHING”
27. THE TORCHES-“BLACK MAGIC” (TOP FAV!)
28. THE TORCHES-“DIRT & TEARS”
29. LAETITIA SADIER-“ASCULTATION TO THE NATION” (FAV!!)
30. ICE CHOIR-“I WANT YOU NOW AND ALWAYS”

JULY (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1.    ALBERTA CROSS-“SONGS OF PATIENCE”
2.    MAXIMO PARK-“THE NATIONAL HEALTH”
3.    MILO GREENE-“MILO GREENE”
4.    MAXIMO PARK-“THE NATIONAL HEALTH”
5.    THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA-“THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA PRESENTS IN MOTION PT. 1”
6.    THE TORCHES-“HEADS FULL OF RUST”
7.    HUSKY-“FOREVER SO”
8.    BARONESS-“YELLOW & GREEN” (2-CD)
9.    ICKY BLOSSOMS-“ICKY BLOSSOMS”
10. SAINT MOTEL-“VOYEUR”
11. OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW-“CARRY ME BACK”
12. FENNESZ (CHRISTIAN FENNESZ)-“AUN: THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF ALL THINGS” (SCORE FROM THE FILM)
13. SAINT SAVIOUR-“UNION”
14. SAINT SAVIOUR-“ANATOMY” [EP]
15. YOUNG MOON-“NAVIGATED LIKE THE STARS”
16. ELENOWEN-“ELENOWEN” [EP]
17. O CHILDREN-“APNEA”
18. LAETITITA SADIER (FROM STEREOLAB)-“SILENCIO”
19. BLOOD RED SHOES-“IN TIME TO VOICES”
20. ELTON JOHN VS PNAU-“GOOD MORNING TO THE NIGHT”
21. BEAK>-“>>BEAK 2”
22. GRASSCUT-“UNEARTH”
23. I SEE HAWKS IN L.A.-“NEW KIND OF LONELY”
24. ANGUS STONE-“BROKEN BRIGHTS”
25. THE BLACK SWANS-“OCCASION FOR SONG”
26. LITTLE COMETS-“JENNIFER AND OTHER STORIES” [EP]
27. ELENI MANDELL-“I CAN SEE THE FUTURE”
28. XIU XIU / DIRTY BEACHES-“SPLIT SINGLE)
29. FANG ISLAND-“MAJOR”
30. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“UNCUT MAGAZINE PRESENTS: NEW DIRECTIONS HOME – 16 TRACKS FROM THE MONTH’S BEST NEW ALBUMS” (JULY 2012)
31. SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE-“MISSION ABORT B/W BLUES FOR JACK PARSONS” (SINGLE)
32. SEAMS-“TOURIST/SLEEPER”
33. GATEKEEPER-“EXO”
34. FAMILY BAND-“GRACE & LIES”
35. DIGITALISM-“DJ-KICKS” (2-CD)
36. DUKE SPECIAL-“OH PIONEER”
37. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“RICHARD SEN PRESENTS: THE UNDERGROUND SOUND OF UK HOUSE & ACID 1987-1991” (2-CD)
38. LINE AND CIRCLE-“ROMAN RUINS B/W CARELESSNESS” (SINGLE)
39. FAZE ACTION-“FREAK FOR YOUR LOVE” (REMIX EP)
40. SUPERPITCHER-“MOON FEVER” (REMIXE EP)
41. TRAMPLED BY TURTLES-“BURN FOREVER” [EP]
42. MAINLAND-“SUMMER SICK” [EP]
43. MISSION OF BURMA-“UNSOUND”
44. HOLOGRAMS-“HOLOGRAMS”
45. GLACIAL (FEAT LEE RANALDO)-“ON JONES BEACH”
46. FOALS-“TAPES” (3-CD MIX COMPILATION)
47. HOT PANDA-“GO OUTSIDE”
48. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD-“HYPNOTIC NIGHTS”
49. FAMILY OF THE YEAR-“LOMA VISTA”
50. TWIN SHADOW-“CONFESS”
51. BLOOD DIAMONDS-“PHONE SEX” (FEATURING GRIMES” [EP]
52. SHOES-“IGNITION”
53. KASEY CHAMBERS-“STORYBOOK” (A COVERS ALBUM)
54. ICE CHOIR-“AFAR” (DRUMMER FROM PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART)
55. COM TRUISE-“IN DECAY”
56. INK AND NEEDLE-“THIRTEEN B/W FOURTEEN” (SINGLE)
57. STARFUCKER-“HEAVEN’S YOUTH (THE ‘REPTILIANS’ DEMOS)”
58. BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY-“NOW HERE’S MY PLAN” [EP] (RE-RECORDINGS BY STEVE ALBINI)
59. PURITY RING-“SHRINES”
60. BEAT RADIO-“HARD TIMES GO, PART 2” [EP]
61. CLARE & THE REASONS-“KR-51”
62. CHEAP CURLS-“JACKIE OH” [EP]
63. THREE MILE PILOT-“MAPS” [EP]
64. DISMANTLE-“THE WARP E.P.”


OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
JULY (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE PRESENTS: YELLOW SUBMARINE RESURFACES” (JULY 2012)
2.    THE BLASTERS-“FUN ON SATURDAY NIGHT”
3.    DIRTY PROJECTORS-“SWING LO MAGELLAN”
4.    MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS-“ELECTRA HEART” (DELUXE EDITION)
5.    SAM AIREY-“A MARKER & A MAP” [EP]
6.    THE ANTLERS-“UNDERSEA” [EP]
7.    PASSION PIT-“GOSSAMER”
8.    DIRTY BEACHES-“DIRTY BEACHES” [EP]
9.    DOOMWORK-“CLUB ABDUCTION”

DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR MUCH AT ALL IN JULY:
1.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE PRESENTS: YELLOW SUBMARINE RESURFACES”
2.    VARIOUS ARTISTST-“SCIENCE FAIR: COMPILATION TO BENEFIT SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR GIRLS”




THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION OR COMPILATION FOR 2011. JULY FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1.    THE BE GOOD TANYAS-“A COLLECTION (2000-2012)”
2.    THE LOCUST-“MOLECULAR GENETICS FROM THE GOLD STANDARD LABS” (COLLECTION)
3.    JOHN MAUS-“A COLLECTION OF RARITIES AND UNRELEASED MATERIAL “

BEST ELECTRONICA/DANCE RECORDS (JUNE 2012)
1.    DIGITALISM-“DJ-KICKS” (2-CD)
2.    FAZE ACTION-“FREAK FOR YOUR LOVE” (REMIX EP)
3.    GATEKEEPER-“EXO”
4.    VARIOUS ARTISTS-“RICHARD SEN PRESENTS: THE UNDERGROUND SOUND OF UK HOUSE & ACID 1987-1991” (2-CD)
5.    INK AND NEEDLE-“THIRTEEN B/W FOURTEEN” (SINGLE)
6.    DISMANTLE-“THE WARP E.P.”
7.    DOOMWORK-“CLUB ABDUCTION”



BEST FOLK / COUNTRY / AMERICANA ALBUMS OF THE MONTH (JULY 2012)


DEBUT ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – IN ORDER OF GREATNESS OR NOT SO GREAT (THAT WOULD BE THE ONES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST) (JULY 2012)
1.    MILO GREENE-“MILO GREENE”
2.    HUSKY-“FOREVER SO”
3.    THE TORCHES-“HEADS FULL OF RUST”
4.    ICKY BLOSSOMS-“ICKY BLOSSOMS”
5.    SAINT SAVIOUR-“UNION”
6.    BLOOD RED SHOES-“IN TIME TO VOICES”
7.    YOUNG MOON-“NAVIGATED LIKE THE STARS”
8.    HOLOGRAMS-“HOLOGRAMS”
9.    SEAMS-“TOURIST/SLEEPER”
10. ICE CHOIR (DRUMMER FROM PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART)-“AFAR”
11. PURITY RING-“SHRINES”


MY PICKS FOR BEST EP’S OF JULY 2012
1.    ELENOWEN-“ELENOWEN” [EP]
2.    LITTLE COMETS-“JENNIFER AND OTHER STORIES” [EP]
3.    SUPERPITCHER-“MOON FEVER” (REMIXE EP)
4.    MAINLAND-“SUMMER SICK” [EP]
5.    BEAT RADIO-“HARD TIMES GO, PART 2” [EP]
6.    CHEAP CURLS-“JACKIE OH” [EP]
7.    BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY-“NOW HERE’S MY PLAN” [EP] (RE-RECORDINGS BY STEVE ALBINI)
8.    THREE MILE PILOT-“MAPS” [EP]


MY PICKS FOR BEST ELECTRONIC / INSTRUMENTAL / OR EXPERIMENTAL RECORDS OF JULY 2012
1.    THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA-“THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA PRESENTS IN MOTION PT. 1”
2.    FENNESZ (CHRISTIAN FENNESZ)-“AUN: THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF ALL THINGS” (SCORE FROM THE FILM)
3.    SEAMS-“TOURIST/SLEEPER”
4.    GLACIAL (FEAT LEE RANALDO)-“ON JONES BEACH”
5.    COM TRUISE-“IN DECAY”
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