Rolling "favorite music of 2012 so far" thread (albums and/or tracks edition)

There's a new Big Freedia track out and I haven't heard it?!

My own, pathetic first quarter round up would go a little something like this:

ALBUMS
John K. Samson, Provincial
The Wedding Present, Valentina
The Joel Plaskett Emergency, Scrappy Happiness

(yeah, not a great year for me and albums so far)

TRACKS (not including songs from any of the aforementioned albums for the time being)
Cassie - "King of Hearts"
Charli XCX – “Valentine”
Leonard Cohen – “Show Me The Place”
Heartless Bastards - "Marathon"
Ladyhawke – “Black, White & Blue”
Nicki Minaj – “Stupid Hoe”
Miryo – “Dirty”
Plan B - "Ill Manors"
Saint Etienne – “Tonight”
Timbaland ft. Dev - "Break Ya Back"
Bobby Womack - "Please Forgive My Heart"

guess no one else likes the new Cardinal lp, Hymns...

Here's my rolling Spotify "new albums I have enjoyed in 2012" playlist:

http://open.spotify.com/user/miketd/playlist/0YUc5Yfd5pdxMPqQ4Fqqu4

xp I think I'm really enjoying Charli XCX.. Replace "Shot Caller" with one of her songs.

No idea there was a new Plaskett - must investigate.
Cardinal Hymns is kinda meh - hate to say it but I tried and tried.

mike, that world routes album is sick. thanks for the playlist!

call to hearts (intro)
black lipstick
bombs
automatic
change
heaven
faith
scripture
smfu (remix)
the battle (outro)

whats the name of the album?

rusty otm

weird album name

it's ok jvc; someone answered my question in the Dawn Richard thread

ie Dawn Richard - Armor On

albums & tracks so far http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/20411776428/q1-2012-report

youtube playlist http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1F21306AE3F94E0B

ALBUMS:
Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
Blondes - s/t
Todd Terje - It's the Arps
Alcest - Les voyages de l'âme
Chairlift - Something

I'll second the Escort mention as well.

― skip, Sunday, February 12, 2012 1:46 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'll add Django Django, Tennis, the Men, Talabot, and Hospitality to this list.

yay lex, u don't like grimes

lex, is Voices from the Deep meant to be Voices from the Lake or is it something different?

they could have had it all if only they rolled

google also suggests lex may have been digging some whale sounds

hahahahaha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK4fxOuQMMY

liars - "no. 1 against the rush"

dang, i meant not to embed that

srys

xpost. I do like about 2/3 of the Cardinal album a lot, and I think it's throwing some reviewers for a loop because it's closer to Moles with some horns pasted on. But, the latter half kind of drags up until Radio Birdman.

Also very fond of:

White Rabbits - Milk Famous (basically Spoon)
Now, Now - Thread (basically Tegan & Sara meet Swirlies)
Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks (basically David Bowie)
Hospitality - Hospitality

I seem to be all indie rock this year.

Now, Now - Thread (basically Tegan & Sara meet Swirlies)

really enjoying this record

lex, is Voices from the Deep meant to be Voices from the Lake or is it something different?

yes :( i have corrected it.

Orbital in there next to Field Music straight from the off.

Yuna - live your life

Track produced by pharrell williams and it might just be one of my favorite of his in years. Everything rolls so smoothly, wishing it becomes a hit but its probably too subtle to get noticed in the charts, still its one of those songs that you know youre going to like since the first time you hear them.

Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland
Gareth Dickson
Mikhail
Teho Teardo
Pupkulies & Rebecca

(all album-mum-mum-mums)

Been a bit out the loop lately with things, but I quite enjoyed a mini-album by Phantogram called "Nightlife" the other night which was pretty good if you like the Chairlift record.

Latest additions:

ALBUM(S)
Big Freedia - God Save The Queen Diva

TRACKS
Miguel - "Arch 'n' Point"
Tomboyfriend - "Alexander McQueen"

Yuna - live your life

Track produced by pharrell williams and it might just be one of my favorite of his in years. Everything rolls so smoothly, wishing it becomes a hit but its probably too subtle to get noticed in the charts, still its one of those songs that you know youre going to like since the first time you hear them.

whoa, i'm into this. so bleary.

I made a http://reverenddollars.tumblr.com/post/20556599643/q1-jamz

Kinda did an odd arrangement of a dozen groupings of three at least semi-related songs I like.

Well did a top 10 for January so might as well do one for each passing month:

February 2012

Bondax - All Inside
Danny Brown - Grown Up
Lapalux - Moments
Kidnap Kid - Vehl
Notorious B.I.G. - Going to Cali (Viceroy 'Jet Life' remix)
NZCA/LINES - Okinawa Channels
Santigold - Disparate Youth
Tennis - Petition
Usher - Climax
Yuna - Live Your Life

March 2012

Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart
Chromatics - Back from the Grave
Gacha - Remember
Liars - No.1 Against the Rush
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
Miguel - Adorn
Mister Lies - Cleam
Nina Kraviz - Ghetto Kraviz
Sufjan Stevens - Futile Devices (Shigeto remix)
TV Girl - I Wonder Who She's Kissing Now

Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK
Rizzla - DICK

Since discovering Moondog, all I can listen to is Moondog.

some stuff i've really dug since i last posted an update:

V/A (but esp Neko Case) - Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang - An Letah
Lyriel - Leverage
Colleen Green - Milo Goes To Compton
Mirel Wagner - Self-Titled
Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror
Now, Now - Threads
Bola - Volume 7

I forgot last time I posted to mention:

Hatcham Social - About Girls

Which seems very likely to be a top-10 album for the year. Never would have heard of them if not for ilm.

yes that is a very good album. i don't think it has some of the highs of their earlier records but it is definitely stronger overall than their previous stuff. if you like it you'll almost certainly like their earlier album

Track of the year for me so far - The Thing And Neneh Cherry 'Dream Baby Dream'

seeing that made me do a kind of triple take (THAT The Thing and THAT Neneh Cherry and THAT Dream Baby Dream???), but then it couldn't possibly work any better.

Dustin Wong's my album of the year so far.

the thing + neneh is one of those things that seems crazy when you see it but then kinda makes perfect sense given neneh's background

i find it really confusing that this thread is albums & tracks mixed into one, i'm going to start a tracks/singles one soon

actually maybe i'll just do that now

Tracks

Usher-Climax
Big K.R.I.T-Boobie Miles
Chromatics-Back From The Grave
Cinnamon Girl-Friends
Santigold-Disparate Youth
Scoolboy Q-2 Raw
Lana Del Rey-Radio
Alexandra Burke-Let It Go
Spiritualized-Hey Jane
Sylver Tongue-Hook You Up
Hot Chip-Flutes
Saint Etienne-Tonight
Dexys-Nowhere Is Home
Nelly Furtado-Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)
Dawn Richard-Scripture
Amadou & Mariam Feat. Santigold-Dougou Badia
Nicki Minaj-Come on a Cone

Albums

Spiritualized-Sweet Light Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Dawn Ricahard-In Armor
Tindersticks-The Something Rain
Grimes-Visions
Melanie Fiona-The MF Life
Lana Del Rey-Born To Die
The Chap-We Are Nobody
School Of Seven Bells-Ghostory
The 2 Bears-Be Strong
Schoolboy Q-Habits & Contradictions
Nite Jewel-One Second Of Love
Chairlift-Something

Obviously I had to look up what the Spiritualized album was called (and still messed it up here) as I've been calling it Huh? all year.

Just saw this singer make her debut live performance. Very, very impressed.

http://youtu.be/zciFwVnPtsw

So far, no order:

E-40 feat. Juicy J & 2 Chainz - They Point
Kendrick Lamar feat. Gunplay - Cartoons & Cereal
Wiley, Flow Dan, Riko & Manga - F'Off
The 2 Bears - Work (Toddla T Remix feat. Trim, Scrufizzer & Trigganom)
Funkystepz x Rihanna - Birthday Cake (Miami Bass Edit)
Azealia Banks - NeedSumLuv
Nicki Minaj - Stupid Hoe
Nicki Minaj feat. Beenie Man - Gun Shot
Cassie - King of Hearts
Footsie feat. Brakeman - On That One
Swindle feat. Footsie & Nadia Suliman - Ignition
Swindle - Pineapple
Preditah - Overdose
Trim - Notice Now (Elsewhere Remix Dub)
Purity Ring - Obadear
Sylver Tongue - Hook You Up
Objekt - Cactus
Pearson Sound - Untitled
Rockwell - Tripwire
Jubei feat. Flow Dan - Say Nothin

This may be premature, but I am liking Elio Villafranca and Arturo Stable's Dos y Mas (jazz, definitely not salsa or trad. Afro-Cuban dance music, though there are certainly connections to the latter).

Also, Tokyo Jihen's Beaucoup de Bruit pour Rien has grown on me a lot, especially in that live version I just linked to, god willing.