Below are our favorite records/eps/songs/videos/shows of 2012. They aren’t the best or the worst, just the ones we personally loved the most. Please check them out — we linked to streams when we could find them. You may notice lots of overlaps, but that’s just because we’re friends who talk to each other about music all the time. Tell us what we missed!
Caitlin
R E C O R D S
naomi punk the feeling
nu sensae sundowning
ty segall twins and slaughterhouse
metz s/t
lotus plaza spooky action at a distance
tame impala lonerism
liars wixiw
cold pumas persistant malaise
menomena moms
the soft walls s/t
grass widow internal logic
dan deacon america
E P s
footwork +jbvm
chastity belt fuck chastity belt / dude
wimps demo
kithkin takers & leavers ep
makeup monsters nervous case
each other heavily spaced
blessed state demo
ubu roi demo tape / babe demo
weed gun control ep
hags cool evil ep
S O N G S
naomi punk “trashworld”
lotus plaza “eveningness”
roomrunner “undo”
ff “deadhead”
eric copeland “double reverse psychology”
screaming females “doom 84″
white lung “i rot”
disappears “joa”
hausu “bleak”
ty segall “slaughterhouse”
V I D E O S
(i didn’t watch many music videos this year)
naomi punk “burned body”
P R E V I O U S R E L E A S E S
(records from years past that i had newfound appreciation for in 2012)
talbot tagora lessons in the woods or a city
nirvana insecticide
the birthday party s/t
my bloody valentine eps 1988-1991
cluster & eno s/t
quilt s/t
B E S T P H O T O O F L I L B U B
Genevieve
R E C O R D S
naomi punk the feeling
cold pumas persistent malaise
lotus plaza spooky action at a distance
grimes visions
nu sensae sundowning
menomena moms
broken water tempest
the soft walls s/t
ty segall and band twins and slaughterhouse
tame impala lonerism
metz s/t
diiv oshin
divine fits a thing called divine fits
purity ring shrines
the men open your heart
E P s
makeup monsters nervous case
kithkin takers and leavers
dan rossen silent hour / golden mile
azealia banks 1991
footwork +jmbvm
S O N G S
these aren’t necessarily singles, although many of them are
makeup monsters “spirit“
tame impala “elephant“
kirin j callinan “wiiw“
naomi punk “burned body“
pollens “helping hands“
lotus plaza “monoliths“
diiv “doused“
grimes + majical clouds ”nightmusic“
grizzly bear “sleeping ute“
thee oh sees “lupine dominus“
divine fits “would that not be nice“
prince rama “so destroyed“
ty segall + white fence “i am not a game“
savages “husbands“
the soft walls “black cat“
V I D E O S
you can probably tell watching these that i was really into westerns this year
doldrums “she is the wave“
azealia banks “liquorice“
twin shadow “five seconds“
king krule “rock bottom“
naomi punk “burned body“
honorable mention – diiv’s “doused” video just because i’m in it
the best picture of lil bub, no matter what cait and gunnar say:
Gunnar
R E C O R D S
naomi punk the feeling
nu sensae sundowning
father john misty fear fun
tame impala lonerism
toy s/t
melody’s echo chamber s/t
beach house bloom
mac demarco 2
frank ocean channel orange
cold pumas persistent malaise
llying lotus until the quiet comes
parquet courts light up gold
merchandise children of desire
tops tender opposites
how to dress well total loss
dent may do things
young man vol. 1
E P s
haim forever
rhye open
pure bathing culture s/t
noir cœur jahnimal
αtμ<3 (v)
imaginary family hidden
saåad confluences
L O C A L S I N G L E S
carroll“sticks”
gloss “front porch”
strange relations “ghost world”
olsen twinns “2+2″
prissy clerks “bruise or be bruised”
S I N G L E S
melody’s echo chamber “i follow you”
unknown mortal orchestra “swim and sleep (like a shark)”
wild nothing “shadow”
no regular play “rain all day”
αtμ “what you like”
djemba djemba “oh yeah that’s cool (phillip rablais remix)”
is home is “promise?”
velveteens “chico”
king tuff “stoned and alone”
naomi punk “linoleum tryst”
toro y moi “so many details”
young man “fate”
le1f “wut”
mykki blanco “haze.boogie.life”
kate boy “northern lights”
hundred waters “thistle (starslinger remix)”
korallreven “sa sa samoa (elite g’z remix)”
doldrums “she is the wave (ft. guy davis)”
blue hawaii “in two”
solar year “night and day”
L O C A L A L B U M S
01. olsen twinns found things
02. prissy clerks bruise or be bruised
03. the velveteens s/t cassette
04. nice purse slumber girls
05. the miami dolphins capri sun
06. france camp your leather
07. vacation dad livin
08. the mystery train s/t
09. pony trash s/t
10. food pyramid mango sunrise
11. leisure birds globe master
12. claps glory, glory
