1. It's all synth and piano glissando with honky-tonk guitar
2. Female vocalist, built to tear down layers of atrium and ventricle
3. Sets controls for the heart of the sun, especially when the moon shows its hand
4. Instrumental pieces that intertwine wonderfully without ever coming across as filler
5. M83's 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming' looking into a multi angled mirror at its older, emotionally mature sister
6. My favourite album of 2012
Other scrapings:
7. A special mention to the artists who released terrific albums I just couldn't fit on this list. Sharon Von Etten, Dirty Projectors, Grimes, Jessie Ware, Bat for Lashes, Twin Shadow, Japandroids, Ty Segall, Deftones, Killer Mike, El-P, Julia Holter, Baroness, amongst others...
8. Album Cover of the Year: Laurel Halo' Quarentine (very good album to boot)
9. Most surprising announcement of 2012: New My Bloody Valentine Album. It has been 21 years after all.
10. Biggest Disappointment: Kanye West presents G.O.O.D. Music, Cruel Summer. Get on the solo material pronto!
11. Gig of the year. Jeff Mangum. In a church. Nothing compares
12. Celebrity romance of the year. Taylor Swift and Harry Styles. I hear they'll marry.
13. Number of times I was disappointed in Spotify Premium only to renew my subscription a month later: 8 1/2
14. "2013 won't be as strong as 2012" overheard/read: 1 (so far)
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