Songs

1. Divine Fits — "Would That Not Be Nice"

2. John Maus — "(No Title) Molly"

3. Zeus — "Are You Gonna Waste My Time?"

4. P.O.S. — "Bumper"

5. Trampled by Turtles — "Walt Whitman"

6. JD McPherson — "North Side Gal"

7. Metric — "Synthetica"

8. Dr. John — "Locked Down"

9. Hacienda — "Natural Life"

10. Zoo Animal — "Black and Charred"

Albums

1. Alabama Shakes — Boys and Girls

2. Hacienda — Shakedown

3. JD McPherson — Signs and Signifiers

4. P.O.S. — We Don't Even Live Here

5. DJ Cheeba + DJ Moneyshot + DJ Food — Caught In The Middle of A 3-Way Mix: A Tribute to The Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique

With MCA's death earlier in the year, DJs Cheeba, Moneyshot and Food redoubled their efforts at recreating Paul's Boutique from the original samples and sources. They let some run long, injected interview clips and basically just came at the album from a different point of view and created a new masterwork. It's available for free online.

6. Metric — Synthetica

7. Sharon Van Etten — Tramp

8. Jack White — Blunderbuss

9. Ty Segall Band — Slaughterhouse

10. Beach House — Bloom

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Top 89 songs of 2012

Top 89 albums of 2012

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