December 31, 2012
QRO’s year-end list reflects the oddity and diversity of 2012 – the year the world didn’t end. Lots of releases, little agreement – it was 2012:
| 40 | Frankie Rose Interstellar Your favorite garage-rock gal has grown into so much more. |
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| 39 | Ringo Deathstarr Mauve Austin garage-rockers take it to the next level with getting over-produced. Read review |
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| 38 | David Byrne & St. Vincent Love This Giant Annie Clark + The Talking Head = easily the classiest album of the year. Read review |
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| 37 | Ben Howard The Burgh Island EP Dark, yet uplifting acoustic songs all the way through. Outstanding album. |
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| 36 | Cat Power Sun Chan Marshall pulls together all of her messy life for a great record. |
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| 35 | Dinowalrus Best Behavior The next Best band from Brooklyn – we knew them when… Read review |
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| 34 | David Crowder Band Give Us Rest or (A Requiem Mass In C [The Happiest of All Keys]) The title is as epic as the album itself, this double disc offering was the band’s last. As sad as that is, what a way to go out. |
![Ben Crowder Band : Give Us Rest or (A Requiem Mass In C [The Happiest of All Keys])](http://www.qromag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bencrowderbandgiveusrest.jpg "Ben Crowder Band : Give Us Rest or (A Requiem Mass In C [The Happiest of All Keys])") |
| 33 | Killing Joke MMXII Original line-up of the iconic post-punk act is killed it in 2012. |
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| 32 | Lee Ranaldo Between the Times & The Times Reminding us once again who was the most important part of one of the most important bands ever. |
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| 31 | Sharon Van Etten Tramp Brooklyn’s ‘it girl’ goes from success to success. Read review |
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| 30 | Bear In Heaven I Love You, It’s Cool The stylish synth rockers serve up their most polished sound yet – but my God, did a unicorn vomit on the album cover? Read review |
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| 29 | Metric Synthetica Alt-stars just keep reaching higher & farther. Read review |
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| 28 | Punch Brothers Who’s Feeling Young Now? Brooklyn bluegrass breakthrough. |
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| 27 | Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball The talent of The Boss and his E Street Band is undeniable. Quite possibly his most honest and in-your-face release to date. Read review |
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| 26 | Ben Folds Five The Sound of the Life of the Mind It’s everything you loved about Ben Folds when he was Five. Read review |
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| 25 | Santigold Master of My Make-Believe No sophomore slump for Santigold. She tops her debut with a masterful versatile anthem. |
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| 24 | Delta Spirit Delta Spirit Proving that alt-country can be both complex and a party. Read review |
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| 23 | The Shins Port of Morrow James Mercer has returned to where you love him best – without missing a beat. Read review |
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| 22 | The xx Coexist Vignettes of life sing against a backdrop of simple atmospheric harmonies of Sim and Madley Croft. Read review |
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| 21 | Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls Southern rock & soul debut from such a sweet home. |
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