Sonic Magazine: 25 Best Albums of 2012
[see also 2011]
- Kendrick Lamar — good kid, m.A.A.d city
- Frank Ocean — Channel Orange
- Kindness — World, You Need a Change of Mind
- First Aid Kit — The Lion’s Roar
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor — ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
- Grimes — Visions
- Iris DeMent — Sing the Delta
- Bobby Womack — The Bravest Man in the Universe
- Anna von Hausswolff — Ceremony
- Hot Chip — In Our Heads
- Cat Power — Sun
- Beachwood Sparks — Tarnished Gold
- How to Dress Well — Total Loss
- Thåström — Beväpna dig med vingar
- Neneh Cherry & the Thing — The Cherry Thing
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse — Psychedelic Pill
- Flying Lotus — Until the Quiet Comes
- Bill Fay — Life is People
- The xx — Coexist
- Joel Alme — A Tender Trap
- Bob Dylan — Tempest
- Bat for Lashes — The Haunted Man
- Andy Stott — Luxury Problems
- Nas — Life Is Good
- Dr. John — Locked Down