Top Tunes of 2012

This is something I like to do at the end of each year, cobble together my favorite tracks  from the last 12 months into a list of what I think was the best the year had to offer. It makes for a nice personal aural time capsule. You can give my picks a listen on Spotify by clicking  the link below. Happy New Year!


Grandman's Best of 2012 on Spotify
33 / Gun-Shy / GRIZZLY BEAR
32 / Chicken / WUSSY
31 / The Nights of Wine and Roses / JAPANDROIDS
30 / This Head I Hold / ELECTRIC GUEST
29 / Why I Cry / BEST COAST
28 / Feels Like We Only Go Backwards / TAME IMPALA
27 / Sixpack / JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD
26 / Mercy / KANYE WEST
25 / Heaven / THE WALKEMEN
24 / Changing World / NEW MULTITUDES
23 / Give it Away / ANDREW BIRD
22 / Yes Way / TANLINES
21 / About to Die / DIRTY PROJECTORS
20 / Time to Run / LORD HURON
19 / Parted Ways / HEARTLESS BASTARDS
18 / Yet Again / GRIZZLY BEAR
17 / Know Til Now / JIM JAMES
16 / Crush / SLEIGH BELLS
15 / Only Son of the Ladiesman / FATHER JOHN MISTY
14 / Dried Blood / SONNY & THE SUNSETS
13 / Terrified Eyes / CRAIG FINN
12 / Ungirthed / PURITY RING
11 / Losing You / SOLANGE
10 / Lonesome / DR. DOG
9 / Super Rich Kids / FRANK OCEAN
8 / Other People / BEACH HOUSE
7 / Still Life with Hot Deuce on Silver Platter / TITUS ANDRONICUS
6 / Is That Clear / NICK WATERHOUSE
5 / Bad Religion / FRANK OCEAN
4 / Oblivion / GRIMES
3 / Unto Caesar / DIRTY PROJECTORS
2 / The House that Heaven Built / JAPANDROIDS
1 / Make it Known / FOXYGEN