Albums of the Year 2012

It's been a great year for music. In trying together all my favourite releases of the year into one place I've been bowled over (as well as concerned not to miss anything important, sorry if I have!).

I'm not too fussy about when these records came out. For me it's all about compiling a list, a document of the albums which have moved me the most this year. Here they are.

I'd recommend checking out any of these if you haven't already. I'd post links and video etc to all the albums, but I just don't have time! Mostly this is in no particular order, except to say that the top 8 or so have really blown my mind, for a wide variety of reasons. No collection is complete without them.

Special mention to the Neil Cowley Trio album - I have no idea how these guys aren't ginormous (they would be if I had anything to do with it) but it does seem like things are finally starting to move for them, so be sure not to miss this amazing record.

There are so many fantastic albums here that I haven't written about them all. I have very reduced time these days. Trust me though!

Neil Cowley Trio - The Face of Mount Molehill

Karima Francis - The Remedy

Old Wives - Tidal Tales

Luke Sital-Singh - Fail For You EP

Ryan Stubbs - The Waking Cardinal

The Staves - Dead & Born & Grown

Lovedrug - Wild Blood

Matt Chamberlain, Viktor Krauss and Dan Phelps - Modular

Glissando - The World Without Us

Gareth Davies, Leo Fabriek, Thomas Cruijsen - Mere

Owen Thomas - Languages (Or: Get Dark & Find Yourself)

Ghosting Season - The Very Last of the Saints

T E Morris - We Were Animals

Sons - Keep Quiet

Fink - Wheels Turn Beneath My Feet

JT Daly - Memory
Sucre - A Minor Bird
Jason Aaron Coons - The Numbers

Paper Route - The Peace of Wild Things

Gungor - A Creation Liturgy (Live)

Get the Blessing - OCDC

Ormonde - Machine

Milo Greene - Milo Greene

Our Lady Peace - Curve

3 Car Pile-Up - Find Love

Happy Christmas!