Best of 2012
Number 1:Beck-Song Reader (I know it's a book but check out the Portland Cello Project's version of the album. It's incredible and the whole idea is brilliant)
Top 22
Mark Lanegan Band-Blues Funeral
Rufus Wainwright-Out of the Game
Mark Eitzel-Don’t Be a Stranger
Scott Walker-Bish Bosch
Hobart Bros. and Lil' Sis'-At Least We Have Each Other
Lambchop-Mr. M.
Fire-In the Mouth, A Hand
Aaron Novik-Secret of Secrets
Patti Smith-Banga
Scorch Trio-Live in Norway LP
Kalabalik-self titled
Wadada Leo Smith-Ten Freedom Summers
Shawn Colvin-All Fall Down
John Murry-Graceless Age
Ryan Truesdell-Centennial
Graham Parker-Three Chords Good
Martin Kuchen-Hellstorm LP
Donald Fagen-Sunken Condos
Stian Westerhus-Matriarch and the Wrong Kind of Flowers LP
Jason Isbell-Live in Alabama
God Speed You! Black Emperor-Allelujah Don’t Bend Ascend
JD McPherson-Signs and Signifiers
The rest:
OnoKimThurston-Self titled
Glacial-On Jones Beach LP
Velvet Underground-The Scepter Sessions LP
Joe Strummer-Live Fireman’s Benefit LP
African Guitar Box Set LP’s
Oran Ambarchi and Robin Fox-Connected
Tim Berne-Snake Oil
Garbage-Not Your Kind of People
Ravi Shankar-The Living Room Sessions
David Ware-Planetary Unknown Live
Charlie Haden/Hank Jones-Come Sunday
Matraca Berg-Love’s Truck Stop
Diana Krall-Glad Rag Doll
Leonard Cohen-Old Ideas
Neil Young and Crazy Horse-Americana and Psychedelic Pill
Ry Cooder-Election Special
Mary Chapin Carpenter-Ashes and Roses
Dave Leibman-Surreality
Pretty Monsters-Self titled
Ron Miles-Quiver
Sharon Van Etten-Tramp
*(A lot of these records I bought on LP. Those marked LP came out only as LP releases)