A new year brings new music, and at the moment things have started a bit slowly in terms of big names. There's still a few months before my favourite artists start releasing new material, but at the moment I'm just continuing to check out new stuff.
The best album I've heard so far this year (hah, only been 13 days...) is Cloud Nothings' 3rd album, where they've changed their sound from the Lo-Fi Punk to something a little more moodier. Quite a surprisingly good album and definitely a step up from last year's effort.
As for the best compilation, Pinch's Fabriclive is a good mix of Dubstep and Techno, and definitely something I can see myself listening to when I'm in the party mood. Lindstrom's latest album Six Cups of Rebel is a bit of a disappointment, it's a never-goes-anywhere kind of listen, and a very frustrating one at that. I really wanted to like it, but I can't bring myself to get enthusiastic about it.
The earliest contender for worst album of 2012 is almost definitely The Big Pink's Future This. Even though I thought their debut was alright, the 2nd album is an uninspiring and bland listen, and it just sounds like their repeated Dominoes 13 times.
Currently I still have to listen to Of Montreal's new album, I just hope it's much better than their last release, and a Dubstep offering from Goth-Trad (awful name, but it's a pretty solid album (needs more listens))
Interesting start to 2012 indeed.
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