EOY 2012: Beats Per Minute (USA)

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EOY 2012: Beats Per Minute (USA)

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*Beats Per Minute: this site last year called OneThirtyBPM

Songs

http://beatsperminute.com/features/the- ... s-of-2012/

100. Daughn Gibson - Tiffany Lou
99. Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid
98. Willis Earl Beal - Evening’s Kiss (EP Version)
97. Teen Daze - Erbstück
96. Holy Other - Held
95. Amen Dunes - Ethio Song III
94. Father John Misty - Now I’m Learning To Love The War
93. Azizi Gibson - Sweetspace (Prod. by Flying Lotus)
92. The Weeknd - Twenty Eight
91. Ultraísta - Small Talk (Four Tet Remix)
90. Zammuto - Groan Man, Don’t Cry
89. Ty Segall & White Fence - Scissor People
88. Twigs - Ache
87. Holly Herndon - Fade
86. Holograms - ABC City
85. The Weeknd - Outside
84. Borealis - Nightfall
83. Pallbearer - Devoid Of Redemption
82. DJ Rashad - Kush Ain’t Loud
81. Castratii - Limits
80. Jai Paul - Jasmine
79. Eternal Summers - You Kill
78. Gorillaz - DoYaThing (feat. James Murphy and Andre 3000)
77. Ifan Dafydd - Treehouse
76. King Tuff - Swamp of Love
75. Jacques Greene - Ready
74. Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots A UFO
73. Lone - Crystal Caverns 1991″
72. Wild Nothing - Only Heather
71. Veronica Falls - My Heart Beats
70. Atoms For Peace - Default
69. Shlohmo - wen uuu (Teebs Remix)
68. Melody’s Echo Chamber - Crystallized
67. Dan Deacon - True Thrush
66. Death Grips - The Fever (Aye Aye)
65. Mac DeMarco - Baby’s Wearing Blue Jeans
64. Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
63. Frank Ocean - Super Rich Kids
62. Royal Headache - Girls
61. Claro Intelecto - Second Blood
60. Burial & Four Tet - Nova
59. The Antlers - Drift Dive
58. White Fence - It Will Never Be
57. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
56. Animal Collective - Applesauce
55. Tame Impala - Elephant
54. Ty Segall - Wave Goodbye
53. Burial - Kindred
52. Bat For Lashes - Lilies
51. Andy Stott - Sleepless
50. Teen Suicide - Salvia Plath
49. Advance Base - Riot Grrrls
48. Joey Bada$$ - Survival Tactics
47. Airhead - South Congress
46. White Lung - Glue
45. Dirty Projectors - Gun Has No Trigger
44. Objekt - Cactus
43. Lambchop - If Not I’ll Just Die
42. Evy Jane - SAYSO
41. A$AP Rocky - Goldie
40. Grimes - Oblivion
39. Frank Ocean - Bad Religion
38. Nü Sensae - Spit Gifting
37. John Talabot - When The Past Was Present
36. Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn’t
35. How To Dress Well - Talking To You
34. Rustie - After Light (Feat. AlunaGeorge)
33. Swans - Mother Of The World
32. Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments
31. Lotus Plaza - Monoliths
30. Exitmusic - Passage
29. DIIV - How Long Have You Known?
28. Perfume Genius - Hood
27. Julia Holter - In The Same Room
26. Ty Segall - You’re The Doctor
25. Old Apparatus - Mernom (Feat. How To Dress Well)
24. The Tallest Man On Earth - 1904
23. Purity Ring - Fineshrine
22. Mac DeMarco - Ode To Viceroy
21. Spiritualized - Hey Jane
20. The Men - Open Your Heart
19. Flying Lotus - Between Friends
18. Trimbal - Confidence Boost (Harmonimix)
17. Death Grips - Hacker
16. Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built
15. TNGHT - Higher Ground
14. Beach House - Myth
13. Tomas Barfod - November Skies
12. Converge - Aimless Arrow
11. Chromatics - Lady
10. El-P - The Full Retard
9. Hot Chip - Flutes
8. The Magnetic Fields - Andrew In Drag
7. Merchandise - Become What You Are
6. AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
5. Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams
4. Kendrick Lamar - Sing About Me, I’m Dying Of Thirst
3. Andy Stott - Numb
2. Usher - Climax
1. Disclosure - What’s In Your Head

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Re: EOY 2012: Beats Per Minute (USA)

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Numb by Andy Stott is doing much better than I expected, that's a good surprise ! Such is the first (I think) appearance of what my be my fav song of the year, Flutes.
On the other hand, The Full Retard is the song I like the least in Cancer 4 Cure...

Usher's Climax should be on the top 10 on the next spreadsheet update after this and Gorilla vs bear's list. I heard this song for the first time yesterday and I have to say I was quite impressed.
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Nassim wrote:Usher's Climax should be on the top 10 on the next spreadsheet update after this and Gorilla vs bear's list. I heard this song for the first time yesterday and I have to say I was quite impressed.
Except that G v B isn't eligible. There was a little mini-thread on this last year in the old forum; we were on the fence about the site, because on the one hand it has become quite popular, but on the other it's still basically a two-person blog and doesn't quite come up to the standards Henrik had set in terms of contributors (if that's changed, please let me know). From Henrik's last post on the matter (12/19/11):

"Only EOY lists from multiple writers are included in the spreadsheets and this blog has only two writers, which was deemed too little for the last year's spreadsheets. However, the blog has many visitors and has received awards and recognitions, so perhaps in this case two critics could be considered enough. There's a Wikipedia page about Gorilla vs. Bear but the notability of the article's subject is currently in question. My suggestion is that when and if Wikipedia decides to keep the page then their lists will be included at AM, but so far they are excluded."

The page is still there, but the notability issue is still up top as well. I think I'll open a new thread and copy the above, and ask Henrik to make a ruling.
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Otisredding wrote: 73. Lone - Crystal Caverns 1991
53. Burial - Kindred
33. Swans - Mother Of The World
21. Spiritualized - Hey Jane
20. The Men - Open Your Heart
10. El-P - The Full Retard
5. Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams
4. Kendrick Lamar - Sing About Me, I’m Dying Of Thirst
3. Andy Stott - Numb
Wow, great list! Like Nassim I'm glad to see "Numb" doing well, though I do like "The Full Retard" best out of the El-P songs despite the stupid title.
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the blurbs for #4, #9, #29 & #44 were written by yours truly. I also did a write-up for Kindred on our EP list. tomorrow? well, you'll have to see...
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Albums

http://beatsperminute.com/features/the- ... s-of-2012/

50 - Lone - Galaxy Garden
49 - White Fence - Family Perfume Vol. 1 & 2
48 - Voices From The Lake - Voices From The Lake
47 - Van Etten, Sharon - Tramp
46 - Death Grips - The Money Store
45 - Action Bronson - Blue Chips
44 - Deacon, Dan - America
43 - Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
42 - Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
41 - Ital - Hive Mind
40 - Schoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions
39 - Lambchop - Mr. M
38 - LHF - Keepers of the Light
37 - Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
36 - Ware, Jessie - Devotion
35 - Bat for Lashes - The Haunted Man
34 - El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
33 - xx, The - Coexist
32 - Japandroids - Celebration Rock
31 - Apple, Fiona - The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
30 - DIIV - Oshin
29 - Holy Other - Held
28 - Sensae N - Sundowning
27 - Merchandise - Children of Desire
26 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
25 - Beach House - Bloom
24 - Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction
23 - Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
22 - Segall Band, Ty - Slaughterhouse
21 - Purity Ring - Shrines
20 - DeMarco, Mac - 2
19 - The Weeknd - Echoes of Silence
18 - Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
17 - Motion Sickness of Time Travel - Motion Sickness of Time Travel
16 - Men, The - Open Your Heart
15 - Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
14 - Talabot, John - fIN
13 - Segall, Ty - Twins
12 - Lost In The Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs
11 - Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar /Clear Moon
10 - Swans - The Seer
09 - Holter, Julia - Ekstasis
08 - How to Dress Well - Total Loss
07 - Lamar, Kendrick - good kid, m.A.A.d. city
06 - Lekman, Jens - I Know What Love Isn't
05 - Tame Impala - Lonerism
04 - Ocean, Frank - Channel Orange
03 - Stott, Andy - Luxury Problems
02 - Chromatics - Kill for Love
01 - Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes

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Full list:

50. Lone - Galaxy Garden
49. White Fence - Family Perfume Vol. 1 & 2
48. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
47. Vocies from the Lake - Voices from the Lake
46. Death Grips - The Money Store
45. Action Bronson - Blue Chips
44. Dan Deacon - America
43. Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory
42. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
41. Ital - Hive Mind
40. Schoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions
39. Lambchop - Mr. M
38. LHF - Keepers of the Light
37. Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
36. Jessie Ware- Devotion
35. Bat for Lashes - The Haunted Man
34. El-P - Cancer For Cure
33. The xx - Coexist
32. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
31. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
30. DIIV - Oshin
29. Holy Other - Held
28. Nü Sensae - Sundowning
27. Merchandise - Children of Desire
26. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
25. Beach House - Bloom
24. Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction
23. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
22. Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse
21. Purity Ring - Shrines
20. Mac DeMarco - 2
19. The Weeknd - Echoes of Silence
18. Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
17. Motion Sickness of Time Travel - Motion Sickness of Time Travel
16. The Men - Open Your Heart
15. Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
14. John Talabot - ƒIn
13. Ty Segall - Twins
12. Lost In The Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs
11. Mount Eerie - Clear Moon / Ocean Roar
10. Swans - The Seer
9. Julia Holter - Ekstasis
8. How to Dress Well - Total Loss
7. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
6. Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn’t
5. Tame Impala - Lonerism
4. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
3. Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
2. Chromatics - Kill For Love
1. Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes
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we (i.e. the staff) didn't know any of the rankings til it went live, so it's not just bias when I say: dang. great list.
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