Best Of 2012

Well, the world didn’t end like so many new age so and so’s were preaching. And I guess that’s a positive thing? haha. Well, at least now I have a more valid excuse as to why I didn’t start work on this sooner. haha. But I will say I did better than the past few years in 2012 as far as output. A few more blog post anyway. But enough of the babbling. Here are my favorite releases of 2012! As always, if you enjoy ANY of these albums, PLEASE SEEK OUT AND BUY THEM!

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Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind

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Soundgarden – King Animal

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Bloc Party – Four

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor – 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!

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Baroness – Yellow And Green

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Deftones – Koi No Yokan

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Steve Moore – Light Echoes

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Lungfish – A.C.R. 1999

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Torche – Harmonicraft

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The Life And Times – No One Loves You Like I Do

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Narrows – Painted

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Maserati – VII

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Mission Of Burma – Unsound

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Damages – Indignation

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The Sword – Apocryphon

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Sleeping People – Notruf

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Rush – Clockwork Angels

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The Evens – The Odds

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Unwound – Live Leaves

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Suis La Lune – Riala

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EP’s/Splits
Mouse On The Keys – Machinic Phylum

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Old Baby – Misunderstanding Human Behavior

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Torche – Harmonslaught

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Toe – The Future Is Now

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Black God – II

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Touché Amoré/The Casket Lottery Split

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Local/Friends Bands
Slingshot Dakota – Dark Hearts

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Hidden Hospitals – EP 002

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Black Throat Wind – Between White Worlds

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Patrons Of Sweet – Outnumbered

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Bridge Under Fire – Why Wait?

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Why The Wires – All These Dead Astronauts

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Ohne-ka' And The Burning River – Where The Real Wind Blows

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Sleeping People – Notruf

Sleeping People started in the early thousands. I guess their initial claim to fame was that they had ex members of the instrumental math rock band Rumah Sakit. They also once had a member of The Dirty Projectors on gutiar. Anyhow, they seemingly disappeared after the release of their last full length “Growing” in 2007. I personally wasn’t sure what happened to them. As most of you could tell from my blog, and if you’ve ever spoke to me in real life, I enjoy math rock. At least some certain facets of the genre. I personally have become bored with the recent fad or whatever you call it that was essentially spurred on by Tera Melos and bands of that ilk. Its like kids who were into math rock listened to them and Maps & Atlases(Trees, Sparrows, Houses era anyway) and started bands emulating that style of Math Rock. You know what I mean. Extremely spazzy drums and guitarists tapping so much that something often gets lost in the translation. Not taking away from those 2 bands. I love early Tera Melos and Maps & Atlases. But I always appreciated the style as done by the likes of Don Caballero, Lynx, and Sleeping People. Sleeping People, more so than the other 2 aforementioned bands, seemed to really try their hardest to blend Math Rock and one of that genre’s predecessors Progressive Rock. Riffing that was clearly influenced by King Crimson. Not only that, but they themselves making reference in a song title (Fripp For Girls) to their love and influence from that band. Over the years they have released some really great music. Even through changes in member personal. Which can often really mess up a band. So after “Growing” and years of nothing, here comes “Notruf.” If there was ever proof that Sleeping People had prog influence and tendencies, this album is it. The album is only 2 songs. But they are awesome. Truth is, I've been listening to this album nonstop this past week and went out and bought the vinyl today. I’m glad they didn’t break up. And I really hope that they put out more albums. I think everything they have put out is spectacular. And I’m glad bands like this still exist in a math rock world that has definitely changed since their birth.

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Please buy it if you like it!