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Vampire Weekend - Diane Young

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Father John Misty (at Great GoogaMooga)

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The Flaming Lips (at Googa Mooga)

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Matt & Tom Berninger @ “Mistaken For Strangers” Screening #TribecaFilmFest (at Tribeca Film Center)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Beacon Theatre

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Japandroids @ VICELAND #SXSW

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Wavves @ VICELAND #SXSW

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A Conversation With Nick Cave #SXSW

Pitchfork Classic: Belle And Sebastian “If You’re Feeling Sinister”

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Father John Misty (at Webster Hall)

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Jay-Z @ Barclays Center 12/31/12-1/1/13 (at Barclays Center)

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Coldplay @ Barclays Center 12/31/12 (at Barclays Center)

My Top 10 Albums of 2012

I feel like I did not listen to a ton of music this year as I initially had trouble rounding up enough albums for a proper Top 10 but the stuff I did listen to, I listened to a lot. Some of the albums I’d been anticipating ended up underwhelming (or sounding a bit too familiar) while many of the albums that stuck seemed to come out of nowhere.

1. Titus Andronicus - Local Business

2. Animal Collective - Centipede Hz

3. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

4. Father John Misty - Fear Fun

5. Grizzly Bear - Shields

6. Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits

7. Beach House - Bloom

8. Japandroids - Celebration Rock

9. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel…

10. Jonny Greenwood - The Master (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Notable: White Rabbits - Milk Famous, Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy, Santigold - Master Of My Make Believe, Best Coast - The Only Place, Passion Pit - Gossamer

Listen to My Best of 2012 Mix on Spotify.

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The Roots @ Brooklyn Bowl 12/20/12 (at Brooklyn Bowl)

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Biz Markie @ W+K Holiday Party 12/12/12