5 BEST EP’S
BURIAL- KINDRED EP
Buy Kindred – Burial
Buy Kindred EP
Epic and spooky EDM that sounds like the London fog. This EP is Burial’s most expansive set yet; a plethora of ideas are explored within each of the three tracks.
Buy Ashtray Wasp – Kindred
*Track not available via Amazon
DUM DUM GIRLS- END OF DAZE EP
Buy End of Daze – EP – Dum Dum Girls
Buy End of Daze
Excellent set of girl group pop sung over shoegaze haze. Like the Jesus & Mary Chain but sung by actual women. EP’s are probably the perfect format for this burgeoning band.
Buy Lord Knows – End of Daze – EP
Buy Lord Knows
ICONA POP- ICONIC EP
Buy Iconic – EP – Icona Pop
Buy Iconic EP
2nd EP by Swedish electro pop duo which starts off with maybe the most obnoxiously fun songs of the year in “I Love It” featuring the young & talented Charli XCX.
Buy I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) – Iconic – EP
Buy I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS- ONWARDS TO THE WALL EP
Buy Onwards to the Wall – EP – A Place to Bury Strangers
Buy Onwards To The Wall [+Digital Booklet]
Decent screeching set of feedback music that is done better by groups like the Black Angels. Included here mostly to round out a “top five” and would have likely been bumped in favor of acts like Azealia Banks or AlunaGeorge if I had their full EP’s.
Buy I Lost You – Onwards to the Wall – EP
Buy I Lost You
TNGHT- TNGHT EP
Buy TNGHT – EP – TNGHT
Buy Tnght
Fantastic set of instrumental bass music heavily influenced by hip hop. Each track is booming and succinct and works on its ow n merit.
Buy Bugg’n – TNGHT – EP
Buy Bugg’n
10 2012 ALBUM HONORABLE MENTIONS
BEAR IN HEAVEN- I LOVE YOU, IT’S COOL
CAT POWER- SUN
CONVERGE- ALL WE LOVE WE LEAVE BEHIND
DEATH GRIPS- THE MONEY STORE
FRESH & ONLYS- LONG SLOW DANCE
GOTYE- MAKING MIRRORS *RELEASED INTL IN 2011
JENS LEKMAN- I KNOW WHAT LOVE ISN’T
BOB MOULD- SILVER AGE
PORCELAIN RAFT- STRANGE WEEKEND
LOGAN VENDERLIC- LOGAN VENDERLIC