Clash's Top 40 Albums of 2012

ClashMusic: Discover Clash magazine's Top 40 Albums Of 2012 with Bobby Womack, Grimes, Edward Sharpe, Flying Lotus, Django Django, Beth Jeans Houghton, Grizzly Bear and more.

Published: December 06, 2012 08:59 Source

# 1

The Bravest Man in the Universe by Bobby Womack

Album • Jun 01 / 2012 Deep Soul Electronic

# 2

An Awesome Wave by alt-J

Album • Sep 18 / 2012 Art Pop Indie Pop

# 3

channel ORANGE by Frank Ocean

Album • Jul 10 / 2012 Alternative R&B Contemporary R&B

# 4

The Money Store by Death Grips

Album • Apr 23 / 2012 Industrial Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop

# 5

Visions by Grimes

Album • Feb 21 / 2012 Synthpop

# 6

Here by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Album • Jan 01 / 2012 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 7

Until The Quiet Comes by Flying Lotus

Album • Oct 01 / 2012 IDM

# 8

Django Django by Django Django

Album • Aug 21 / 2012 Indie Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 9

Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose by Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny

Album • Jan 01 / 2012 Chamber Pop Art Pop Folk Pop

# 10

Shields by Grizzly Bear

Album • Sep 17 / 2012 Indie Folk Indie Rock

# 11

Blunderbuss by Jack White

Album • Apr 20 / 2012 Blues Rock Garage Rock Revival

# 12

The Keychain Collection by Gang Colours

Album • Feb 27 / 2012 Downtempo Art Pop

# 13

Lonerism by Tame Impala

Album • Jan 01 / 2012 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Rock

# 14

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Jan 01 / 2012 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 15

World, You Need a Change of Mind by Kindness

Album • Mar 19 / 2012 Nu-Disco Alternative R&B

# 16

The Cherry Thing by Neneh Cherry + The Thing

Album • Jun 18 / 2012 Vocal Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz

# 17

Coexist by The xx

Album • Sep 10 / 2012 Dream Pop Ambient Pop Alt-Pop

# 18

Trilogy by The Weeknd

Album • Nov 13 / 2012 Alternative R&B

# 19

Given To The Wild by The Maccabees

Album • Jan 01 / 2011 Indie Rock Art Rock

# 20

Piramida by Efterklang

Album • Sep 24 / 2012 Art Pop

# 21

Centipede Hz by Animal Collective

Album • Sep 04 / 2012 Neo-Psychedelia Indietronica

# 22

The Seer by Swans

Album • Aug 28 / 2012 Experimental Rock Post-Rock

# 23

WIXIW by Liars

Album • Jan 01 / 2012 Electronic Experimental Rock

# 24

Give You The Ghost by POLIÇA

Album • Dec 20 / 2011 Indie Pop Art Pop Indietronica

# 25

Rebirth by Jimmy Cliff

Album • Jan 01 / 2012 Roots Reggae Jamaican Ska

# 26

Music for the Quiet Hour / The Drawbar Organ Eps by Shackleton

Album • May 07 / 2012 Tribal Ambient

# 27

Put Your Back N 2 It by Perfume Genius

Album • Feb 20 / 2012 Chamber Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 28

Beams by Matthew Dear

Album • Aug 27 / 2012 Synthpop Tech House

# 29

Kill for Love by Chromatics

Album • Mar 26 / 2012 Synthpop Dream Pop

# 30

Never by Micachu & The Shapes

Album • Jul 23 / 2012 Noise Pop Art Pop Slacker Rock

# 31

R.I.P. by Actress

Album • Apr 20 / 2012 IDM

# 32

Bloodstreams by DZ Deathrays

Album • May 11 / 2012 Dance-Punk Garage Rock Revival

# 33

Jake Bugg by Jake Bugg

Album • Jan 01 / 2013 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 34

Different Colours by Marconi Union

Album • Jun 18 / 2012 Ambient

# 35

Come Of Age by The Vaccines

Album • Sep 03 / 2012 Indie Rock Power Pop

# 36

Ekstasis by Julia Holter

Album • Oct 26 / 2012 Art Pop Progressive Pop Baroque Pop

# 37

Other People's Problems by Breton

Album • Mar 26 / 2012 Indie Rock Art Rock

# 38

Fragrant World by Yeasayer

Album • Aug 21 / 2012 Indietronica Psychedelic Pop Art Pop

# 39

Port Of Morrow by The Shins

Album • Mar 16 / 2012 Indie Pop

# 40

Acousmatic Sorcery by Willis Earl Beal

Album • Apr 02 / 2012 Singer-Songwriter Slacker Rock Acoustic Blues