Beach House - Lazuli
It's December-time, which means it's list-time - huzzah! Over the
next three weeks, leading up to Christmas, each of us Crunchy staffers
will give a rundown of our our favorite records from the year that has
passed. Some ranked in order of preference, some in alphabetic order and
some split into Danish vs International releases, because... well,
consensus is hard. In the end, we're all music obsessives here at
Crunchy HQ, with an office stereo that is always playing and a lot of
strong opinions on whatever is played. Hopefully these lists will give
you, the reader, a fun little insight into our musical tastes and, who
knows, you might just find your next favorite band.
The rules: In order to qualify an album has to have been
released in the current calendar year (2012, duh), it cannot be a re- release, it
has to be a full- length (no EPs) and it cannot be a Crunchy release
(for the obvious reasons), a Stucco Records release (the fine label run by our intern Jakob) or a Big Oil release (another fine label run by Crunchy Tunes' own Andreas).
Next up is our intern Jakob. Jakob is, among many things, bassist in the band Awesome Welles, while also running the record label Stucco Records with a few friends. A man of many talents indeed! Jakob has changed up the format a bit for his own list-making, as he has made two lists; one for Danish releases and one for international releases. Some excellent choices in here, but who am I to judge... check it out yourself!
Top 5 Danish Albums
1 WhoMadeWho - Brighter
2 Choir of Young Believers - Rhine Gold
3 Sleep Party People - We Are Drifting on A Sad Song
4 Christian Hjelm - Før vi blev lette
5 The Raveonettes – Observator
Top 10 International Albums
1 Beach House – Bloom
2 The xx – Coexist
3 Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light
4 Grizzly Bear – Shields
5 Tame Impala – Lonerism
6 Alt J – An Awesome Wave
7 Japandroids – Celebration Rock
8 Lower Dens – Nootropics
9 Dot Hacker – Inhibition
10 Father John Misty – Fear Fun
