Rough Trade's Top 10 Albums of 2012



LIST SUMMARY
VIEW ORIGINAL LIST

List Rating: 81
Based on 103 album ratings

Genre Breakdown:
Experimental (2), Psychedelic Rock (1), Folk (1), Shoegaze (1), Blues Rock (1), Psychedelic (1), Indie Pop (1), R&B (1)

1. Grimes - Visions

Grimes - Visions
MUST HEAR
Released: Feb 21st, 2012
Genre: Experimental
CRITIC SCORE
80
Based on
17 reviews
USER SCORE
81
Based on
81 ratings



2. John Talabot - ƒIN

John Talabot - ƒIN
MUST HEAR
Released: Feb 14th, 2012
CRITIC SCORE
84
Based on
10 reviews
USER SCORE
79
Based on
37 ratings



3. Toy - Toy

Toy - Toy
Released: Sep 10th, 2012
Genre: Shoegaze
CRITIC SCORE
80
Based on
9 reviews
USER SCORE
77
Based on
19 ratings



4. Allo Darlin' - Europe

Allo Darlin' - Europe
Released: Apr 17th, 2012
Genre: Indie Pop
CRITIC SCORE
82
Based on
10 reviews
USER SCORE
75
Based on
13 ratings



5. Goat - World Music

Goat - World Music
Released: Aug 20th, 2012
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
CRITIC SCORE
78
Based on
4 reviews
USER SCORE
79
Based on
19 ratings



6. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa

Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
Released: Feb 21st, 2012
Genre: Folk
CRITIC SCORE
80
Based on
13 reviews
USER SCORE
74
Based on
8 ratings



7. ∆ (Alt-J) - An Awesome Wave

∆ (Alt-J) - An Awesome Wave
Released: May 28th, 2012
Genre: Experimental
CRITIC SCORE
67
Based on
10 reviews
USER SCORE
80
Based on
84 ratings



8. Django Django - Django Django

Django Django - Django Django
Released: Jan 30th, 2012
Genre: Psychedelic
CRITIC SCORE
79
Based on
9 reviews
USER SCORE
77
Based on
41 ratings



9. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls

Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
Released: Apr 10th, 2012
Genre: Blues Rock
CRITIC SCORE
72
Based on
13 reviews
USER SCORE
75
Based on
21 ratings



10. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
MUST HEAR
Released: Jul 17th, 2012
Genre: R&B
CRITIC SCORE
92
Based on
20 reviews
USER SCORE
82
Based on
125 ratings



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Original Source: http://roughtradeshop.blogspot.com/2012/11/rough-trades-top-10-albums-of-2012.html

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