Favorite SONGS of 2012

What are your favorite tunes of 2012?  Here are mine:

 

Best Songs of 2012 in Americana/Alt. Country

  1. Turnpike Troubadours - Empty as a Drum
  2. Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World           
  3. Loudon Wainwright III - All in a Family
  4. First Aid Kit - Emmylou
  5. Willie Nelson - Just Breathe
  6. Chuck Prophet - Willie Mays Is Up at Bat
  7. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
  8. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Beware, Oh Take Care
  9. Joan Osborne - Shake Your Hips
  10. Chris Knight - Hard Edges
  11. Alabama Shakes - Hold On
  12. Alejandro Escovedo - Sally Was a Cop
  13. Cory Branan - Survivor Blues
  14. Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives - Tear the Woodpile Down
  15. Trampled by Turtles - Alone
  16. Lord Huron - Ends of the Earth
  17. Kathleen Edwards - Empty Threat
  18. Ryan Bingham - Guess Who’s Knocking
  19. Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound - Smokin’ the Boys
  20. Brandi Carlile - Save Part of Yourself

 

Other Great Songs of 2012

  1. Frank Ocean - Bad Religion
  2. Bat for Lashes - Laura
  3. Beach House - Myth
  4. The Afghan Whigs - Love Crimes
  5. Lost in the Trees - Red
  6. Redd Kross - Dracula’s Daughters
  7. Django Django - Default
  8. Usher - Climax
  9. Cat Power - Cherokee
  10. Jack White - Hypocritical Kiss
  11. ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid
  12. Ian Hunter and the Rant Band - Life
  13. Miguel - Do You…
  14. Fiona Apple - Every Single Night
  15. Sinead O’Connor - Reason with Me
  16. Mark Lanegan - The Gravedigger’s Song
  17. Tame Impala - Elephant
  18. Divine Fits - Civilian Stripes
  19. 2:54 - You’re Early
  20. Amadou & Mariam - Wily Katasu

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Permalink Reply by steviedal on December 27, 2012 at 12:30pm

First Aid Kit - Emmylou

Craig Finn - Rented Room

Tallest Man On Earth - There's No Leaving Now

Tallest Man On Earth- Bright Lanterns

Iris DeMent  - The Kingdom Has already Come

Joshua James - Doctor , Oh Doctor

Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Beware , Oh Take Care

Beachwood Sparks - Earl Jean

Mountain Goats - The Diaz Brothers

Permalink Reply by Bob Gordon on December 28, 2012 at 3:45am

Thanks for your list, StevieDal! I'm going to have to give that Beachwood Sparks album another shot. Didn't stand out for me on first listen. Haven't heard the Tallest Man on Earth album but will check it out to hear the two songs on your list.

Permalink Reply by steviedal on December 28, 2012 at 9:19am

Cheers Bob, here's my take  on the Beachwood Sparks , it's in my Top 5 Of The year :

http://coolalbumreview.com/?p=22560

Permalink Reply by T Hanssen on December 30, 2012 at 1:39am
Permalink Reply by Louis Richardson on January 3, 2013 at 8:34am

1. Ry Cooder - Guantanamo

2. Mark Knopfler - Haul Away

3. OCMS - Levi

4. Brandi Carlile - In The Morrow

5. Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell - I'm A Mess

6. Paul Thorn - Shed A Little Light

7. Marty Stuart - The Lonely Kind

8. JD McPherson - North Side Gal

9. Ray Wylie Hubbard - Henhouse

10. Dwight Yoakam - It's Never Alright

 

Favorite song that I discovered in 2012: Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On

 

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