Matthew Berlyant: July 1, 2012

Top 10 Albums of The First Half of 2012

I know that in the introduction to last week’s list, I promised a list full of new music and reissues this week (and that will happen soon). What I didn’t consider is that 2012 is (as of today) halfway over already. Where does the time go? As such, I thought it would be appropriate to do a best of list for the first half of the year.

What are you favorites? What did I leave off? What shouldn’t be on there? What releases will end up being among my favorites of the year once December comes along. And if any of you missed them earlier, I’m also re-posting links to my reviews of some of these records as well. Comment away!

1. Cheap Girls – Giant Orange (Rise)

2. Frankie Rose – Interstellar (Slumberland)

   Please see my full review here.

3. Best Coast – The Only Place (Mexican Summer)

   Please see my full review here.

4. La Sera – Sees the Light (Hardly Art)

   Please see my full review here.

5. Sharon Van Etten – Tramp (Jagjaguwar)

   Please see my full review “here”: http://www.bigtakeover.com/recordings/sharon-van-etten-tramp-jagjaguwar.

6. Maximo Park – National Health (V2)
7. The dB’s – Falling Off the Sky (Bar None)

   Please see my full review here.

8. Lee Ranaldo – Between the Times and the Tides (Matador)

9. Screaming Females – Ugly (Don Giovanni)

   Please see my full review here.

10. Honeychurch – Will You Be There with Me (Siren)