My Top 10 Albums of 2012

These are the albums that got played from start to finish once they started.  I'd sit in the car for an extra 5 minutes or stay at the gym for one more rep just to hear it in it's entirety.  It's the way that they flow, how the songs transition, the journey the artist takes you on that sets these albums apart from others for me.

• 10 - America by Dan Deacon
• 9 - Reservoir by Fanfarlo
• 8 - Attack On Memory by Cloud Nothings
• 7 - Something by Chairlift
• 6 - Give You The Ghost by Polica
• 5 - Nocturne by Wild Nothing
• 4 - Mixed Emotions by Tanlines
• 3 - Bloom by Beach House
• 2 - Celebration Rock by Japandroids
• 1 - Lonerism by Tame Impala

Favorite Performances of 2012

Throughout 2012 I probably attended close to 20 concerts in 5 different states.  Here are a few of the most memorable performances that I saw.

1. Phish - Atlantic City, NJ 6/16/12
• My first Phish experience was not a let-down.  The middle set of their 3 night stint in AC was a stellar live introduction to the band for me.
2. The Killers - Firefly Music Festival: Dover, DE 7/??/12
• They headlined night 2 of the inaugural year for the festival.  We waited about an hour and a half to get within 25-30' of the stage among a crowd of about 30,000.
3. Alabama Shakes - Baltimore, MD 4/7/12
• All the good things you've heard about seeing them live are true.
4. Girls - Philadelphia, PA 1/12/12
• Glad I got to see them before they broke up a few months later.
5. M83 - Philadelphia, PA 8/1/12
• An energetic and blistering set with a top notch lighting display. 

Boot: The Killers - Baden, Germany 8/9/12

A nice set from The Killers with great sound quality.  I got to see them just a couple weeks before this performance at the Firefly Music Festival.  It was definitely one of the best performances I saw all year.


Setlist:
1 - Runaways
2 - Somebody Told Me
3 - Smile Like You Mean It
4 - Spaceman
5 - Flesh And Bone
6 - For Reasons Unknown
7 - Bling (Confessions Of A King)
8 - Miss Atomic Bomb
9 - Human
10 - A Dustland Fairytale
11 - Forever Young (cover)
12 - Read My Mind
13 - Mr. Brightside
14 - All These Things That I've Done
15 - Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
16 - When You Were Young
Download: The Killers - Baden 8/9/12