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Albums of 2012.

Here’s my list of my records of 2012. There’s a few I didn’t listen to enough and  a few I haven’t heard at all. No apologies this year for including records released on Odd Box.

  1. The Rosie Taylor Project – Twin Beds (Odd Box Records)
  2. Ace Bushy Striptease – Outside It’s Cold just like your inside of your body and (Odd Box Records / Discount Horse)
  3. The Give It Ups – Comeplete Recordings (Self Released)
  4. Dignan Porch – Nothing Bad Will Happen (Captured Tracks)
  5. One Happy Island – A Purpose Of The Surface (Odd Box Records)
  6. Paws – Cokefloat (Fat Cat Records)
  7. Tigercats – Isle of Dogs (Fika Recordings)
  8. Shrag – Canines (WIAIWYA / Fortuna Pop)
  9. Big Joan – The Long Slow Death Of Big Joan (Self Released)
  10. Puffy Areoles – 1982: Dishonorable Discharge (Hozac Records)
  11. Pale Man Made – Red Box Secrets (Odd Box Records)
  12. The Middle Ones – Slow and Steady (Stitch Stitch Records / Discount Horse)
  13. Proto Idiot – Idiot Proto (Odd Box Records)
  14. Rayon Beach – This Looks Serious (Hozac Records)
  15. The Liminanas – Crsytal Anis (Hozac Records)
  16. The Just Joans – Buckfast Bottles In The Rain (WeePop Records)
  17. Scale Models – Scale Models (Self Released)
  18. Radar Eyes – Radar Eyes (Hozac Records)
  19. The Smittens – Believe Me (Fika Recordings)
  20. Gentleman Jesse – Leaving Atlanta (Douchemaster)

The Middle Ones – It is the rehearsal that will make this

I was in Cardiff last Sunday. I got to see the final show on the  Ace Bushy Striptease and The Middle Ones tour. It was obviously a happy/sad time for the bands as they had enjoyed the tour so much and were sad that it was the last night of the tour. I can see why. I love both bands. I really do. And I picked up The Middle Ones debut album from the band. And I am playing it now and it’s making me feel all funny. It’s beautiful. It’s fragile. It sounds simple but it isn’t. Anna and Grace have made a record that really gets underneath your skin. In a good way I might add. Delicate arrangements and soaring vocals, with delightful harmonies lingering on and on. This is going to be one of the records I play most this year. I love it.

Apparently there will be another full length album out this year too. I am not impatient and I can wait for it because I will treasure these lovely recordings first. I suggest you do the same.

Links: Stitch Stitch Records | Discount Horse Records | The Middle Ones