1. Rival Sons- Head Down
2. Van Halen- A Different Kind of Truth
3. Jeff Lynne- Long Wave
4. Foxy Shazam- The Church of Rock and Roll (my 9 year old loves this one, too)
5. Andy Davis- Heartbreak Yellow
6. Rick Springfield- Songs for the End of the World  (okay release- sounds great for 63)
7. Michael Kinwanuka- Home Again
8. The Avett Brothers- The Carpenter
9. The Explorer's Club- Grand Hotel ( was this in 2012?)
9. train- California 37 ( my kids loved it, and I have grown to enjoy it too)
10. Red Kross- Researching the Blues

I listened to more Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass than I should this year....and will do the same next year.
stratocruiser has a record coming out in February featuring the last recordings of our late dear friend, Matt Brown- just fyi.


clay howard
stratocruisermusic.com




---- monets_house <monets_house@yahoo.com> wrote: 
> I didn't catch when the deadline is, but if it's not too late, from the few CD's I bought, my faves:
> 
> 1. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
> 2. Lightships - Electric Cables
> 3. The Shins - Port of Morrow
> 4. AC Newman - Shut Down The Streets
> 5. The Blurries - Paper Cuts 
> 6. Dirty Three - Toward the Low Sun 
> 7. The dB's - Falling Off the Sky
> 8. The Beach Boys - That's Why God Made the Radio
> 9. Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth
> 
> Although not 2012, my best discovery of the year "Lucky (2008)" by Nada Surf
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In audities@yahoogroups.com, Matt Whitby <matt.whitby@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all.
> > 
> > It's that time of year already.  As always i'm happy to calculate the
> > 'Audities: Best of 2012'.
> > 
> > The same methodology as last year.
> > 
> > 1/ Submit up to your top twenty albums.
> > 
> > 2/ 20 points for your number 1.  19 points for your number 2. etc.
> > down to 1 point for number 20 (1 point for 21 onwards).
> > 
> > 3/ The album must have been released in 2012.
> > 
> > 4/ The album cannot be a re-release or a compilation.
> > 
> > 
> > Every year some people send me a list saying "These aren't in any
> > order.  Just stuff I liked."  That's nice to see but as always it
> > can't get added to the results.
> > 
> > If possible (to make it easier for me).  If you can send it in the
> > format 'Artist // Album Name' that'd be great.
> > 
> > Regards, Matt.
> >
> 
> 
>