2012 favorites (best of)
- Tame Impala - Lonerism
- neo-psychedelic indie-rock
- Cat Power - Sun
- electrified singer/songwriter indie-rock
- Miike Snow - Happy To You
- electro-pop, synth alt-pop
- Silversun Pickups - Neck Of The Woods
- epic cinematic alt-rock
- Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
- subdued hazey alt-jazz-rock
- Tanlines - Mixed Emotions
- electro-pop
- Purity Ring - Shrines
- hard electro-pop
- Wild Nothing - Nocturne
- new wave synth-pop
- Beach House - Bloom
- synth dream pop
- Young Magic - Melt
- neo-psychedelic hypnotic electronic indie-rock
- Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
- alternative rhythm-n-blues
- Fort Romeau - Kingdoms
- warm electronica
- Now, Now - Threads
- indie-rock
- DIIV - Oshin
- shoegaze indie-rock